For Kids & Families

AR Book Finder
search titles and AR levels to find the best book for your child.

Elementary Battle of the Books
Updated Battle of the Books book list and program information.

Caldecott Winner list
most distinguished American picture book for children published by an American publisher in the United States in English during the preceding year.

Coretta Scott King awards
recognizes outstanding African American authors and illustrators, and is awarded for books about the African-American experience that are written for a youth audience (high school or elementary).

Geisel Awards (Dr. Seuss)
recognizes the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.

Newbery Winners List
award to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

NoveList Plus
database with book descriptions, reading levels included, author-read-alike and book-read-alike searching, etc. Will need a library card to sign in through NCLive.

Aerial Images of the World

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Biographies

City Data

Country Profiles

Dictionary and Thesaurus

Fact Monster
Homework help, especially good for reports.

Famous Explorers

Farmer's Almanac

Fifty States
Facts about our 50 states.

Flags of the World

Fun Educational Sites
Games to help reinforce math and science skills.

Google Maps

Guinness World Records

Holidays by Country

InfoPlease - Online Encyclopedia

Latitude and Longitude

Measurement Conversion Calculator

NC Lighthouses

NCLive
Resources for Homework Help, Educational Videos, E-books and more.

NCPedia
Encyclopedia of North Carolina topics.

Science Bob
Science activities, science fair ideas, etc.

U.S. Presidents Info

Weather, NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Weather.com

World Factbook

Visit the Nash Public Schools website.

Parent's Guide to the Internet
Tips for parents to help children navigate the internet safely.

Search Engine for Children

Storytimes:

• Mondays from 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

• Thursdays from 11:00 AM-11:30 AM

Join us for Storytime in the Library Programming Room every Monday and Thursday. Parents & caregivers are invited to meet new friends and build on pre-reading skills. Although this program is geared towards babies, toddlers, and school age children are also more than welcome to attend. Storytime programs consist of the five (5) practices of early literacy skills from Every Child Ready to Read which include: 1) Singing 2) Talking 3) Reading 4) Writing and 5) Playing.

Builders Club:

Join us for a free build or challenge with our LEGOs. This program focuses on teamwork as well as those elements of STREAM which stands for science, technology, reading, art and mathematics.

If you have questions about Storytime or Builders Club, please call the library at 252-459-2106 and our staff will be more than happy to assist.

Be sure to follow our HD Cooley Facebook page for updates, special story time guest and potential cancellations or closings.

Free Books in the Mail for Children from Birth-age 5

Register a child (birth-5) today to receive a new book every month until they turn five!

Books are mailed each month and are FREE. Information handouts about this program is also available at the Library in the Children's Section.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is sponsored by the Down East Partnership for Children in Nash County.

For more information, please contact the Down East Partnership for Children at info@depc.org or call (252) 985-4300.

NCKids Digital Library - free eBooks and eAudiobooks for children including always available and read-to-me titles accessible to everyone with a North Carolina Library Card. This a great resource for reading on the go and for Elementary, Middle, and High School Battle Of the Books!