Resources

An invaluable resource for genealogical research, Ancestry provides a comprehensive guide to U.S. sources, including the U.S. census, military records, and immigration records. The database also features extensive Canadian and international collections. Unlike most of our digital services, Ancestry can only be accessed onsite at the library.

Book Connections includes thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction children's books. Find book trailers, movies with authors, audio performances, discussion questions, and more — all great ways to engage with books together!

BookFlix is an exciting online literacy resource that pairs interactive, fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks. BookFlix engages young students, reinforces reading skills, and introduces early readers to a world of knowledge and exploration.

Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

Consumer Reports provides unbiased ratings and reviews of the safety and performance of products. It publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory and survey research center.

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos es un sitio web de referencia general en español desarrollado especialmente para los más jóvenes usuarios de la biblioteca. / Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is a Spanish-language general reference website developed especially for younger library patrons.

A student interface designed for use in Kindergarten through grade 5 with a focus on the Arts, Literature, Biography, Current Events, Geography and Culture, Health, History, Math, Science and more.

An interface designed for students in grades 9 through 12 with a focus on the Arts, Literature, Biography, Business and Careers, Current Events, Geography and Culture, Health, History, Math, Science and more.

A student interface designed for use in grades 6 through 8 with a focus on the Arts, Literature, Biography, Current Events, Geography and Culture, Health, History, Math, Science and more.

Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with simple search, easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topic, and a Curriculum Standards Module to help educators correlate content quickly and easily to Common Core and other standards.

Get access family trees, microfilms, free records, and photos to allow you to discover your family and their past. Microfilm may be ordered for a nominal fee $5.50 and may be viewed at the library.

Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc. Also search through the graves of thousands of famous people from around the world.

Fold3 provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. Original records at Fold3 help you discover and share stories about these everyday heroes, forgotten soldiers, and the families that supported them. Unlike most of our digital services, Fold3 can only be accessed onsite at the library.

Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor-led courses that you can take entirely online. Courses run for six weeks, and new sessions begin every month.

Hoopla is an on-demand streaming media service that allows you to borrow audiobooks, comics, ebooks, movies, music, and television shows online with automatic return after the loan period.

Hoosier State Chronicles provides free, online access to high quality digital images of Indiana's historic newspapers.

A collaborative effort to provide access to the wealth of primary sources in Indiana libraries, Indianas history, and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, maps, and other media.

INSPIRE is Indiana's Virtual Online Library.  It includes full-text magazine and journal articles, websites, pamphlets, images, almanacs, full-text historic newspapers, multimedia, library catalogs, and much more.