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American FactFinder
Access to data from several censuses and surveys (population, housing, economic and community).
Ancestry Library Edition
This collection holds billions of records in census data, photos, directories, vital records, and more; for use within public libraries only.
Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids
A resource to help inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government through publications and information.
Congress.gov
Provides full-text access to the Congressional Record, bills, public and private laws, roll call votes, and schedules of both houses.
ERIC
A comprehensive, easy-to-use, searchable Internet-based bibliographic and full-text database of education research and information.
Environment Complete
Extensive coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.
Google Translate
Google's free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages.
Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
A resource that offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast.
LearningExpress Library (EBSCO)
An eLearning solution that provides support to students and professionals for academic skill-building, standardized test prep, career certification test prep and more.
Maine CDC
Get the latest information about the COVID 19 pandemic in Maine and listen to Maine CDC Briefings.
Maine 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.
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 News
Search through the Bangor Daily News, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, Maine Times, Portland Press Herald and Sun Journal dating back to 1980.
MedLine Plus
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families.
Merriam-Webster's 3rd New Int'l. Dictionary
Online full-text of Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus as well as a wealth of language related information.
MyHeritage (Library Edition) (EBSCO)
Access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and resources that span the past five centuries.
Nature
A top academic journal that publishes original research across a wide range of scientific fields.
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.
NoveList K-8 Plus (EBSCO)
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.
NoveList Plus (EBSCO)
A database for reading recommendations to help readers of all ages find information on books.
US Newsstream (ProQuest)
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 (ProQuest)
A daily business and financial newspaper with high marks for factual reporting.
World Book Advanced
For advanced secondary and college students, this is a reference tool that includes full encyclopedic and multimedia databases supplemented with online books, primary sources, website links and more.
World Book Discover
Amed at learners reading below year level (as well as adult literacy, reluctant readers or ESL), World Book Discover engages with easy-to-understand content, interactive multimedia and text-to-speech.
World Book Kids
For K-5th graders, this online encyclopedia presents information in a child-friendly manner, including videos, activities, read-aloud and translation features. Lexile reading levels are included.
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.
World Book Timelines
Students and researchers can browse existing timelines in a variety of subjects or create custom timelines using articles from the World Book encyclopedia to visualize the cause and effect relationship between selected events.
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.
WorldCat.org
WorldCat.org compiles and organizes the holdings of thousands of libraries globally, making it the world's largest bibliographic database.