Bayou State Periodical Index
Indexes popular Louisiana periodicals, going back to 1960.

BookFlix
BookFlix® combines Weston Woods animated stories with best-selling Scholastic nonfiction ebooks to create an engaging, interactive reading experience. It enhances vocabulary, fluency, and early literacy while building real-world knowledge for beginning and developing readers. (Ages 3-8)

Britannica E-Books
Get instant access to over 300 full text books from the publishers of Encyclopedia Britannica. This collection offers a wide range of informative nonfiction books, for preschool to adult readers.

Business Plans Handbook
Part of Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Part of Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Encyclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
A Spanish-language student Encyclopedia from World Book

Fold3 History and Genealogy Archives Plus

Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. This continually-growing collection contains millions of records from world-class archives.

Gale Directory Library
Contains three Encyclopedias of Associations, covering international organizations, national organizations, and state and local organizations. Also contains the Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media and the National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations.

Gale Legal Forms
Understand common legal procedures through access to authentic, professional legal documents for businesses.

Gale Ebooks
Search through our online collection of reference titles by keyword, and download the pages you need as pdf files that look just like the print pages!  This growing shelf of e-books is available to you from any computer with internet access and includes the Business Plan Handbook, the UXL Encyclopedia of US History,  a complete set of the Encyclopaedia Judaica and the New Catholic Encyclopedia, plus much more.

HeritageQuest Online
Digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records and other genealogy information. This online database is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. For remote use, please contact the library for login information.

Homework Louisiana
HomeworkLouisiana offers FREE online tutoring and academic resources from Tutor.com for Louisiana residents. Get help in math, science, social studies or English from a live tutor. The service can be accessed from a Louisiana public library or from your home computer.

L’Encyclopedie Decouverte
A French Language Encyclopedia from World Book

LoanSHARK
Search the catalogs of all the public libraries in Louisiana, and request books through Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Louisiana Digital Library
Provides over 144,000 digital materials from libraries, museums, and other institutions around the state.

Louisiana Historical Society
The Louisiana Historical Society “published 147 issues of the Quarterly between 1917 and 1972. In addition to the Quarterly, this site also contains the Publications of the Louisiana Historical Society, issued in two sets: I, from 1895 to 1916 and II, in 1973 and 1974.”  Call the Reference Department at 876-5861, ext. 2, for a password.

Louisiana Jobs and Career Center
Job search, career, and small business resources from the Louisiana State Library.

Louisiana Public Documents Digital Archive Collection of more than 20,000 Louisiana born-digital public documents, most since 2002. Located in the digital resources repository of the State Library of Louisiana.

Mango Languages
Learn practical conversation and cultural awareness for 29 of the world’s most popular languages. It’s the fun, easy and incredibly effective way for English speakers to learn to speak another language. Mango also offers a complete set of ESL classes for students from a variety of countries to improve their English skills. Set up a free account to learn at your own pace, picking up where you left off each time you Mango!

Mometrix
Mometrix eLibrary offers study materials for over 1,400 different standardized exams including high school, college, and graduate school admissions exams, and certification exams for teachers, nurses, civil service, and many other career paths. Study materials include study guides with instructional videos, interactive flashcards, and interactive practice tests.

Salem Health (In Library Use) – Salem Health (Home Use – click link and enter library card number)

Easily search full-text versions of Magill’s Medical Guide, Sixth Edition (2011), Addictions & Substance Abuse, Genetics & Inherited Conditions, Salem Health: Cancer, and Psychology and Mental Health.

Salem History (In Library Use)- Salem History (Home Use – click link and enter library card number)
Search by 25 browsable categories, by geographical location, or by curriculum topics.  Includes the full text of the following multi-volume encyclopedias:

Weapons and Warfare
The Eighties in America
Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476 c.e.
Great Lives from History: The Middle Ages
Great Lives from History: The Seventeenth Century
Great Lives from History: The Eighteenth Century
Great Lives from History: The Nineteenth Century
Great Lives from History: The Twentieth Century
Great Lives from History: Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
Great Lives from History: Latinos
Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives
Milestone Documents in World History
Milestone Documents of World Religions

Salem Literature (In Library Use) – Salem Literature (Home Use – click link and enter library card number)
This new online resource contains updated versions of classic reference works that have long been staples of our library’s print collection:

Critical Survey of Long Fiction
Critical Survey of Poetry: American Poets
Critical Survey of Poetry: British, Irish, & Commonwealth Poets
Critical Survey of Poetry: European Poets
Critical Survey of Poetry: World Poets
Magill’s Literary Annual
Masterplots, Fourth Edition
Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: History, Theme, and Technique
Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Manga
Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Independents & Underground Classics
Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Heroes & Superheroes, First Edition
Critical Survey of Poetry: Topical Essays

Salem Science (In-Library Use) – Salem Science (Home Use – click the link and enter library card number)  – We’ve added even more to Salem Science this fall, and it now contains all entries from the following multi-volume reference sets:

Applied Science
Earth Science: Earth’s Weather, Water, and Atmosphere
Earth Science: Earth Materials and Resources
Earth Science: Earth’s Surface and History
Earth Science: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
Encyclopedia of Mathematics & Society
Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues, Revised Edition
Forensic Science
Encyclopedia of Global Resources
Encyclopedia of Global Warming
The Solar System

Salud En Espanol
Salud en Espanol provides comprehensive, evidence-based reports and fact sheets in Spanish on all aspects of consumer health and wellness.

Sanborn Maps
Access to large-scale Louisiana maps, 1867-1970. For remote use, click on this link and sign in using your library card.

Tutor.com
Have a live tutor proofread your resume or help you prepare for an interview! Available Sunday through Thursday 2pm – 10pm.

Twayne’s Authors Series

Contains nearly 600 entries from Twayne’s U.S. Authors, Twayne’s English Authors, and Twayne’s World Authors. Good source of author biographies.

Udemy
Learn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and more. Includes 10,000+ on-demand video courses in multiple languages.

USA.gov
Official information and services from the U.S. government. Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it’s here. You’ll find a rich treasure of online information, services, and resources.

World Book Discover
For differentiated instruction, includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, research tools, multimedia, and interactive video.

World Book Kids
Developed especially for young public library patrons, this site offers easy-to-read articles and a wealth of engaging multimedia, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities.

World Book Student
Contains content and features designed for school-aged patrons’ homework and research needs. Based on the World Book Encyclopedia, the site features rich collections of multimedia on a variety of topics, science fair projects; a Biography Center; links to world newspapers, correlations to curriculum standards, 21st-century research guides, and much more.

World Book Timeline
Browse World Book’s timelines by category.