Automotive
Auto Repair Source Auto Repair Source provides up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. Content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls and more.
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Business
AtoZdatabases Search Businesses, People, Mailing Lists and Sales Leads, Jobs, and more.
Business Source Premier Information and analysis from top management and marketing journals.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center A comprehensive resource for career exploration and planning that allows users to quickly find the valuable career information they need, whether it’s industry and professions articles, school planning resources, or skills and career advice.
Job & Career Accelerator Provides resources for job-seekers in all stages of the career exploration and job-application process.
Learning Express Library Comprehensive test preparation, skills improvement resources, and career guidance for elementary students to adult learners.
Regional Business News Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications.
Small Business Reference Center Offers a wide variety of information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and provides information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding.
Vocational and Career Collection Articles from trade and industry magazines and newspapers.
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Career
AtoZdatabases Search Businesses, People, Mailing Lists and Sales Leads, Jobs, and more.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center A comprehensive resource for career exploration and planning that allows users to quickly find the valuable career information they need, whether it’s industry and professions articles, school planning resources, or skills and career advice.
Job & Career Accelerator Provides resources for job-seekers in all stages of the career exploration and job-application process.
Learning Express Library Comprehensive test preparation, skills improvement resources, and career guidance for elementary students to adult learners.
Recursos para Hispanohablantes A collection of web-based exam preparation for the GED and American citizenship test as well as skill-building materials.
Universal Class (access with State Library eCard) Offers courses that are self-paced and instructor-led on a variety of topics such as writing, computers, accounting, crafts, career. Click here to find out how to get a State Library eCard
Vocational and Career Collection Articles from trade and industry magazines and newspapers.
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Computers
Computer Source Provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software.
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eBooks
BookFlix Interactive experience that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks to reinforce reading skills.
Britannica e-Stax Database of nonfiction E-Book titles.
Hoopla Hoopla provides you access to movies, television, music, audiobooks, ebooks and comics. You can check out up to 20 items from Hoopla a month. It's free with no fees or fines. Click here for a guide to get started. Learn More Access Now
TumbleBook Library A collection of animated, talking picture book videos. Learn More
TumbleBook BiblioEnfants (French language) A collection of French animated, talking picture book videos.
TumbleBook Biblioteca (Spanish language) A collection of Spanish animated, talking picture book videos.
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Education
ABCMouse (in library buildings only) This database includes educational games, puzzles, books and other learning activities for young children. Access for this database is only available at the library.
Driver's Permit Tests Prepare with these DMV practice tests for car, motorcycle, or CDL exams in Kansas.
Driver's Permit Tests (Motorcycle) Prepare with these DMV practice tests for car, motorcycle, or CDL exams in Kansas.
Driver's Permit Tests (CDL) Prepare with these DMV practice tests for car, motorcycle, or CDL exams in Kansas.
Education Abstracts Contains indexing and abstracts from education resources for more than 1,000 periodicals and yearbooks.
ERIC Find educational information journals, magazines, books, conferences, and governmental publications.
Explora Elementary Elementary students can look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects, or homework from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.
Explora Middle School Middle School students can look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects, or homework from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.
Explora High School High School students can look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects, or homework from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.
Explora Public Library Perform searches in popular, academic, business, science, and health content.
HeinOnline Social Justice Suite HeinOnline’s Social Justice database brings together a diverse offering of publications covering civil rights, gun regulation, human rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, and slavery in the United States.
Read It! Read It! is designed for middle and high school students and adults who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects. It offers resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research and improve study skills.
Teacher Reference Center Contains abstracts of more than 270 educational journals and periodicals.
Tutor.com Provides live homework help and in-person tutoring services that connect students to a professional tutor online in math, science, social studies or English.
Universal Class (access with State Library eCard) Offers courses that are self-paced and instructor-led on a variety of topics such as writing, computers, accounting, crafts, career. Click here to find out how to get a State Library eCard
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En Español
Acceda Noticias Read Spanish-language newspapers from all over the world.
Biblioteca TumbleBook A collection of Spanish animated, talking picture book videos.
Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna Older students can turn to Britannica Moderna, with more than 47,000 articles plus about 8,000 images. Complete with a dictionary and atlas, Moderna’s new features now make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Britannica Escolar Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Recursos para Hispanohablantes A collection of web-based exam preparation for the GED and American citizenship test as well as skill-building materials.
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Encyclopedias
Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna Older students can turn to Britannica Moderna, with more than 47,000 articles plus about 8,000 images. Complete with a dictionary and atlas, Moderna’s new features now make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Britannica Escolar Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Encyclopedia Britannica Web version of the widely used encyclopedia.
World Almanac for Kids Helps students and researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.
World Almanac for Kids Elementary Helps students and researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.
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Genealogy
African American Newspapers African American Newspapers, 1827-1998, provides online access to more than 350 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African-American experience.
America's Newspapers Full-text of American newspapers both national and regional.
Ancestry Library Edition (in-house access only--come to a library building to access Ancestry) Search through billions of records for family history in the census, military, immigration and more.
Fold3 Provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
Gale Genealogy Connect How-to of genealogy research for beginners or an experienced researcher looking for in-depth genealogy data.
HeritageQuest Online Comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.
Kansas Digital Newspapers (Open Access) The Kansas Digital Newspapers (KDN) program seeks to digitize and make available on the Internet digital editions of historic Kansas newspapers. To login with your KS driver's license/state ID and view the entire collection, click here.
Kansas and Missouri Local Newspapers Full-text of Kansas and Missouri specific local and regional newspapers.
Kansas City Star Historical and Current Access to the online current and historical version of the Kansas City Star newspaper.
Historical Kansas City Star - Archives (1880-2002) Explore a custom collection of news articles of the Historical Kansas City Star dating from 1880-2002.
Historical Kansas City Times - Archives (1872-1990) Explore a custom collection of news articles of the Historical Kansas City Times dating from 1872-1990.
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library's Yearbook Project Digitized scans of donated local yearbooks from the library’s Kansas collection.
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General Interest
Academic Search Premier Full-text articles on popular culture, computer sciences, engineering, physics, arts, business and more.
AtoZdatabases Search Businesses, People, Mailing Lists and Sales Leads, Jobs, and more.
EBSCOhost Perform a search across multiple EBSCO databases to retrieve multi-disciplinary information.
ERIC Find educational information journals, magazines, books, conferences, and governmental publications.
Explora Public Library Perform searches in popular, academic, business, science, and health content.
HeinOnline Social Justice Suite HeinOnline’s Social Justice database brings together a diverse offering of publications covering civil rights, gun regulation, human rights, and slavery in the United States.
Issues and Controversies Helps students and researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.
Kanopy Kanopy is a film streaming service that provides over 30,000+ classic cinema movies, award-winning documentaries, and educational films. You can check out up to 10 items a month from Kanopy. It's free with no fees or fines. Click here for a guide to get started. Learn More Access Now
MasterFILE Premier Full-text magazine articles covering general interest topics.
Sage Knowledge Full-text collection of reference books published by Sage.
WorldCat Catalog detailing specialized reference databases, journal articles, books, dissertations, etc.
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Health
Consumer Health Complete Basic medical information and diagrams for students and the general public.
Health Reference Center Includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, current health issues, major diseases and conditions, treatments, and procedures, as well as health and nutrition information specific to men, women, children, teens, and seniors.
Health Source: Consumer Edition Full-text articles and abstracts for the consumer community.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Full-text articles and abstracts for the academic medical community.
Nursing and Allied Health Source Offers reliable, comprehensive coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health including journals, video, dissertations, reference books and more.
Today's Science Gives comprehensive and in-depth explanations of some of the most important advances in biology, chemistry, environmental science, space, physics, and technology.
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History & Geography
African American Newspapers African American Newspapers, 1827-1998, provides online access to more than 350 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African-American experience.
History Reference Center Comprehensive history reference database offering full text from more than 1,600 reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, and leading history periodicals.
Kansas History, Territorial through Civil War Years Provides access to a wide variety of documents on Kansas state history such as: personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, legal treatises and children's books.
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Language
Mango Language Learning Learn a new language or improve your English.
TumbleBook BiblioEnfants (French language) A collection of French animated, talking picture book videos.
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Law
Docketbird Docketbird is a database of millions of federal court cases. Simply request access with this form and will send you your login information to begin searching!
Gale Legal Forms Find a large selection of Kansas & Missouri legal forms across topics including: real estate forms; wills; power of attorney; bankruptcy; divorce; landlord/tenant; taxes, and so much more! Also access a dictionary of legal terms, attorney directory, and law digest.
Kansas Judicial Council Legal Forms The forms are available for free to assist attorneys, judges, and individuals without an attorney. Some categories of forms include basic instructions, but the forms are not intended as a substitute for obtaining advice from an attorney.
Legal Collection Provides information centered on the discipline of law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, and the environment.
Missouri Court Forms Electronic forms developed and approved for use in Missouri courts.
Wyandotte County District Court Forms Electronic forms developed and approved for use in Wyandotte County.
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Library Science
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts This research database provides indexing and abstracting for key library and information science journals, books, research reports and more.
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Literature
Bloom's Literature Bloom’s Literature offers a comprehensive resource for the study of literature.
BookFlix Interactive experience that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks to reinforce reading skills.
Britannica e-Stax Database of nonfiction E-Book titles.
First Search Search through specialized reference databases, journal articles, books, dissertations, etc.
Literary Reference Center Includes thousands of plot summaries, synopses, and work overviews; articles of literary criticism; author biographies; literary journals; book reviews; classic and contemporary poems and short stories
NoveList Plus Reading recommendation resource for all ages.
NoveList K-8 Plus Reading recommendation resource for school grades K-8.
Read It! Read It! is designed for middle and high school students and adults who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects. It offers resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research and improve study skills.
TumbleBook Library A collection of animated, talking picture book videos. Learn More
TumbleBook BiblioEnfants (French language) A collection of French animated, talking picture book videos.
TumbleBook Biblioteca (Spanish language) A collection of Spanish animated, talking picture book videos.
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Magazines
Flipster Flipster for Libraries provides access to popular magazines online for free when you use it through Kansas City, Kansas Public Library. Click here for a guide to get started. Learn More Access Now
MasterFILE Premier Full-text magazine articles covering general interest topics.
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Newspapers
Acceda Noticias Read Spanish-language newspapers from all over the world.
African American Newspapers African American Newspapers, 1827-1998, provides online access to more than 350 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African-American experience.
America's Newspapers Full-text of American newspapers both national and regional.
Kansas Digital Newspapers (Open Access) The Kansas Digital Newspapers (KDN) program seeks to digitize and make available on the Internet digital editions of historic Kansas newspapers. To login with your KS driver's license/state ID and view the entire collection, click here.
Kansas and Missouri Local Newspapers Full-text of Kansas and Missouri specific local and regional newspapers.
Kansas City Star- Read today's issue! (NewsBank Image Edition) Access to the online version of the Kansas City Star with images.
Kansas City Star Historical and Current Access to the online current and historical version of the Kansas City Star newspaper.
Historical Kansas City Star - Archives (1880-2002) Explore a custom collection of news articles of the Historical Kansas City Star dating from 1880-2002.
Historical Kansas City Times - Archives (1872-1990) Explore a custom collection of news articles of the Historical Kansas City Times dating from 1872-1990.
Newspaper Source Plus Contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers such as New York Times, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Daily Mail, Irish Times, and others.
The New York Times Enjoy the highly reputed reporting and interactive storytelling of The New York Times online.By using our 24-hour daily pass you get unlimited articles, breaking news, multimedia and more! If you are already at the Library, simply log into your NYTimes.com account to read unlimited articles.
New York Times - Cooking A digital cookbook and cooking guide alike that helps home cooks of every level discover, save and organize the world’s best recipes, while also helping them become better, more competent cooks.
New York Times - Games Engaging word and visual games — including the Mini Crossword, followed by Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles and Vertex
US Newsstream 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.
World News Digest Helps students and researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.
World News & Topics - Historical and Current Provides authoritative content and online tools that develop users' global literacy, focusing on the geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural forces that are increasingly important in our globalized world.
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Psychology
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
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Science & Nature
GreenFILE Provides searchable access to the contents of scholarly, government and popular-interest reports and periodical literature treating topics such as global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.
Today's Science Gives comprehensive and in-depth explanations of some of the most important advances in biology, chemistry, environmental science, space, physics, and technology.
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