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Encyclopedia Britannica Online is the authoritative resource for basic information on any topic you can imagine. Includes a World Atlas, Dictionary and descriptive historical timelines.

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Literary Reference Center is an excellent tool for students and avid readers to find author biographies, plot summaries, work overviews, and essays from reputable sources including literary reference works, books, magazines and journals. Users will also find poetry, short stories, classic texts and author interviews.

OverDrive offers eBooks and eAudiobooks downloadable to your computer, portable player, phone or tablet. Click here to access Overdrive now.

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Canadian Points of View Reference Centre provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides information on 100 key topics that relate to the secondary school curriculum, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and critical thinking guide.

Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center features “how to” instructions and creative project ideas pulled from nearly 1000 books and magazines. Provides full text from leading magazines and hundreds of videos on everything hobby related from collecting and model building to scrapbooking and needlework.

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Did you know that the Library has thousands of ebooks and audiobooks? You can borrow them, instantly, for free, using just the device in your hand through Libby. Click here to access Libby now.

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Science Reference Center offers a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text, science-oriented content. Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

Cypress Resume is the online resume builder that lets you create professional-quality resumes in three quick and simple steps.

Mango Languages is the fast, easy, and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language! Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication using fun and engaging interactive lessons.  

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Lynda.com is an online learning site that hosts a constantly growing library of over 3,000 courses that include over 130,000 videos. Courses cover a variety of topics (including business, design, web development and multimedia skills) and software (Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite and open source applications) that can help you pursue personal and professional goals. These courses are delivered by expert instructors and feature searchable transcripts that make it easy to find quick answers to questions. They also feature Certificates of Completion that can be uploaded to a LinkedIn profile.

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