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Find a Space to Work and Use Equipment
Use a ComputerN
National Geographic Kids
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Contains National Geographic Kids magazine 2009-present (3-month embargo), 200 National Geographic Kids books, and 500 kid-friendly and downloadable images.
National Geographic Virtual Library
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Contains National Geographic magazine 1888-Current, National Geographic Traveler magazine 2010-Current, as well as hundreds of videos, maps, atlases, and other downloadable images.
The New York Times All Access (in-library)
Use at Home? No
Formats Available: Newspaper
Description: Nearly unlimited access to the News section of the New York Times website including articles from 1851-present day. Simply sign up for a free NYTimes account (if you don’t already have one) to access whenever you’re in the library.
The New York Times All Access (remote access)
Use at Home? Yes
Formats Available: Newspaper
Description: Follow the link to redeem a code for 24 hours of free access to the New York Times on any of your devices. You’ll then be guided to register for a free NY Times account (if you don’t already have one). When your code runs out, just return to this link to redeem another code.
Includes access to:
- News
- Games
- Cooking
- Wirecutter
- The Athletic
New York Times from ProQuest
Use at Home? Yes
Formats Available: Newspaper
Description: searchable full text (no images) of articles in the New York Times from 1980 to the current day
Newsbank
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner, including the Beacon News, Chicago Sun-Times, Kane County Chronicle and more. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Newspaper Source Plus
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. Offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. Newspapers include St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more.
NewspaperArchive
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Locate obituaries, and other news stories in full page views of historical newspapers from across the world dating from 1607.
Newsstream
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Search the most recent national news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format.
Niche Academy
Find short, easy-to-follow tutorials to many of our online resources as well as equipment located in STC Creative.
NoveList K-8 Plus
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Search engine that provides book recommendations based on appeal factors, curated lists, and read-alikes for titles you enjoy from picture books through chapter books
NoveList Plus
Use at Home? Yes
Description: Fiction and nonfiction guide for all ages. Find read-alike books and authors, book reviews, book group discussion questions and author websites.