Digital Items for Youth
Our children’s librarians have created a range of book lists to help families, educators, and young readers find engaging, age-appropriate titles. Whether you want read-alouds, chapter books, or stories on specific topics, these selections are here to support and inspire.
Use your Missoula Public Library card for free access to online tutoring, homework help, practice tests, writing reviews, study tools, and more! Help available for kids and teens from Kindergarten to 12th grade, as well as an Adult Learning Center. This service is IP authenticated inside the building and our branches, and library card authenticated outside the building. Users are required to make a username and password.
Educate Station content was created by a team of experienced and passionate educators from across the United States. Their educators bring vast subject-matter expertise, teaching credentials, and many years of experience as classroom teachers and curriculum developers. Through the content they create, they aim to provide ready-to-use, hands-on activities for kids to do at home or at school. The Educate Station team is committed to inspiring joyful learning and supporting kids, teachers, and parents.
Designed with public library patrons in mind, Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. Available on library and home computers and from mobile devices. For grades K-5.
Designed with public library patrons in mind, Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. Available on library and home computers and from mobile devices. For grades 6-12.
NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction and non-fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom. The NoveList Learning Center provides a complete introduction to the product and shows you how to use NoveList to meet the reading needs of your students.
Ready 2 Read Texting Program
The Ready 2 Read Texting Program provides parents and caregivers of pre-schoolers FREE early literacy tips through texts on their phone. You will receive three text messages per week for 8 months that provide easy, fun, and useful ideas for helping children develop and practice their early literacy skills. Signing up for the program is FREE and EASY. Text the word "SIGNUP" to 406-204-3583.