Trail & District Public Library - Web Links

Links for Parents & Teachers

ELF™ Child-Safe Browser

Parents may download the ELF™ Child-Safe Browser to a USB stick, or may Request the Download link by email.

TumbleBooks - eBooks for Kids

Try out these animated, talking picture books! TumbleBooks make reading fun and are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.

EBSCOhost is a periodical database with full text articles. A great way to find general reference and current health information. Users can also e-mail articles. Type in your library card number at the Patron ID prompt.

The Kids Search interface is powered by EBSCOhost and includes teacher resources, Primary Search, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, American Heritage Children's Dictionary, and EBSCO Animals. Type in your library card number at the Patron ID prompt.

Directories, Databases & Encyclopedias

Edmark House Interactive Series: Early Reading with Bailey's Book House, Exploring Numbers with Millie's Math House, Life Sciences with Sammy's Science House, and Social Sciences with Trudy's Time & Place House. These fun, interactive online resources from LearnNowBC are intended for preschoolers and children up to Grade 2. Included in this Virtual School are teacher guides and lesson plans.
Professional Development Collection: This EBSCOhost database focuses on Professional Development with a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles. Type in your library card number at the Patron ID prompt.
Media Awareness Network: Learn more about "Parenting the Net Generation".
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy
K-12 Curriculum: Full text of the Kindergarten to Grade 12 curriculum for British Columbia, from the Ministry of Education.
Kootenay Columbia School District: This site for school district #20 includes the full text of the district's policies, etc.
Resource Links: This Canadian site connects classrooms, libraries and other learning resources.
Canadian Children's Literature: From the National Library of Canada.
Children's Literature: Check out the "Children's Literature Choice List".
Children's Literature Web Guide
Canadian Children's Book Centre
Knowledge Network
National Science Teachers Association: This American site includes a wealth of resources for teachers.
Psychology and Development Resources for Children: Links of educational resources for children.