All units of the NYPL will be closed July 4.
Library of Congress online exhibit featuring book illustrations, book covers, posters, letters, copyright applications, publicity stills related to the works of L. Frank Baum.
An online exhibit from the Library of Congress featuring the "large, lavish drawings Jessie Willcox Smith produced as color plates for The Water-Babies in 1916."
Information about the life and works, from the UK mmbership organization founded in 1927.
The spinning jenny, steam engine, submarine, and flush toilet are just a few inventions of the 18th century.
The saftey pin, typewriter, and sewing machine were invented this century!
Crayons, airplanes and tea bags were invented in this century!
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, Traveling to Tondo, The Story Hat...
I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans, Love Letters, The Basket Counts...
Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. works in partnership with New York City's most impoverished and vulnerable families to secure quality and equal public education services.
Make an African mask, read a Swahili folktale and see photos from African schools.
This Special Presentation of the Library of Congress exhibition, The African-American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, showcases the Library's incomparable African-American collections.
Covering more than 500 years of African-American history, features biographies, primary sources, images, timelines, and maps and charts.
A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture
This website is a companion to Africans in America, a six-hour public television series. It chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States -- from the start of the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865.
Black Hearts in Battersea, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Supernatural Stories...
Little Women, Little Men...
The High King, The Book of Three, The Fortune-Tellers, The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen...
Kid's games and exhibits about American History presented by the Library of Congress.
Schedule of special programs for children.
Color this flag online, using the mouse.
Covering more than 5,000 years of culture, legends, and leaders of over 500 Native American groups, this database provides entries on primary source documents, biographies, maps & charts, images, and timelines. It also features searchable tribe and culture area indexes, as well as the ability to search for tribes by region.
Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and Archeology.
The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Emperor's New Clothes,The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen...
Anno's Alphabet, Anno's Journey, Anno's Math Games...
Listen to audio clips of over 40 famous operas and learn about their stories and composers.
Historia y biografias en Espa?ol. History and biography resources in Spanish.
Play the Brain Game, Effective Detective and many more games featuring Arthur and his friends.
"Explore the tools that artists use-like line, color, balance- to build works of art." Presented by the Minneapolis Museum of art.
Find out what it means to be Asian Pacific American and all the Asian cultures that exist in the world and in America. Presented by Scholastic.
Careers, animal care, and general information.
The official website for the Olympic games in Athens.
Resources for information about New York City schools.
Color online, then print or e-mail to a friend.
Facts and photos of baseball's greatest parks.
Ten, Nine, Eight, The Paper Crane, Wiley and the Hairy Man...
The Indian in the Cupboard, The Return of the Indian, The Secret of the Indian...
Peter Pan...
Official Site of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield, MA.
The Wizard of Oz exhibit at the Library of Congress.
The House With a Clock in its Walls, The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring, The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt, The Dark Secret of Weatherend...
(in Spanish) Perez y Martina Un Cuento Folkloirico Puertorriqueno, Santiago, Otei Un Cuento Folkloirico Puertorrique?o...
Madeline, Madeline and the Bad Hat, Madeline in London, Madeline's Rescue...
Information and activities specifically tailored for educators, parents, and students in K-12. These resources teach students about our government and how it works.
Get wild about reading with Lionel and Leona.
Illustrator of many books written by Roald Dahl, Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave...
Superfudge, Tales of a fourth grade nothing, Are you there, God? It's Me, Margaret, Blubber, Freckle juice, Iggie's house, Otherwise known as Sheila the Great...
Read the Transcript from NYPL's Author Chat with Judy Blume held November 19th, 2002.
Read the Transcript from NYPL's Author Chat with Judy Blume held November 19th, 2002.
Flash cards with cool graphics for elementary through middle school kids for TEFL and ESL teachers.
In the Zinger Tales section you can watch online videos of professional storytellers like Jackie Torrence, Doc McConnell, Tony Tallent, and Donna Washington telling traditional folk tales. Provided by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.
Download black & white or color book plates for your home library drawn by noted illustrators like Aliki, Helen Oxenbury, Tony Ross, Quentin Blake, etc.
Official website of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.
This site was created to teach sighted children about braille, and to encourage literacy among all children-sighted and visually impaired-in a fun environment packed with games, graphics, and activities.
Type your name and see it written in braille. Send and decode braille messages with your friends.
The Mitten, The Hat, Berlioz the Bear, Comet's Nine Lives...
Listing of educational resources in the Bronx.
Selected material and links from The New York Public Library.
This database, produced by the Brooklyn Public Library, provides access to the full-page image with searchable text of the Eagle from 1841-1902.
The Brooklyn Expedition Website is a project of the Brooklyn Children's Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Public Library.
Founded in 1863, the Brooklyn Historical Society, is a nationally renowned urban history center dedicated to the exploration and preservation of documents, artwork and artifacts representative of Brooklyn's diverse cultures past and present. Website includes an interactive timeline
Brooklyn On Line presents articles on the Battle of Brooklyn, Historical Homes, The USS Monitor, Brooklyn Baseball, and other topics.
An online exhibit on life in Brooklyn during the Civil War. Provided by the Brooklyn Public Library.
Unique programs for children with and without disabilities from birth to age 12 at branches of the Brooklyn Public Library.
Learn about how Brooklyn workers have confronted racial bias, women's changing work roles, issues facing immigrants, and unemployment. Presented by the Brooklyn Public Library and the Brooklyn Historical Society.
A companion site to the television program on WNET, channel 13.
The "Arthur" books and videos...
Watch video clips of an interview with Marc Brown.
Stone Soup, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Shadow, Cinderella...
Information about the unconventional life and writings of the author of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, A Child's Good Night Book and many other children's classics.
July. NYPL Art and Architecture Collection.
One of 700,000 pictures in the NYPL Digital Gallery
