Research & Discover
Many of these resources are subscriptions paid for by the Library. You need your library card number to use them from home. If you are unsure where to start, contact library staff here.
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A to Z Food America
With thousands of recipes, hundreds of fascinating culture and ingredient articles, and essential culinary resources, Food America brings United States cuisines to you!
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A to Z USA
A comprehensive resource for information on US states and territories. Each has information divided into 146 topics, including culture, history, economy, government, statistics, and travel.
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A to Z World Culture
This database subscription has been discontinued. For information on world culture, check out World Book Encyclopedia Online.
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Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Complete stands as a distinguished resource for scholarly investigation. Providing access to thousands of full-text journals this multidisciplinary database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study.
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Access World News
Explore and stay informed on local, national, and international topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Includes hubs for:
- Gonzales Weekly Citizen Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2001 - current)
- Donaldsonville Chief Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2008 - current)
- Baton Rouge Advocate Collection (color image editions 2018 - current; text editions 1986 - current)
- Times-Picayune Collection (color image editions 2017 - current; text editions 1989 - 2019)
- And much more!
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Accessible Archives on History Commons
A digital collection of historical American newspapers, books, and journals. Includes the following resources: African American Newspapers, African American Newspapers in the South, American County Histories, American Inventor, Anatomy of Protest in America, Frank Leslie’s Weekly, Godey’s Lady’s Book, History of Woman Suffrage, National Anti-Slavery Standard, Native Americans in History, Quarantine and Disease Control, Reconstruction of Southern States, Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman, South Carolina Newspapers, The Civil War Collection, The Liberator, The Pennsylvania Gazette, The Pennsylvania Genealogical Catalogue, The Pennsylvania Newspaper Record, The Virginia Gazette, The Woman’s Tribune, Twelve Years A Slave, Women’s Suffrage, and World War I Military Camp Newspapers.
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Ancestry Library
Access to thousands of databases of genealogical and historical information. Contains billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. It’s an unprecedented online collection of individuals from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.
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Asian Life in America
Comprehensive coverage of the Asian American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers, including over 400 Asian American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Asian American History. Updated daily.
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Auto Repair Source
Designed for touch-enabled devices such as laptops and tablets, Auto Repair Source offers a user-friendly search experience and access to a wealth of information to help users diagnose, repair and maintain today's complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed.
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Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements
Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements focuses on unearthing and digitizing the histories of civil rights activism by the everyday citizens of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and Asian American/Pacific Islander communities. The program will include up to four collections, targeted for completion by the end of 2025.
The collection is made freely available on JSTOR and contains the Ascension Parish Library's oral history interview with Malaika Favorite in which she discusses her experiences with segregation and the Civil Rights Movement growing up in South Louisiana.
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Biography Reference Ultimate
This biography database offers authoritative biographies. It includes full-text reference books, in-depth magazine articles, and scholarly coverage of international figures, both past and present.
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Black Life in America
Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in African American History. Updated daily.
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Book Index with Reviews
Full-text searchable reviews of book, music, and DVD/video titles.
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BookFlix
Scholastic BookFlix delivers high-interest, interactive content to engage early readers.
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Books in Print
Books In Print® is the world's largest bibliographic resource, with a comprehensive database of more than 19 million books, audio books, and video titles. *Note: Books in Print is not optimized for mobile devices.
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Britannica eBooks
Hundreds of full color and black and white non-fiction downloadable e-books for ages preschool to 18.
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Business Source Elite
Provides an easy way to both browse and search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research in the EBSCO databases. Business Source Elite encompasses a selection of business disciplines, offering access to active full-text journals, along with abstracted and indexed journals.
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Career Cruising
A comprehensive career guide designed for individual, self-directed use, suitable for people from age 11 to adulthood.
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Civil War: Antebellum Period to Reconstruction
Featuring newspapers, government documents and rare printed materials, this collection from the Readex Archive of Americana covers politics, society and daily life during the American Civil War period: 1840-1877.
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CloudLibrary
Large selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks. Many without a waitlist. Make requests (up to two per month) for titles we don't own.
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Comics Plus Children's Library
Get access to digital comics, graphic novels, and manga for children. There are no waitlists, no holds, and no checkout limits.
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Comics Plus Library Pass Full Collection
Get access to thousands of comics, graphic novels, and manga. There are no waitlists, no holds, and no checkout limits.
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Comics Plus Teen Library
Get access to comics, graphic novels, and manga for teens. There are no waitlists, no holds, and no checkout limits.
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Consumer Health Ultimate
Comprehensive full-text database for the latest, most accurate, reliable and easy-to-understand health and wellness content on topics ranging from mental health to public health to holistic medicine. It offers expanded collections of e-books and videos covering exercise, nutrition, communicable diseases, health disparities, child and teen health, and more.
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Creativebug
Creativebug has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Enjoy unlimited access. Watch classes anytime, anywhere. Since the classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities!
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Data Axle Reference Solutions
A business research and reference tool that you can use to:
- Find jobs by job skills, location, and industry
- Find business opportunities
- Locate companies nationwide, including small local businesses
- Research business executives
- View historical market trends
- Track down addresses and phone numbers
- Discover news articles for research
Download the mobile app to search for businesses on your iOS or Android device. Find businesses and consumers based on your device's location or by address, city, state, or ZIP code. Android | Apple
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DigitalLearn.org
Basic instruction in computers, email, social media and more!
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Donaldsonville Chief
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2008 - current.
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Educate Station
Educate Station provides easy-to-use, comprehensive learning plans with a robust range of extension activities across a wide range of subject areas and grade levels. Currently, there are learning plans for grades K - 5.
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ERIC
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, it is an essential tool for education researchers of all kinds.
ERIC contains records and links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents. It includes records for a variety of source types, including journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations and policy papers.
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Estante Infinito
Estante Infinito te trae el mejor contenido de transmisión en español e inglés para disfrutar con tu familia, en tu dispositivo favorito, en tu lugar favorito. Películas, series de televisión y artes escénicas de teatros y óperas de todo el mundo.
Estante Infinito brings you the best in Spanish and English streaming content to enjoy with your family, on your favorite device, in your favorite place. Movies, TV series, and performing arts from theaters and operas around the world.
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Explora Quick Search
Reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books in the EBSCO databases. Browse categories organized by popular topic, with overviews that provide a starting point for your research; or use the simple search that quickly delivers relevant results, including primary source documents, news articles, and Associated Press videos.
Explora also has specialized research centers for students and teachers:
- Explora Elementary
- Explora High School
- Explora Middle School
- Explora Teacher Resources
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Fold3
Fold3 features premier collections of original military records. These records include the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served in the military. Many of the records come the U.S. National Archives, The National Archives of U.K. and many others.
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Freading
Downloadable eBooks available with no waitlists.
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Freegal Music
Freegal offers access to about 15 million songs, including Sony Music's catalog of legendary artists, and over 15,000 music videos. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 28,000 labels with music that originates in over 100 countries. There is no software to download, and there are no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. Free mobile apps are available.
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Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
Gives business owners expertise covering all aspects of starting and operating a business, including finance, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, and taxes.
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Gale Business: Plan Builder
Business planning can be a complex and unfamiliar process. Often, entrepreneurs don’t know what kind of information they need, where to find it, or how to get started. Gale Business: Plan Builder brings it all together by offering an engaging, step-by-step guided experience–complete with the information and tools needed to move through the entire business development life cycle. The program’s intuitive dashboard walks users through the five essential steps of business planning and explains what each activity is, why it is important in the overall process, and how to get started.
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Gale Courses
Gale Courses deliver hundreds of engaging, instructor-led online courses focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment to transform lives and foster positive changes in your community.
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Gale eBooks
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
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Gale Health & Wellness
Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
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Gale In Context: High School
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
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Gale In Context: Middle School
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
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Gale InContext: Opposing Viewpoints
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
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Gale InContext: Science
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
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Gale InContext: US History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
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Gale InContext: World History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.
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Gale Legal Forms
Official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
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Gale Literary Index
Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.
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Gale Literature
Search all of the Gale literary databases from APL in one place at the same time.
An integrated research experience, Gale Literature brings together Gale's premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways.
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Gale Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.
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Gale Literature: Scribner Writer Series
Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.
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Gale Literature: Twayne's Author Series
Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements.
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Gonzales Weekly Citizen
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Gonzales, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2001 - current.
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Heritage Hub
The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Extensive editorial review of all newspaper sections ensures thorough selection of obituaries for easy access. An easy-to-use interface allows searching by name, date range, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc.
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HeritageQuest Online
With over 28,000 books currently available, the entire U.S. Federal Census, PERSI™, Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension Records, and other expanding collections, HeritageQuest Online is designed specifically for patrons in public libraries who are either just beginning their family research or who after years of work are still uncovering their past.
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Hispanic Life In America
Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 17,500 American and global newspapers, including almost 450 Hispanic American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Hispanic American History. Updated daily.
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History Reference Ultimate
Invites learners to explore U.S. and world history through a rich collection of full-text history magazines, journals, e-books, primary source documents and videos. The database also supports the study of human geography, sociology and economics, making it a versatile tool for multidisciplinary research.
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Hobbies & Crafts Source
Exclusive articles from the EBSCO databases covering over 140 topics, as well as many other periodicals, books and videos that focus on categories commonly referred to as hobbies and crafts; available in high-quality PDF format.
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Home Improvement Source
EBSCO's Home Improvement Reference Center is designed to assist homeowners in do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance, and remodeling projects. Step-by-step instructions for thousands of projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical, and decorating are provided in high-quality PDF files.
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Homework Louisiana
- Live Online Tutor
- Skills Builder
- Homework help and tutoring for K through basic college level
- Writing Center
- Career Center
- Adult Education Center
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Humanities International Complete
Offers access to full-text journals for humanities research worldwide. It includes all data from Humanities International Index plus unique full-text content.
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Kanopy
Kanopy streaming service features documentaries, independent cinema, world cinema, kids' shows, classics, and award-winning films.
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Kovels Antiques & Collectibles
The expert source for antiques and collectibles information
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Learning Express Library
A comprehensive interactive learning platform of tests, courses, and career preparation for students and adults.
- Adult Core Skills
- Career Preparation
- College Admissions Test Preparation
- College Students
- High School Equivalency Center
- Recursos Para Hispanohablantes
- School Center
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Legal Information Source
Legal Information Source is a database designed to assist the public in understanding the complex world of law and legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.
Legal Information Source offers everyday users the necessary tools and detailed how-to instructions covering a wide range of legal issues. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.
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Libby
eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines.
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LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning with Lynda.com online training library is a massive online training resource where patrons are able to learn — self-paced and on-demand content. Learn business, software, technology and creative skills with online video tutorials taught by recognized industry professionals. Finish a course and receive a certificate of completion that you can download or email to anyone.
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Literary Reference Center Plus
Information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Information Services.
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LOTE4Kids
LOTE4Kids is a database of children's eBooks and audiobooks in various world languages, allowing children and families to enjoy books and learn language through the magic of storytelling.
Each book within the LOTE4Kids collection is paired with English translations to enhance language learning and comes available in many formats including bilingual editions and interactive flipbooks. The platform offers thousands of books in over 65 languages, with 150-200 new books and new languages added monthly.
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Louisiana Digital Library
An online library of over 144,000 digital materials about Louisiana's history, culture, places, and people.
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Louisiana Newspapers
A State Library of Louisiana guide to free newspaper websites in Louisiana and other states.
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Louisiana Public Documents Digital Archive
Collection of more than 20,000 Louisiana born-digital public documents, most since 2002. Located in the digital resources repository of the State Library of Louisiana.
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Louisiana Public Library eBook Collection
Gateway to multiple resources providing eBooks and Audiobooks to Louisiana Public Library users of all ages.
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Mango Languages
Offers over 70 world language courses as well as ELL courses.
Also includes an American Sign Language course developed with ASL Inside.
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Medici.TV
The world’s premier resource for classical music programming: stunning live events from the world’s most prestigious halls, plus thousands of concerts, operas, ballets, and more in our View-On-Demand catalogue.
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Mometrix eLibrary
Mometrix eLibrary offers study materials for over 1,400 different standardized exams including high school, college, and graduate school admissions exams, and certification exams for teachers, nurses, civil service, and many other career paths. Study materials include study guides with instructional videos, interactive flashcards, and interactive practice tests.
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Morningstar
Morningstar Investment Research Center can help you reach your financial goals, whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting out. Morningstar offers one of the industry’s broadest security databases, along with a portfolio tool and up-to-date financial news and insights. Build your investment knowledge with ratings and analyst reports, online classes, and live webinars, you can explore the right topics, at the right level, in the right format for you.
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New York Times
Outside the library: For a 24 hour pass to access The New York Times from outside the library, use this link to get a code. The New York Times will require you to login; you can create a free account or log in to your existing account.
Inside the library: Unlimited access is available without a code. Simply log in to your New York Times account from a library computer or wifi connected computer.
How to redeem your 24 hour code:
Get free access to New York Times News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic—including apps— from anywhere:Whether you are at the library or at home, you can access the full world of The New York Times from anywhere with 24-hour access codes! These codes will allow you unlimited 24-hour access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic.
1. Click the Get Access button to redeem a 24-hour access code.
2. Your code will auto-populate. Click redeem.
3. You will need to either register for a free account or log in to your existing account.
4. After receiving confirmation that your access code is valid, you will have 24-hours of complimentary access to the full world of The New York Times, including News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic. See below for everything your access includes.
5. Once your 24-hour access code expires, you can simply repeat the process from Step 1 to redeem another 24-hour code.
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Newsbank
Digital editions of local, regional, national, and international newspapers -- all in one easy-to-search database. Read full editions or search by keyword.
Louisiana newspapers include:
National and International news includes:
Historical newspapers includes:
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NoveList Plus
Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
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NoveList Plus K-8
Geared toward students in grades K-8. Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
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p4A Antiques Reference
*The library no longer subscribes to p4A Antiques Reference.*
Check out Kovels Antiques & Collectibles instead.
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PebbleGo
PebbleGo is a database specifically geared toward the needs of K-2 learners. It helps your student learn foundational research skills plus provides critical early-reader supports like audio voice overs and text highlighting.
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PebbleGo Capstone Interactive eBooks
Instant access to interactive eBooks for children in grades Pre-K - 5.
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PebbleGo Next
PebbleGo Next adds curriculum-connected content,
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Policy Commons
The world's most comprehensive and current grey literature database—tens of millions of reports, blogs, papers, and podcasts from tens of thousands of think tanks, IGOs, NGOs, research agencies, cities, and governments. *Includes Ascension Parish and Louisiana resources.* Modules include: Global Think Tanks, Public Health and Social Care, World Cities and Local Governments, and World Governments.
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PowerKnowledge Science
PowerKnowledge Science is a content-driven, visually stimulating, and media-rich online science resource specifically designed for learners in grades 3 to 6.
Life Science | Earth & Space Science | Physical Science
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Preserving Our History
The Preserving Our History project is dedicated to the collection and digital preservation of images, documents, and oral history interviews to record the unique history of Ascension Parish. View this digital collection on the Louisiana Digital Library website, which is brought to you by the Louisiana Digital Consortium, a collection of libraries, universities, and archives that make their digital collections freely available to the public.
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Salem Press Reference eBooks
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
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Salud En Español
Consumer Health Complete - En Español
Acceso conveniente a información médica y de salud fácilmente comprensible de EBSCO. Busque y navegue dentro de enciclopedias médicas, libros de referencia populares y artículos de revistas.
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Sanborn Maps
Digitized maps detailing property and land-use for Louisiana cities and towns. Extensive information is given on building construction and use, street names and addresses, and property boundaries. Other features shown include pipelines, railroads, wells, and dumps. Map dates range from 1885 to 1951, with most falling in the early part of the 20th century.
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Scholastic Teachables
Scholastic Teachables provides support for parents, homeschoolers, educators, and students. Find lesson plans for every subject, as well as assessments, classroom management tools, homeschooling support for families and kindergarten readiness. This resource is comprehensive and easy to navigate. The content is searchable by topic, theme, grade level and project, and includes a variety of worksheets and activities to help users plan their lessons.
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Science Reference Ultimate
A comprehensive database offering full-text access to popular science magazines, journals, videos, experiments, lesson plans and e-books. It supports core STEM courses and electives such as zoology and oceanography, making it a valuable resource for both students and educators.
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ScienceFlix
This database subscription has been cancelled by the State Library of Louisiana. On July 30, 2026, Scholastic will discontinue the publication of this database.
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Small Business Source
Offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to understand and address a wide variety of small business topics. The database includes business videos, case studies, help and advice, a start-up kit and tips for writing business plans.
Small Business Source offers a collection of state-specific resources with demographic data and other information to meet the needs of small business owners and entrepreneurs. Many of the full-text reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses. Business videos include interviews, lessons learned, lectures and how-to tips to foster success in all aspects of managing a business.
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Teen Book Cloud
A collection of videos and chapter books for grades 6 - 12 in categories which include: eBooks (Shakespeare, poetry, non-fiction, science, history, geography, etc.), read-alongs, graphic novels, videos (from National Geographic!), and eAudiobooks. Books feature adjustable text sizes, full narration, and a read-along function which highlights text as it is read. All these options can be switched to manual so readers can read at their own pace. Provides access to lesson plans, quizzes and a Common Core Portal.
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Teen Health and Wellness
Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is a comprehensive database that allows teens (and those who care about teens) to research health-related issues important to their well-being.
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The Great Courses on Kanopy
To browse Kanopy's selection of The Great Courses, search for "great courses" or follow this link directly to the collection.
The Great Courses video streaming service is the leading global media brand for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. This collection on Kanopy includes courses led by the world’s top experts, covering a broad range of subjects, such as science, mathematics, philosophy, history, literature, fine arts and music, travel, business, and personal development.
- Over 250 unique courses to capture your curiosity or help you to improve in areas you are passionate about
- 3,000+ hours of carefully curated and commercial-free, entertaining and engaging content
- Courses taught by brilliant, award-winning, and trusted experts in their fields
- Guidebooks for each course to supplement course material
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TrueFlix
This database subscription has been cancelled by the State Library of Louisiana. On July 30, 2026, Scholastic will discontinue the publication of this database.
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TumbleBook Library
A collection of children's eBooks with more than 1100 titles for grades K-6, including unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features graphic novels - a student favorite!
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Udemy
Gale Presents: Udemy can help improve your career skills or further develop a personal interest with access to thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses. Explore the many options across 75 categories in business, tech, and personal development taught by world-class instructors. Need help? This user guide offers step-by-step guidance to create an account and find and enroll in free courses.
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Value Line
Whether you're a beginning investor or a veteran looking for high-impact ideas, Value Line can position you for financial success quickly and easily. The uncontested authority in reliable, unbiased information, Value Line puts you in the driver's seat with accurate and insightful investment research on companies, industries, markets and economies. From the latest data, sophisticated tools and proven ranks to expert analysis and guidance, Value Line gives you the power to evaluate investments with confidence. Make smarter, more profitable decisions with Value Line.
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Weiss & TheStreet Financial Ratings
Powered by Weiss Ratings and Grey House Publishing, this website gives you powerful new tools to protect your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth, and learn more about your finances.
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Westlaw
The Law Library of Louisiana is participating in the Westlaw Patron Access Remote Pilot program with Thomson Reuters to allow library pro se (self-represented - people in court without a lawyer) patrons remote access to Westlaw, a premier legal research database. Information on using the database can be found on the Law Library of Louisiana website.
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World Book Online Encyclopedia
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
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Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Complete stands as a distinguished resource for scholarly investigation. Providing access to thousands of full-text journals this multidisciplinary database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study.
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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ERIC
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, it is an essential tool for education researchers of all kinds.
ERIC contains records and links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents. It includes records for a variety of source types, including journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations and policy papers.
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Gale Courses
Gale Courses deliver hundreds of engaging, instructor-led online courses focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment to transform lives and foster positive changes in your community.
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Gale eBooks
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
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Gale Health & Wellness
Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.
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Gale InContext: Opposing Viewpoints
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
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Gale InContext: Science
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
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Gale InContext: US History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
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Gale InContext: World History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.
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Gale Literary Index
Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.
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Gale Literature
Search all of the Gale literary databases from APL in one place at the same time.
An integrated research experience, Gale Literature brings together Gale's premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways.
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Gale Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.
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Gale Literature: Scribner Writer Series
Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.
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Gale Literature: Twayne's Author Series
Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements.
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Humanities International Complete
Offers access to full-text journals for humanities research worldwide. It includes all data from Humanities International Index plus unique full-text content.
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Policy Commons
The world's most comprehensive and current grey literature database—tens of millions of reports, blogs, papers, and podcasts from tens of thousands of think tanks, IGOs, NGOs, research agencies, cities, and governments. *Includes Ascension Parish and Louisiana resources.* Modules include: Global Think Tanks, Public Health and Social Care, World Cities and Local Governments, and World Governments.
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Salem Press Reference eBooks
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
Careers & Business
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Academic Search Complete
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Creativebug
Creativebug has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Enjoy unlimited access. Watch classes anytime, anywhere. Since the classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities!
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Hobbies & Crafts Source
Exclusive articles from the EBSCO databases covering over 140 topics, as well as many other periodicals, books and videos that focus on categories commonly referred to as hobbies and crafts; available in high-quality PDF format.
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Home Improvement Source
EBSCO's Home Improvement Reference Center is designed to assist homeowners in do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance, and remodeling projects. Step-by-step instructions for thousands of projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical, and decorating are provided in high-quality PDF files.
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Creativebug
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Donaldsonville Chief
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2008 - current.
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Gonzales Weekly Citizen
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Gonzales, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2001 - current.
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Policy Commons
The world's most comprehensive and current grey literature database—tens of millions of reports, blogs, papers, and podcasts from tens of thousands of think tanks, IGOs, NGOs, research agencies, cities, and governments. *Includes Ascension Parish and Louisiana resources.* Modules include: Global Think Tanks, Public Health and Social Care, World Cities and Local Governments, and World Governments.
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Preserving Our History
The Preserving Our History project is dedicated to the collection and digital preservation of images, documents, and oral history interviews to record the unique history of Ascension Parish. View this digital collection on the Louisiana Digital Library website, which is brought to you by the Louisiana Digital Consortium, a collection of libraries, universities, and archives that make their digital collections freely available to the public.
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Sanborn Maps
Digitized maps detailing property and land-use for Louisiana cities and towns. Extensive information is given on building construction and use, street names and addresses, and property boundaries. Other features shown include pipelines, railroads, wells, and dumps. Map dates range from 1885 to 1951, with most falling in the early part of the 20th century.
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Donaldsonville Chief
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Book Index with Reviews
Full-text searchable reviews of book, music, and DVD/video titles.
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Books in Print
Books In Print® is the world's largest bibliographic resource, with a comprehensive database of more than 19 million books, audio books, and video titles. *Note: Books in Print is not optimized for mobile devices.
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
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Gale In Context: High School
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
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Gale In Context: Middle School
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
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Gale Literary Index
Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.
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Gale Literature
Search all of the Gale literary databases from APL in one place at the same time.
An integrated research experience, Gale Literature brings together Gale's premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways.
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Gale Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.
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Gale Literature: Scribner Writer Series
Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.
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Gale Literature: Twayne's Author Series
Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements.
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Literary Reference Center Plus
Information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Information Services.
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NoveList Plus
Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
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NoveList Plus K-8
Geared toward students in grades K-8. Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
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Salem Press Reference eBooks
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
Careers & Business
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Book Index with Reviews
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Business Source Elite
Provides an easy way to both browse and search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research in the EBSCO databases. Business Source Elite encompasses a selection of business disciplines, offering access to active full-text journals, along with abstracted and indexed journals.
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Data Axle Reference Solutions
A business research and reference tool that you can use to:
- Find jobs by job skills, location, and industry
- Find business opportunities
- Locate companies nationwide, including small local businesses
- Research business executives
- View historical market trends
- Track down addresses and phone numbers
- Discover news articles for research
Download the mobile app to search for businesses on your iOS or Android device. Find businesses and consumers based on your device's location or by address, city, state, or ZIP code. Android | Apple
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
Gives business owners expertise covering all aspects of starting and operating a business, including finance, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, and taxes.
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Gale Business: Plan Builder
Business planning can be a complex and unfamiliar process. Often, entrepreneurs don’t know what kind of information they need, where to find it, or how to get started. Gale Business: Plan Builder brings it all together by offering an engaging, step-by-step guided experience–complete with the information and tools needed to move through the entire business development life cycle. The program’s intuitive dashboard walks users through the five essential steps of business planning and explains what each activity is, why it is important in the overall process, and how to get started.
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Gale Legal Forms
Official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
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Salem Press Reference eBooks
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
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Small Business Source
Offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to understand and address a wide variety of small business topics. The database includes business videos, case studies, help and advice, a start-up kit and tips for writing business plans.
Small Business Source offers a collection of state-specific resources with demographic data and other information to meet the needs of small business owners and entrepreneurs. Many of the full-text reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses. Business videos include interviews, lessons learned, lectures and how-to tips to foster success in all aspects of managing a business.
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Business Source Elite
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Auto Repair Source
Designed for touch-enabled devices such as laptops and tablets, Auto Repair Source offers a user-friendly search experience and access to a wealth of information to help users diagnose, repair and maintain today's complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed.
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Kovels Antiques & Collectibles
The expert source for antiques and collectibles information
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p4A Antiques Reference
*The library no longer subscribes to p4A Antiques Reference.*
Check out Kovels Antiques & Collectibles instead.
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Auto Repair Source
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A to Z Food America
With thousands of recipes, hundreds of fascinating culture and ingredient articles, and essential culinary resources, Food America brings United States cuisines to you!
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A to Z USA
A comprehensive resource for information on US states and territories. Each has information divided into 146 topics, including culture, history, economy, government, statistics, and travel.
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A to Z World Culture
This database subscription has been discontinued. For information on world culture, check out World Book Encyclopedia Online.
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Asian Life in America
Comprehensive coverage of the Asian American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers, including over 400 Asian American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Asian American History. Updated daily.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
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Gale In Context: High School
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
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Gale In Context: Middle School
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
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Louisiana Digital Library
An online library of over 144,000 digital materials about Louisiana's history, culture, places, and people.
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A to Z Food America
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BookFlix
Scholastic BookFlix delivers high-interest, interactive content to engage early readers.
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Britannica eBooks
Hundreds of full color and black and white non-fiction downloadable e-books for ages preschool to 18.
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CloudLibrary
Large selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks. Many without a waitlist. Make requests (up to two per month) for titles we don't own.
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Comics Plus Children's Library
Get access to digital comics, graphic novels, and manga for children. There are no waitlists, no holds, and no checkout limits.
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Comics Plus Library Pass Full Collection
Get access to thousands of comics, graphic novels, and manga. There are no waitlists, no holds, and no checkout limits.
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Comics Plus Teen Library
Get access to comics, graphic novels, and manga for teens. There are no waitlists, no holds, and no checkout limits.
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Freading
Downloadable eBooks available with no waitlists.
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Gale eBooks
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
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Libby
eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines.
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LOTE4Kids
LOTE4Kids is a database of children's eBooks and audiobooks in various world languages, allowing children and families to enjoy books and learn language through the magic of storytelling.
Each book within the LOTE4Kids collection is paired with English translations to enhance language learning and comes available in many formats including bilingual editions and interactive flipbooks. The platform offers thousands of books in over 65 languages, with 150-200 new books and new languages added monthly.
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PebbleGo Capstone Interactive eBooks
Instant access to interactive eBooks for children in grades Pre-K - 5.
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Teen Book Cloud
A collection of videos and chapter books for grades 6 - 12 in categories which include: eBooks (Shakespeare, poetry, non-fiction, science, history, geography, etc.), read-alongs, graphic novels, videos (from National Geographic!), and eAudiobooks. Books feature adjustable text sizes, full narration, and a read-along function which highlights text as it is read. All these options can be switched to manual so readers can read at their own pace. Provides access to lesson plans, quizzes and a Common Core Portal.
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TumbleBook Library
A collection of children's eBooks with more than 1100 titles for grades K-6, including unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features graphic novels - a student favorite!
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BookFlix
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Gale eBooks
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
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PebbleGo
PebbleGo is a database specifically geared toward the needs of K-2 learners. It helps your student learn foundational research skills plus provides critical early-reader supports like audio voice overs and text highlighting.
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PebbleGo Next
PebbleGo Next adds curriculum-connected content,
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World Book Online Encyclopedia
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
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EBSCOhost
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Business Source Elite
Provides an easy way to both browse and search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research in the EBSCO databases. Business Source Elite encompasses a selection of business disciplines, offering access to active full-text journals, along with abstracted and indexed journals.
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Gale Legal Forms
Official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
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Legal Information Source
Legal Information Source is a database designed to assist the public in understanding the complex world of law and legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.
Legal Information Source offers everyday users the necessary tools and detailed how-to instructions covering a wide range of legal issues. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.
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Morningstar
Morningstar Investment Research Center can help you reach your financial goals, whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting out. Morningstar offers one of the industry’s broadest security databases, along with a portfolio tool and up-to-date financial news and insights. Build your investment knowledge with ratings and analyst reports, online classes, and live webinars, you can explore the right topics, at the right level, in the right format for you.
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Value Line
Whether you're a beginning investor or a veteran looking for high-impact ideas, Value Line can position you for financial success quickly and easily. The uncontested authority in reliable, unbiased information, Value Line puts you in the driver's seat with accurate and insightful investment research on companies, industries, markets and economies. From the latest data, sophisticated tools and proven ranks to expert analysis and guidance, Value Line gives you the power to evaluate investments with confidence. Make smarter, more profitable decisions with Value Line.
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Weiss & TheStreet Financial Ratings
Powered by Weiss Ratings and Grey House Publishing, this website gives you powerful new tools to protect your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth, and learn more about your finances.
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Westlaw
The Law Library of Louisiana is participating in the Westlaw Patron Access Remote Pilot program with Thomson Reuters to allow library pro se (self-represented - people in court without a lawyer) patrons remote access to Westlaw, a premier legal research database. Information on using the database can be found on the Law Library of Louisiana website.
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Business Source Elite
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Accessible Archives on History Commons
A digital collection of historical American newspapers, books, and journals. Includes the following resources: African American Newspapers, African American Newspapers in the South, American County Histories, American Inventor, Anatomy of Protest in America, Frank Leslie’s Weekly, Godey’s Lady’s Book, History of Woman Suffrage, National Anti-Slavery Standard, Native Americans in History, Quarantine and Disease Control, Reconstruction of Southern States, Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman, South Carolina Newspapers, The Civil War Collection, The Liberator, The Pennsylvania Gazette, The Pennsylvania Genealogical Catalogue, The Pennsylvania Newspaper Record, The Virginia Gazette, The Woman’s Tribune, Twelve Years A Slave, Women’s Suffrage, and World War I Military Camp Newspapers.
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Ancestry Library
Access to thousands of databases of genealogical and historical information. Contains billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. It’s an unprecedented online collection of individuals from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.
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Fold3
Fold3 features premier collections of original military records. These records include the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served in the military. Many of the records come the U.S. National Archives, The National Archives of U.K. and many others.
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Heritage Hub
The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Extensive editorial review of all newspaper sections ensures thorough selection of obituaries for easy access. An easy-to-use interface allows searching by name, date range, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc.
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HeritageQuest Online
With over 28,000 books currently available, the entire U.S. Federal Census, PERSI™, Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension Records, and other expanding collections, HeritageQuest Online is designed specifically for patrons in public libraries who are either just beginning their family research or who after years of work are still uncovering their past.
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Accessible Archives on History Commons
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Consumer Health Ultimate
Comprehensive full-text database for the latest, most accurate, reliable and easy-to-understand health and wellness content on topics ranging from mental health to public health to holistic medicine. It offers expanded collections of e-books and videos covering exercise, nutrition, communicable diseases, health disparities, child and teen health, and more.
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Gale Health & Wellness
Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.
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Salem Press Reference eBooks
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
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Salud En Español
Consumer Health Complete - En Español
Acceso conveniente a información médica y de salud fácilmente comprensible de EBSCO. Busque y navegue dentro de enciclopedias médicas, libros de referencia populares y artículos de revistas.
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Teen Health and Wellness
Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is a comprehensive database that allows teens (and those who care about teens) to research health-related issues important to their well-being.
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Consumer Health Ultimate
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A to Z USA
A comprehensive resource for information on US states and territories. Each has information divided into 146 topics, including culture, history, economy, government, statistics, and travel.
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Accessible Archives on History Commons
A digital collection of historical American newspapers, books, and journals. Includes the following resources: African American Newspapers, African American Newspapers in the South, American County Histories, American Inventor, Anatomy of Protest in America, Frank Leslie’s Weekly, Godey’s Lady’s Book, History of Woman Suffrage, National Anti-Slavery Standard, Native Americans in History, Quarantine and Disease Control, Reconstruction of Southern States, Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman, South Carolina Newspapers, The Civil War Collection, The Liberator, The Pennsylvania Gazette, The Pennsylvania Genealogical Catalogue, The Pennsylvania Newspaper Record, The Virginia Gazette, The Woman’s Tribune, Twelve Years A Slave, Women’s Suffrage, and World War I Military Camp Newspapers.
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Ancestry Library
Access to thousands of databases of genealogical and historical information. Contains billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. It’s an unprecedented online collection of individuals from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.
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Asian Life in America
Comprehensive coverage of the Asian American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers, including over 400 Asian American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Asian American History. Updated daily.
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Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements
Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements focuses on unearthing and digitizing the histories of civil rights activism by the everyday citizens of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and Asian American/Pacific Islander communities. The program will include up to four collections, targeted for completion by the end of 2025.
The collection is made freely available on JSTOR and contains the Ascension Parish Library's oral history interview with Malaika Favorite in which she discusses her experiences with segregation and the Civil Rights Movement growing up in South Louisiana.
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Biography Reference Ultimate
This biography database offers authoritative biographies. It includes full-text reference books, in-depth magazine articles, and scholarly coverage of international figures, both past and present.
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Black Life in America
Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in African American History. Updated daily.
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Civil War: Antebellum Period to Reconstruction
Featuring newspapers, government documents and rare printed materials, this collection from the Readex Archive of Americana covers politics, society and daily life during the American Civil War period: 1840-1877.
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Fold3
Fold3 features premier collections of original military records. These records include the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served in the military. Many of the records come the U.S. National Archives, The National Archives of U.K. and many others.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
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Gale In Context: High School
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
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Gale In Context: Middle School
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
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Gale InContext: US History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
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Gale InContext: World History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.
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Hispanic Life In America
Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 17,500 American and global newspapers, including almost 450 Hispanic American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Hispanic American History. Updated daily.
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History Reference Ultimate
Invites learners to explore U.S. and world history through a rich collection of full-text history magazines, journals, e-books, primary source documents and videos. The database also supports the study of human geography, sociology and economics, making it a versatile tool for multidisciplinary research.
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Louisiana Digital Library
An online library of over 144,000 digital materials about Louisiana's history, culture, places, and people.
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Preserving Our History
The Preserving Our History project is dedicated to the collection and digital preservation of images, documents, and oral history interviews to record the unique history of Ascension Parish. View this digital collection on the Louisiana Digital Library website, which is brought to you by the Louisiana Digital Consortium, a collection of libraries, universities, and archives that make their digital collections freely available to the public.
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Salem Press Reference eBooks
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
Careers & Business -
World Book Online Encyclopedia
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
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A to Z USA
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Homework Louisiana
- Live Online Tutor
- Skills Builder
- Homework help and tutoring for K through basic college level
- Writing Center
- Career Center
- Adult Education Center
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Scholastic Teachables
Scholastic Teachables provides support for parents, homeschoolers, educators, and students. Find lesson plans for every subject, as well as assessments, classroom management tools, homeschooling support for families and kindergarten readiness. This resource is comprehensive and easy to navigate. The content is searchable by topic, theme, grade level and project, and includes a variety of worksheets and activities to help users plan their lessons.
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World Book Online Encyclopedia
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
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Homework Louisiana
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Career Cruising
A comprehensive career guide designed for individual, self-directed use, suitable for people from age 11 to adulthood.
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Learning Express Library
A comprehensive interactive learning platform of tests, courses, and career preparation for students and adults.
- Adult Core Skills
- Career Preparation
- College Admissions Test Preparation
- College Students
- High School Equivalency Center
- Recursos Para Hispanohablantes
- School Center
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LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning with Lynda.com online training library is a massive online training resource where patrons are able to learn — self-paced and on-demand content. Learn business, software, technology and creative skills with online video tutorials taught by recognized industry professionals. Finish a course and receive a certificate of completion that you can download or email to anyone.
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Salem Press Reference eBooks
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
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History
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Udemy
Gale Presents: Udemy can help improve your career skills or further develop a personal interest with access to thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses. Explore the many options across 75 categories in business, tech, and personal development taught by world-class instructors. Need help? This user guide offers step-by-step guidance to create an account and find and enroll in free courses.
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Career Cruising
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Mango Languages
Offers over 70 world language courses as well as ELL courses.
Also includes an American Sign Language course developed with ASL Inside.
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Udemy
Gale Presents: Udemy can help improve your career skills or further develop a personal interest with access to thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses. Explore the many options across 75 categories in business, tech, and personal development taught by world-class instructors. Need help? This user guide offers step-by-step guidance to create an account and find and enroll in free courses.
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Mango Languages
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Access World News
Explore and stay informed on local, national, and international topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Includes hubs for:
- Gonzales Weekly Citizen Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2001 - current)
- Donaldsonville Chief Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2008 - current)
- Baton Rouge Advocate Collection (color image editions 2018 - current; text editions 1986 - current)
- Times-Picayune Collection (color image editions 2017 - current; text editions 1989 - 2019)
- And much more!
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Louisiana Digital Library
An online library of over 144,000 digital materials about Louisiana's history, culture, places, and people.
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Louisiana Newspapers
A State Library of Louisiana guide to free newspaper websites in Louisiana and other states.
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Louisiana Public Documents Digital Archive
Collection of more than 20,000 Louisiana born-digital public documents, most since 2002. Located in the digital resources repository of the State Library of Louisiana.
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Louisiana Public Library eBook Collection
Gateway to multiple resources providing eBooks and Audiobooks to Louisiana Public Library users of all ages.
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Policy Commons
The world's most comprehensive and current grey literature database—tens of millions of reports, blogs, papers, and podcasts from tens of thousands of think tanks, IGOs, NGOs, research agencies, cities, and governments. *Includes Ascension Parish and Louisiana resources.* Modules include: Global Think Tanks, Public Health and Social Care, World Cities and Local Governments, and World Governments.
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Sanborn Maps
Digitized maps detailing property and land-use for Louisiana cities and towns. Extensive information is given on building construction and use, street names and addresses, and property boundaries. Other features shown include pipelines, railroads, wells, and dumps. Map dates range from 1885 to 1951, with most falling in the early part of the 20th century.
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Access World News
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Access World News
Explore and stay informed on local, national, and international topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Includes hubs for:
- Gonzales Weekly Citizen Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2001 - current)
- Donaldsonville Chief Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2008 - current)
- Baton Rouge Advocate Collection (color image editions 2018 - current; text editions 1986 - current)
- Times-Picayune Collection (color image editions 2017 - current; text editions 1989 - 2019)
- And much more!
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Asian Life in America
Comprehensive coverage of the Asian American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers, including over 400 Asian American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Asian American History. Updated daily.
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Black Life in America
Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in African American History. Updated daily.
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Civil War: Antebellum Period to Reconstruction
Featuring newspapers, government documents and rare printed materials, this collection from the Readex Archive of Americana covers politics, society and daily life during the American Civil War period: 1840-1877.
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Donaldsonville Chief
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2008 - current.
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Gale InContext: Opposing Viewpoints
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
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Gonzales Weekly Citizen
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Gonzales, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2001 - current.
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Heritage Hub
The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Extensive editorial review of all newspaper sections ensures thorough selection of obituaries for easy access. An easy-to-use interface allows searching by name, date range, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc.
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Hispanic Life In America
Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 17,500 American and global newspapers, including almost 450 Hispanic American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Hispanic American History. Updated daily.
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Libby
eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines.
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Louisiana Newspapers
A State Library of Louisiana guide to free newspaper websites in Louisiana and other states.
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New York Times
Outside the library: For a 24 hour pass to access The New York Times from outside the library, use this link to get a code. The New York Times will require you to login; you can create a free account or log in to your existing account.
Inside the library: Unlimited access is available without a code. Simply log in to your New York Times account from a library computer or wifi connected computer.
How to redeem your 24 hour code:
Get free access to New York Times News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic—including apps— from anywhere:Whether you are at the library or at home, you can access the full world of The New York Times from anywhere with 24-hour access codes! These codes will allow you unlimited 24-hour access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic.
1. Click the Get Access button to redeem a 24-hour access code.
2. Your code will auto-populate. Click redeem.
3. You will need to either register for a free account or log in to your existing account.
4. After receiving confirmation that your access code is valid, you will have 24-hours of complimentary access to the full world of The New York Times, including News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic. See below for everything your access includes.
5. Once your 24-hour access code expires, you can simply repeat the process from Step 1 to redeem another 24-hour code.
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Newsbank
Digital editions of local, regional, national, and international newspapers -- all in one easy-to-search database. Read full editions or search by keyword.
Louisiana newspapers include:
National and International news includes:
Historical newspapers includes:
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Access World News
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Estante Infinito
Estante Infinito te trae el mejor contenido de transmisión en español e inglés para disfrutar con tu familia, en tu dispositivo favorito, en tu lugar favorito. Películas, series de televisión y artes escénicas de teatros y óperas de todo el mundo.
Estante Infinito brings you the best in Spanish and English streaming content to enjoy with your family, on your favorite device, in your favorite place. Movies, TV series, and performing arts from theaters and operas around the world.
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Kanopy
Kanopy streaming service features documentaries, independent cinema, world cinema, kids' shows, classics, and award-winning films.
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Medici.TV
The world’s premier resource for classical music programming: stunning live events from the world’s most prestigious halls, plus thousands of concerts, operas, ballets, and more in our View-On-Demand catalogue.
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The Great Courses on Kanopy
To browse Kanopy's selection of The Great Courses, search for "great courses" or follow this link directly to the collection.
The Great Courses video streaming service is the leading global media brand for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. This collection on Kanopy includes courses led by the world’s top experts, covering a broad range of subjects, such as science, mathematics, philosophy, history, literature, fine arts and music, travel, business, and personal development.
- Over 250 unique courses to capture your curiosity or help you to improve in areas you are passionate about
- 3,000+ hours of carefully curated and commercial-free, entertaining and engaging content
- Courses taught by brilliant, award-winning, and trusted experts in their fields
- Guidebooks for each course to supplement course material
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Estante Infinito
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Freegal Music
Freegal offers access to about 15 million songs, including Sony Music's catalog of legendary artists, and over 15,000 music videos. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 28,000 labels with music that originates in over 100 countries. There is no software to download, and there are no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. Free mobile apps are available.
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Medici.TV
The world’s premier resource for classical music programming: stunning live events from the world’s most prestigious halls, plus thousands of concerts, operas, ballets, and more in our View-On-Demand catalogue.
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Freegal Music
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DigitalLearn.org
Basic instruction in computers, email, social media and more!
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Learning Express Library
A comprehensive interactive learning platform of tests, courses, and career preparation for students and adults.
- Adult Core Skills
- Career Preparation
- College Admissions Test Preparation
- College Students
- High School Equivalency Center
- Recursos Para Hispanohablantes
- School Center
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DigitalLearn.org
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Career Cruising
A comprehensive career guide designed for individual, self-directed use, suitable for people from age 11 to adulthood.
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Comics Plus Children's Library
Get access to digital comics, graphic novels, and manga for children. There are no waitlists, no holds, and no checkout limits.
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Comics Plus Library Pass Full Collection
Get access to thousands of comics, graphic novels, and manga. There are no waitlists, no holds, and no checkout limits.
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Comics Plus Teen Library
Get access to comics, graphic novels, and manga for teens. There are no waitlists, no holds, and no checkout limits.
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Estante Infinito
Estante Infinito te trae el mejor contenido de transmisión en español e inglés para disfrutar con tu familia, en tu dispositivo favorito, en tu lugar favorito. Películas, series de televisión y artes escénicas de teatros y óperas de todo el mundo.
Estante Infinito brings you the best in Spanish and English streaming content to enjoy with your family, on your favorite device, in your favorite place. Movies, TV series, and performing arts from theaters and operas around the world.
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Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
Gives business owners expertise covering all aspects of starting and operating a business, including finance, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, and taxes.
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Gale Courses
Gale Courses deliver hundreds of engaging, instructor-led online courses focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment to transform lives and foster positive changes in your community.
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Gale eBooks
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
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Gale Health & Wellness
Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
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Gale In Context: High School
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
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Gale In Context: Middle School
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
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Gale InContext: Opposing Viewpoints
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
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Gale InContext: Science
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
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Gale InContext: US History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
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Kanopy
Kanopy streaming service features documentaries, independent cinema, world cinema, kids' shows, classics, and award-winning films.
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LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning with Lynda.com online training library is a massive online training resource where patrons are able to learn — self-paced and on-demand content. Learn business, software, technology and creative skills with online video tutorials taught by recognized industry professionals. Finish a course and receive a certificate of completion that you can download or email to anyone.
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LOTE4Kids
LOTE4Kids is a database of children's eBooks and audiobooks in various world languages, allowing children and families to enjoy books and learn language through the magic of storytelling.
Each book within the LOTE4Kids collection is paired with English translations to enhance language learning and comes available in many formats including bilingual editions and interactive flipbooks. The platform offers thousands of books in over 65 languages, with 150-200 new books and new languages added monthly.
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Mango Languages
Offers over 70 world language courses as well as ELL courses.
Also includes an American Sign Language course developed with ASL Inside.
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Medici.TV
The world’s premier resource for classical music programming: stunning live events from the world’s most prestigious halls, plus thousands of concerts, operas, ballets, and more in our View-On-Demand catalogue.
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New York Times
Outside the library: For a 24 hour pass to access The New York Times from outside the library, use this link to get a code. The New York Times will require you to login; you can create a free account or log in to your existing account.
Inside the library: Unlimited access is available without a code. Simply log in to your New York Times account from a library computer or wifi connected computer.
How to redeem your 24 hour code:
Get free access to New York Times News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic—including apps— from anywhere:Whether you are at the library or at home, you can access the full world of The New York Times from anywhere with 24-hour access codes! These codes will allow you unlimited 24-hour access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic.
1. Click the Get Access button to redeem a 24-hour access code.
2. Your code will auto-populate. Click redeem.
3. You will need to either register for a free account or log in to your existing account.
4. After receiving confirmation that your access code is valid, you will have 24-hours of complimentary access to the full world of The New York Times, including News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic. See below for everything your access includes.
5. Once your 24-hour access code expires, you can simply repeat the process from Step 1 to redeem another 24-hour code.
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PebbleGo
PebbleGo is a database specifically geared toward the needs of K-2 learners. It helps your student learn foundational research skills plus provides critical early-reader supports like audio voice overs and text highlighting.
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PebbleGo Capstone Interactive eBooks
Instant access to interactive eBooks for children in grades Pre-K - 5.
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PebbleGo Next
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PowerKnowledge Science
PowerKnowledge Science is a content-driven, visually stimulating, and media-rich online science resource specifically designed for learners in grades 3 to 6.
Life Science | Earth & Space Science | Physical Science
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Salud En Español
Consumer Health Complete - En Español
Acceso conveniente a información médica y de salud fácilmente comprensible de EBSCO. Busque y navegue dentro de enciclopedias médicas, libros de referencia populares y artículos de revistas.
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Teen Health and Wellness
Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is a comprehensive database that allows teens (and those who care about teens) to research health-related issues important to their well-being.
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TumbleBook Library
A collection of children's eBooks with more than 1100 titles for grades K-6, including unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features graphic novels - a student favorite!
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Udemy
Gale Presents: Udemy can help improve your career skills or further develop a personal interest with access to thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses. Explore the many options across 75 categories in business, tech, and personal development taught by world-class instructors. Need help? This user guide offers step-by-step guidance to create an account and find and enroll in free courses.
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World Book Online Encyclopedia
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
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Career Cruising
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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
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Gale In Context: High School
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
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Gale In Context: Middle School
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
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Gale InContext: Science
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
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PowerKnowledge Science
PowerKnowledge Science is a content-driven, visually stimulating, and media-rich online science resource specifically designed for learners in grades 3 to 6.
Life Science | Earth & Space Science | Physical Science
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Salem Press Reference eBooks
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
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Science Reference Ultimate
A comprehensive database offering full-text access to popular science magazines, journals, videos, experiments, lesson plans and e-books. It supports core STEM courses and electives such as zoology and oceanography, making it a valuable resource for both students and educators.
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World Book Online Encyclopedia
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
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EBSCOhost
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Educate Station
Educate Station provides easy-to-use, comprehensive learning plans with a robust range of extension activities across a wide range of subject areas and grade levels. Currently, there are learning plans for grades K - 5.
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ERIC
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, it is an essential tool for education researchers of all kinds.
ERIC contains records and links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents. It includes records for a variety of source types, including journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations and policy papers.
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Scholastic Teachables
Scholastic Teachables provides support for parents, homeschoolers, educators, and students. Find lesson plans for every subject, as well as assessments, classroom management tools, homeschooling support for families and kindergarten readiness. This resource is comprehensive and easy to navigate. The content is searchable by topic, theme, grade level and project, and includes a variety of worksheets and activities to help users plan their lessons.
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Educate Station
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Gale Courses
Gale Courses deliver hundreds of engaging, instructor-led online courses focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment to transform lives and foster positive changes in your community.
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Homework Louisiana
- Live Online Tutor
- Skills Builder
- Homework help and tutoring for K through basic college level
- Writing Center
- Career Center
- Adult Education Center
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Learning Express Library
A comprehensive interactive learning platform of tests, courses, and career preparation for students and adults.
- Adult Core Skills
- Career Preparation
- College Admissions Test Preparation
- College Students
- High School Equivalency Center
- Recursos Para Hispanohablantes
- School Center
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Mometrix eLibrary
Mometrix eLibrary offers study materials for over 1,400 different standardized exams including high school, college, and graduate school admissions exams, and certification exams for teachers, nurses, civil service, and many other career paths. Study materials include study guides with instructional videos, interactive flashcards, and interactive practice tests.
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Gale Courses
