For Teachers
In addition to our Children’s, Young Adult, & Professional collections, ORLA offers many other resources for teachers. Additional resources include STEM Kits, Virtual Programs, Digital Resource offerings, & school outreach opportunities.
STEM KITS in the classroom
Free to borrow, easy to use, & making your next lesson awesome.
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- Coding & Robotics
- Natural Sciences
- Math
- Physics
- Literacy
- Art & Gaming
Makey Makey
Turn the whole world into a keyboard. It’s a simple Invention Kit for Beginners or Experts doing art, engineering, and everything in between.
Google Cardboard
Cardboard Virtual Reality (VR) Headset with head strap, compatible with 3.5″-6″ smart phones. Download the Google cardboard app onto your smartphone and slide your phone into the VR headset to unlock all kinds of VR fun!
Pandemic Board Game
As skilled members of a disease-fighting team, you must keep four deadly diseases at bay while discovering their cures. You and your teammates will travel across the globe, treating infections while finding resources for cures. You must work as a team to succeed. "Pandemic" is a cooperative game, all players win or lose together.
programs in the classroom
Completely virtual. Always accessible.
- All
- Storytime
- Crafts
- STEM
- Puzzles & Quizzes
Library Bobbins
Introducing Library Bobbins, a new sewing group for ages 9-12 that meets every other month. October has both virtual and paper instruction. Project kits are available beginning October 1st to pick up at Franklin Public Library.
Crafting with Ms. Terrie
Welcome to Crafting with Ms. Terrie! This monthly program teaches different crafting skills for ages 7-12. This month, paint a Candy Corn Pot! You can pick up supplies at the Franklin Public Library for this program beginning October 1st.
Storytime with Miss Lynn
Today, we read "I'm Not Sleepy!" by Jane Chapman and "Little Owl's Night" by Divya Srinivasan. We sang some songs, too!
digital resources in the classroom
Use our free offerings in your curriculum.
Prenda is a self-paced, cloud-based learn-to-code software that can be used by kids at home, and in ORLA's Code Club programs. Whether a coder wants to learn how to make a website for their favorite band, or an app that makes sound effects, Prenda has the roadmap to get them there. It’s fun, engaging, gamified, & ultimately helps kids take ownership over the entire experience.
Are you ready to use technology to make the world a better place? These self-paced, online courses include the same content taught by Cisco experts in classrooms around the world. The Networking Academy offers a comprehensive learning experience that includes online curriculum, assessments, case studies, games and simulations that are all delivered through their cloud-based learning and collaboration platform.
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Miss Humblebee’s Academy is a fun, interactive, & award-winning, online kindergarten-readiness learning solution for children ages 3-6. With hundreds of lessons in Math, Science & Social Studies, Language & Literacy, Art, & Music, the curriculum increases in difficulty as the user progresses through the program. Miss Humblebee’s Academy assesses cognitive skills at regular intervals for measurable improvement toward kindergarten readiness & offers a developmental observation checklist allowing parents to review & record social and emotional growth as an additional condition of preparedness.
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With more than 9,000+ learning activities and more than 850 lessons, ABC Mouse teaches numbers, addition and subtraction, shapes, patterns, measurements, and more! Games and creative activities make math fun while giving young learners the practice they need to build a strong foundation for success. *Use inside the library for full access.
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Explore the selection of resources on POWER Library This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through Library Access Funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, Governor.
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Borrow eBooks and audiobooks – anywhere, anytime. All you need is a library card! OverDrive provides access to the most digital content available anywhere. Check out items from our collection or search the entire OverDrive collection for titles to recommend.
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Mango Languages creates lovable language-learning experiences for libraries, schools, corporations, government agencies, and individuals. Learning with Mango is organized, practical, and totally painless. And the most important part? It actually works.
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