Kids

Books & Authors
Powered by Gale's popular What Do I Read Next? series, Books & Authors combines both browseable menus and visual search technology to guide readers from every level of reading proficiency to books that match their interests.
Brainfuse: Test-Prep
Brainfuse includes practice tests and lessons for college entrance exams including the SAT and ACT as well ASVAB and common nursing exams.
Credo Reference
Credo is an easy-to-use tool for research, homework, and other reference needs. Gather background information on your topic from over one thousand full-text encyclopedias and subject handbooks, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos.
Gale: Newsstand Collection
Search full-text articles by headline, date, newspaper section and more.
Gale: PowerSearch
Search thousands of Gale resources – magazines, journals, newspapers and books along with videos, images and podcast content.
Johnston Newspaper Archives

Every newspaper in the database is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy to quickly explore historical content. Use the archive to gain a local perspective on historical news, to research your family history, or to simply read about a person or event of interest. This archive contains the Johnston Advance, Johnston News, Johnston Northern Polk County News, Johnston Press Citizen, Northern Polk County News, West Des Moines Express, and Western Express.
Lynda.com (provided by the Johnston Public Library Foundation)

Lynda.com offers thousands of tutorial videos—basic to advanced—for learning business, software, technology, and creative skills.
Research in Context
An engaging cross-curricular resource created for middle school assignment needs
Transparent Language
Enjoy unlimited access courses designed to build listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills for more than 100 languages.