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ProQuest has partnered with Ancestry.com to create Ancestry Library, one of the most important genealogical collections available today with unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom. Its valuable content is a strong complement to HeritageQuest Online. In Library Use Only.
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Browse, borrow, and enjoy e-audiobooks, e-books, videos, and magazines on your computer or tablet.
Have a major purchase coming up? Feel confident in your decisions after using ConsumerReports.org to check reviews, recommendations, and ratings for everything from food and baby products to cars.
Philanthropic research needs? FDO is your best resource. Tap into an ever-growing database of 140,000-plus grantmakers and 14 million-plus grants. In Library Use Only
The Digital Archives of the Hamilton County is an ongoing project of the Kendall Young Library. Currently, the following newspapers are available online:
Webster City Tribune 1886-1916
Jewell Record 1886-1922
Williams Wasp 1898-1910
Distributed by ProQuest, Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. This continually-growing collection contains millions of records from world-class archives, many of which are exclusively available on Fold3.
Find ancestors and relatives in the complete set of the U.S. Federal Census Records from 1790-1940. Also find information on people and places in over 25,000 family and local histories.
Download e-audiobooks, graphic novels, e-books, movies, music, and television, all with no holds queue.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from your local library for free! Libby is the newer library reading app by OverDrive, loved by millions of readers worldwide.
Stream or download over 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema.
Newspapers.com is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 837 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 26,600+ newspapers from around the United States and beyond. Newspapers provide a unique view of the past and can help us understand and connect with the people, events and attitudes of an earlier time.
Transparent Language is a powerful language-learning system that uses flashcards to teach a set of words or phrases.
TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of animated children’s e-books that will teach kids the joy of reading in a format they love.