Databases

Access Newspaper Archive is the world’s largest online newspaper archive. Featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world, NewspaperARCHIVE makes exploring history and genealogy easy and fun. Discover fascinating news in archived newspapers hundreds of years old – including obituaries, birth announcements, sports articles, comics, and more – to fill in the life stories you are interested in. And share those stories with others through our community at OurNewspaperARCHIVE. All of the historical newspapers are full-page and fully searchable!

A collection of Biographies and Biography eBooks

BookFLIX from Scholastic  is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration. Grades Pre-K through 3.

A collection of eBooks suitable for elementary age readers.

Drama for Students

Search online databases, the library catalog, e-books, and any type of digital content through a single index. Connect to the library’s online resources anytime, anywhere to download your next e-book, magazine, journal article and more.

Link to all the EBSCO services subcribed to by BCPL

Explora is a research database that provides unique, age-appropriate content for Middle School students.

Explora is a research database that provides unique, age-appropriate content for Primary School students.

Search tool designed for public library patrons. Users can browse topics of interest or search for a topic of their choice. Search results can be limited to source type (e.g., magazines, news, biographies, etc.).

Features relevant and reliable content and easy to use functionality to help high school students successfully complete their research.

Facts On File World News Digest is a permanent record of the essential facts of the news as reported in the major newspapers and news magazines of the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia, and elsewhere in the world.

FreedomFlix brings history to life by capturing the dramatic and defining moments in American history as well as in ancient civilizations! Each unit includes an introductory video, a dynamic eBook, related articles, primary sources, and vetted web links that expose students to a range of text types and media on the same subjects. Watch, read, explore!

Search across all the Gale literary databases that the library subscribes to. Discover and analyze rich literary content, dependable metadata, and intuitive subject.

Provides a wide variety of full-text eBooks for use online.  Students can access the materials 24-hours/day so even when the library is closed, you can get authoritative, real, reference books!  Includes full-text biographies, DK titles and more.

Grzimek's Animal Life and Evolution

Learning Express Library is a highly-acclaimed e-learning solution that provides support to students and professionals for academic skill building, standardized test prep, career certification test prep and more. that can be used by students and employees to help achieve goals and be able to advance both in school and the workplace.

Literary Reference Center is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Content includes thousands of plot summaries, essays of literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, and author interviews.

Gale takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available: Gale Literature Criticism. Includes centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals - delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.

Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 150,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.

A collection of Nation & World eBooks

As journalism's most trusted name in exploration and discovery, National Geographic Virtual Library(NGVL) supports a range of scholarly research needs in the areas of science, history, technology, the environment, cultures, and more. NGVL brings the National Geographic Society to the library in a cross-searchable platform that fits the way today's students and patrons conduct their research.

A trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the solution features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

An emergent reader database focused on Pre-K through Grade 3 students. Each database features expertly-leveled text and navigation specifically designed for your beginning researchers. Enriched with spoken-word audio, text highlighting and audio and video clips, PebbleGo builds a foundation of research skills for every learner.

A full-text database that offers students with a series of comprehensive essays with point and counterpoint arguments related to current issues in the news.

Explore nonfiction texts, world newspapers, videos and more with this easy-to-navigate digital resource designed to strengthen content knowledge, vocabulary, and core proficiency skills.

Gale In Context: Science is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. The solution merges Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

ScienceFlix combines curriculum-driven, leveled content, interactive features and intuitive navigation into a single, highly-engaging digital resource for children that are 10 to 16 years old. With its emphasis on the latest STEM thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix provides students with a better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, multiple text types, and so much more.

A collection of Social Science eBooks that cover social issues and current events.

TrueFLIX from Scholastic is the only online resource that leverages the award-winning True Books content to help students hone literacy skills, build knowledge of subject-area content, and cultivate 21st Century skills through the inquiry process. Grades 3 – 5.

Homework help - With Tutor.com students, from elementary school through college, can get real time help on everything from math to writing.

Test Prep – Prepare for (nearly) every test, from GED to SAT, from occupational to military exams, all with Learning Express Library and Tutor.com

Gale In Context: U.S. History is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. U.S. History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

A collection of multi-subject eBooks for middle and high schoolers.

World Book Online is an engaging, verified, and trustworthy digital resource for grades pre-K through high school.

Gale In Context: World History is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. World History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.