Need help with your homework? Want to learn more about a topic? Check out the library's FREE online resources! All you need is your library card number and your PIN to get started!
ABCmouse.com
With more than 4,000 interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities, ABCmouse.com’s award-winning online curriculum is the most comprehensive online educational resource for young learners (ages 2–7+). From Age of Learning, Inc. Free for use in our library.
In-Library Use Only
Axis360
Pasadena Library’s private collection of ebooks and digital audiobooks reserved strictly for Pasadena Library card holders. Simply download the app, enter your library card number and start browsing!
EBSCO eBooks
Read or check out eBooks available through EBSCOhost's electronic book collection. Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
Explora for Elementary School
Search that focuses on content written for primary school students. Topics covered include those of special interest to students such as animals, language arts, science, and geography. Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
Freegal
Stream up to 5 hours of music daily and download up to 5 songs each week - yours to keep for your personal use. Freegal® Music is a free music service from your library. All you need is your library card number and PIN. Freegal® Music offers access to over 16 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 40,000+ labels with music that originates in over 100 countries.
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
Indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database also has various images and offers brief biographies. Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
Handbook of Texas
Encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture. Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
KidSpeak (Transparent Language Online)
Unlimited access to online language courses, packed with pronunciation, speech, grammar, writing and vocabulary-building lessons. All you need to get started is your library card number!
Please Note: Select language programs marked "KidSpeak" when registering children.
Please Note: Select language programs marked "KidSpeak" when registering children.
Learning Express School Center
K-12 study materials for a wide variety of subject areas. Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
Middle Search Plus
Contains full text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines with lexile levels. Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays, and student pamphlets. Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
OverDrive Kids
Here's our collection of eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines, shared by libraries in the Houston area -- just for kids! Simply download the app, enter your library card number, and start browsing!
Primary Search
For elementary school libraries and public libraries, this resource contains full text of 70 popular elementary school magazines. There are full text articles with assigned lexile levels. This also offers indexing and abstracts for 100 magazines and an image Collection of 188,300+ photos, maps and flags. Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
ProQuest eBook Central
A collection of eBooks covering K-12, career, arts, leisure and life skills. Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
TeachingBooks
Thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.
Book Connections is the public library interface for TeachingBooks. Create an account and learn even more about your favorite authors and titles!
Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
Book Connections is the public library interface for TeachingBooks. Create an account and learn even more about your favorite authors and titles!
Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.
TOPICSearch
A current events database indexing social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints. Includes full text for over 100,000 articles from diverse sources, including international and regional newspapers. Provided by the Texas State Library's TEXSHARE program.