Research Databases

Information about books and authors.

American and English literature- poetry, drama, fiction, and the Bible.

Access biographical information on more than 335,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines.

Historic digital collections from libraries, museums, and archives across Ohio and more. The DPLA portal to photographs, maps, documents, and AV materials from across the country is a great starting place for your local history and genealogy reference.

A trustworthy environment for students and educators in grades K through 5 to look up facts for class projects or homework.

Grades 6-12: A far better alternative to websites and search engines for students to look up articles and facts for research papers or homework.

A premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America's military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents.

An easy-to-use digital resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics.

Search census records, books, serials, and other historical records to trace your genealogy.  You must be in the library to access this database.

Find "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast.

Career preparation; Workforce Skills for 21st Century Success; high school equivalency center; college admissions test preparation; school center; adult core skills; computer skills center and more.

Learn on your time, how and when you want.  Choose from a library of over 16,000 engaging, top-quality courses, taught by industry-recognized experts.  All you need to get started is your library card number and PIN!

Research an author, novel, or poem for school or personal interest. Learn more about a literary movement for book discussions.

Oxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press's Dictionaries, Companions, and Encyclopedias.

Reference content in humanities, social sciences, and science.

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this resource provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.

Learn to speak a new language. Over 100 foreign language courses are available that can help you learn languages including French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. There's also an ESL component that provides English language learning to speakers of over 25 different languages.

An excellent way to get a quick authoritative and accessible overview of a subject.

Identify trees by leaf, fruit, or name.

Quickly identify a certain type of snake or learn more about the species!

Identify flint artifacts and learn about Ohio's prehistoric peoples.

Information resources for pre-school through college: Atlas; citation builder; dictionary; government websites; interactive maps; timelines; world newspapers, and more.

Welcome to Early Learning by World Book, the premier online resource for preschoolers and children in the early elementary grades.  Developed with experts on early childhood education and guided by evidence-based practices of reading instruction, Early Learning offers rich resources designed for easy integration into the classroom curriculum, public library programming, or learning at home.

L’Encyclopédie Découverte- A full-featured, beginner-level reference source, Découverte provides users with a database written at basic French reading levels. Seamlessly integrates with World Book Kids for parallel English-language content.

Thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enrich thousands of articles, with teacher guides.

Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta is a comprehensive Spanish-language database designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants. From the world’s largest and most respected Spanish-language publishers, aulaPlaneta includes more than 140,000 articles, 8,000 web links to additional information, and 9,000 images, videos, animations, sounds, and interactive media.

Contains an extensive multimedia collection, including editor-selected websites, and correlations to state standards.

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos- This dedicated Spanish-language database contains videos, compare-and-contrast features, selected articles, and a visual dictionary to allow ESL students and Spanish-learners the chance to learn. Integrated with World Book Kids for parallel English-language content.

Investigate the chronological significance of world events and the lives of notable historical figures.  Build and share timelines. Use your own events and images or add content and images from World Book.