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Welcome to CyberKids, an eNewsletter brought to you by Pikes Peak Library District. Here we'll feature information on useful eResources available for children and caregivers. eResources include apps, websites, ebooks, and more.
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Libby, by OverDrive Do you use OverDrive to check out eBooks and audiobooks on your phone or PC? It's a bit clunky, right? If you agree, then you'll want this! Libby, created by OverDrive, is their new easy app to download eBooks and audiobooks from public libraries! It's available for FREE for both iOS and Android. Just get out your library card, download the app, open it up and find your favorite library (woo, PPLD!), and then search the online catalog!
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Games Like Minecraft - a "Best of" list from Common Sense Media We've said before that we love Common Sense Media. Their "Best of" lists are just one reason why! This list points you to other great games with similar appeal that help kids build, learn, play, and explore beyond the bounds of Minecraft. (Have you checked out Common Sense Media, yet? They are a leading independent nonprofit dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. It is a truly fantastic database.)
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Free Databases and eResources on ppld.org PPLD offers library card holders a wealth of free databases online at ppld.org. Normally something you'd have to pay for in order to use, just get out your library card and log in to databases by subject (such as Animals, Languages, Parenting, etc), or view the eReference Shelf (This is awesome because, you know, you can't bring home reference materials.), find a primary source (Don't you just panic when the kids are supposed to use these on reports? What is a primary source, for goodness' sake!) on the Magazines and Newspapers database, and if you're exhausted at the end of the day but the kids want a bedtime story, just go to TumbleBooks and listen to an illustrated and narrated story!
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Pikes Peak Library District P.O. Box 1579 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80901 (719) 531-6333ppld.org |
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