Educators & Families
Family Resources
Toy Library Expansion & Introducing Tonies!
The Willoughby-Eastlake Library is proud to announce that we will have expanded our Toy Library! All WE Libraries now have collections that include everything from puzzles and adapted toys to Snap Circuits and coding robots!
We are also adding Tonies to the Toy Library! Tonies are an audio system designed for little listeners. Turn it on, pop a Tonie on top and let the adventure begin! Tonies bring your family a screen-free, imagination-building experience, and each one brings new stories or songs! Each location has 4 Toniebox bundles as well as Tonie character bundles. Toys and Tonies are available to checkout for 21 days and are non-renewable and non-holdable. They must be returned to the location they were checked out at and cannot go in the book drop.
Library Resources
Class Sets
Do you need a variety of books about the same topic or a set of multiple copies of the same book for your classroom or group?
Toy Library
The WE Play Toy Library is designed to serve all families. The collection is comprised of many award-winning toys for all ages.
Ages 2-12
We offer a variety of resources designed for children aged 2-12 including ABCMouse and streaming video from Kanopy Kids.
Ages 12+
Children 12 and over can discover a variety of resources from eBooks and videos to driver’s ed and career and college prep.
Teaching Books
Resources that bring favorite children’s and young adult books to life! Discover book trailers, discussion questions, lessons, author interviews, read-along performances, games, and more. Includes a dedicated Homeschool Support section with lesson plans and more.
*Must have a WEPL card to access from outside the Library.
Scholastic Teachables
Printable activities for for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond. Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and skills sheets for kids in any grade. Teacher-created lesson plans and activity sheets.
*Must have a WEPL card to access from outside the Library.
W-E Library on YouTube
Can’t make it to the library? Our YouTube Channel features all kinds of videos for your family including story times, crafts, science experiments and more!
Reading Challenges
Track Reading All Year Long!
We offer various reading challenges through Beanstack. Participate in 1000 Books Before Kindergarten or 500 Books Before Middle School all year long. You can also earn awesome prizes during Summer Reading.
Videos
Hoopla
Download music, eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, and magazines. Stream TV shows and movies.
Kanopy
Stream indie films and classics from MGM, Warner, PBS, Criterion. Lots of documentaries and instructional videos.
Kanopy Kids
Features a collection of films and TV series that inspire and inform, helping children develop social-emotional skills.
eBooks & Audiobooks
Hoopla
Download music, eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, and magazines. Stream TV shows and movies.
Libby
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive.
Libby for Kids
Download eBooks and audiobooks just for kids!
Educational Games
ABCMouse (Access from Home)
ABCmouse is 100% educational and 100% fun, with more than 10,000 learning activities for ages 2-8+.
BookFlix
Popular texts that engage readers and help students build foundational skills like background knowledge and vocabulary.
Cool Math
Coolmath Games is a brain-training site, for everyone, where logic & thinking & math meets fun & games.
National Gallery of Art Paint ‘n’ Play
Paint ‘n’ Play welcomes kids (and adults) to create their own work of art on-screen, using brushes and palettes from artists in the National Gallery’s collection.
National Geographic Kids
Educational games and activities from National Geographic Kids.
PBS Kids
Educational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows!
Upcoming Events
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Willoughby Young & Restless
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