Resources

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Audience

Novelist K-8 Plus

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If you want some help finding a new book for a young reader, give NoveList K-8 Plus a try. Use it to search for new titles for kids k-8 with great results. Try the Recommended Reads Lists located on the left side of the homepage and span all genres and age levels.

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Novelist Plus

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Baffled by book recommendations from online sites? Exhausted your streaming queue? Ready for something new? Your next great read is just clicks away! Find books that perfectly match your reading preferences and moods curated by experts.

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Pronunciator

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Learn any of 315 languages with Personalized Courses, movies, chat, and more. Learn online, either on your desktop computer or mobile device!

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Read-It from EBSCO

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For anyone who has a good foundation in English grammar and reading skills. It is a place to find reading material about many subjects. Articles are short, and written to support your reading skills as you learn about topics in English that you need for school and everyday life.

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Salem Press

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Analyzes the most important works in all genres—long fiction, short fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction—throughout history and around the world, helping to define and critique the literary canon.

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Sanborn Maps

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The Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps between 1867-1970. The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape. Come explore America's rich and diverse building history.
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Sanborn Maps - via the Library of Congress Website

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The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Online Checklist provides a searchable database of the fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company housed in the collections of the Geography and Map Division (of the Library of Congress).

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Scratch

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The world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization.

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The Great Courses Library Collection

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A video streaming service with more than 250 courses, led by the world's top experts, covering a broad range of subjects, such as science, mathematics, philosophy, history, literature, fine arts and music, travel, business, and personal development. Available through the Libby app.

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Thomasnet

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A company of engineers, analysts, researchers, and experienced experts in the industrial marketplace working to help grow your network, gather industry information, and discover new products, services, and partnerships.

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Transparent Language Online

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Language learners can build vocabulary, practice skills, and maintain what you have learned, available anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.
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Universal Class

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Access more than 600 courses in 35 subject areas, many of which offer accredited Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Complete courses at your own pace, anytime on any device, with unlimited access. Real human instructors grade assignments and provide feedback.

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Virginia Chronicle by the Library of Virginia

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A historical archive of Virginia newspapers, providing free access to full text searching and digitized images of over 4 million newspaper pages.
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Westlaw Next - In-Library Use Only

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Available for use inside the Library only and located on a dedicated Public Law Library resource station.