Cool Tools
The Children’s Room wants to help you learn and read more, whether you’re with us, at home, or at school.
Have a big project coming up? Need an e-book? Use the Cool Tools That Kids Can Use @ Milton Public Library: a set of online, kid-friendly resources that the Library purchases for use from any Internet-connected computer. Excellent for both recreation and research, all you need to use the Cool Tools is a Milton Public Library card.
Click on the icons below to try the Cool Tools now and see how much information can be at your fingertips!
TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks is a curated database of children's e-books for grades K-6.
Trying TB for the first time? Click here for a tutorial on how to use it.
World Book Student
All of World Book, plus additional resources for upper elementary and middle school.
Britannica Library: Children
Britannica Library Children is a part of Britannica Library, a digital reference resource designed for all ages. Specifically, the "Children" level is tailored for students in grades 3-5, providing age-appropriate encyclopedia entries, videos, images, and other learning materials.
PebbleGo
A kid-friendly, searchable database for grades K-3 that covers a variety of research topics in both English and Spanish.
Novelist K-8 Plus
Especially for younger readers, this resource provides reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for kids in grades K-8.