Online Resources

Detailed information on 65 million businesses and executives and 2 million new businesses. Includes data on over 240 million residents as well as new movers/ homeowners. Information provided on U. S. healthcare professionals.

Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary resource of scholarly research. Coverage on a wide range of topics. Includes peer-reviewed full-text resources for STEM research, social sciences, and the humanities.

More than 450,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies. Michigan residents or Michigan library and school access only.

Suite of Britannica School resources at four levels - Learning Zone, Elementary, Middle, and High. People, countries, science, animals, current events, and biographies. 

Practice tests, preparation eBooks, and tutorials for the ACT®, SAT, 12 AP subjects, PSAT/NMSQT, and TOEFL iBT® exams. Create a free account to access tools to help you do well on your college admissions tests and essay.

College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Register for the SAT or get ready with official practice tests and questions.

Your source for test preparation, skill building, and career resources for students, educators, and adult learners.

Discover the American Family Immigration History Center. Search for family members who entered this country via Ellis Island, the ships they arrived on, the manifests, and more from 1892-1924. 

Index of journal articles, books, theses, curricula, conference papers, standards, and guidelines on a wide range of education topics. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education. 

Fact Monster contains categories in world, United States, people, science, math & money, sports, and more. This site has age-appropriate blogs where kids can post questions.

Search and browse the complete works of over 60,000 bestselling fiction authors, with all the latest books and series listed in order.

Fold3 and Ancestry are genealogy platforms offering access to historical records. Fold3 specializes in U.S. military documents, while Ancestry provides broad family history resources including census, immigration, and DNA data.

U.S. Department of Education free application for Federal Student Aid. 

Goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations with a mission to help people find and share books they love. 

Use tests, e-books and tutorials to assess and build your skill levels in reading, writing, math, and prepare for the GED Test in English and Spanish.

Documents, photos, maps, film, and video from leading history journals. Also includes biographies of historical figures. Michigan residents or Michigan library and school access only. 

Video tutoring for math, science, economics, arts and humanities, computing, test prep and more. Login is not required. Click on "subjects" then select a topic to locate video tutorials.

Libby is a free app where you can enjoy ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your public library.