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Book Adventures: Tools Rule!
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Let us help you find more books to read!
Based on the interests you indicate, library staff will identify 3-6 books (or audiobooks!) for you and will place them on hold. Your personalized book picks will be placed on hold in your account within one week after you submit this form. Expect an email when the materials are ready, and you will have two weeks... Read More
I need it now! No holds, no waiting with Hoopla. See suggested ebooks and audiobooks available now in Hoopla....then find your next favorite book! Search by reading level, genre, topic, read-alikes and more: 
Use your library card for free tutoring! BrainFuse HelpNow provides on-demand, expert online tutoring in math, science, social studies, writing, and English for all ages. Tutoring is available every day from 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. BrainFuse is also available as a mobile app (compatible with iOS and Android systems).
Thank you to the Berkeley Library Foundation for providing funds to support Brainfuse at BPL.
Explore amazing ebooks and streaming media by browsing in Hoopla Kids Mode. No holds, no waiting! You can borrow up to 10 items per month. Click “Kids” next to the search bar on your web browser. Learn how to activate Kids Mode on your device (PDF).
Use these easy links: eBooks | Audiobooks | Comics | Music | Movies | TV |
Find your next favorite book! Search by topics, reading level, genres, ethnicity of authors, read-alikes and more.
Access great research tools for kids: books, magazines and media. The audio option reads articles aloud. All articles come with citations.
Do research for reports. Learn about countries, animals, inventions, social studies, and much more. You'll also find images and video clips.
Check out Kanopy Kids for hundreds of educational and entertaining videos for children. Enjoy unlimited streaming views of movies, TV series, and animated storybooks from the Kanopy Kids collection.
Choose from 70+ world languages to learn with tools that adapt to how you learn best. Listen to conversations between native speakers, and use Voice Comparison to match your pronunciation with native-speaker audio. Try Mango now!
Enjoy and learn with our elibrary wherever you are, whenever you wish.
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Research more than 525,000 famous people from the past and present. Find images, audio files, excerpts from primary sources such as newspapers and speeches, and other resources.
Access thousands of ebooks & audiobooks. Download, listen or read on your computer or device. Explore the kids' collection and find your next favorite book to go.
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Get instant access to awesome kids' magazines like Ranger Rick, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Ladybug and more.
Easy to use and you get access to lots of back issues too!
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