APL is here for students at every stage of their education. The resources below can help you complete assignments, do research, write reports, and study for tests.
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Elementary School
BrainPOP
With over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12, BrainPOP covers science, social studies, English, math, engineering, technology, health, arts, and music.
Due to budget cuts to the Alaska State Library BrainPOP will no longer be available after June 30, 2025.
BrainPOP Español
Las películas animadas de BrainPOP en Español apoyan a maestros y estudiantes de primaria y secundaria de la manera más divertida.
Due to budget cuts to the Alaska State Library BrainPOP will no longer be available after June 30, 2025.
BrainPOP Junior
Animated fun for kids K-3 about science, writing, social studies, health, reading, and math. Each animated movie has leveled quizzes, games, and activities.
Due to budget cuts to the Alaska State Library BrainPOP will no longer be available after June 30, 2025.
EBSCO Book Collection
Nonfiction holds 4,200 fulltext nonfiction titles, including biographies.
Explora for Public Libraries
This research database provides high-quality full-text articles from magazines, encyclopedias, academic journals, and books and topic overviews and videos in easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topic. You can print, email or save your search results.
KidSpeak
KidSpeak™ is a fun, age-appropriate online language course designed for children ages 6 and up! Accessible through Transparent Language Online, KidSpeak introduces your children to English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Mandarin Chinese. The program teaches words and phrases suitable for learners’ age, needs, and interests. More than 40 activities, puzzles, and songs guide young learners through the basics, along with a cartoon “friend” who speaks the language. KidSpeak™ can be used through a web browser on computers.
Learning Express Library
LearningExpress Library® provides users with easy-to-use interactive tutorials, e-books and test preparation practice for academic skills improvement in reading, writing, math, social studies and science. The career-related information, test preparation for college admissions, professional career licensing and certification, and high school equivalency are only a few of the many learning tools available.
Live Homework Help
Tutor.com - provides live one-to-one homework help on everything from basic math and English to AP physics and college writing every day from 8:00 am to 2:00 am (Monday through Friday) and 12:00 pm to 2:00 am (Saturday-Sunday) Alaska Standard Time. Practice tests and career resources are also available.
Scholastic Teachables
Printable activities for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond. Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and skills sheets for kids in any grade.
TumbleBooks
These aren’t just eBooks, this is an online learning portal. Read along with picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, and non-fiction. Take interactive quizzes on the books, play learning games, and explore some of your favorite literature in a new way.
World Book Ebook Collection
This collection supports classroom instruction and library reading initiatives with over 2,500 titles, including World Book exclusive content and classic literature (novels, plays, poems, and nonfiction). With 24/7 unlimited, simultaneous access and unlimited renewals, World Book eBooks are available anytime, anywhere, and feature a free downloadable app compatible with Apple, Windows, and Android devices.
World Book Encyclopedia
Full access to the World Book Encyclopedia suite of online learning tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, games, eBooks, maps, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related websites.
Google Books
Search for both previews of books, as well as full-text. Most material is older and out of copyright.
Google Scholar
Search previews, as well as full-text books and articles.
Middle School
BibMe
Free automatic bibliography maker. Build a works cited page in a variety of accepted styles.
Biography Reference Center
more than 461,000 full-text biographies.
BrainPOP
With over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12, BrainPOP covers science, social studies, English, math, engineering, technology, health, arts, and music.
Due to budget cuts to the Alaska State Library BrainPOP will no longer be available after June 30, 2025.
BrainPOP Español
Las películas animadas de BrainPOP en Español apoyan a maestros y estudiantes de primaria y secundaria de la manera más divertida.
Due to budget cuts to the Alaska State Library BrainPOP will no longer be available after June 30, 2025.
EasyBib
Free automatic bibliography maker. Build a works cited page in a variety of accepted styles.
EBSCO Book Collection
Nonfiction holds 4,200 fulltext nonfiction titles, including biographies.
Explora for Public Libraries
This research database provides high-quality full-text articles from magazines, encyclopedias, academic journals, and books and topic overviews and videos in easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topic. You can print, email or save your search results.
History Reference Center
History Reference Center is a database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. The database includes full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals and nearly 57,000 historical documents; more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures; more than 113,000 historical photos and maps; and more than 80 hours of historical video.
Learning Express Library
LearningExpress Library® provides users with easy-to-use interactive tutorials, e-books and test preparation practice for academic skills improvement in reading, writing, math, social studies and science. The career-related information, test preparation for college admissions, professional career licensing and certification, and high school equivalency are only a few of the many learning tools available.
Live Homework Help
Tutor.com - provides live one-to-one homework help on everything from basic math and English to AP physics and college writing every day from 8:00 am to 2:00 am (Monday through Friday) and 12:00 pm to 2:00 am (Saturday-Sunday) Alaska Standard Time. Practice tests and career resources are also available.
Points of View
Resources that present multiple sides of an issue.
Transparent Languages
Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn. With courses and supplemental resources in 110+ languages, Transparent Language Online can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
World Book Encyclopedia
Full access to the World Book Encyclopedia suite of online learning tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, games, eBooks, maps, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related websites.
High School
BibMe
Free automatic bibliography maker. Build a works cited page in a variety of accepted styles.
Biography Reference Center
more than 461,000 full-text biographies.
EasyBib
Free automatic bibliography maker. Build a works cited page in a variety of accepted styles.
EBSCO Book Collection
Nonfiction holds 4,200 fulltext nonfiction titles, including biographies.
Ebsco Host
Includes about 30 databases containing citations and full text publications in a variety of subject areas across magazines, newspapers, and journals.
Explora for Public Libraries
This research database provides high-quality full-text articles from magazines, encyclopedias, academic journals, and books and topic overviews and videos in easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topic. You can print, email or save your search results.
Gale Virtual Reference Center
Gale Encyclopedia of Law and Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
History Reference Center
History Reference Center is a database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. The database includes full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals and nearly 57,000 historical documents; more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures; more than 113,000 historical photos and maps; and more than 80 hours of historical video.
Learning Express Library
LearningExpress Library® provides users with easy-to-use interactive tutorials, e-books and test preparation practice for academic skills improvement in reading, writing, math, social studies and science. The career-related information, test preparation for college admissions, professional career licensing and certification, and high school equivalency are only a few of the many learning tools available.
LinkedIn Learning by Lynda.com
Offers hundreds of trainings and thousands of hours of instruction presented by reliable industry experts on everything from general business software to marketing, design, networking, photography and music.
Access this resource through the library website or the LinkedIn app with our library ID: anchoragelibrary
*Not available to Temporary Card holders
Live Homework Help
Tutor.com - provides live one-to-one homework help on everything from basic math and English to AP physics and college writing every day from 8:00 am to 2:00 am (Monday through Friday) and 12:00 pm to 2:00 am (Saturday-Sunday) Alaska Standard Time. Practice tests and career resources are also available.
Master File
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Points of View
Resources that present multiple sides of an issue.
The Oxford Reference Collection
More than 100 Oxford reference titles with over 50,000 entries on topics from history to physics.
Transparent Languages
Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn. With courses and supplemental resources in 110+ languages, Transparent Language Online can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
Google Books
Search for both previews of books, as well as full-text. Most material is older and out of copyright.
Google Scholar
Search previews, as well as full-text books and articles.
College
BibMe
Free automatic bibliography maker. Build a works cited page in a variety of accepted styles.
Biography Reference Center
more than 461,000 full-text biographies.
EasyBib
Free automatic bibliography maker. Build a works cited page in a variety of accepted styles.
EBSCO Book Collection
Nonfiction holds 4,200 fulltext nonfiction titles, including biographies.
Ebsco Host
Includes about 30 databases containing citations and full text publications in a variety of subject areas across magazines, newspapers, and journals.
Explora for Public Libraries
This research database provides high-quality full-text articles from magazines, encyclopedias, academic journals, and books and topic overviews and videos in easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topic. You can print, email or save your search results.
Gale Virtual Reference Center
Gale Encyclopedia of Law and Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
History Reference Center
History Reference Center is a database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. The database includes full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals and nearly 57,000 historical documents; more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures; more than 113,000 historical photos and maps; and more than 80 hours of historical video.
Learning Express Library
LearningExpress Library® provides users with easy-to-use interactive tutorials, e-books and test preparation practice for academic skills improvement in reading, writing, math, social studies and science. The career-related information, test preparation for college admissions, professional career licensing and certification, and high school equivalency are only a few of the many learning tools available.
LinkedIn Learning by Lynda.com
Offers hundreds of trainings and thousands of hours of instruction presented by reliable industry experts on everything from general business software to marketing, design, networking, photography and music.
Access this resource through the library website or the LinkedIn app with our library ID: anchoragelibrary
*Not available to Temporary Card holders
Live Homework Help
Tutor.com - provides live one-to-one homework help on everything from basic math and English to AP physics and college writing every day from 8:00 am to 2:00 am (Monday through Friday) and 12:00 pm to 2:00 am (Saturday-Sunday) Alaska Standard Time. Practice tests and career resources are also available.
Master File
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Points of View
Resources that present multiple sides of an issue.
The Oxford Reference Collection
More than 100 Oxford reference titles with over 50,000 entries on topics from history to physics.
The Purdue Online Writing Lab
The Online Writing Lab (the Purdue OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.
Transparent Languages
Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn. With courses and supplemental resources in 110+ languages, Transparent Language Online can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
WorldCat
Sources for interlibrary loans.
Google Books
Search for both previews of books, as well as full-text. Most material is older and out of copyright.
Google Scholar
Search previews, as well as full-text books and articles.