World Book Online

"A reliable source of information" on a blue background

Now you can use your Tillamook County library card to access World Book Online. What is World Book Online? A safe, trusted, 21st-century learning environment for students. Check out what you can do:

  • Homework help

  • Watch videos

  • Research tools

  • Play games

  • Explore interactive maps

  • Learn fun facts about animals

  • Read current events

  • Rainy day activities

 

Video Tutorials

Kids

  • An ideal learning resource for elementary-aged students designed to build confidence and encourage creativity with image-driven navigation and inquiry-based activities. The site features easy-to-read articles that can be read aloud or translated and a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities. Encourage self-direction with our visual navigation in Explore, independent learning with WebQuests, and compare and contrast skills with Compare Animals and Compare Places. Additional teaching tools for educators and parents make this a complete solution for elementary-aged students.

Student

  • A one-stop shop for cross curricular learning, Student includes translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings. World Book’s beloved encyclopedia comes to life in a digital format, perfect for elementary and middle school learners to access information from trusted sources.

Advanced 

  • In a world of digital news, Advanced gives high school students and adults a reliable source to check the facts. World newspapers promote global awareness and international perspective. Primary source documents, biographies, Back in Time articles, and Teaching with Documents all aid in more in-depth and conceptual understanding within the classroom curriculum.

Timelines 

  • Dive in to history with this unique, interactive view! Timelines offers hundreds of pre-generate timelines across eight broad topics, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures. Users can also create their own timelines from scratch, adding events, descriptions, and media.