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VBDL – Your Back to School Toolkit!

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Van Buren District Library
is your Back to School Toolkit!

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VBDL is a gateway to online databases
that can supplement your children’s education at any age!

Check out KIDS.MEL.org and  TEENs.MEL.org!

bkg-brookieA sample of what awaits:

Pre K – 2nd grade:

Britannica School Learning Zone: An activity-centered learning site to explore, play, read, and build technology skills. Letters, numbers, geography, shape and more!

Pre K – 5th grade:

Scholastic Book Fix: An fun and interactive experience for beginning readers. Explore fiction and non-fiction works that are designed to increase understanding and fluency.

Early World of Learning: Follow Trek and Taffy the cat around the world learning about colors, numbers and other fun things. Strengthen reading foundations with stories, activities and videos.

Kids InfoBits: Especially for beginning researchers. Geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history sports, and more.

Grades 3-4:

Britannica School: Find information on countries, animals and people in articles, media and a world atlas. Watch and learn!

Grades 5 – 7:

Britannica School: Homework help and discover learning. Explore maps, photos, articles, famous people and places, compare countries and tour the USA!

Grades K – 8:

eBook K-8 Collection: Fiction and nonfiction books you can read online – for school or fun!

NoveList K-8 Plus: Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, Lexile Reading levels, state standards, books made into movies and more!

High School:

Britannica School: Primary sources for quick facts and in-depth information on history, geography, people, places, science and more.

InfoTrac Student Edition: Updated daily. Access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts and reference books. Current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Heading to College?
Check out MelCollegeBound!

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Branch Locations

› Antwerp Sunshine Library
› Bangor Branch Library
› Bloomingdale Branch Library
› Covert Branch Library
› Gobles Branch Library
› Lawrence Branch Library
› Webster Memorial Branch Library

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  • HOME
  • CATALOG
  • EXPLORE
    ▼
    • Recommendations
      ▼
      • New Titles
      • What to Read Next
      • Best Sellers
      • Award Winners
    • Resources
      ▼
      • Local History
      • Ancestry: In Library Only
      • MeL Articles & Databases
      • Fold3 Library Edition
  • USING THE LIBRARY
    ▼
    • Ask a Librarian
    • Get a Library Card
    • Library Services
  • eLIBRARY
    ▼
    • Overdrive eBooks
    • MeLCat – Michigan Library
    • Hoopla Digital
    • Ancestry.com Library Edition
    • Rocket Languages
    • Tutor.com
  • CLASSES & EVENTS
    ▼
    • VBDL’s YouTube Channel
    • 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
  • ABOUT
    ▼
    • VBDL
      ▼
      • Mission and Goals
      • Board of Trustees
      • Friends of the Library
      • Policies
      • Jobs
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      ▼
      • Library Funding
      • Annual Report
      • Support the Library
    • Community
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      • Newsletter
      • News Room
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