Educators

Teachers, tutors, and home-schoolers can find helpful resources they need to set their classrooms up for success.

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Tutors guide students through homework challenges helping them develop the necessary skills to complete assignments on their own all online.

Streaming versions of classic storybooks paired with related nonfiction titles. For PreK to 3rd grade. Includes comprehension activities.

This database, maintained by the Library, indexes patents issued to Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio Inventors from 1814 through 1873.

Ebooks, eAudiobooks, streaming videos, and animated picture books for kids.

Help parents and caregivers start the year off right by sharing these resources:

This video is full of tips for parents about strategies for supporting learning from home.
Explore all the ways, opens a new window CHPL's Homework HelpNow can help your child or teen succeed.
Have older kids? Visit our research databases - a big help for school assignments.
Check out the 18-video series on our streaming service, Kanopy, opens a new window, "How to Become a SuperStar Student". Most of the videos are aimed at teens, and there are some for parents about helping with homework and communicating with teachers.

To locate your holds, log in to your account using the "Log In / My CHPL" link in the top right corner of the page.

Once you are logged in, click on your name in the top right corner of the page. Then, in the dropdown bar under your name click "On Hold" under the "My Borrowing" category. This brings up your holds list.

To place a hold, use our search to find a book or material you would like to check out. Then, click the green "Place a Hold" button.
Learn how to borrow a book or other physical material from the Library during COVID-19.

1. Log in to the Library's website, then search our catalog to find the book or other physical materials you would like to borrow.

2. Click the green "Place a Hold" button next to the item.

3. Select one of our open locations where you want to pick up your book.

4. You'll receive an email when your book or material is available for pickup. Read about Library safety during COVID-19.

5. Visit the branch you selected to pick up your holds at, and check them out.
Use our curbside service to get the fast, friendly Library service you know and love without ever leaving your car. To take advantage of this service, call your local branch and our staff can arrange for materials to be checked out and delivered to you at a curbside location outside the Library building.

For more information about available curbside service locations during COVID-19, please visit our Library Restart page.

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