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Databases A - Z
ACT Test Prep - Access ACT study guides and practice tests under 'Guided ACT Course' and 'Digital ACT Test Preparation' links.
AP (Advanced Placement) Test Prep - Access AP practice tests and study guides under the 'Prepare for AP Tests' link.
AskMN - An online service for information and research help available to all Minnesota residents and students 24/7.
Austin Daily Herald - Austin Daily Herald archives online: 1891 - 2016
Britannica Library - Easy to use encyclopedia for all learning levels - children, young adult, reference.
Business Source Premier - Scholarly journals and trade publications across all business-related subject areas.
Consumer Health Complete - Popular and professionally written information for patients and consumers covering all health-related topics from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine.
Digital Learn - A variety of courses on computer topics such as using email, video conferencing, word processing, and job skills.
Digital Public Library of America - The Digital Public Library of America empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better-functioning society by maximizing access to our shared history, culture, and knowledge. Explore primary source sets to discover history and culture. Browse Online Exhibitions to see photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and more.
Drivers License Manual - Digital copy of the Minnesota drivers manual.
Drivers License Manual en Espanol (Manual del Conductor de Minnesota) - Digital copy of the Minnesota drivers manual in Spanish.
eBooks Minnesota - An online ebook collection for all Minnesotans. The collection covers a wide variety of subjects for readers of all ages, and features titles from our state's independent publishers, as well as highly-regarded national and international publishers.
eLibrary Minnesota - Databases available through eLibraryMN in alphabetical order or search by topic.
Explora - Full text of popular magazine and scholarly journal articles covering all subject areas. Magazines include: Time, Consumer Reports, People, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Scientific America, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure.
Explora High - Contains high school-appropriate magazine, journal, and encyclopedia articles and also includes primary source documents, reference books, and multimedia. Magazines include: Discover, American Heritage, National Parks Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Science News.
Explora Kids - Contains elementary school-appropriate magazines, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and images.
Family Search - Discover your place in history with Family Tree, an easy way to preserve your genealogy online. See what others have contributed, and share your family story.
Fantastic Fiction - Over 40,000 bestselling author bibliographies with all the latest books, covers and descriptions.
Find-a-grave - Search or browse cemeteries and grave records for every-day and famous people from around the world.
GED Test Prep - Access prep materials and practice tests under the 'Prepare for the GED Test' link.
GED en Espanol - Acceda a materiales de preparación y exámenes de práctica en 'GED® en Español' enlace.
Kanopy - Using your Austin Public Library card, you can access Kanopy, an expertly curated collection of narrative and documentary films we think you’ll enjoy.
Learning Express Library - Access resources for skill building in reading, writing, math, speaking, grammar, and science. Prepare for the ACT, SAT, GED, citizenship, ASVAB, and civil service exams.
Libby by Overdrive - eBook and eAudiobooks available to download.
Mango Languages - Online language-learning system that teaches actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary - An authoritative source of information on the English language. Includes up-to-date information, definitions, and usage notes.
Minnesota Digital Library - Collection of images and documents from historical societies, public libraries, special archives, universities, and colleges that depict the history of Minnesota.
Minnesota Historical Society Map Library - The map collection at the Minnesota Historical Society consists of about 19,000 maps and nearly 2,000 volumes of atlases. The collection strongly emphasizes the Minnesota Territory and the state of Minnesota, its regions, counties and cities from 1849 to the present.
Minnesota Historical Society People Search- Search MN birth, death, census, and immigration records.
Points of View Reference Source - Pro vs. con essays that present multiple sides of current or controversial issues. Plus magazine and newspaper articles, primary sources, and more related to those issues.
SAT Test Prep - Access prep materials and practice tests under the 'Guided SAT Course' link.
Science Reference Source - Science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources covering numerous science topics for middle and high school students.
Star Tribune (1986-current) text only - Articles from the Minneapolis Star Tribune. From 1986 to current.
Storyline Online - Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
Tumblebooks - The TumbleBook Library is a collection of animated, talking picture books that include fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Along chapter books are also available for more advanced readers.
University of Minnesota John R. Borchert Map Library - Maps from the University of Minnesota collection.
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