Literacy & Family Engagement
1,000 Miles Project
Using video, audio, and additional materials, the 1,000 Miles Project brings to life three diaries from George and Josephine Scott's 1914 Nevada prospecting trip. The first-hand account of their trek across Nevada provides an entertaining and engaging way to study history and serves up concepts across all disciplines.
Google Arts & Culture
Google Arts teamed up with more than 500 museums and galleries around the world to bring everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world.
Houston Zoo
Take a virtual field trip and view six different animals through live web cams. Available 7 am-7 pm CST.
PBS Reno
PBS and PBS Reno have curated free, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more.
Washoe County Library Virtual Story Times
Washoe County Library System offers a live Virtual Story Time through our Facebook page every day at 11 am.
Vroom
Download this free app to your phone for tips to turn everyday moments a brain building moments, or you can have tips sent to you via text. This app provides science-based tips and tools to parents and childcare providers. Boost learning from birth to age five.
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. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White, and dozens more.
Washoe County Library Virtual Story Times
Washoe County Library System offers a live Virtual Story Time through our Facebook page every Thursday at 11 am.
TumbleBooks
Created just for kids, TumbleBook Library features a collection of animated, talking picture books to teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love. You will also find read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, graphic novels, playlists, puzzles and games, as well as books in Spanish and French.
RBdigital 
Subscribe to more than 120 popular magazines on your computer or mobile device.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Washoe County Library’s 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is a fun, exciting, and free way to start your child on the path to success.
Libby/OverDrive
OverDrive is our most popular collection of downloadable titles, with over 10,000 ebooks and audiobooks. The collection includes bestselling books from the hottest authors, classics, and a wide variety of nonfiction for adults, teens, and kids.
Read or listen on any device in your browser, or download to your computer or device using the OverDrive App or Libby. Titles are automatically returned at the end of the lending period.
