ProQuest has partnered with MyFamily.com to create Ancestry® Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.
This database provides details on every business and every household within the U.S.
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A readers’ advisory resource that provides honest and intelligent reviews, hand selected read-alikes, and author interviews for over 15,000 titles (the best in contemporary adult (and some YA) fiction and nonfiction across a range of genres.
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On demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning for all ages and levels. Brainfuse HelpNow™ provides differentiated learning solutions for users of diverse needs and background. Students communicate with live tutors using an interactive whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph homework problems. HelpNow™ will be available to all library patrons from the public computers at their local library or from any computer with internet connection starting July 1, 2025. To access HelpNow™, please click here.
BrainHQ is your online headquarters for brain training, with specialized exercises for memory, attention, brain speed, people skills, decision-making, and navigation. Just as the right kind of exercise can improve our physical health, the right kind of brain training can improve our brain health and cognitive performance. BrainHQ provides the training your brain needs to be at its best.
Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.
Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
This comprehensive database brings together a wide variety of global business information including company profiles, industry reports, and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers. It contains full text from over 3,900 periodical titles.
An interactive career resource designed for people of all ages. Find the right career, explore different career options, or plan future education and training.
ComicsPlus Library Edition offers 20K+ digital comics and graphic novels for all ages. Includes unlimited simultaneous access to all content (no holds, no waiting, no limits on checkouts), popular and recognizable content for all ages,. Updated monthly (about 200 titles) from Dark Horse, Dynamite, IDW, Tokyopop, and Valiant.
Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
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The online resume builder that lets you create professional-quality resumes in three quick and simple steps.
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Comprehensive list of periodical titles and corresponding databases in which they appear.
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Explora is EBSCO’s interface for Schools and Public Libraries. Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with the following features: Simple search that quickly delivers relevant result, easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topic and topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research.
Ensure student and educator success with EBSCO’s new interface for schools and public libraries. Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.
Convenient access to US military records (American Revolution onward), including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
Gale Academic OneFile provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
Resource for academic research includes scholarly journals and selected general interest titles in a wide variety of subjects.
For many patrons, finding a book that interests them can be time-consuming. Match their reading interests with Gale Books and Authors, a reader’s advisory database that makes finding a great read much less challenging. With fun ways to browse, an intuitive design, read-alikes, reviews, award winners and themed book lists, and more this resource answers the age-old question, “What do I read next?” A NOVELny Database.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship gives business owners 24-hour expertise covering all aspects of starting and operating a business including: finance, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, and taxes and contains hundreds of sample business plans created by real-life entrepreneurs, award-winning eBooks, as well as content from over 300 business journals and magazines. A NOVELny Database.
Gale Business: Plan Builder is a step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit. The program’s intuitive dashboard walks users through five areas of exploration to develop a business plan focused on long-term success.
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.
Gale Health and Wellness offers 24/7 access to full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more. Perfect for researchers at all levels, this comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices. A NOVELny Database.
Gale in Context: Biography is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world’s most influential people. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.
Magazine and newspaper articles for students K-5. (Formerly known as Kids Infobits)
Created specifically for middle-schoolers, Gale in Context: Middle School combines the best of Gale’s reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
Full-text resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Terrorism to Endangered Species, Stem Cell Research to Gun Control. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center brings together all the information that’s needed to fully understand an issue: pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles that provide context, full-text magazines, academic journals, and newspapers, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, including images and podcasts, links to hand-selected web sites, and more!
Gale in Context: Science is an engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. Drawing students in with captivating subject matter, Gale in Context: Science showcases how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues ranging from bacteria to obesity and weather. The collection includes millions of full-text articles that includes national and global publications as well as 200+ experiments, projects, and top reference content.
Gale in Context: U.S. History is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. The comprehensive, contextual, media-rich collection empowers learners to develop information literacy and critical thinking skills. Topics range from the arrival of Vikings in North America all to the way to the first stirrings of the American Revolution and on through the Civil Rights movement, 9/11, and the War on Terror. Content includes reference works, millions of news and periodical articles, and more than 5,000 rare and vital primary source documents that range from slave journals to presidential papers.
Gale in Context: World History reaches back to the ancient world — and forward to today’s headlines — to deliver a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Rare primary sources, reliable reference and multi-media content put this vast topic into context for students. Content is aligned with state and national curriculum standards.
Take the law into your own hands and create accurate, reliable legal documents with no hassle with Gale LegalForms. It offers New York specific “attorney forms” – officially approved forms actually used by law firms. Many of the forms and documents are available in Word and Adobe format so you just need to simply “fill in the blanks.” A NOVELny Database.
Provides access to business and technical publications in the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.
This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports is a great resource for any educator–from the school teacher and administrator to those studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate level. Educator’s Reference Complete seeks to provide full text for titles in the Eric database and covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty–such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing. It also provides insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy.
Google is often the go-to source for research, but the results aren’t always accurate. Gale OneFile collections connect you to credible articles from leading magazines, newspapers, and journals. A NOVELny Database.
Informe Académico proporciona acceso a periódicos y revistas especializadas de lengua española y portuguesa. La base de datos ofrece una amplia gama de contenidos sobre América Latina.
Informe Académico provides access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines. The database offers a wide range of content both from and about Latin America.
Provides access to authoritative periodical content covering topics such as 21st-century skills, organizational dynamics and leadership, adult learning and continuing education, and more. Updated daily, this library resource is useful for researchers or any professional interested in career development.
Exclusive features, including Topic Finder, InterLink, and a mobile-optimized interface, support and enhance the search experience. A NOVELny Database.
This innovative full-text newspaper resource allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section or other fields, eliminating random searching through newspaper archives.
Prepare for standardized tests with eBooks, online courses, and full-length practice tests for GED, SAT, ACT, AP, PSAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, U.S. citizenship, and more in Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep. Research undergraduate and graduate programs, find tuition assistance, and explore and prepare for careers whether you’re entering the workforce for the first time or searching for new opportunities. A variety of interactive methods prompt personalized career recommendations and insight on programs, knowledge, skills, and ability. Search for jobs and create visually interesting résumés, cover letters, and websites that can be externally shared with prospective employers, using pre-built templates. A NOVELny Database.
Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content. HeritageQuest Online includes all of the images, and extensive indexing, from the 1790 – 1940 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, and more.
One of the most extensive digital map collections available with over 1.5 million high-resolution, full color historic maps from big cities to small farms. With access to more than five centuries of maps, genealogists, historians, and researchers can gain insight into how physical and human geographies have changed over time. The collection consists of land ownership (cadastral) maps illustrating the geographic and developmental history of the United States.
This database offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue of The New York Times. Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue, 1851-2019.
Includes full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue of the Long Island newspaper of record. Coverage runs from 1940 through 1985.
“Play, run, jump and connect with other athletes while learning new techniques, mastering tricks and having fun…” A wide library of videos to learn from.
Find up to date proprietary editorial content covering more than 40,000 public and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives. Hoover’s, widely recognized as a leading provider of corporate data, delivers in depth industry analyses, information on a company’s location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more.
Welcome to Library Chef!
We’re excited to offer you access to Library Chef—your go-to platform for fun cooking experiences for adults, kids, and teens! With your library card, you can dive into live cooking classes, exciting recipes, and more.
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Click here. Use your library card to sign up—No Zoom needed; all classes take place within the platform. Recipes are also included!
Literature Resource Center is Gale’s most current, comprehensive and reliable online literature database offering the broadest and most representative range of authors and their works including a deep collection of full-text critical and literary analysis. The database provides researchers with unbounding evidence to support their literary responses and thesis statements through a diversity of scholars and critics that ensure all views and perspectives are represented.
New York Heritage is a portal for learning more about the people, places and events that contributed to the making of New York State.
Indexing and full text coverage of The New York Times from January 1985 until the present.
Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELny is a Statewide Internet Library connecting New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)., a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.
Instructional video tutorials for digital library resources, such as Ancestry Library Edition, Consumer Reports, EbscoHost, Overdrive; Tutorials in social media applications such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter; and for software programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
This readers’ advisory database directs adults, teens and children to books they may enjoy based on authors, titles, or subjects they have already read and liked. It also provides full-text reviews and annotations for over 20,000 titles.
NoveList K-8 contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children’s “chapter” books and young adult titles. Updated monthly, NoveList K-8 is your starting place for learning about the books that you and your students need and will want to read!
Nuwav Legal Documents is an online tool that helps you easily find and complete documents for your legal needs. Nuwav Legal Documents’ easy to use format helps you take control of your legal needs by searching for a document, inputting the necessary information, and printing your ready-to-use document in just minutes.
Use esta base de datos para prepararse para las partes de educacion civica, lectura, y escritura del Examen de Naturalizacion de los Estados Unidos. En Espanol.
Use this database to prepare for the civics, reading, and writing portions of the US Naturalization Test. In Spanish.
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Use this database to prepare for the civics, reading, and writing portions of the US Naturalization Test. In English.
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Learn 80 languages in any of 50 languages, for a total of 4,000 available course combinations. Plus, ESL for 50 non-English languages.
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Cover-to-cover access to full-page images of the New York Times. Coverage includes 2008 onward with a 3-month embargo on the most recent editions.
Provides reliable content on almost every core-curricula subject through nonfiction texts, world newspapers, photographs, interactive maps (topographical, historical, and current), and videos. Also included are lesson plans and educator resources.
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
Global Newsstream enables users to search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format. This product provides one of the largest collections of news from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. All titles are cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform allowing researchers easy access to multiple perspectives, resources, and languages on the topic they are researching.
The site offers World Book’s excellent editorial content, rich media, and engaging features in Spanish.
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World Book Kids is the premier online resource developed especially for young students. The site has been optimized for tablets and features image-based navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of images and videos as well as a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities.
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From pre-K to high school and beyond, we have databases for every learner at every level. World Book Online hosts thousands of articles, as well as hundreds of maps, videos, and other media for an immersive learning experience.
Teacher resources, curriculum correlations, learning standards, and other useful tools for educators are included across all databases.
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Tailored for students in elementary and middle schools, World Book Student includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools. World Book Student is also optimized for tablets for the ultimate mobile research experience.
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World Book Timelines allows you to discover and map important events with accurate information powered by World Book’s wealth of knowledgeable resources. There are over 400 interactive timelines to learn from.
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