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The Unbreakable Thread

Emily Joof; illustrated by Asma Enayeh
How do Meerkats Order Pizza? Wild Facts About Animals and the Scientists Who Study Them

Brooke Barker
Firefighter Flo!

Andrea Zimmerman; pictures by Dan Yaccarino
The Lost Library

Jess McGeachin
A Sweet New Year for Ren

Michelle Sterling; illustrations by Dung Ho
Cardboardia. This Side Up

Richard Fairgray and Lucy Campagnolo
Morning Sun in Wuhan

Ying Chang Compestine
The Invisible Spy

Lisa McMann
Randy, the Badly Drawn Reindeer!

T.L. McBeth
The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense

Jon Scieszka; illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright & Julia Rothman
Mihi Ever After

Tae Keller; illustrated by Geraldine Rodríguez
The Little Island

Smriti Prasadam-Halls; Robert Starling
AWOL

Marla Lesage
Mwikali and the Forbidden Mask

Shiko Nguru
Plume: Festival Seeker

Tania McCartney
Cozy in Love

Jan Brett
Kimchi, Kimchi Every Day

Erica Kim
Swift & Hawk: Cyberspies

Logan Macx
Love, Escargot

Dashka Slater; pictures by Sydney Hanson
The Wondrous Wonders

Camille Jourdy

Digital Library for Kids

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Reading in Other Languages

LOTE Online for Kids

LOTE allows children to enjoy reading and listening to books in many world languages.

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Cantook Libraries (Previously Cantook Station)

Une collection de livres numérique en français! Borrow French language e-books for all ages.

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Streaming for Kids

Kanopy Kids

Unlimited access to movies, tv shows and read-along storybooks. Enjoy Sesame Street, Franklin and more!

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Language Learning

Muzzy Online

Language learning for school children plus language support for French Immersion. Muzzy provides instruction in many languages. (Login ID is your WPL card number)

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Mango Languages & Little Pim

MANGO LANGUAGES
Learn a new language with Mango Languages.
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LITTLE PIM
Language learning for young children.
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Reading for Kids

DownloadLibrary Kids eReading Room

Children's eBooks, eAudiobooks including read-along books.

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Tumble Books Library

eBooks for kids, including graphic novels and audiobooks. No downloading. No wait list. Just open and read.

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Homework Help

Gale In Context: Elementary

Covers geography, the arts, science, health, government, history, and more. K to Gr. 5.

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Novelist K-8

Your source for "what to read next" recommendations and reading lists.

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TumbleMath

Interactive Math ebooks for grades K-6. No downloading. Always available. Just open and read.

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Programs & Events for Kids

WPL has fun, educational programs for the whole family, from newborns to kids, teens to seniors. Some programs require pre-registration and others are drop-in. All programs are FREE.

Programs & Events

Program Calendar

Kids' Picks

Our staff are always keeping a close watch for that next great read for kids. Whether it makes you laugh out loud or learn something new we have wonderful books to share. Check out the latest Kids' Picks list now!

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