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Academic OneFile (Gale)

Complete source for peer-reviewed scholarly articles across all academic disciplines

Assignment Calculator

The Assignment Calculator breaks down research and writing projects into manageable steps based on your due dates. Each step includes hints and "how-to" links. You can also sign up to get text reminders for each step.

Books and Authors

Lively reviews and recommendations make book selection fun.

Capstone Interactive

Ebooks for high school school students. Contact the library for login information.

Cloud Library

Ebook and eaudio books through Lithgow Library. Access with a Lithgow Library card.

College (Gale In Context)

Interdisciplinary content that reinforces the development of skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, communication, collaboration, and innovation. Learners can access news content including full-text newspapers and periodicals. Empower learning with hundreds of thousands of images, videos, and audio selections.

Digital Maine Library

Databases and other resources available to all Maine residents.

EBSCOhost Ebook Collection

A collection of 7,989 e-books on a wide variety of topics for all ages.

EasyBib

Use EasyBib to help you cite your sources.

Literature (Gale Literature)

Literary content integrates with subject indexing for a full research experience.

Gale Literature: Scribner Writer Series

Signed essays on 2,000 authors and genres from the acclaimed print series.

Twayne

In-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers of the world withi ...

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

Global Newsstream

Search the most recent global news content in over 2,800 news sources including newspapers, newswires, news journals, transcripts, video, and digital-first content in full-text format

Google Scholar

Provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.

High School (Gale In Context)

An engaging student experience merges magazines, news, multimedia and more.

Khan Academy

Provides a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere.

Maine Student Book Award

Maine Student Book Award lists.

MaineCat

MAINECAT Catalog containing Minerva libraries, the Maine State Library, Portland Public and the University of Maine system.

Merriam-Webster

Online full-text of Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus as well as a wealth of language related information.

Middle School (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, images, topic selections, and more for middle schoolers

Minerva

Find books in the library

News (Gale OneFile)

Regional, national, and world newspapers

Niche Academy

An award winning online learning platform that includes quick video tutorials for many of the resources you ll find in the Digital Maine Library.

North Star YA Book Award

Young adult book award list in Maine.

NoveList K-8 Plus

Created especially for children and the adults who work with them. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.

NoveList Plus

A database for reading recommendations to help readers of all ages find information on books. Includes expert recommendations, read-alikes, reviews, articles, lists and more. Also provides audiobook information and recommendations. Video tutorial from Niche Academy.

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)

Continuously updated information and opinions cover hot issues

Power Search

A search platform unlike any other.

Purdue OWL

MLA Citation Style Guide

Sync

Sync, the free summer audiobook program for teens from Audiofile.

Scribbr

Citation generator.

Sweet Search

A search engine for students.

US Newsstream

Provides access to the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.

Wall Street Journal

A daily business and financial newspaper with high marks for factual reporting. It has a focus upon business and economy but often reports on related topics in politics, arts and world events.

World Book Encyclopedia

A general A-Z reference resource, World Book Encyclopedia covers thousands of entries in a wide variety of topics, adding in color photos, diagrams, charts, tables and maps.

Biography.com

BIOGRAPHY.COM is a database of over 25,000 biographies of historical figures and celebrities.

Digital Maine Library

Databases and other resources available to all Maine residents.

Fine Arts (Gale OneFile)

Articles art history, music, drama, filmmaking, and related fields

Gale Literature: Scribner Writer Series

Signed essays on 2,000 authors and genres from the acclaimed print series.

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

High School (Gale In Context)

An engaging student experience merges magazines, news, multimedia and more.

Middle School (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, images, topic selections, and more for middle schoolers

Newspapers.com

Access to historical newspapers used in conjunction with Ancestry Classroom. Access in school only. No remote access available.

Sweet Search

A search engine for students.

Science (Gale OneFile)

Updated daily, this collection includes 1.6 million articles and 200 journals.

U.S. History (Gale OneFile)

Robust coverage for both novice historians and advanced researchers.

US Newsstream

Provides access to the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.

World Book Student

World Book Student connects students with a variety of multimedia and articles, while providing tools to teachers to support an inquiry-driven or flipped classroom curriculum.