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144 West Merrick Road Freeport, NY 11520 Phone: (516) 379-3274 Fax: (516) 868-9741
2-11 Long Island (United Way and Middle Country Public Library)
Profiles more than 10,000 community services and resources, with information on private, non-private, and government sponsored agencies dealing with basic needs, health, education, etc.
AtoZ World Culture (World Trade Press)
AtoZ World Culture™ is an online database of information about the culture, language, history, food, religion, and much more, for 174 countries.
ABC-CLIO eBooks (ABC-CLIO) [Remote Access]
This collection includes:
- Asian American Culture: From Anime to Tiger Moms - This two-volume work provides comprehensive coverage of a variety of Asian American cultural forms, including folk tradition, literature, religion, education, politics, sports, and popular culture.
- Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History, 2nd, Edition - In addition to the more than three-million Americans who served during the Vietnam War and witnessed it firsthand, this lengthy conflict touched nearly every aspect of the American experience in the 1960s and 1970s. The Vietnam War influenced the peacenik generation that formed its identity in opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam and was the root cause of the Watergate scandal that forced the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
- Ethnic Groups of Europe: An Encyclopedia - Europe is the second smallest continent in the world, its land area comprising only two percent of the earth's total surface. Even so, Europe is home to over 730 million people, all members of interrelated yet distinct populations. From Spaniards and Icelanders in the west to Nogai and Saami in the east, Europe is home to more than 100 different ethnic groups.
- Icons of African American Comedy - Comedians entertain us and challenge us. They make us laugh and they make us think. They both reflect and dissect the cultural mosaic that is the United States. As an important part of that mosaic, African-American comedians have helped shape American comedy—and American culture—for more than a century. These are their stories.
- Painkillers: History, Science, and Issues - This accessible, easy-to-read book provides readers with different perspectives on the subject of painkillers, examining their history, production, uses, and dangers.
- Why Don't Americans Vote - This book provides a thought-provoking discussion of issues that influence voter registration and turnout in contemporary America.
ALLDATA Repair [In Library Access] (ALLDATA)
Provides diagnostic and repair information for cars and light trucks. Enter the make, model, and year of the vehicle, and choose from service categories including exhaust, brakes, steering and suspension, heating and air conditioning, warning indicators, lighting and horns, wiring diagrams, diagnostic procedures, and maintenance schedules. The ALLDATA service Advisor provides original price of parts and the estimated repair time enabling the consumer to determine repair costs.
AncestryLibrary (ProQuest) [In Library only]
This database provides unprecedented access to family history via documents that record the lineage of individuals from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more. This database is a genealogical research tool that provides access to more than 4 billion names in more than 7,000 databases, including census records, passenger lists, and the UK & Ireland Connection. It is the library version of Ancestry.com.
Banco de contenidos aula Planeta (World Book)
Gran enciclopedia hispánica para estudiantes en el grado 5+.
Bloom's Literature (Infobase)
This database contains critical essays from literary journals and scholarly and critical books. Also included in the database are biographies, character entries, synopses of literary works and hundreds of images and videos. It contains all of Harold Bloom's criticism for novels, plays, etc.
A readers' advisory resource that provides reviews, hand selected read-alikes, and author interviews for over 15,000 titles (the best in contemporary adult (and some YA) fiction and nonfiction across a range of genres. BookBrowse offers resources for book clubs, including advice, reading guides, and book club Q&As.
Books In Print (Bowker) [Remote Access]
(NOTE: TO USE THIS DATABASE FROM HOME, YOU MUST CLICK ON THE "REMOTE ACCESS" LINK. AFTER CLICKING ON THE REMOTE ACCESS LINK, YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR YOUR 14-DIGIT LIBRARY CARD BARCODE)
This database contains over 50 million global titles (in print, out of print, and forthcoming), including books, ebooks, audiobooks, and multimedia titles. Search for books by genre, characters, settings, location, time frame, and topic.
Britannica Academic (Britannica)
This database Includes the Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
Britannica Escolar (Britannica)
A resource with accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
Un recurso con contenido preciso y apropiado para la edad en español. Las nuevas características lo hacen más valioso para los hablantes nativos de español, los estudiantes bilingües y los estudiantes que están aprendiendo español.
Britannica School (Britannica)
A source for all grades (Pre-K-12) and all reading abilities. Available at three levels--elementary, middle, and high. Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
View issues of the 44 Brooklyn Newspapers archived by the Brooklyn Public Library.
Business Insights: Essentials (Gale)
This database includes company profiles, company histories, industry reports (Market Share Reports and Plunkett Reports), , and financial reports (Strengths Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Reports), as well as business magazine and newspaper articles.
Niche Academy Tutorial for this product
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
CareerCruising (Career Cruising)
Career Cruising is an interactive career resource designed for people of all ages. Use this database if you want to find the right career, explore different career options, or plan future education and training. This database is in English and Spanish.
Career Cruising es un recurso profesional interactivo diseñado para personas de todas las edades. Utilice esta base de datos si desea encontrar la carrera adecuada, explorar diferentes opciones de carrera o planificar la educación y la capacitación futuras. Esta base de datos está en inglés y español.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress)
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
ConsumerReports.org (Consumer Reports)
Access to expert ratings of over 5,000 products. Plus over 8,500 ratings and reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, user reviews, and more.
Coronavirus Research Database (ProQuest) [Remote Access]
The Coronavirus Research Database brings together trusted content from journals, preprints, conference proceedings, dissertations and more related to COVID-19 and other coronaviruses.
Credo (Credo)
Online reference service featuring reference titles covering a variety of subject areas including art, history, law, medicine, psychology, technology, bilingual dictionaries, and encyclopedias.
eBook Collection (EBSCO)
Contains a small collection of fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional development titles.
EBSCO Full Text Finder (EBSCO)
This database provides a single, searchable, comprehensive list of journal and newspaper titles located in the Library's EBSCO, Gale, and Proquest databases. You can search using a keyword search, by title or subject or an alphabetical list of journals.
EBSCOhost (EBSCO)
This is a collection of databases including Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, GreenFILE, eBook Collection, and Teacher Reference Center.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (World Book)
Enciclopedia en español. Una enciclopedia de idioma español para hispano hablantes y aprendices del idioma, diseñados para estudiantes jóvenes entre los grados de pre-kinder y quinto grado.
A catalog of books and other materials located in Nassau County public libraries. Encore allows you to search for books, videos, spoken word and music CDs, e-audiobooks and ebooks; as well as renew materials and place reserves electronically.
Explora (EBSCO)
Explora allows students in high school and college to research books, journal articles, primary sources, and Associated Press Videos for research and school assignments.
Explora Educator's Edition (EBSCO)
This database includes scholarly journals and over 1700 peer-reviewed full text journals. It focuses on education by providing full-text from education journals. Explora provides access to lesson plans, student tools, curriculum standards and links to sites valuable for teachers.
Fiero Code (Prenda)
A self guided, web-based software program for patrons 8-18 to learn how to code. It includes more than 300 coding tutorials and activities, and more than 50 projects for building websites, video games, apps and animations.
Note: The first time you log in to Fiero Code, you will need to create a username and password.
FirstSearch (OCLC) [In Library Only]
This database provides access to a wide variety of articles in a number of databases as well as a union catalog of books and resources from libraries all over the world. Databases include:
- ArticleFirst - An index of articles from the contents pages of journals.
- Ebooks - A catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide.
- ECO - An OCLC collection of scholarly journals.
- ERIC - Journal articles and reports in education.
- GPO - U.S government publications.
- MEDLINE - All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
- OAIster - A union catalog of digital resources.
- OpenAccess Content - Open access content in libraries worldwide.
- PapersFirst - An OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
- Proceedings - An OCLC catalog of worldwide conference proceedings.
- WorldCat - OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
- WorldCat Dissertations - All dissertations, theses, and published material based on theses cataloged by OCLC members, including all subjects.
Please note that within the First Search database, you must use the First Search commands - do not use the browser commands.
Fold3 (Ancestry) [In Library only]
Fold3 features premier collections of original military records. These records include the stories, photos, and personal documents of men and women who served in the military. Many of the records come from the U.S. National Archives, the National Archives of the U.K., and others.
This database requires a username and password. Please ask a Librarian for assistance.
Freegal Music is a free music service. Download and/or stream music on any compatible device. Use the app to stream up to 8 hours of music per day, and download (and keep) 3 songs per week. The Freegal site offers access to about 15 million songs, including Sony Music's catalog of legendary artists.
Gale Academic OneFile (Gale)
Academic OneFile provides millions of articles from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources -- including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
Niche Academy Tutorial for this product.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale Academic OneFile Select (Gale)
Gale Academic OneFile Select integrates the full text of publications from across the disciplines and now includes vocational/technical titles used by community college students.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale Custom Newspapers (Gale)
This database includes full-text articles from publications around the world.
Gale eBooks (Gale)
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. Subjects covered include, but are not limited to, history, philosophy, religion, science, business, information & publishing, literature, law, medicine, education, technology, careers, and biography.
Gale General OneFile (Gale)
This database includes articles from periodicals, newspapers, reference eBooks, and multimedia sources, along with images, audio files, and thousands of videos on a wide range of topics.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale in Context: Elementary (Gale)
This database contains age-appropriate magazines for grades K-5. Also included is Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts, and graphs. The database covers a wide range of reliable, curriculum-related content, including commonly taught subjects such as animals, art and music, social studies, and more.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale in Context: Biography (Gale)
This is a one-stop source with biographical entries of international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Biography in Context offers authoritative reference content. Students and teachers can find content across articles from reference volumes, as well as videos, audio selections, images, periodicals, and more.and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images.
Gale in Context: Middle School (Gale)
Created specifically for middle school students, this database combines the best of Gale's reference content from videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)
This database covers current social issues and controversial topics, supporting science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Viewpoints and reference articles are included, along with topic interviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale in Context: Science (Gale)
Gale In Context: Science provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Students can explore articles from 1,920 national and global publications; experiments and projects; and interactive, simulated experiments; all supporting Next Generation Science Standards and state science standards.
Gale in Context: U.S. History (Gale)
Gale In Context: U.S. History covers the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history. Content is from 1,924 major reference works, news and periodical articles, and rare and vital primary source documents.
Gale in Context: World History (Gale)
World History In Context provides an overview of world history that covers the most-studied events, periods, cultures, civilizations, religions, conflicts, wars, ideologies, cultural movements, and people. Sources include primary source documents and maps as well as videos and audio selections.
Gale Literary Index (Gale)
Gale Literary Index is a master index to 130 literature products published by Gale. It combines and cross-references author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and listings for titles of works.
Gale Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Literature Resource Center offers the broadest and most representative range of writers and their works including a deep collection of full-text critical and literary analysis. Sources include Novels for Students, Poetry for Students, Drama for Students and Short Stories for Students.
Gale OneFile: Agriculture (Gale)
Provides articles from journals and periodicals, covering agriculture from the practical aspects of farming to cutting-edge scientific research in horticulture and related fields.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: Business (Gale)
This database is the place to look for analysis of company performance and activity, industry events and trends and the latest in management, economics and politics. Content includes broker-research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals, and company directory listings and images, which are updated daily.
Gale OneFile: Computer Science (Gale)
This database includes articles from journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news, and reviews in areas like hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice (Gale)
This database includes journals and periodicals, providing information on the law, law enforcement, terrorism, training for paralegal service, preparing for a career in homeland security, delving into forensic science, investigating crime scenes, developing policy, going to court, writing sociological reports, and much more.
Availiable via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Lib rary, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts (Gale)
This database offers a smorgasbord of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines, as well as book reference content from Delmar such as About Wine, Introduction to Catering, Advanced Bread and Pastry, and Eat Fit Be Fit.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media (Gale)
Provides articles from journals and periodicals on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies (Gale)
This collection explores cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community, with articles from journals and periodicals.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory (Gale)
This database is useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, constructing economic models, investing for the future, researching rates, and more. It contains articles from journals and periodicals.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete (Gale)
Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete provides full text for titles in the ERIC database and covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty—such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship (Gale)
This database provides insights, tips, strategies, and success stories for business schools and entrepreneurs.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale)
Articles from journals and periodicals relating to environmental studies and environmental policy, including climate change, recycling, and sustainability.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants
Gale OneFile: Fine Arts (Gale)
Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history and filmmaking.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture (Gale)
Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture serves horticultural enthusiasts of all levels.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants
Gale OneFile: Gender Studies (Gale)
Gale OneFile: Gender Studies provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. The database offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine (Gale)
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine contains peer-reviewed articles from peer-reviewed periodicals, reference books, pamphlets, peer-reviewed nursing and allied health journals, magazines, newsletters, and select consumer health information sources, as well as hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Home Improvement (Gale)
Articles from more than home improvement-focused titles covering topics including architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and others.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism (Gale)
Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications that cover topics including the cultural and economic aspects of travel and tourism. The database offers current and relevant content that provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries. The curious traveler will also find a wealth of information, from contents on state parks and information on planning a vacation to full-text travel guides from Fodor's.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants
Gale OneFile: Information Science (Gale)
This database is updated daily and covers all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology, including usability, cataloging, information management, circulation, business information and more.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Informe Academico (Gale)
Informe Académico provides access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines. The database offers a wide range of content both from and about Latin America.
Informe Académico proporciona acceso a periódicos y revistas especializadas de lengua española y portuguesa. La base de datos ofrece una amplia gama de contenidos sobre América Latina.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability (Gale)
Articles from publications covering the insurance industry and topics such as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more. The database offers content of interest to individual property owners and multinational corporations alike.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management (Gale)
Provides content covering topics such as 21st-century skills, organizational dynamics and leadership, adult learning and continuing education, and more.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence (Gale)
Provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs. The database offers content in key subject areas including governmental policies, the socioeconomic effects of war, the structure of the armed forces, and more.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: News (Gale)
This database provides access to major U.S., regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health (Gale)
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine contains articles from periodicals, reference books, pamphlets, peer-reviewed nursing and allied health journals, magazines, newsletters, and select consumer health information sources, as well as hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale)
This database provides access to academic journals and magazines covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine. The database offers a wide spectrum of information, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research, and more.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies (Gale)
This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants
Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines (Gale)
This database includes articles from the most searched magazines across our InfoTrac products. All the titles were selected based on actual publication searches performed by library patrons. It includes over 600 titles recommended by Bowker's "Magazines for Libraries."
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants
Gale OneFile: Psychology (Gale)
Supports research in all fields of psychology: abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social, and all areas of applied psychology.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants
Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy (Gale)
A comprehensive collection of periodicals covering topics across a wide range of philosophies and religions. Researchers will gain valuable insight about the impact religion has had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Science (Gale)
Researchers can remain current with the latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, and hundreds of other areas.
Gale OneFile: U.S. History (Gale)
This collection provides coverage of the current thinking and events in US History.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants.
Gale OneFile: Vocation and Careers(Gale)
OneFile: Vocations and Careers provides access to journals and magazines that aid users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants
Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism (Gale)
Articles from subject-appropriate periodicals hat are updated daily. It covers information on conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale.
Available via NOVEL - a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA Grants.
Gale OneFile: World History (Gale)
This collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in World History.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, Federally funded by LSTA grants
Gale Power Search (Gale)
Users can cross-search content from select Gale databases, including Gale's OneFile periodicals, In Context products and/or eBooks.
General Science Collection (Gale)
Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines covering the latest scientific developments. Subjects include biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.
GreenFILE (EBSCO)
This database focuses on the relationship between human beings and the environment, and features records from scholarly and general interest titles, government documents and reports.
HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest)
A genealogy resource combining census data, family records, local histories, and other primary sources. Users may search on personal names, place, type of material, and keywords. Full-image census records are further searchable by year, surname, given name, age, gender, race, birthplace, locality, county, and state. Many collections are delivered in full page image, ready for printing or pdf downloading.
History Study Center (ProQuest) [Remote Access]
A large, diverse collection of journals and magazines, providing multiple perspectives on important historical topics from ancient times through the present.
Hoopla Digital (Midwest Tapes)
Hoopla is a digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV Shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone -- and even your TV! Titles can be streamed immediately through your desktop browser or hoopla mobile app., You can download to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later where WiFi may be unavailable. Titles are automatically returned and removed from your device at the end of the lending period.
JobNow (Brainfuse)
JobNow™ is an innovative online service that provides expert resume help, real-time interview coaching and career advice. There are services to help with every step of a job search. The Adult Learning Center features test preparation (including GED and U.S. citizenship preparation), writing assistance, and study tools for math, reading and writing. Live, online one-on-one interaction with a tutor or job coach is available as part of JobNow™ and the Adult Learning Center. Live sessions can be conducted in English or Spanish.
JSTOR provides access to journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Kanopy (Kanopy)
Kanopy is a video streaming platform with access to over 30,000 films (movies and documentaries) from producers such as Criterion Collection, PBS, Media Education Foundation and more. A maximum of 8 titles may be viewed a month and is available 24/7 with no wait time for titles.
Learning Express Computer Skills Center (EBSCO) [Remote Access]
Learn the fundamentals of computers, the internet and popular software applications with Computer Skills, a user-friendly e-learning platform that contains more than 100 self-paced video tutorials. Topics Include: Computer and internet basics, including social media, popular Microsoft software applications, including Access, Excel and Office 365, popular Adobe graphics and illustration tools, including Photoshop, and Windows Operating Systems.
LinkedIn Learning (Linkedin)
LinkedIn Learning contains courses and videos on a variety of technical, creative, and business topics taught by experts in their fields. Courses can be viewed from your computer, as well as on your tablet or smartphone.
Please note that course content may only be accessed through the above link, and not by directly visiting the lynda.com homepage. Please also note that while the Library's LinkedIn Learning accounts are accessible through mobile devices, they are not accessible through the LinkedIn apps. You must use your mobile device's browser.
Medici.tv library features programs including live events from the world's most prestigious halls, concerts, operas, ballets, and more. It also includes jazz performances
Nassau Digital Doorway (Overdrive)
Download digital versions of popular titles to your computer, or mobile device. You can listen to/read the title on your computer, or transfer them to a portable device, such as an mp3 player or e-reader, smartphone, or tablet. Some audio titles may be burned to CD. The content includes books, audiobooks, comics, graphic novels and magazines. The free Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines from your public, corporate, or academic library. Libby is available for Android, iOS, and in your browser at libbyapp.com.
New York Heritage: Digital Collections
Part of a state-wide digitization initiative, the site includes photographs, postcards, meeting minutes from the William Clinton Story American Legion Post 342 for the years 1919 to 1927; Village of Freeport newsletters for the years 1952 to 2009, music scores, playbills, Freeport Memorial Library board minutes, and programs from the Freeport Historical Society’s extensive vaudeville collection.
New York Times (Gale)
Search this database for "The New York Times (Jan 1, 1965 to current; January 1, 1985 in full text). "The International New York Times (January 2, 2013 - present in full text. It includes the monthly publication, New York Times Upfront (May 10, 1999 - October 12, 2020), which is geared to teens.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library, federally funded by LSTA grants.
Newsday (ProQuest) [Remote Access]
This database includes full-text articles from Newsday from August 1, 1985 to present.
Please note that your initial search will be limited to Newsday. To limit subsequent searches to Newsday, please add AND PUBID(46489) to your search terms.
Newspapers.com (ProQuest) [In Library only]
Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of pages of historical newspapers from around the United States and beyond.
This database requires a username and password. Please ask a librarian for assistance.
Learn how to use some of the Library's subscription services, such as Overdrive, NuWav Legal Documents, Consumer Reports, and more.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers provides an as-it-happened window on events, culture, and daily life in nineteenth-century America. The collection features publications of all kinds, from the political party newspapers at the beginning of the nineteenth century to the mammoth dailies that shaped the nation at the century's end.
NoveList K-8 Plus (EBSCO)
From picture books on up to young adult, you can find children's books, fiction and nonfiction, indexed by subject, age, awards won, Lexile Reading Levels, Common Core standards, books made into movies, and other categories.
NoveList Plus (EBSCO)
This reader's advisory tool that helps readers discover fiction and non-fiction books. It is a comprehensive source of information about books that includes expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists, series, read alikes and more.
An online tool that allows you to create professional quality legal document.
The NYS Historic Newspapers project provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York's unique history. The site includes digitized versions of local newspapers.
Peterson's Test and Career Prep (GALE)
Peterson's Test Prep: This valuable resource includes full-length practice tests for GED, SAT, ACT, AP, PSAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, U.S. citizenship, and more. It offers information on undergraduate and graduate programs and tuition and scholarship assistance, as well as a resume builder and interviewing advice.
Peterson's Career Prep: Get career ready with tools that prompts users to think about what they want in a job or career. Build and edit a résumé and learn tips focused on writing résumés and cover letters, networking, and interviewing. Search careers and jobs industry, experience level, or match strength. An included military crosswalk allows patrons to map any past military service to potential new civilian career paths.
ProCitizen (English) (Pronunciator)
Use this database to prepare for the civics, reading, and writing portions of the US Naturalization Test.
ProCitizen (En español) (Pronunciator)
Use esta base de datos para prepararse para las partes de educacion civica, lectura, y escritura del Examen de Naturalizacion de los Estados Unidos.
Pronunciator is a fun and free way to learn any of 80 languages with self-directed lessons, live teachers, movies, music, and more.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851 - 2019) (ProQuest) [Remote Access]
This database offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproduction providing access to every page from every available issue.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Newsday (1940-1994) (ProQuest) [Remote Access]
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
ProQuest Recent Newspapers: The New York Times (2008-current) (ProQuest) [Remote Access]
Cover-to-cover access to full-page images of the New York Times. Coverage includes 2008 onward with a 3-month embargo on the most recent editions.
Publicly Available Content Database (ProQuest) [Remote Access]
This database brings together or links to full text for publicly available scholarly content from a number of different sources from around the world. It includes content from major subject repositories as well as open access journals. Content includes journal articles, pre-prints, books, conference papers and reports.
Reference Solutions (Data Axle Reference Solutions)
Provides addresses, sales information, and executive names for businesses in the U.S. and Canada. They are searchable by state/province, city, zip/postal code, SIC code and yellow page headings. It includes records for historical businesses, new businesses, and job postings. It also includes listings for physicians and dentists, US white page listings Canadian listings. It also includes records for New U.S. New Movers/Homeowners as well as U.S. Consumers/Lifestyle information.
Salem Careers (Salem Press) [Remote Access] Note: These titles are also in print in the Reference collection.
Salem Careers brings online access to Salem Press’ award-winning career reference works.
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Salem Health (Salem Press) [Remote Access] Note: These titles are also in print in the Reference collection.
Salem Health brings online access to Salem Press’s award-winning health reference works.
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Salem History (Salem Press) [Remote Access] Note: These titles are also in the print collection.
Salem History brings online access to Salem Press’ award-winning history reference works.
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Salem Literature (Salem Press) [Remote Access] Note: These title are also in print in the Reference collection.
Salem Literature brings online access to Salem Press’ award-winning literature reference works.
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Salem Science (Salem Press) [Remote Access] Note: These titles are also in print in the Reference collection.
Salem Science brings online access to Salem Press’ award-winning science reference works.
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Scholastic Go! (Scholastic)
Provides reliable content on almost every core-curricula subject through nonfiction texts, world newspapers, photographs, interactive maps (topographical, historical, and current), and videos. Also included are lesson plans and educator resources. Includes 8 encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science.
Small Business Collection (Gale)
Small Business Collection covers all major areas of starting and operating a business. It provides insights, tips, strategies, and success stories for business schools and entrepreneurs. Updated daily.
Spanish Law Dictionary (Credo)
Diccionario ley en español.
Statistical Abstracts of the U.S. (ProQuest) [Remote Access Link]
The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States 2023 Online Edition is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political and economic conditions of the United States. It includes statistics for the years 2013 to current.
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Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)
Provides indexing and abstracts in subjects of interest to teachers.
Tutor.com (Live Homework Help)
Free live homework help and tutoring in subjects such as writing, math, science, social studies, etc. from 2 to 10 p.m. each day.
US Hispanic Newsstream (Proquest)
This database offers access to the largest collection of leading Hispanic newspapers, news wires, websites and blogs in full text from publications in both Spanish and English.
US Newsstream (Proquest) [Remote Link]
US Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. It can be searched by the following areas: CBS News 60 Minutes, US Hispanic Newsstream, US Major Dailies, US Midwest Newsstream, US North Central Newsstream, US Northeast Newsstream, US South Central Newsstream, US Southeast Newsstream, and US West Newsstream.
Wall Street Journal (ProQuest) [Remote Access]
Local and regional news coverage from The Wall Street Journal from January 2, 1984 - current.
World Book [Remote Access Link]
An up-to-date, and extremely well illustrated encyclopedia, with over 9,600 pictures and maps, 60,000 cross-reference links, and 800 videos, animations and sounds. The five modules are: Kids, Student, Advanced, the student Spanish language encyclopedia, Enciclipedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, and Timelines, where you can view different timelines or create your own.
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World Book Advanced (World Book)
A powerful reference tool that includes all the same effective research tools as Student, plus provides users with access to primary sources, historical documents, and multimedia directly from each encyclopedia article. For grades 9+.
World Book Discover (World Book)
Assist differentiated learners and older adults with a research database that offers a practical Life Skills section. A collection of unique videos, featuring expert answers to often asked questions, and a visual dictionary make content more accessible for readers of all levels. For grades 5+.
World Book Kids (World Book)
A visually stunning resource with intuitive iconography, Kids provides thousands of easy-to-read articles with embedded multimedia for increased comprehension. Includes fantastic age-appropriate resources, such as Important People, Science Projects, Webquests, and games. For grades 5+.
World Book Student (World Book)
World Book Student is packed with such research tools as Citation Builder, How to Do Research, Compare Places, Interactive Maps, and the World Book Atlas to help students get the most out of their research experience. World Book editors more fully explain current events in Behind the Headlines, which includes quizzes and lesson plans.
World Book Timelines (World Book)
Timelines offers more than 650 pre-generated timelines across eight broad topics, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures. Users can also create their own timelines from scratch, adding events, descriptions, and media. Optimized for iPads and the most popular Android devices.. For Grades 5+.
World Cinema Collection (Infobase)
This unique collection includes the best of the silent era, groundbreaking international directors, masterpieces from the mid-20th century, and contemporary films from around the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North America.