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American FactFinder - US Census

Access to data from several censuses and surveys (population, housing, economic and community) from the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.

Ancestry Classroom

ANCESTRY CLASSROOM for student use. Access at school only. No remote access.

Ancestry.com Library Edition

This collection holds billions of records in census data, photos, directories, vital records, and more. Video tutorial from Niche Academy.

Bangor Daily News Through EBSCO Host

Bangor Daily News through EBSCO Host 2003 to present

Ben

A resource to help inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government through publications and information distributed by the Gov't. Publishing Office (GPO).

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

Over 2,000 curated primary-source documents related to critical people and events in African American history. Our intention is to support a wide range of students, independent researchers and anyone interested in learning more about the foundation of ongoing racial injustice in the U.S. – and the fights against it.

Congress.gov

Provides full-text access to the Congressional Record, bills, public and private laws, roll call votes, and schedules of both houses.

Digital Maine Library

Databases and other resources available to all Maine residents.

DigitalMaine Repository

DIGITALMAINE REPOSITORY is working to make digital collections from all Maine cultural institutions freely accessible to the world.

DocsTeach World War I

World War I Primary sources from the National Archives

EBSCOhost Ebook Collection

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

Free research resource offers essential content covering important issues related to race in society today through essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources.

Explora for College Prep

A collection of databases containing journals, books, magazines and more in an easy-to-use interface with simple search and browse capabilities. Content is tailored to fit the needs of students in college prep courses.

Explora for High Schools

A collection of databases containing journals, books, magazines and more in an easy-to-use interface with simple search and browse capabilities. Content is tailored to fit the needs of high school students.

Explora for Middle Schools

A collection of databases containing journals, books, magazines and more in an easy-to-use interface with simple search and browse capabilities. Content is tailored to fit the needs of grades 6-8 students.

Fold3

Access to historical military records. For use with Ancestry Classroom. Must be used at school. No remote access.

Funk & Wagnall

This K-8 resource includes thousands of encyclopedic records with images, brief biographies and information in a variety of subject areas.

Covering topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century, this research database contains full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents.

A valuable full-text database covering literary, scholarly and creative thought providing full text, indexing and abstracts for the most noted scholarly sources in the humanities.

Kennebec Journal

Access to the Kennebec Journal 2003-present through EBSCO Host Newspaper Source Plus

Khan Academy

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

Maine Memory Network

A project of the Maine Historical Society, provides access to thousands of historical items belonging to over 260 organizations from across Maine.

Maine Secretary of State Kids

Information for K-12 on the State of Maine as well as links to other student programs from the Secretary of State's Office.

MaineCat

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

Minerva

Find books in the library

Morning Sentinel

Access to Maine's Morning Sentinel Newspaper 2004-present through EBSCO Host Newspaper Source Plus

Newspaper Source Plus

A full-text digital collection of millions of articles from newspapers and newswires and offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.

Newspapers.com

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

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.

Points of View Reference Source

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database of rich content can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

ProCon.org

Sourced pros and cons of debatable issues, as well as a host of reference information relevant to those issues, thoroughly researched and compiled by research staff and editors.

Purdue OWL

MLA Citation Style Guide

Sun Journal

Access to Maine's Sun Journal from 2009 to present through EBSCO Host Newspaper Source Plus

Sweet Search

A search engine for students.

World Fact Book (CIA)

Produced by the CIA, the World Factbook summarizes information about countries and other international entities, such as demographics, geography, communications, government, and economy.