New! Downloadable Audiobooks — Overdrive [Instructions]
Listen to the latest best sellers on your computer or portable listening device by downloading Overdrive’s audiobooks. |
NextReads
Online newsletter of reading suggestions--sent to your email address! Subscribe to one (or all!) of the following of fiction themes: fantasy, mystery, thrillers & suspense, kids books, picture books, and young adult books. New newsletters are emailed periodically. |
NoveList — [Search Tips]
Find new fiction books and authors based on your old favorites. Database contains information on over 100,000 fiction titles - including 90,000+ full-text reviews; “read-a-likes” and other reading suggestions. |
Novelist K-8 — [Search Tips]
Find new fiction books based on your old favorites for students in grades K-8. |
Tumble Books
Listen or read along at your own speed to these entertaining and amusing picture books. |
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Ancestry—Library Edition(in-library use only) — [Search Tips]
Ancestry Library Edition provides access to more than 4,000 databases with a wealth of genealogical information, including census, military, church, land and immigration records. |
America's Obituaries & Death Notices
America's Obituaries & Death Notices is a large and comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable. |
Consumer Health Complete — [Search Tips]
Convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. Search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles. |
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American Government — [Search Tips]
Find top news stories, political commentaries, and political cartoons. |
American History — [Search Tips]
In-depth investigation of themes in American History, including activities, illustrations, quizzes, and more. |
Biography Resource Center — [Search Tips]
This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. |
CQ Researcher
The award winning source of "in depth, nonbiased coverage of today's most important issues." |
Daily Life Through History & World Cultures Today — [Search Tips]
Articles, maps, charts, and primary documents. |
New! HelpNow!
Connect with a live tutor for one-on-one homework help and skills building.
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History Reference Center — [Search Tips]
History Reference Center provides access to full-text reference books, periodical articles, primary source documents, biographies, images and videos. |
Literature Resource Center — [Search Tips]
Literature Resource Center provides full-text literary criticism, reviews and author biographies across all genres and time periods. |
LitFinder — [Search Tips]
Provides access to more than 135,000 full-text poems, stories, plays, and more! |
Opposing Viewpoints — [Search Tips]
This is an award-winning source of nonbiased, full text articles on today's social and political issues. |
Science Resource Center — [Search Tips]
Science-oriented magazine and journal articles, reference content, and illustrations. |
State Geography — [Search Tips]
In-depth investigation of themes in State Geography, including activities, illustrations, quizzes, and more. |
Student Research Center — [Search Tips]
Easy to use search tool for current events and other topics commonly studied by grades K-12; includes magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film & video); can also search by topic (e.g. Current Issues, Math, Social Studies, Art and Media) |
World Book Online — [Search Tips]
The definitive online multimedia encyclopedia. Includes encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos, animations, sounds, interactive maps, and more. |
World Book Kids
Online multimedia encyclopedia designed for younger students; includes pictures, maps, activities and more. |
World Geography — [Search Tips]
In-depth investigation of themes in World Geography, including activities, illustrations, quizzes, and more. |
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras — [Search Tips]
In-depth investigation of themes in Ancient World History, including activities, illustrations, quizzes, and more. |
World History: The Modern Era — [Search Tips]
In-depth investigation of themes in World History, including activities, illustrations, quizzes, and more. |
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