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Children's Resources



Tumblebook Library
For the Mansfield Free Public Library. Tumblebooks are animated talking ebooks for ages 1 through elementary school. Tumblebooks Library is an amazing collection of 300 animated talking picture books and 40 chapter books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.

SIRS Discoverer 2 Minute Demo 
Quick Start User's Guide

SIRS Discoverer, an award-winning general reference resource for learners and researchers in grades 1-9, makes learning fun and intuitive. Discoverer helps students develop their research, writing, language, and computer skills. Only the best, most unique, and most relevant resources are selected for SIRS Discoverer. Now with Science Fair Explorer and Skills Discoverer.


My StoryMaker

Can a lion share a cupcake with an astronaut?

What happens when a pirate meets a fox in the woods? You have the power to decide -- meeting new characters, going on great adventures and creating your very own story along the way.

My StoryMaker lets you control characters and objects - and creates sentences for you! Once you are done with your story, save it online or print it out.

> Play My StoryMaker


Web Sites for Children

New Books for Children:

We are gearing up for the summer reading program. This years theme is Make a Splash Read. This summer jump aboard our cruise ship. You will be given your passport for some really fun adventures. Each week as you climb aboard the ship, we will be stamping your passport toward fun prizes, wonderful books, great crafts. We will be studing the weather, the oceans, wetlands, pirates and shelling on the beach.

Some of our new books selections are:

Memoirs of a Goldfish

There was an old Lady Who swallowed a Shell

There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout

The Pout-Pout Fish

Five Speckled Frogs