Electronic Resources

Auto Repair Auto Repair Reference Center from home

Biography See Magazines (MasterFile Premier)

Business Detailed information on over 14 million U.S, businesses and health professionals. Search by geographic area, company or health professional name, SIC number, or yellow page directories. Also includes a reverse telephone directory.

Careers Careers Internet Database Take a test to determine the best career for you, check out the job opportunities, and find out the education you need on the Careers Database! Click on the "Members" button, then type in user name "9401", and password "future".

Countries Countries of the World and Their Leaders E-Book Culture Grams          from home Use keyword searches in "Countries of the World" to find maps and facts, or experience the cultures of 190 countries and territories in "Culturegrams"

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias*NEW* American Heritage Children's Dictionary See Search Engines       Encyclopedia of Animals / Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia See Search Engines World Book Online Reference Center Every article from the 22-volume set (and more) including multimedia

E-Books E Books are here for Inside the Library Use Only (Remote access not available at this time)

Forms Personal and Business Forms Forms for college applications, student aid, finance, personal property, health and social services benefits, immigration and naturalization, legal, military and veterans affairs, real property and rental, taxes and much more.

Genealogy Ancestry library edition Search for your Ancestors Library Use Only Enter here From the library or from home Heritage Quest: Family records and local history Having problems accessing HQ from home?

Grants / Fundraising Research Foundation Directory Online (Kennewick Branch Only) Foundation Grants to Individuals (Kennewick Branch Only) GrantStation

Health http://www.health.salempress.com Health reference works including the Magill's Medical Guide.

History from home Washington Historical Maps   American Decades E-Book Covers 20th-century events and social history from 1900 to 1999.

Magazine Articles EBSCO MasterFile Premier         from home Access to periodicals, reference books, biographies and images General interest and academic magazines & newspapers. from home For ages 8 and up Electric Library Elementary ERIC & the Professional Development Collection Educational journals and reports See Search Engines

Music There are three on-line Music Databases for your listening pleasure.   Smithsonian Global Sound - American Folk Music, World Music, Poetry, Speeches. Classical Music Library - The largest multi-label database of classical music recordings. African American Song  - Blues, Jazz and Gospel - 12,000 historical recordings.

Newspapers Library PressDisplay - 650 Newspapers from 76 countries in 38 languages. Accessible within the Library only.

Reading Guides Novelist Plus  Your Guide to Reading The most comprehensive reader's advisory solution        Novelist Plus from home Novelist K-8  Your Guide to Reading A fiction and nonfiction answer for empowering young readers        Novelist K-8 from home Good Reads in your InBox Subscribe to as many e-newsletters as you'd like and you'll receive e-mail newsletters with brief descriptions of each title and links to the library's catalog so you can easily reserve titles of interest

Search Engines *NEW* Searchasaurus         Searchasaurus from home Elementary school students can access popular elementary school magazines, American Heritage Children's Dictionary, Encyclopedia of Animals and Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia Kids Search         Kids Search from home 5th graders (and above) can access 28 national and international newspapers, popular elementary school magazines, American Heritage Children's Dictionary, Encyclopedia of Animals and Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia Student Resource Center         Student Resource Center from home High school students can access 28 national and international newspapers, 260 regional U.S. newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, and the American Heritage Dictionary. TEACHERS can access ERIC and Professional Development Collection.

Social Issues Points of View Reference Center *NEW*        from home A resource for developing persuasive arguments and essays. Includes critical thinking guides to help you separate fact and opinion as you explore controversial issues. Find overviews, points and counterpoints on 200 topics. Includes 800 main essays.

Tests Learning Express Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams for GED, SAT, AP, civil service, military and professional licensing and certification exams and much more. When logging on from home, please use your library card number as your user name.

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