Name | Description | Use At Home? |
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FactCite - American and World Biography ![]() |
10,000 biographies of famous people from around the world. More than 2,000 illustrations. |
Yes |
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More than 6,000 illustrated articles of people, places, and events in American history. |
Yes |
FactCite - Biography for Beginners ![]() |
Illustrated biographies written especially for beginning and striving readers. |
Yes |
FactCite - Defining Moments in U.S. History ![]() |
This resource for middle school students and above explores the historical context and consequences of 30 defining moments in United States history, such as the Battle of Gettysburg, the Great War and the Jazz Age and the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Each event is treated in detail and supplemented with primary source documents, timelines, biographies, reading lists, glossaries, and photographs. |
Yes |
FactCite - Greek and Roman Mythology ![]() |
500 articles on Greek and Roman mythological figures with more than 300 illustrations. |
Yes |
FactCite - The Lincoln Library Online ![]() |
American History |
Yes |
FamilySearch Affiliate Library ![]() |
Gain access to over 350 million restricted images when you log into your free FamilySearch account inside the library. From home you can still log in to access FamilySearch's free resources. |
No |
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center ![]() |
Information on more than 3,400 jobs in 94 industries. Includes sample resumes and cover letters, and tips on interviewing. Also includes 48,000 scholarships and internships for college students. |
Yes |
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Easy-to-understand guides on how to manage your finances, including budgeting, student loans, how to start a checking account, and how to start a 401(k) |
Yes |
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Scholarly and general content covering a wide variety of topics including health, education, technology, business, and the social sciences. |
No |
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Provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. On Fold3, you can combine records found on the site with what you have in your own albums and shoeboxes to create an online memorial for someone who served. (Guided Tour) |
Yes |
Foundation Directory Online Professional ![]() |
Unprecedented wealth of timely, comprehensive information on grantmakers and their grants: over 140,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.; over 4,000 sponsoring companies; over 3.8 million recently awarded grants; over 1 million recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF |
No |
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This American History resource includes e-books from Scholastic’s Cornerstones of Freedom series. Each is paired with nonfiction videos and links to related websites. Topics include: Revolutionary Era, Our Democracy, Westward Expansion, Immigration, Slavery and the Civil War, Economy, the 20th Century, Today’s World and War. |
Yes |