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All Databases & Online Resources
To search a database, click on the links below. When accessing databases from home you will be prompted to enter your 13-digit library card number (no spaces). Need help using a database? Call your local County Library or email us.
Auto Repair
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- Chilton Library
Detailed step-by-step service instructions, photographs, illustrations, wiring diagrams, diagnostic trouble codes, recall information, and maintenance and specification tables. Covers domestic and import vehicles up to current model year.
Biographies
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Business
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- Business & Company Resource Center
Company profiles, histories and detailed industry information.
- Legal Information Reference Center
Search full-text legal self-help reference works and get free legal forms. Topics covered include business law, financial planning, family law, property and real estate law, and rights and disputes.
- ReferenceUSA
Select "U.S. Businesses" for detailed business information. Select "U.S. Residential" to conduct market research or locate friends and relatives.
More business resources...
Career
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- Career Transitions
An online career guidance center that walks you through the job-search process from beginning to end.
- Learning Express Test Prep
Practice tests, tutorials and eBooks for school and career, including college entrance, civil service and citizenship. To use Learning Express and save your test results, sign in as a New or Return User (username = 13-digit library card number, password = create your own).
- Live Homework Help
Click on "Career Help" for resume and cover letter help and career tips from Career Solvers and other job search pros.
- Tutor.com's Adult Education and Career Center
Live tutors are available for career help, including resume review, job searching and interview preparation. Tutors can also help with GED and Citizenship preparation, and essay review. Additionally tutors can help adult learners with back to school needs. Help is available in English and Spanish.
More career resources...
Directories
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- Directories
Find business information on brands and their companies. Search for contact information on multinational, national and regional groups.
Discover listings for radio, television, cable and print media. Users can search multiple directories at one time.
Downloadable Audiobooks, eBooks & Music
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More information on downloads at the library...
Español
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- MedlinePlus
Información de salud para usted. Esto es un servicio de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de EE.UU.
- Biblioteca TumbleBook
Audiograbaciones y libros animados para niños.
- Ayuda de Tareas en Vivo
Reciba gratis y en vivo ayuda de un tutor que le ayudará con sus tareas en matemáticas, ciencias, ingles, y estudios sociales. Encuentre también recursos para su carrera y de preparación para exámenes en ciudadana, el GED, y más.
- Learning Express Test Prep
Exámenes de práctica, tutoriales e ebooks para estudiantes de todos niveles y también para adultos. Incluye recursos para exámenes de entrar en universidad, servicio civil, ciudadanía y más. Pueda entrar en Learning Express como un New User (usuario nuevo) o un Return User (usuario de regreso) para guardar los resultados de sus exámenes de práctica. Su username (nombre de usuario) = su número de tarjeta de 13-dgitos (sin espacios); su password (contraseña) = cree su propia contraseña.
- El Gran Libro de los Experimentos (libros digitales)
- La Biblia de las Ciencias Naturales (libros digitales)
- La Biblia de la Computación e Internet (libros digitales)
- La Vida y Nuestro Cuerpo (libros digitales)
Mas libros digitales
Genealogy
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- HeritageQuest
Complete U.S. Federal Census, Freedman's Bank Records for African American genealogy research and Periodical Source Index (PERSI). Your library card number (no spaces) is your "barcode ID".
Health & Medicine
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More health eBooks
Consumer Health Information Program
History
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More history eBooks
Homework
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- Biography In Context
- Literature Resource Center
Literary criticism, biographies and overviews of literary topics and works from all genres, disciplines, time periods and regions of the world.
- Magazine and Newspaper Search - MasterFile
General interest magazines and newspapers, many full text.
- Opposing Viewpoints
Essays, articles and primary sources on contemporary social issues.
- Social Studies Fact Cards
Covers U.S. states and presidents, California history and world history. For students grades 4-6.
- American Decades (eBook)
Choose a decade from 1900 to 1990 using the drop down menu.
- Animal Life Encyclopedia (eBook)
- CDs, Super Glue, and Salsa: How Everyday Products Are Made (eBook)
- Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton (eBook)
- Complete Life Science Resource (eBook)
- Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students (eBook)
- Encyclopedia of Biomes (eBook)
- Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion (eBook)
- Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes (eBook)
- Encyclopedia of World Mythology (eBook)
- Live Homework Help
Get free homework help from a live, online tutor in math, science, English, and social studies.
More homework eBooks
Kids
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- Live Homework Help
Get free homework help from a live, online tutor in math, science, English, and social studies.
- NoveList K-8
A guide to reading for children grades Kindergarten-8. A resource for children, parents, and teachers.
- Social Studies Fact Cards
Covers U.S. states and presidents, California history and world history. For students grades 4-6.
- BookFLIX (At the library? Click here.)
Read along with stories and learn facts with online books.
- TumbleBook Library
Animated and talking children's books.
- Learning Express Test Prep
Practice tests, tutorials and eBooks, including Elementary School and MIddle School Skills Improvement. To use Learning Express and save your test results, sign in as a New or Return User (username = 13-digit library card number, password = create your own).
- Kids' Virtual Reference Library
eBooks covering popular subjects including history, geography, religion, and science. Designed for children in upper elementary school.
Languages
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- Mango Languages
Free, online language-learning includes 22 languages, including Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Tagalog and Greek. Also has English language courses for speakers of 15 different languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, and Russian.
- Powerspeak Languages
Learn Spanish, French, Mandarin, German, or English for Spanish-speakers and Chinese-speakers through a series of stories, activities and innovative learning tools.
More language resources...
Legal
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- Legal Information Reference Center
Search full-text legal self-help reference works and get free legal forms. Topics covered include business law, financial planning, family law, property and real estate law, and rights and disputes.
Literature
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- Literature Resource Center
Literary criticism, biographies and overviews of literary topics and works from all genres, disciplines, time periods and regions of the world.
- NextReads
Sign up to receive book recommendations by email. Choose from over 20 newsletters, including fiction, nonfiction, audiobooks and books for teens and kids.
- NoveList
A guide to fiction and nonfiction reading for all ages, including fiction and nonfiction reading interests.
- Encyclopedia of World Mythology (eBook)
- Shakespeare for Students (eBook)
More literature eBooks
Magazines & Newspapers
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- Magazine and Newspaper Search - MasterFile
General interest magazines and newspapers, many full text.
- America’s Newspapers
National and local papers including over 60 Los Angeles County papers such as the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Orange County Register.
- Los Angeles Sentinel, 1934-2005
Includes digital reproductions of pages, article images, and full text searching.
- Los Angeles Times
Full text from 1985 to present.
- National Newspapers
The 10 most respected major national and regional newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and USA Today.
- Newspaper Source
National, international, and regional papers plus television transcripts.
Music
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Science
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More science eBooks
Social Issues
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Taxes
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Test Prep
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- Learning Express Test Prep
Practice tests, tutorials and eBooks for school and career, including college entrance, civil service and citizenship. To use Learning Express and save your test results, sign in as a New or Return User (username = 13-digit library card number, password = create your own).
- Live Homework Help
Click on "Career Center" to get help with Citizenship and GED test preparation or click on the "Student Center" for worksheets, tutorials and study guides for more testing resources.
Travel
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- Global Road Warrior
Practical answers to your travel questions, such as how much to tip, religious taboos, greeting your host, family life, and punctuality.
- Travel Guides (eBook)
Travel guides for Northern California, the United States, and countries and cities throughout the world.
Virtual Reference Library
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- Virtual Reference Library
eBooks on art, business, education, the environment, health, history, law, literature, social sciences, science, and technology.
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