Ocean State Libraries

The Safe Side gives parents simple, fun and interesting ways to discuss difficult information with their children how to make smart decisions in potentially harmful situations.

Childbirth expert Sheri Bayles, RN, covers all aspects of labor and delivery, including pain relieving options, Lamaze training, a breathing technique, natural childbirth, and everything you need to know about cord blood banking.

Discover the ancient myths that surround our oceans, and the modern science behind them. Part of the 'Eyewitness' video series.

Master the signature sounds of iconic guitarists.

Learn amazing facts about rocks, gems, and the Earth itself.

Take a flight of fancy with nature's most beguiling creatures. See their miraculous transformation from lowly caterpillar to airborne adult, and learn why these delicate insects have long inspired and entraced us.

The Standard Deviants teach biology with humorous skits, computer graphics and a fun, approachable format.

Provides video instruction in calculus, including functions and graphing limits, positive and negative infinity, derivatives, finding the equation of a tangent line, point-slope formula, exponential functions, natural logs, and more.

The ocean covers 71 percent of the earth's surface and contains 97 percent of the planet's water, yet more than 95 percent of the underwater world remains unexplored. The ocean is key to transportation and recreation. Its resources may hold the cures to many diseases, as well as provide answers the most basic questions such as, 'How does the earth work?' Oceanic presents three programs that uncover the many wondrous facts about the ocean and its power...