Research Resources

Find Resources

clp smirky logo
Find the information you need with the Library’s Enhanced Search Experience!

Access thousands of reliable research resources with just a few clicks using the search box above.  Select “articles” to search individual journal, magazine and newspaper articles or “databases” to find subject-specific collections of information.

Still not sure where to start?  Keep scrolling to browse an alphabetical list of all the Library’s online resources, including genealogy, online learning, language learning, test prep homework help, consumer reports and more

(We want to provide you with a great online experience.  Let us know how we’re doing here!)

BookFLIX

Watch videos and read books about Animals and Nature, Earth and Sky, People and Places, ABC’s and 1, 2, 3’s, Family and Community, Music and Rhyme, Adventure, and more. Enjoy read aloud with words highlighting and interactive games. Some films and books are available in Spanish too!

Subjects:

Audiences:

Britannica School Elementary

Britannica School Elementary is a comprehensive source of information for pre-K to grade 5. It includes encyclopedia articles, images, videos, and magazine articles. There is a Britannica Fundamentals section for children Pre-K through grade 2. Tools such as a world atlas, virtual tours, country comparison, etc., that allows young learners to explore geography and animal kingdom topics.

Subjects:

Audiences:

Creativebug

Creativebug is an online collection of 1000+ crafting classes. The Creativebug platform features chapter divisions, note-taking tools, 20-second rewind and more. Users can save favorite classes, receive personalized recommendations, and download patterns, templates, and recipes.

Subjects:

Audiences:

Cricket Media Collection

This collection includes hundreds of e-books from renowned family publisher Cricket Media. It can help build strong literacy skills in students from grades pre-K to 8 by offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles. This unique e-book collection explores a wide range of subjects to help young readers explore and expand their worlds.

Subjects:

Audiences:

PA POWER Library

Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources provides libraries statewide access to over 20 unique databases for library users of all ages.

Academic Search Main Contemporary Authors Gale Primary Source: The Civil War Science Reference eBook Collection
AP Newsroom EBSCO eBooks Gale Primary Source: Slavery in America Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Auto Repair Source Gale eBooks Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) Teacher Reference Center
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: A Selection of Primary Sources Gale In Context: Elementary School National Geographic Virtual Library 1888-2020 Time Magazine Archive 1923 – 2000
BookFLIX Gale In Context: Middle School Pennsylvania Job Resources TrueFLIX
Access PA Gale in Context: High School Power Search
Consumer Health Complete Gale Primary Source: The American Revolution Science Reference Center

 

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 Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, Governor.

Subjects:

Audiences: