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Newsbank

Access tons of news articles on hundreds of topics. Click on "Historical Timeline" to access historical newspapers from 1690-2000!

Biography Reference Source

Access thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today.

ABC-CLIO The African American Experience

The African American Experience: The American Mosaic provides a comprehensive survey of African American history and its heartbreaking struggles, major movements—political, social, artistic, and literary—and most notable events and legislative reform.

Proquest Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

This database is focused on Black Freedom, featuring select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history.

SIRS Discoverer

A general reference database covering content such as reading, language arts, current events, science, social studies, history, health, and technology.

U.S. History (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, primary documents, and more on topics in U.S. history.

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

EBSCOhost eBook Collection

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

Google Books

Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.

Salem Press Online

The online version of the following reference sets of books: Music Innovators, Adolescent Health & Wellness, The 1960s in America, Great Events From History: The Ancient World,Great Lives From History: The Ancient World

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.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

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

History Reference Source

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.

MAS Complete

A research database that contains full text for hundreds of popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more.

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.

Middle Search Plus

A full-text database providing popular middle school magazines, reference e-books, and thousands of primary source documents and videos.

Newsbank

Access tons of news articles on hundreds of topics. Click on "Historical Timeline" to access historical newspapers from 1690-2000!

Biography Reference Source

Access thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today.

SIRS Discoverer

A general reference database covering content such as reading, language arts, current events, science, social studies, history, health, and technology.

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

EBSCOhost eBook Collection

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

Google Books

Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.

Salem Press Online

The online version of the following reference sets of books: Music Innovators, Adolescent Health & Wellness, The 1960s in America, Great Events From History: The Ancient World,Great Lives From History: The Ancient World

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.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

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

History Reference Source

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.

MAS Complete

A research database that contains full text for hundreds of popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more.

Middle Search Plus

A full-text database providing popular middle school magazines, reference e-books, and thousands of primary source documents and videos.

ABC-CLIO The African American Experience

The African American Experience: The American Mosaic provides a comprehensive survey of African American history and its heartbreaking struggles, major movements—political, social, artistic, and literary—and most notable events and legislative reform.

Proquest Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

This database is focused on Black Freedom, featuring select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history.

U.S. History (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, primary documents, and more on topics in U.S. history.