OPS Library Update
Resources, Read Alouds and Library Related Programs
Remote Learning Resources
Thanks and stay safe!
Eric Mangol
OPS Librarian
OPS Library Online Resources
Lightbox Interactive BooksThese multimedia books can be accessed 24/7 via our Follett Destiny Discover catalog and provide students with interactive text, videos, animations, activity sheets, and Google maps. To view our Lightbox Collection simply scroll down on the Destiny Discover home page until you see the Lightbox heading. Log-In: oradell Password: 07649 | Bookflix Bookflix provides thematically paired fiction and nonfiction titles for early learners. Each of these animated classic storybooks introduce early learners to the delights of reading while sparking curiosity, creating a natural springboard into the paired nonfiction text for deeper discovery. Log-in: oradelles Password: bookflix | Tumblebooks Tumblebooks is a curated online library of children’s e-books that includes 1100 titles for grades K-6, including animated picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features Graphic Novels – an OPS student favorite! Log-In: oradell Password: 07649 |
Lightbox Interactive Books
These multimedia books can be accessed 24/7 via our Follett Destiny Discover catalog and provide students with interactive text, videos, animations, activity sheets, and Google maps. To view our Lightbox Collection simply scroll down on the Destiny Discover home page until you see the Lightbox heading.
Log-In: oradell
Password: 07649
Bookflix
Log-in: oradelles
Password: bookflix
Tumblebooks
Log-In: oradell
Password: 07649
The Read Aloud
Additional Online Reading Resources
Oradell Public Library Resources
Don't have a Library Card? No problem!
Beginning Wednesday, March 25, 2020, BCCLS will make their eBCCLS (Overdrive and RBDigital collections) available to anyone who does not currently have a library card via a Digital Public Library Card. To find out more about this program please view this document.
eBCCLS Want to download some free eBooks from your library? It's easy when you download the free Libby app from Overdrive and visit eBCCLS. If you are not familiar with BCCLS it is a cooperative of public libraries from across the state of NJ. You can get started with eBCCLS in just a few minutes and Libby supports all devices including Kindles. | Digital Magazines from RB Digital eBCCLS Magazines from RB Digital allows you to choose from over 250 digital magazines for children and adults that are always available and never need to be returned. The latest issues are available the same day as the newsstands with a full collection of back issues. For more information visit their help page. | KanopyGet free access to thousands of movies with your library card by visiting Kanopy. Simply add your Oradell Public Library card number and PIN or password and you can enjoy critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more. For more info on Kanopy visit their About Us page. |
eBCCLS
Digital Magazines from RB Digital
Kanopy
Get free access to thousands of movies with your library card by visiting Kanopy. Simply add your Oradell Public Library card number and PIN or password and you can enjoy critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more. For more info on Kanopy visit their About Us page.
Yes24 Thanks to the generosity of the Paramus Public Library Oradell residents now have access to Yes24, a site that provides access to Korean digital resources including eBooks. To access this content please visit Yes24, create an account, and then wait for a verification email from the Paramus Public Library that you have been approved. | moazine The Paramus Public Library is also providing Oradell residents with access to moazine, an online repository of over 200 digital Korean magazines. To access please enter in the numbers "12345" rather than your library card number. | Newspaper Archive Thanks to the generosity of Ridgewood Public Library, the Newspaper Archive is now offered for free to BCCLS library cardholders, including Oradell Public Library residents. |
Yes24
moazine
Newspaper Archive
eBook Libraries
Stories.Audible.com Audible, has launched Stories.Audible.com. The website offers a free mix of education, entertainment, and general-interest books for kids and families selected by Audible editors. The books are available in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese and Italian. The site will remain open until schools close for the year. | International Children's Digital Library The International Children's Digital Library is a digital collection of books that contains outstanding historical and contemporary children's books from throughout the world. This multicultural digital collection has books in a variety of languages. | American Literature.com - Books for Young Readers The American Literature website has a treasure trove of classic chapter books, poetry, short stories and fairy tales for young children. |
Stories.Audible.com
International Children's Digital Library
American Literature.com - Books for Young Readers
Open Culture
Shelf Stuff
Online Author Hubs
Harry Potter at Home Love Harry Potter? Well Bloomsbury Publishers and Scholastic have created the Harry Potter At Home hub, which allows you to visit his magical wizarding world right from your own home The hub contains nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!), fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and plenty more for first-time readers, as well as those already familiar with the wizarding world. | Dav Pilkey at Home! Do you love Dog Man? Captain Underpants? Well you're in luck, because author/Illustrator Dav Pilkey has created Dav Pilkey At Home a website designed to provide creative, fun activities, videos and more involving some of your favorite characters from Dog Man and Captain Underpants! Every Friday, Dav will put up new content, so stay tuned! | Cressida Crowell Author Cressida Crowell is reading her book How To Train Your Dragon chapter by chapter on her Reading Is Magic YouTube Channel. In addition, she has a series of creative challenges, including drawing an Imaginary Map and creating your own dragon. So pay her visit and learn how to train your dragon! |
Harry Potter at Home
The hub contains nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!), fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and plenty more for first-time readers, as well as those already familiar with the wizarding world.
Dav Pilkey at Home!
Cressida Crowell
Making Space
Making Space is a video series in which children's author/illustrator Christian Robinson invites anyone, big or small, to join in making something together. Christian believes creativity has the power to heal, that everyone has that creative spark, and is hopeful that these videos will help you explore yours. Join Christian to make space for fun, make space for creativity, and make space together.
Seymour Simon Reads Aloud
Featured Online Weekly Read Alouds
Mac's Book Club Showif you love the books of children's author Mac Barnett, then you'll love his Mac's Book Club Show. The show features live cartoons, read alouds of Mac's books, and special guest spots with other well known authors/illustrators that Mac has worked with over the years. Each show is available on-demand. | Jarret J. Krosoczka Krosoczka, the author and illustrator of the Lunch Lady graphic novel series, hosts a daily "Draw Every Day" webcast on his YouTube channel. You can also find the videos on his website. | Goodnight With DollyAiring live every Thursday night at 7 pm EDT, Goodnight With Dolly features a bedtime story read aloud by world famous recording artist Dolly Parton. Each read aloud is then made available on-demand by the next day. |
Mac's Book Club Show
if you love the books of children's author Mac Barnett, then you'll love his Mac's Book Club Show. The show features live cartoons, read alouds of Mac's books, and special guest spots with other well known authors/illustrators that Mac has worked with over the years. Each show is available on-demand.
Jarret J. Krosoczka
Goodnight With Dolly
Airing live every Thursday night at 7 pm EDT, Goodnight With Dolly features a bedtime story read aloud by world famous recording artist Dolly Parton. Each read aloud is then made available on-demand by the next day.
Disney Storytime With...
Barnes & Noble Virtual Storytime
On-Demand Online Read Alouds
The Fable Cottage
Muon Thi Van Reads "Clever Little Witch" In author Muon Thi Van's Clever Little Witch, Little Linh tries to use her magical powers to turn her baby brother into a goldfish! Follow along as the author reads the Golden Kite Award-winning children's book. | Chris Haughton Reads "Don't Worry, Little Crab" Author/Illustrator Chris Haughton reads aloud form his new book, Don't Worry, Little Crab, a vibrantly colorful story about mustering the courage to try something new. | Chris O'Dowd Reads "Arnie The Doughnut" Watch actor Chris O'Dowd (Mary Poppins) read aloud Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller, the story of a doughnut who is out to change the fate of all doughnuts - or at least have a hand in his own future. |
Muon Thi Van Reads "Clever Little Witch"
Chris Haughton Reads "Don't Worry, Little Crab"
Chris O'Dowd Reads "Arnie The Doughnut"
Storytime with Bill The official Storytime with Bill YouTube Channel provides younger readers with great read alouds of picture books from Little, Brown Young Readers. | Brightly Storytime Brightly Storytime is great resource for younger kids ages 2 - 8 with read alouds of new and classic picture books from Random House Kids, Penguin Kids, Puffin Books and Scholastic. | Storytime Read Aloud Storytime Read Aloud presents read alouds of Harper Kids picture books including classics like Harold and the Purple Crayon as well as books by authors like Kevin Henkes and Shel Silverstein. |
Storytime with Bill
Brightly Storytime
Storytime Read Aloud
Grace Lin On YouTube author/illustrator Grace Lin provides a great lesson on how to draw a Chinese Dragon. | Storyline Online The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. | Avi Reads Avi Reads is a collection of audio-only read alouds by well known children's author Avi. Avi reads from some of his best known books including Ragweed, Poppy and Ereth, and his Crispin series. |
Grace Lin
Storyline Online
Avi Reads
New York Public Library Online Storytime The New York Public Library has started a weekday storytime, brought directly to you by their expert children's librarians as they read beloved books, sing songs, and share early literacy tips. | Michael Ian Black - I'm Worried Michael Ian Black, author of the hilarious picture book I'm Bored, reads his newest book I'm Worried. Immediately following the read aloud, the book's illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi show you how to draw a worried flamingo. | Storytime With Dr. Jane Every week Dr. Jane Goodall shares virtual readings of some of her favorite books for children. Scroll down to see the current books she's reading and then a bit further to see the archived readings. |
New York Public Library Online Storytime
Michael Ian Black - I'm Worried
Storytime With Dr. Jane
Book Recommendation Tools
bookji
KiBooka
A Book and a Hug
Other Cool Stuff!
How To Make Slime Piper Maclane wants a pet so badly, but she’s allergic to everything. So she creates her own―out of slime! Now you can make a pet slime of your own with Piper's super secret (and super easy) slime recipe! You only need three ingredients (and a parent/guardian’s permission). | How To Make A Lava Lamp Do you know what an immiscible liquid is? Well, watch and learn! TV Scientist Greg Foot will show you how to use oil and water to make your own lava lamp. | Three Card Magic Trick Create some magic with this three card magic trick from Nick Mohammed, the author of The Young Magicians and The Thieves’ Almanac. |