Online Resources

Chinese Electronic Journal Database (Qikan)

A full-text resource of over 500 Chinese popular and scholarly periodicals published in China. Search this Chinese database to find periodical articles for adults, young adults and children.

CIA World Factbook and Country Maps

The Central Intelligence Agency's basic intelligence for 266 world entities; free maps can be downloaded and printed in PDF or JPEG formats.

Comics Plus (Children's Library)

A collection of thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, manga, picture books, and early readers. 

Comics Plus (Children's Library) is a portal to titles for beginning and emergent readers in pre-K to early elementary school, active readers in upper elementary and middle school. Every title is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on your computer, tablet or phone—no holds or wait lists required.

To read on your tablet or phone, download the free Comics Plus app for iOS and Android.

For the full Comics Plus collection which includes titles for teens and adults, visit our Comics Plus page.

Creative Commons

Creative Commons searches openly licensed and public domain images. Search for works that are available to the public for free and legal sharing, use, repurposing, and remixing.

Creativebug

Creativebug is a video-learning site for art and craft classes. New classes from top artists are released every day, with instructors bringing a lifetime of practice and proven teaching methods. Public Performance Rights are included for programming.

Interested in becoming a Creativebug Instructor? Brooklyn Public Library is partnering with the Creativebug editorial team to recruit Brooklyn-based creators and artists, particularly those who can help increase the diversity and representation of Creativebug's course catalog. Apply here: https://cbug.tv/BecomeAnInstructor