Earlier this year, President Trump signed Executive Order 14238 that resulted in the loss of federal funding from the Institution of Museum and Library Services.  Funding from IMLS was used for a variety of purposes, including statewide databases.  Due to these cuts, several statewide databases will no longer be available beginning July 1st. For a list of databases that will be discontinued, as well as what will remain available after July 1st, please review this flyer.

Databases and Informational Websites for Kids

Need help with a website or database? Feel free to call the library and get that help. Or you can Ask Rob, our reference librarian, by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/s2fTJxoKgaAmDryQ6 or emailing your question(s) to abref@ocln.org and Rob will get back to you.

Databases for Kids

(If this is a database that the Abington Public Library purchased you will need Abington Library Card to access.)

The image shows the CultureGrams logo with white text on a blue background.

Culturegrams is a great database to learn about countries around the world. 

Logo for Pronunciator, featuring the brand name in red lowercase letters with a sound wave icon, and the tagline Personalized Language Learning below in stylized dark red text.

Pronunciator is a fun way to learn any of 315 languages with personalized courses, movies, chat, and more.

TumbleBook Library logo with colorful, playful letters, a blue border, and a smiling blue book character with arms and legs waving on the right side.

Tumblebooks is a selected group of animated books, and a whole lot more. Puzzles, games, and books in languages other than English are included.

Blue rectangular logo with a white globe icon on the left and the words WORLD BOOK ONLINE in white uppercase letters on the right.

World Book includes resources for elementary, middle school and advanced researchers. 

White text on a green rounded rectangle reads: “Massachusetts Statewide Databases.”.

Browse our Ma Statewide Databases for resources for children including access to Brittanica, Gale OneFile, PebbleGo, and more!

An illustrated orange owl holds a phone displaying its own image, with the text “LTE4Kids Storytime, in their language” above and “Abington Public Library” logo below.

LOTE4Kids is a database of digital books in World Languages, allowing children to enjoy stories while learning a language! This database was supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

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Logo for Massachusetts Libraries Board of Library Commissioners, with Massachusetts Libraries in large text above Board of Library Commissioners in smaller capital letters.

Helpful Links

For Fun and Education

Here are some of the websites we have found to use for information and fun-there are lots of wonderful places to explore!
(Some of these require a library card to use.)

Helpful Links for Parents:

  • Common Sense Media is a great place to find help in evaluating books, movies, apps and games. 
  • Net Smartz gives parents tips and help for digital safety and strategies.