Online Tools
Books and Authors
I want to read a romance novel that takes place in outer space between two robots that are trying to save the earth from mutant centipedes from Mars. Books and Authors is going to help me find that book. It's going to tell me what it's called, who wrote it, help me find a bunch more like it, and tell me if my library has it. Don't be jealous, you can click here and find out too!
Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts offers a variety of cooking and baking information and recipes.
Career Transitions
An online career guidance center that walks users through the job-search process from beginning to end. It brings together all the tools needed to explore and take the leap to a new career. Career Transitions employs a step-by-step approach to help people: 1) explore new career possibilities; 2) assess their interests and experience; 3) identify ways to improve their prospects, including networking and education; 4) prepare for a job search; and 5) search and apply for jobs.
Neflin OverDrive collection
Okay, sometimes you just want to wear your stay-at-home pants and...stay at home. Download ebooks and audiobooks to your computer, smart phone or tablet from here and avoid society. This is one of two ebook and audiobook collections, the other is located below. There are different titles in each one.
Florida Electronic Library
Florida Electronic Library gives Florida residents access to full text articles, ebooks and much more.
Gardening and Horticulture
Offers information on gardening for hobbyists, farmers, and professional landscapers.
Health and Wellness
Use this database instead of Google for your health and wellness questions. This database offers access to thousands of full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more. Perfect for researchers at all levels, this comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, and more.
High School Resources
Provides access to age-appropriate content for middle- and high-school students to use for classroom assignments. Learners can research magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books covering a range of subjects—from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.
LitFinder
Provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 130,000 full-text poems, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.
Kids InfoBits
Kids InfoBits delivers trusted, age-appropriate online content. Through newspaper and magazine articles, videos, images, and graphics, elementary students can learn about everything from animals and outer space to famous artists and favorite athletes. The database is visual and intuitive, and rewards students’ efforts by developing comprehension and research skills to prepare them for middle school—and a lifetime of learning.
Middle School Resources
Combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
PLAN OverDrive collection
Here's another place you can click to get your ebooks and audiobooks. If you can't find what you want in this collection, click on Neflin Overdrive above. If you can't find it there either maybe it hasn't been written yet. Click on Universal Class and take a creative writing course so you can write it yourself and share it with the rest of us. We want to read it too.
Universal Class
Cake decorating. Party planning. Civil War history. Child development. Ninja skills. Mind reading. Okay, maybe not those last two. Universal Class offers over 500 courses (some for continuing education credit) that are available anytime, anyplace.
Vocations & Careers
Aids users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career.