Electronic Resources
Best Bets And Databases
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contains comprehensive life histories for the 716+ bird species in the USA and Canada with accompanying audio and videos. |
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is a searchable encyclopedia that is great for school projects and subject overviews. |
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is a reader's guide to novels in series, which allows you to browse by author, title, character, location, and subject. |
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is great for school projects - elementary through high school - or searching for scholarly information and primary sources. This retrieves full-text articles in the form of newspapers, magazines, and book listings on one screen. |
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Find your family using genealogy and census information. |
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lets you practice for school and community career tests. Some examples are middle and high school SOL subjects, AP exams, the GED, SAT, ACT, real estate exams, ASVAB, cosmetology licensure, and more. |
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is a language-learning program that offers audio (spoken) lessons in a number of languages. |
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| contains e-books with a free user account. | |
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searches books by topic, author, genre, or title. Must be used in the library. |
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| Oxford Dictionaries |
provides Oxford's largest modern English dictionaries, thesauruses, and usage guides at your fingertips. Access from home by clicking on "Sign in" in the upper right, then entering your barcode. |
| Oxford English Dictionary |
is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words—past and present—from across the English-speaking world. Access from home by clicking on "Sign in" in the upper right, then entering your barcode. |
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has information on aging, health, financial planning, and legal concerns. The non-profit organization provides services with a zip-code search for health facilities, assisted living, support groups, and more. |
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is an online collection of animated, talking picture books. It teaches children the joy of reading in a friendly format. The Tumblebook Library contains existing picture books with added animation, sound, music, narration, and games. |




















