BookFlix features favorite stories that come to life online with read-along text. Each animated video storybook is paired with a related nonfiction eBook. Includes kid-friendly games and information about the authors. No downloads required. For grades pre-K to 3.
Service provider: Scholastic
This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.
Brainfuse HelpNow has several ways to get homework help:
Sign up for your own Learning Account to review past sessions, receive expert feedback, save practice tests and more. Learn more about how to use Brainfuse HelpNow »
Go mobile: After creating your own Learning Account through our Brainfuse website, just log into the Brainfuse app.
Service provider: Brainfuse
This resource is generously supported by the Flarsheim Charitable Foundation and the R. A. Long Foundation.
Britannica Escolar es una enciclopedia en línea en español para estudiantes. Seleccione alguno de los niveles de escolaridad (primaria, secundaria o preparatoria) o busque en las bases de datos para encontrar la información más relevante a sus necesidades. Provee acceso rápido a múltiples recursos como artículos, diccionarios, recursos multimedia, sitios web y mucho más. Todo el contenido de Britannica Escolar es confiable y apropiado para los diferentes niveles de comprensión y aprendizaje.
Este recurso está disponible através de la Biblioteca del Estado de Kansas (State Library of Kansas).
Britannica Escolar is an online encyclopedia in Spanish for students. Select one of the levels of schooling (elementary, middle or high school) or search the databases to find the information most relevant to your needs. It provides quick access to multiple resources such as articles, dictionaries, multimedia resources, websites and much more. All content of Britannica Escolar is reliable and appropriate for different levels of understanding and learning.
Proveedor del servicio / Service Provider: Encyclopedia Britannica
This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.
Britannic School is an online encyclopedia presented at different reading levels for elementary, middle and high school. Includes age-appropriate encyclopedia entries, articles from journals and magazines and websites. The Workspace feature allows you to collect your own research materials that you can refer to later.
Service Provider: Encyclopedia Britannica
This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.
CultureGrams contains information on history, culture and geography of American states, Canadian provinces, countries and regions of the world. Graphics, charts, videos, printable fact sheets, recipes, interviews, and more are included with each entry. The concise, up-to-date reports can easily be printed, emailed or saved to Google Drive. Each section offers a suggested APA and MLA citation.
Service provider: ProQuest, a Clarivate Company
Gale In Context: Elementary offers kids one place to search for answers and explore their interests. Colorful pictures and simple descriptions guide exploration into subjects like animals, art and music, geography, health, literature, people, plants, science, social studies, sports and technology. Learn quick facts or go in-depth with articles from books, magazines and news, supplemented by hundreds of pictures, videos and kid-friendly infographics. Designed to support differentiated learning styles and basic, intermediate and advanced reading levels, searchable by Lexile range.
Service provider: Gale, a division of Cengage Learning
This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.
This online resource is no longer available. Try Gale In Context: Middle School and Gale In Context: High School.
This resource was made available through the State Library of Kansas, whose database collections changed Aug. 1, 2026.
Esta base de datos ya no está disponible. Ahora utilice Gale In Context: Middle School y Gale In Context: High School.
Este recurso fue proporcionado por la Biblioteca del Estado de Kansas (State Library of Kansas), que comenzó a ofrecer nuevas bases de datos el 1 de agosto de 2026.
This online resource is no longer available. Try Britannica Library.
This resource was made available through the State Library of Kansas, whose database collections changed Aug. 1, 2026.
This online resource is no longer available. Try Britannica School.
Previously called The World Almanac for Kids. This resource was made available through the State Library of Kansas, whose database collections changed Aug. 1, 2026.
This online resource is no longer available. Try Britannica School and Gale In Context: Elementary.
Previously called The World Almanac for Kids Elementary. This resource was made available through the State Library of Kansas, whose database collections changed Aug. 1, 2026.
This online resource is no longer available. Try LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, Brainfuse JobNow, and Peterson's Test & Career Prep.
This resource was made available through the State Library of Kansas, whose database collections changed Aug. 1, 2026.
Lightbox offers hundreds of interactive books online for grades K-12. Access online with a computer or mobile device, no downloads required.
Topics cover science, social studies, language arts and more. Engage on every page through a mix of audio narration, videos, slideshows, quizzes, key words, interactive maps, printable activities, supplemental streaming media and weblinks to additional information. Titles for grades 9-12 also incorporate primary sources and historical documents such as letters, diaries, speeches and newspaper articles.
Each title has a suggested reading level (K-10) and interest level (K-12), and some titles also are provided in Spanish. All Lightbox content is based on national curriculum standards.
Service provider: Lightbox Learning
Gale In Context: Middle School features a variety of non-fiction information in books, images, audio, video, newspapers and primary sources. Images and brief descriptions guide research into subjects like cultures, geography, government, literature, science, social issues, U.S. history, world history and many more, and content aligns with national and state curriculum standards for grades 6 to 8 in English language arts, social studies and science. Includes tools for notes, highlights and citations to support information and digital literacy skills.
Service provider: Gale, a division of Cengage Learning
This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.
This online resource is no longer available. Try Gale In Context: Middle School.
This resource was made available through the State Library of Kansas, whose database collections changed Aug. 1, 2026.
In addition to online resources from Johnson County Library, the State Library of Kansas also provides a variety of digital resources. Many can be accessed with a Johnson County Library card, but some require or work best with a Kansas Library eCard. Kansas residents and other eligible individuals can visit any of our branches to register or renew your Kansas Library eCard »
Explore the online resources below or visit the State Library's overview of resources for Kansans for the most complete and current list of digital offerings in its collection. Depending on the resource, use your Kansas Library eCard to login directly or first login to the State Library's eCard website to access resources organized by audience age and by topic.
Most digital books can be accessed on the websites linked below or on corresponding mobile apps, if available.
Britannica Collective
Non-fiction eBook collection for Pre-K to 12th grade readers covering a range of popular, specialized and curriculum topics. Some Spanish titles available. Titles are always available with no limits.
CloudLibrary
Digital books, available as eBooks and audiobooks. Content for all ages, from popular authors, large publishers and bestsellers. Users can place holds, checkouts are for 21 days with renewal option if no holds and a limit of 10 titles at time.
Comics Plus
Full catalog, juvenile to adult tiles in comics, graphic novels and manga. Titles are always available, checkouts are for 7 days. Explore collections geared toward children (ages three to 14), elementary (Pre-K to 5th grade), middle school (3rd to 8th grade) and high school (6th to 12th grade).
Freading
Access 200,000-plus titles from leading publishers of a vast selection of genres and languages. All titles are always available, checkouts are for 14 days and a limit of 5 titles per week with unused checkouts carrying over for up to four weeks.
Vooks
An exciting reading experience to enjoy storybooks with unique animation, sound and narration. Includes classic and award-winning titles. Titles are always available with no limits. Access through website browser.
Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts: Volume 1 and Volume 2
Searchable collection containing real transcripts of counseling and therapy sessions and first-person narratives illuminating the experience of mental illness and treatment, as well as reference works to contextualize the primary material.
Counseling and Therapy in Video
Curated, discipline-focused, primary-source collections, websites, and streaming media for learning and research.
Nursing and Mental Health in Video
Training resources for medical professionals to understand, assess and manage mental health issues that often present themselves alongside physical conditions.
Nursing Education in Video: Second Edition and Third Edition
Up-to-date collection of demonstration and training videos designed to help students improve their clinical skills.
Psychological & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals.
Psychological Experiments Online Guide
Multimedia collection on the most important psychological experiments of the 20th and 21st centuries, for students and scholars.
Sage Data Foundations
An all-in-one resource for social science researchers and students to access statistics relevant to their areas of study.
Sage Knowledge
Access academic and reference resources plus books on government, politics, history and current affairs.
Social Work Online
Pairs recently published social work textbooks with compelling documentaries, clinical demonstration videos and lectures.
Use the Journal Finder tool to determine if the State Library of Kansas provides electronic access or owns a print copy, find which other libraries may have print copies, and order copies of articles that can be sent directly to you. Includes journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters and other items published more than once per year.
This online resource is no longer available. Try Gale In Context: Elementary and Britannica School.
This resource was made available through the State Library of Kansas, whose database collections changed Aug. 1, 2026.
This online resource is no longer available. Try Britannica School and Gale In Context: Elementary.
This resource was made available through the State Library of Kansas, whose database collections changed Aug. 1, 2026.
This online resource is no longer available. Try Britannica School.
This resource was made available through the State Library of Kansas, whose database collections changed Aug. 1, 2026.
