English & Reading

With 3,500+ interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities, ABCmouse.com’s award-winning online curriculum is an invaluable resource for young learners (ages 2-6+). From Age of Learning, Inc. *Accessible only from Lake County Public Library's public computers, located at each of our branches.

Livestreamed chats with amazing authors! Submit your questions when you sign up to attend. New authors every month! See this month's authors.

Reliable information on authors and their works in an easy to understand, engaging format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.

Choose multiple databases to search at once. Offers a variety of topics, including literature and newspapers.

Find several databases dedicated to literature and reading, including some with recommended reading by grade level and reading lists for all ages.

Search for academic articles, essays, and topics about literature. Includes items from Literature Criticism Online, Literature Resource Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library, and more.

Browse articles about authors and their works, or browse by topic. Also includes a search engine that allows you to search for articles by year (helpful if you're required to have more recent sources!) Results from this resource are also included inﾠGale Literary Sources.

A powerful tool to help you find both fiction and nonfiction books and audiobooks based on what you enjoy. This database for all ages is searchable by keyword, author, genre, and even story elements like writing style and mood. Also offers author readalikes!

Original, scholar signed essays on the lives and works of authors from around the world from all time periods

Search for an author or book and get thousands of multimedia resources and lesson plans to enhance students' reading experiences. (viaﾠINSPIRE)

In-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers of the world within the context of the time period in which they lived

Monthly live chats with some of your favorite authors! Participants will have the chance to ask questions. You can also explore the archive to watch past talks!ﾠSee this month's authors

A catalog for plays and textbooks/articles about plays. This database does not contain full text, but will direct you to the appropriate book.