National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids is another site that makes free online education applicable for younger users. For those looking for kid friendly education, a large variety of games, puzzles, videos and photos keeps kids interested on this site.

TumbleBookLibrary

A K-6 children’s ebook database brought to you by TumbleBooks.

TeenBookCloud

A collection of videos and books in a variety of different categories including e-books, read- alongs, graphic novels, videos, and audiobooks brought to you by the New York Public Library.

Sora App

Did you know all students of the Gates Chili School District have access to Sora? In collaboration with Monroe BOCES 2 and GCSD, Sora is a FREE collection of ebooks and audiobooks for independent, self-directed, or teacher-assigned reading. Students can read or listen to these books using a Chromebook, desktop computer, or personal mobile device.  […]

Overdrive

Browse, check out, and download audiobooks, eBooks, music and videos right to your home computer or mobile device! Click here  to view the entire catalog of titles and for full instructions.

Hoopla

As a resident of Gates, you have access to Hoopla- a digital media service that allow you to  borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for […]

Gale General OneFile

This database contains abstracts and full text news and periodical articles on many topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many more. Provided by the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library.

Gale OneFile: News

Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields. Finally, a one-stop source for the day’s news and searchable archives. Provided by the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library.

New York Times

Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1985). Provided by the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library.

Newspapers.com

This is the largest online newspaper archive, with 11,500+ newspapers from the 1700s–2019, and it is constantly updated. It includes the Democrat and Chronicle from 1871-the present day. It is an excellent resource for all kinds of research, especially history and genealogy. Newspapers.com can only be used at the Gates Public Library. Please ask a reference librarian […]