Educational Databases

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Learn any of the 120+ languages, including American Sign Language and English (ESL/ELL) learning content for speakers of over 30 languages.

Practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing/typing with interactive lessons and courses.

Learn anytime, anywhere with mobile apps that include offline and hands-free modes.

POWER LIBRARY allows you to access thousands of magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, plus photographs, pictures, charts, maps, and more.

** Covers most subject areas for all age groups. **

Primary Source Media is one of the world's largest microform archives of exclusive primary source materials in the humanities, social sciences, and international news.

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multi-disciplinary research.

Discover job resources for Pennsylvania job seekers and employers. These Pennsylvania government-provided resources are designed to help you find a good career, review job openings, and match you with employers.

Getting ready to take your written driver's test? Wishing you could get a little more practice taking the test? Check out our new database of practice driver's tests specifically for Pennsylvania. This includes practice tests for cars, motorcycles, and CDL licensing. Driver's manuals for all three are also available through this site.

Search within the Decades series (American history from the 1940s through 1990s), Milestone Documents of American History, and Inventors and Inventions.

Search within the Encyclopedia of Global Warming.

Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690 and the present.

Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

** This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through Library Access Funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Department of Education, Commonwealth of PA, Tom Wolf, Governor.

Educational Databases​

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Educational Databases