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Digital Collections

Downloadable eBooks and Audiobooks

  • OverDrive Library card required - A downloadable audiobook and eBook service offered by the Westchester Library System.
  • TumbleBooks - An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games and teacher resources for libraries.
  • Project Gutenberg - A collection of free eBooks.
  • Directory of Open Access Journals - A service that covers free, full-text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
  • Google Books - Search and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide using Google Book Search. Discover a new favorite or unearth an old classic.

Research Tools

  • Academic OneFileLibrary card required - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
  • Ancestry.com (In-library access only) - Includes U.S. Federal census, American genealogical biographical index, immigration list index and more.
  • Literary Reference Center - Access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses from authors of every discipline. Includes a research guide for literary research.
  • Learning Express Books - Look for career guides, study aides and test-preparation books to help you pass academic, civil service or other career exams. (On-screen viewing only)
  • Business and Company Research Center - Detailed company and industry news that includes profiles, company histories, brand information, rankings and investment reports, etc.

Encyclopedias

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