Literacy is fundamental to success
Our literacy programs and resources for youth and adults help individuals with the basic reading and writing and/or spoken English skills they need to reach work, family and personal goals. Here we're highlighting a variety of resources related to literacy of all ages. You may want to check out our pages specifically for Children, Teens, English as a Second Language and Adult Learners.
Blogs
Metro Library Reaches Record Numbers in Summer Reading Program
The Metropolitan Library System reached record-breaking numbers for Summer Reading– reaching their goal weeks before the conclusion of the program.
Almost 26,000 readers participated in the annual Summer Reading program, a 12 percent increase over last year’s summer reading program -and...
Metro Libraries Host Series of Discussions Celebrating Invisible Man by Oklahoma Author Ralph Ellison
OKLAHOMA CITY– The Metropolitan Library System will host a series of discussions to celebrate Invisible Man, written by beloved Oklahoma author Ralph Ellison the last week of September. The series kicked off with a Facebook live video discussion led by Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt and executive...
Databases
Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School
Contains abstracts and searchable full text of nonfiction books about animals, weather, holidays, adventure, sports, Native Americans, United States, Canada, biographies, nature, civics and more.
Book Collection Nonfiction: High School
Contains abstracts and the full text of nonfiction books about careers, health, life skills, ethnicity, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, history, science, women, civics and more.
Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School
Contains abstracts and the full text of nonfiction books about careers, health, life skills, ethnicity, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, history, science, women, civics and more.
Booklist Online
Contains over 100,000 reviews of books and digital media for librarians, book groups and book lovers.
Books in Print
Books in Print lists the bibliographic information (title, author, pages, volumes, editions, year of publication, etc.) for millions of titles that are out-of-print, in-print or forthcoming.
Britannica Library Children
A kid-friendly version of Encyclopedia Britannica designed to help K-5 students with homework assignments, school projects, and research reports.