Elementary (K-8)
Homework Help
Brainfuse – Students (Elementary – High School) and parents can get one-to-one help with math, science, social studies, and English/Language Arts from live, online tutors. Login at the library or from home with your Altadena Library card number.
Online Research Resources
Britannica School (Elementary–Middle School) – Need help on your research project? Learn about different subjects. You’ll find articles, images, videos, maps, research tools and more through primary sources! https://school.eb.com/levels
Britannica Escolar – Find research content in Spanish! ¿Necesita ayuda en su proyecto de investigación? Aprende sobre diferentes temas. Encontrará artículos, imágenes, videos, mapas, herramientas de investigación y más a través de fuentes primarias.
CultureGrams® – Find cultural information on the countries of the world… including history, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people.
Explora Elementary Student Research – Need articles for your school research? Look no further. You will find full-text articles, Encylopedias, and Dictionaries all written for kids.
Library of Things Collection
Our libraries have so much more than books. We have an amazing Library of Things collection that can be borrowed. This collection includes games, puzzles, hiking backpacks, ghost hunting kits, instruments, sewing machines, and much more. Check out our catalog for a list of all items in our Library of Things Collection and see just a few of the fun items to enjoy below!
Online Books
Tumblebooks: Check out this online collection of picture books with animation, sound, music, and narration, which you can read or have read to you. No login required.
cloudLibrary: Use your library card to download ebooks or audio books from our collection. You can download the cloudLibrary app to your device as well and use the “kids” setting to see books for children.