Database of the Month: Heritage Quest Online!

Are you trying to find the branches on your family tree? Try Heritage Quest Online! Some of the many resources in this genealogy database are the complete set of US Federal Census images from 1790-1930; selected records from the Revolutionary War Era Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files; and Freedman's Bank records from 1865-1874. Start the quest for your heritage when you click the Heritage Quest button.

Reading Lists and Best Sellers for All

Sign up for Reading Lists of books and audiobooks for adults, teens and children. Sign up to have the New York Times bestseller lists emailed to you every week.

Research Business and Health

See our "Dashboards" on the left hand side of our catalog home page for links to Business Source Complete, ReferenceUSA, Newspaper Source, Regional Business News, Health & Wellness Resource Center, MedLine, links to Schools, and more...

Children's Award Books

Access Novelist K-8 Plus by clicking the icon on our catalog home page to search for lists of Bluebonnet Award winners, Newberry Award winners, Caldecott and more...  There is also a link to Lexile Reading Levels (Lexiles) in the database.

Resources for Homework and Life

• Live Homework Help from Tutor.com, accessible from 2:00 p.m. to midnight every day - skills practice, too!
• Online references in Kids' Catalog for elementary school aged children (K-4th grade).
• TexShare full-text electronic databases for middle school through adult learning. TexShare Databases are a program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
• LearningExpressLibrary - learning centers from elementary school through college, GED prep, job skills and tests prep, citizenship, practice tests for TAKS, ACT, SAT, CLEP, etc.
• eLibrary is a great place to go for research. You will find newspapers, magazines, books, maps, images and will help you create timelines and slideshows. 
• Mango Languages will help you with language learning - pronunciation, vocabulary and phrasing.
• ConsumerReports.org gives you reviews and ratings for products you want to buy.
• Heritage Quest Online provides genealogy resources to help you find the branches of your family tree.

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