National Network for Equitable Library Service

Ben Franklin loved to swim and, at the age of eleven, he was determined to swim like a fish - fins and all!

Berries, apples, melons and grapes; oranges, grapefruits, bananas-yum!

What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity.

In 1858, New York City was growing so fast that new roads and tall buildings threatened to swallow up the remaining open space.

Gail Gibbons combines clear, simple wording with her signature illustrations to present all the steps involved in building a house.

Reinhardt's mixed-media artwork includes several lighthearted moments (parallel scenes featuring Edison and Ford as children highlight the explosive results of early failed experiments).

Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary's house, observing and experimen

Clouds cover the sky in many shapes and sizes. Some clouds are thick and filled with rain. Others are thin and come with sunshine! Come cloud watch in this title for young readers.

From typing your name to playing a song, everything you do on computers uses code. But how do computers understand what we're telling them?

Where does an e-mail go when you hit send? Code zooms it through the millions of connections in the Internet!

Did you know that the average car has more than a dozen computers inside? Without computers and the coding that controls them, today's transportation would look a lot different.

How do your favorite video games work? The coding insides creates backgrounds, plays music, and controls how each character and items move.

Thanks to Siri and Alexa, we've gotten pretty used to coding in our home. But did you know a company offered automation for lights and appliances as early as the 1970s?

Many students may use computer labs or tablets in school. But coding can also be found in science classrooms, the library, and even the lunch room!

A forecast warns us of possible weather conditions. It shows temperature, wind, humidity, and more! Whether hot and sunny, or cold and breezy, knowing the forecast can help you prepare for a day.