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Free Career Help - Adults can get help from live career specialists with resume writing job search and career help. You can get help with academic support, GED prep and citizenship test prep from a professional tutor.

 

Ask Here PA is a 24 hours, 7 day a week reference service for Pennsylvania residents and students. It is designed to find answers to questions quickly, using the Internet and library databases. You'll be connected via live chat to a librarian in Pennsylvania.
Access Business News

Access Business News: Access Business News consolidates current and archived content from the complete, full-text electronic editions of approximately 200 business and law journals, local and regional business news weeklies and other news sources across North America. It extensively covers industries, markets, companies, executives and products to meet a wide range of business needs.

Acceda Noticias

Acceda Noticias provides convenient access to the complete electronic editions of more than 20 Spanish-language newspapers

published in major U.S. cities from Florida to California. It also includes tens of thousands of current and archived full-text articles from other news sources from across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Columbia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Spain.

Allentown Morning Call The Morning Call archives contain full text articles from 1984 - present.The Morning Call includes full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues.
America's Newspapers

America's Newspapers enables library patrons topinpoint information on people, issues and events in the local area or around the country. Updated daily, this comprehensive resource offers tens of millions of current and archived full-text articles from newspapers nationwide in a single, fully searchable online resource. It includes the complete electronic editions of more than 2,000 U.S. newspapers and news video clips.

Express-Times

Express -Times  7/13/1998 to current.  The Express - Times includes full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues.

Greenwood Daily Life Online

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Exploring everyday life from the ancient to the modern world. The depth of material ranges from full-length encyclopedia articles to chapter-long discussions. Browse by time period, region and subject. "Includes World Folklore & Folklife"

Grolier Online

Includes Encyclopedia Americana for in-depth research, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia for middle to upper grades, and America the Beautiful for research on U.S. states and territories. También disponible en el  español.

LearnATest.com

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Test preparation for GED, SAT, Civil Service and more! This service also includes basic courses in reading and math. También disponible en el español.

MagillOnLiterature

An online source for editorially reviewed critical analyses of literature. This database also includes brief plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature. This database includes Masterplots, Masterplots II, Magill's Literary Annual 1990-2001 and more! Authors On Literature is now included.

MasterFile Premier

 

MasterFILE™ Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags.

Morning Star Investment

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Announcing Morningstar.com Library Edition, the library's Internet based stock and mutual fund resource. Use it to find in- depth stock and fund reports.

NoveList

This readers' advisory service will help you find fiction books that match your interests. Search by title, author, or series to find read-alikes.

OCLC First Search

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FirstSearch gives library users instant online access to more than 70 databases for research and location of unique resources.  También disponible en el  español.   Aussi disponible en français.

POWER LIBRARY

Use the Power Library to search for magazine, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles on most topics. Also find reference for kids, photos, charts, and more

Proquest - New York Times Archives The New York Times with a historical directory search.

Science Resource Center

The science database provides a one-stop resource for all science-related research needs. It includes information on topics such as earth science, science history, life science, physical science, science and technology, space, and mathematics. (Use your library card number for home access.)

Thomson Gale Legal Forms

Thomas Gale Legal Forms provide a wide selection of Pennsylvania legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.

ThomasNet Search ThomasNet.com, the most comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more...