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Student Portal

How to use your Student eCard

  1. Go to Overdrive or Libby in your browser or via their mobile apps.

  2. Sign in with your user name (student id number or the number on your card) and PIN (1234).

  3. Enjoy your free access to student resources and our online catalog!

Don't have a Student eCard? Call the library or email @popelibrary.org to get more information about our student resources.

Student Resources by Grade Level

Pre-Kindergarten Resources

  • World Book eBooks - A collection of 25 classic and 25 additional proprietary World Book non-fiction titles. Desktop computer and tablet users may access the site via browser or checkout content for offline use. The checkout function allows an unlimited number of simultaneous users.

  • Early World of Learning - An online resource for preschoolers & children in early elementary that includes videos, games, stories, and activities.

  • Pronunciator (opens in a new tab) - Provides language learning experiences with step-by-step lesson plans for 163 languages, ESL courses for 146 native languages, American Sign Language courses, and classes for children. *First time users are encouraged to create a profile in order to best use this resource.

Elementary Student Resources

  • Culture Grams - Provides access to cultural reports, statistics, and primary source material for countries across the globe, including the United States and Canadian provinces. Includes unique information such as native recipes, interviews, photos and videos. Contains four modules: Kids, Provinces, States and World.

  • Early World of Learning - An online resource for preschoolers & children in early elementary that includes videos, games, stories, and activities.

  • Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - World Book’s content, rich media, and interactive features in Spanish for young learners.

  • Pronunciator (opens in a new tab) - Provides language learning experiences with step-by-step lesson plans for 163 languages, ESL courses for 146 native languages, American Sign Language courses, and classes for children. *First time users are encouraged to create a profile in order to best use this resource.

  • World Book eBooks - A collection of 25 classic and 25 additional proprietary World Book non-fiction titles. Desktop computer and tablet users may access the site via browser or checkout content for offline use. The checkout function allows an unlimited number of simultaneous users.

  • World Book Online for Kids - General reference tool for young students with easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, videos, comparison tools, and a wealth of engaging games and activities, including an atlas, interactive maps, flags, and over 200 games and activities.

  • World Book Student - A research tool tailored for students in elementary & middle schools with over 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, 10,000 biographies, multimedia, videos, animations and student activities.

Middle School Student Resources

  • Culture Grams - Provides access to cultural reports, statistics, and primary source material for countries across the globe, including the United States and Canadian provinces. Includes unique information such as native recipes, interviews, photos and videos. Contains four modules: Kids, Provinces, States and World.

  • eLibrary: Academic - General reference collection of periodical and digital media content specifically tailored for K-12 schools and libraries of all kinds, covering a variety of subjects including business, education, general interest, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas.

  • eLibrary: Guided Research Interface - Provides access to eLibrary’s periodical and digital media collection through a user interface specifically designed for student researchers.

  • Pronunciator - Provides language learning experiences with step-by-step lesson plans for 163 languages, ESL courses for 146 native languages, American Sign Language courses, and classes for children. *First time users are encouraged to create a profile in order to best use this resource.

  • Research Companion - Developed to help students do more effective research and assist educators in teaching the information literacy core principles of finding, evaluating, and using information.

  • SIRS Issue Researcher - Background and analysis on 350+ leading issues, providing pros and cons on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues.

  • World Book Discover - Reference resource with content and tools specifically tailored for students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties.

  • World Book Student - A research tool tailored for students in elementary & middle schools with over 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, 10,000 biographies, multimedia, videos, animations and student activities.

High School Student Resources

  • Culture Grams - Provides access to cultural reports, statistics, and primary source material for countries across the globe, including the United States and Canadian provinces. Includes unique information such as native recipes, interviews, photos and videos. Contains four modules: Kids, Provinces, States and World.

  • Education Database (ProQuest Central) - Access to over 1,090 top educational publications, including more than 800 titles in full text.

  • eLibrary: Academic - General reference collection of periodical and digital media content specifically tailored for K-12 schools and libraries of all kinds, covering a variety of subjects including business, education, general interest, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas.

  • Pronunciator - Provides language learning experiences with step-by-step lesson plans for 163 languages, ESL courses for 146 native languages, American Sign Language courses, and classes for children. *First time users are encouraged to create a profile in order to best use this resource.

  • SIRS Issue Researcher - Background and analysis on 350+ leading issues, providing pros and cons on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues.

  • STEM Database (ProQuest) - Composed of more than 500 full-text scholarly journals and popular science magazines covering research and instruction in earth, life, physical, medical and applied sciences; and technology, engineering, and math.

  • World Book Advanced - A reference tool for 8th grade and up that includes an encyclopedia, multimedia, e-books, and primary source databases all fully integrated in a single search interface.

College Resources

  • Culture Grams - Provides access to cultural reports, statistics, and primary source material for countries across the globe, including the United States and Canadian provinces. Includes unique information such as native recipes, interviews, photos and videos. Contains four modules: Kids, Provinces, States and World.

  • Pronunciator - Provides language learning experiences with step-by-step lesson plans for 163 languages, ESL courses for 146 native languages, American Sign Language courses, and classes for children. *First time users are encouraged to create a profile in order to best use this resource.

  • World Book Advanced - A reference tool for 8th grade and up that includes an encyclopedia, multimedia, e-books, and primary source databases all fully integrated in a single search interface.