Databases

Use our subscription databases to find citations and full text articles. To get started, just click on the database that you would like to search. If you're outside the library, you may need to enter your library card number and PIN in order to access the database.

• Digital Media
• Digital Learning
• Free Library Catalog

Awarded “Best Library Digital Resources” by Philadelphia Magazine

• Gale in Context | Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits)

  Students in K-5th grade will find kid-friendly content covering topics such as animals, arts, geography, health, literature, people, social studies, technology, and more! Includes more than 16,600 images and over 600 high-quality educational videos.

  Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.

  • Biography and Autobiography
  • Health and Fitness
  • Homework Help & Study Aids
  • Literature
  • Movies & Television
  • Music
  • Newspapers, Magazines, & Journals
  • General Research
  • Social Science
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Technology
  • Children
  • Animals and Nature

• Gale OneFile | High School Edition (formerly InfoTrac Student Edition)

  Content for high school students from magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, and rich media (images, audio, video) covering a range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.

  Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.

  • Environment and Nature
  • Homework Help & Study Aids
  • Literature
  • Newspapers, Magazines, & Journals
  • Politics
  • General Research
  • Science
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Adults
  • Teens
  • History

• NewsBank Hot Topics

  Trending news and topics for your next assignment! Covers current events, business & economics, civics, government, & politics, social issues, science, technology & health, sports, arts & literature, and people in the news. *Chrome browser not supported.

  Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.

  • Art
  • Business and Economics
  • Health and Fitness
  • Homework Help & Study Aids
  • Literature
  • Newspapers, Magazines, & Journals
  • Politics
  • General Research
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Technology
  • Adults
  • Teens

denotes POWER Library resource

This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through Library Access Funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, Governor.