Online Resources
Looking for reliable information? Our online databases help you go beyond a basic internet search. Whether you’re researching a school project, exploring your family history, starting a business, improving your health, or learning something new, these resources provide access to high-quality articles, research tools, historical records, financial data, and more.
Carefully selected to support learning, research, and curiosity at every age, these databases are free to use with your library card. Library staff are always happy to help you get started.
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Consumer Information
Make informed decisions with resources that help you evaluate products, compare services, and stay up to date on consumer news and ratings. Explore tools covering finances, insurance, product reviews, and everyday purchases.
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Consumer Reports
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Online Learning
Build new skills and explore new interests with the library’s online learning resources. These tools offer courses, tutorials, and guided instruction across a wide range of subjects: from technology and career skills to creative hobbies and lifelong learning.
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Gale Courses
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Mango Languages
Audience
Explore fun and educational resources designed for young learners. These databases support early learning through elementary school with activities, videos, reading help, and kid-friendly research tools.
Library Databases for Children
Find trusted resources to help with middle school and high school assignments. These databases offer research tools, homework help, test preparation, and information for school projects.
Resources for educators, homeschoolers, and education students. Explore research databases, lesson planning materials, professional development tools, and teaching support resources.
Online Resources FAQs
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Online resources (also called databases) are trusted websites that the library provides for free with your library card. They include things like research articles, genealogy records, language learning, job-skill courses, financial data, and more.
Unlike general internet searches, these resources are curated and often include information that is not freely available online.
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Yes! Most online resources are available 24/7 from home with your library card.
Some resources may only be available inside the library, depending on the publisher’s licensing agreement. They will be marked as "Available for in-library use only."
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Yes. Most databases allow you to:
- Print articles
- Download PDFs
- Email articles to yourself
- Save citations
Options vary depending on the database.
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Absolutely! Library staff can:
- Help you choose the right database
- Show you how to search
- Help you download or print articles
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Some databases require separate authentication after you enter with your library card.
You may occasionally be asked to create a free personal account inside the database to save progress, bookmarks, or coursework.