Narberth | Auto Repair | Biography | Books | Business | Children's Resources | Education | Family History | General Reference | Health/Science | Literature | Newspapers/Magazines/Web Sites
SPECIAL NOTICE:
Due to state budget cuts the following databases will no longer be available:
HeritageQuest
Newsbank (Philadelphia Inquirer archive)
Learning Express
Due to state budget cuts, the following PowerLibrary resources will no longer be available:
Next Reads (March 2010)
NoveList (June 30, 2010)
Wilson Biography Bank (June 30, 2010)
SIRS Discoverer (June 30, 2010)
Narberth
Looking for a business in Narberth or want to know what's going on in our wonderful town? Then this is the place to go. Resources for local business owners as well.
Information about Narberth including access to "Our Town" newspapers.
Auto Repair
- Auto Repair Reference Center
- Contains the complete automotive repair manuals that were originally published in the Chilton Total Car Care Series. Most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles are listed. Repair information is available for most manufacturers as far back as 1954 to the present. (library card required for home access)
Biography
- Contemporary Authors
- A guide to current writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures and television. Biographies of these authors are included. (library card required for home access)
Books
- Access Pennsylvania Database
- Catalog holdings of over 3,000 Pennsylvania school, public, academic and special libraries are included in this database. Search by author, title, subject or keyword to locate over 50 million items. (library card required for home access)
- Audio and eBook library
- Collection of downloadable audiobooks and eBooks.(library card required for home access)
- netLibrary
- netLibrary eBooks contain full-text searchable fiction and nonfiction books. Entries for all ages are available for use on personal computers in online formats. (library card required for home access)
- TumbleBook Library
- E-book collection for children
Business
Looking for a business in Narberth or want to know what's going on in our wonderful town? Then this is the place to go. Resources for local business owners as well.
- ProQuest ABI/INFORM
- Combines the foremost business journals and the leading sources of online business news with exclusive, international and scholarly content including full-text access to the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. (library card required for home access)
- ReferenceUSA
- Provides access to detailed information on more than 14 million US businesses, 210 million US residents, 855,000 US health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households (library card required for home access)
Children's Resources
- Click here for more information about programs and online resources for children & parents! for home access)
Educators and parents
- LISTA
- The Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. (library card required for home access)
Pennsylvania's Promise to Children
This website contains fun activities you can do with your young child and all activities are aligned with Pennsylvania's Early Learning Standards. Each month has a new theme with new activities.
Family History
- ancestry.com
- Online database for family history research (in-library use only)
General Reference
- Ask Here PA
- Chat online with a real librarian for help on any topic 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
- Narberth Borough
- Latest community news
Your one-stop source for government information from business to travel to laws and more.
- United States Government Manual
- The official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of thelegislative, judicial, and executive branches.
A complete encyclopedia as well as access to video, pictures, primary sources and so much more.
Health/Science
The site provides access to information on thousands of clinical research studies sponsored by the National Institutes for Health, other government agencies and private industry.
A complete resource for patient information including full-text coverage from health reference books, drug information sheets, health reports, pamphlets and more. Also includes animations and other consumer-friendly tools.
Ebsco's Pandemic H1N1 Information
For the latest evidence-based information on H1N1 from the Patient Education Reference Center, DynaMed and the Nursing Reference Center.
One of the best internet sites for information on pharmaceuticals, interactions and herbals. Includes photographs of drugs and information for patients.
Information about diseases that run in families.
This site contains safety information on over 5,000 common products.
- Medline Plus
- The place to start for consumer health information covering hundreds of health topics, easy-to-read materials, drug information and more.
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
This site includes information about treatments and therapies for Complementary and Alternative medicine.
Pennsylvania Department of Health H1N1 (swine flu) Information Site
The novel H1N1 flu – also known as swine flu – is spreading, but a new Web site launched by the Department of Health offers tips to help reduce your risk of becoming ill.
An interactive guide to common toxic substances encountered in everyday places.
LAW AND LEGAL
Your online guide to legal information and legal services in Pennsylvania.
Newspapers/Magazines/Web Sites
- OmniFile MEGA (HW Wilson)
- Access to full-text articles from over 1,700 publications with some coverage back as early as 1982. Topics covered include general interest, education, general science, humanities, Readers' Guide and business. (library card required for home access)
- Infotrac Newstand
- Lets you easily search a collection of more than 1,000 newspapers, translate articles into 11 different languages, create email alerts and customize your search and results options. Full-text coverage of the Philadelphia Inquirer from April 2000 to the present. (library card required for home access)
