Updated on March 10, 2017
These online libraries offer free reading and research materials to kids and students of all grade levels. Some of the materials require eReaders. Some are in pdf. And some of the materials can be read online. Some include teacher resources too. Check out our section on Free eBooks too.
ipl2 is an award-winning online library with reference resources for kids, teens and adults. In addition to resources by subject area, there are links to online newspapers and magazines throughout the world. ipl2 also has special collections, such as museums,…
Wikibooks has more than 2,900 non-fiction books online, categorized by subject area. The books are readable online in wiki format. You can browse the titles by subject, completion status, or reading level. A special Wikijunior section includes titles for K-5…
Baen Books offers dozens of science fiction and fantasy titles for free for download in a variety of electronic formats. eReader formats supported include Mobi/Palm/Kindle, Ebookwise/Rocket, ePub/Nook/Stanza, Microsoft Reader, Sony Digital Reader, and RTF.
The site has indexed more than 20 million titles, with the goal of having a listing for every book ever published. The listings include 1.7 million books in the public domain. You can download many of these in a…
Read.gov provides free public domain ebooks online for kids, teens and adults. Their online ereader is easy to use and includes full color illustrations, when available. You can also watch webcasts of well-known authors, who talk about their books and…
This is a collection of children’s books from around the world in dozens of languages. The mission of the ICDL Foundation is to help children appreciate diverse cultures, languages and ideas through literature. Search for books by continent, language, author…
The World Digital Library contains more than 16,000 artifacts for 190 countries – significant primary source materials from around the world. Each artifact includes a narrated background description, a downloadable image, author, date, type, and location of artifact. This makes…
This site offers growing list of free downloadable ebooks. The majority of titles are from the early 1900s, and in the public domain. But there are also many contemporary books for children and older students. The categories for children include…
The British Library offers a large selection of digitized books and manuscripts. They range from the world’s oldest printed book from AD 868 , China’s Diamond Sutra, to sketches by Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart’s musical diary and the early work of…
Members of the Screen Actors Guild read from a selection of children’s picture books, using online streaming video. The actor reads, with video switching between book illustrations and the actor. For some books, the text displays at the bottom of…
LibriVox’s website and apps provide public domain audio books for children, teens, and adults. The audio books are recorded by volunteers. Browse the collection by Genre/Subject to see the children’s book categories. As of this writing, these include dozens of…
The digital collection from the Library of Congress has more than 138 million artifacts, making it the largest library in the world. The collection emphasizes US history, world history, art, and architecture. This makes it an excellent tool for social…
KidSpace contains a wealth of information of students of all ages. It has links to references, school-related subjects, fun stuff, and sports. There’s a science fair project resource guide. A link to the main IPL contains the Reading Rooms, with…