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Education, History, Kids, Reference
Prepare reports on U.S. states and research detailed information about the U.S. and individual states. Research culture, people, history, geography and government. Explore 127 feature articles for every state and territory, 103 feature articles about the United States, video dictionaries to help learn geography, thousands of royalty-free images, and study plans for teachers.
Education, History, Kids, Teens, Languages, References
Comprehensive, easy-to-navigate information on 175 countries including culture, language, history, national symbols, geography, and more.
Education, How-To
Explore food culture and traditional recipes from around the world. It’s a movable feast in a digital cookbook.
Education, Languages, Reference
Find essential travel information on 202 world cities--culture, attractions, food, transportation, security, and more.
Education, Teens
A multidisciplinary database for academic institutions powered by EBSCOhost, providing thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed journals to support scholarly research in key areas of study.
Education, How-To
Access more than 21,000 films - watch a Bob Dylan concert, go on a trip with Rick Steves, learn to bake with Julia Child, enjoy an award-winning indie film, work out with Jeanette Jenkins, and much more. Includes documentaries, award-winning educational films, independent movies, and helpful instructional videos on a wide variety of topics.
News
Examine U.S. news from local, regional, and national sources, including printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos. Explore a specific issue or event through the detailed coverage provided by local reporting or compare a wide variety of viewpoints from across the country. Search topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people.
Genealogy, Teens
Search for ancestors in 300 years of newspapers, books, pamphlets, and government reports.
Genealogy, History, News
The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. An easy-to-use interface allows searching by name, date range, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation, geographic location, philanthropic activities, etc.
Genealogy
More than 200 billion images in 7,000 unique databases, including census records, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, and more. Click here for remote access to Ancestry outside the library.
Books
Create a list of your favorite authors that are currently available in your library’s catalog, and receive an email notice as soon as the library receives one of their new titles, with a link into the catalog to place your own hold.
Books, Teens, Kids
Use Beanstack to participate in reading challenges like the library’s Summer and Winter Reading Challenges, keep track of the books you read all year, and receive personalized book recommendations for you and your kids by email.
How-To
Find step-by-step auto repair instructions, maintenance schedules, recalls, diagrams and more. Search by specific year, make and model.
News
Provided by NewsBank, get full-text access to current and past issues of the Christian County Headliner.
Business, Education, Employment, How-To
Video courses are the fastest and easiest way to learn how to use a computer. Use the materials in this center to learn the basics of computers, from searching the Internet to using popular programs for word processing, creating spreadsheets and databases, implementing design and more.
Education
Convenient access to understandable health and medical information powered by EBSCOhost. Browse medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
Education, Magazines
Consumer Reports offers complete access to rating information from the Consumer Reports Magazine, Buying Guides, and more. Access rating information and product testing made available by the Consumers Union, an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.
Books, Education, Genealogy, Reference
Discover and search the millions of images, texts, videos and sounds pulled from libraries,
archives, and museums from all across the Unites States. Explore your favorite topic or find a new favorite! No library card is required.
Education, Books
Video Tutorial – Read fiction and non-fiction for adults and children, with more than 33,000 titles, unlimited downloads, and no waiting.
Education, Reference
Leading research databases and discovery service providing scholarly journals, full-text articles, magazines, e-books, and more.
Education
An authoritative database of indexed and full-text educational literature and resources. Essential for education researchers of all kinds, it features journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
Education, Kids
Designed for the needs and search abilities of elementary school students, this EBSCOhost research database contains age-appropriate materials, lots of images and videos, and topic overviews to provide students with a starting point for research.
Education, Teens
Designed for the needs and search abilities of high school students, this EBSCOhost research database contains age-appropriate materials, lots of images and videos, and topic overviews to provide students with a starting point for research.
Education, Teens
Designed for the needs and search abilities of high school students, this EBSCOhost research database contains age-appropriate materials, lots of images and videos, and topic overviews to provide students with a starting point for research.
Education, Teens
Online research and reference sources for high school and college students, including World News Digest, Today’s Science, and Issues and Controversies.
Business, Reference
Grow your small business by reaching untapped markets. Generate custom maps and graphs detailing the demographics of your area.
Business, Reference
Access thousands of articles, videos, and other resources--all sorted by topic. Learn about subjects of interest to small business owners such as venture capital, marketing, and managing employees.
Business, Reference
Create an entrepreneur profile, generate a lean business plan, create a break-even analysis, and more--all with guidance and helpful resources.
Business, Education, Employment, How-To
Sign up for one of hundreds of six-week instructor-led online courses, covering topics such as computers, business, life skills, and many more.
Reference, Legal Forms
Print or download from a wide selection of essential legal forms that may
be customized for the most common legal procedures. Includes real estate
contracts, wills, premarital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce,
landlord-tenant, and many others.
Education, Employment, How-To
More than 1,000 lessons in technology, math, reading, and more—all free.
Genealogy
Comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.
Books
Instantly borrow free digital movies, music, eBooks, and audiobooks with your library card.
News
Provided by NewsBank, read current and past issues of the Kansas City Star online. Full image and text.
Education, Employment, Teens
Achieve educational and career goals by taking practice tests with complete answer explanations. Offers tutorial courses and eBooks to help with High School equivalency exam prep, ACT and SAT prep, career-specific tests, and more.
Languages
Ph.D.-created and linguist-approved software teaches real conversations in over 70 languages and makes it fun. Free mobile apps, plus learning through film available.
Education, Health
MedlinePlus is an online health information resource provided by the National Library of
Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, and a part of the National Institutes of
Health (NIH). No library card is required.
Books, Magazines
Download digital audiobooks or eBooks. Powered by Overdrive.
Books
New Book Alerts is a free online service that showcases the newest titles purchased by your library. Receive alerts via email and/or RSS feeds. If you see a new title that you are interested in, just click “check catalog” to place a hold on the item right away.
Books
The premiere database of reading recommendations, with comprehensive information about books including expert recommendations, read-alike recommendations, reviews, and more.
Employment
Comprehensive research database especially for educators powered by EBSCOhost, with full-text access to education journals.
Business, Directory, Employment, Genealogy, Reference
Reference Solutions is a powerful online reference and research tool providing library cardholders instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on U.S. businesses (59 million) and U.S. residents (310 million). Reference Solutions makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more.
Business, Employment
More than 200 expert-developed resumes covering a range of occupations and preparation levels. Build your own or filter templates.
Education, Teens
Designed to meet every student’s science research needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.
Books
Find your next favorite book! Select your favorites categories like fiction, mystery, romance, and many more, then sign up to receive emails to learn about the newest books in those categories that have been added to your library’s collection.
How-To
Small Engine Repair Reference Center is a database of detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all kinds of small engines.
News
Provided by NewsBank, read current and past issues of the St. Louis Dispatch Collection online. Full image and text.
Reference, History
Get full-text online access to many of our print reference titles from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing. These are the same books you find on the reference shelf at our library.
Education, Teens
Today’s Science bridges the gap between the science taught in class and real-world discoveries by leading scientists—giving comprehensive and in-depth explanations of some of the most important advances in biology, chemistry, environmental science, space, physics, and technology. Each article includes vivid images and groundbreaking videos that help make difficult concepts understandable.
Books, Kids
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books that 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.
News
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