Literature & Reading
Literary Reference Center is a database designed to assist with research and homework assignments of a literary nature.
Poets.org is the award-winning website of the Academy of American Poets. Visitors to Poets.org will find thousands of poems as well as hundreds of poet biographies, essays, interviews, and poetry recordings - with new material being added all the time.
NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers. Find Recommended Reads lists organized by age group or search for books by genre, subject, or literary award. NoveList K-8 includes reviews, annotations, and information for parents and educators.
NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotation, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book lists.
Download books, music, and videos to your laptop or home computer - you can then transfer files to an e-reader or MP3 player. (Not all platforms are supported; currently the Sony Reader and Barnes & Noble Nook are compatible, as are iPods and most MP3 players. For more information please contact your local librarian.) Available downloads are organized by genre in fiction and non-fiction, ...
The Colorado Virtual Library (CVL), presented by the Colorado State Library, provides access to the combined information resources of Colorado libraries. You can do a quick search by author, title, or keyword, or you can search by type of library: public, K-12 schools, academic (colleges and universities), and certain "other" libraries (special libraries like the Denver Museum of Nature ...
These read-alongs highlight the sentences as they are being read, turn the page automatically, and offer the ability to follow along in three text sizes. They also include an innovative bookmarking feature and the ability to switch to manual controls to read at your own speed. The collection features eight categories containing nearly 125 read-along titles and an additional 100 large-pri...
TumbleBooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books with unlimited remote access from the library and home. The collection includes animated books, educational games, Spanish and French books, plus the ability to navigate the entire site in other languages such as Spanish.
Learning Express provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. (The first time you use this database, you will need ...
AskColorado is an online information service provided by Colorado libraries. Chat live with a librarian 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (except major holidays). AskColorado is a human-powered search engine for all Colorado students and residents.