Chilton Library

ArtistWorks - Enjoy high-quality music and art classes at your own pace!

Arts and Humanities Through the Eras (access details)

DK Eyewitness Companion: Art

DK Eyewitness Companion: Film

DK Eyewitness Companion: Great Musicians

DK Eyewitness Companion: Photography

Kanopy - Video streaming (feature films, documentaries, kids' movies, and more). Made possible by The Friends of Thrall.

VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture

Encyclopedia of World Biography

Salem Literature

Something about the Author

Virtual Reference Library: Biography and History

ComicsPlus Full Library - "Unlimited Access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from more than 100 publishers."

Fiction Connection - Explore the world of books through themes.

Library Catalog - Browse or search for titles and authors.

Library of Congress Catalog - Browse or search the LOC's bibliographical records.

Novelist Plus - Locate books (fiction/nonfiction), book series, similar authors ("readalikes"), and more.

Novelist Plus K-8 - Like Novelist Plus (above) but for young readers.

Southeastern NY Library Catalogs (SEAL2) - Search local library systems.

WorldCat (about)

Business Insights: Essentials (formerly Business & Company Resource Center)

Business Plans Handbooks

Directories - Businesses, associations, organizations, Gale Directory Library

CQ Researcher

Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) - directories, research businesses, and so much more

Consumer Reports - Reviews, ratings, news, and more.

Financial Ratings Series Online - Includes Weiss Ratings Consumer Guides.

The Value of a Dollar

America's Top Rated Cities

America's Top Rated Smaller Cities

Community Organizations & Associations - Orange County, NY

The Comparative Guide to American Elementary and Secondary Schools

The Complete Television, Radio, and Cable Directory

Gale Directory Library - includes:

• Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
• Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S.

Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) - Businesses & companies


Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans

Academic OneFile

The Comparative Guide to American Elementary and Secondary Schools

CQ Researcher

Educator's Reference Complete

ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center

General OneFile

General Reference Center Gold

Languages

MasterFILE Premier

Online Courses - Free, multiple areas of study

Peterson's Career & Test Prep (formerly Testing & Education Reference Center) - Practice tests, courses, and more.

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans

Tutor.com - Learn different things online and at your own pace.

Encyclopaedia Judaica

Britannica Library (formerly Encyclopedia Britannica)

Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture

Encyclopedia of Religion

Encyclopedia of Terrorism

Encyclopedia of World Biography

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia

New Catholic Encyclopedia

UXL Encyclopedia of Science

Virtual Reference Library

World Book Encyclopedia

Britannica in Spanish

Ancestry Library Edition

HeritageHub - Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 - today. Heritage Hub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900's, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.

HeritageQuest Online

Historical Newspapers: The New York Times

Newspaper Archive

Obituary Database

Academic OneFile

Britannica Library (formerly Encyclopedia Britannica)

CQ Researcher

Gale Research in Context

General OneFile

InfoTrac Collections

Literature Resource Center

MasterFILE Premier

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Salem Literature

Virtual Reference Library

World Book Encyclopedia

World News Digest (Facts on File)

CQ Researcher

Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Encyclopedia of Mental Health

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Health and Medicine - Gale OnFile (formerly Health Reference Center Academic)

Salem Health - Magill's Medical Guide - includes:

• Addictions, Substance Abuse & Alcoholism, Second Edition
• Complementary & Alternative Medicine
• Infectious Diseases & Conditions
• Magill's Medical Guide
• Psychology and Mental Health
• Salem Health: Cancer

American History

• American Decades (1900-1999)
• American Decades (2000-2009)
• Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality
• Dictionary of American History
• Historic Events for Students: The Great Depression
• Salem History - American Decades, American History, American Immigration (see individual title list below)
• This Is Who We Were
• Working Americans

General / World / Other History

• Ancient Europe, 8000 BC to 1000 AD: An Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World
• Britannica Library (formerly Encyclopedia Britannica)
• Elizabethan World Reference Library
• Encyclopaedia Judaica
• Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture
• Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
• Encyclopedia of Religion
• Encyclopedia of World Biography
• Historical Newspapers: The New York Times
• Literature Resource Center
• New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
• Newspaper Archive
• Salem History - Great Events from History, Great Lives, and more
• Salem Literature
• Virtual Reference Library: History
• World News Digest (Facts on File)

Salem History Titles

Direct login links:

• Encyclopedia of American Immigration
• Great Events from History: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Events
• Great Events from History: Modern Scandals
• Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476 c.e.
• Great Events from History: The Eighteenth Century
• Great Events from History: The Middle Ages, 477-1453
• Great Events from History: The Nineteenth Century
• Great Events from History: The Seventeenth Century 1601-1700
• Great Events from History: The Twentieth Century, 1901-1940
• Great Events from History: The Twentieth Century, 1941-1970
• Great Events from History: The Twentieth Century, 1971-2000
• Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives
• Great Lives from History: Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600
• Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476 c.e.
• Great Lives from History: The Eighteenth Century
• Great Lives from History: The Middle Ages
• Great Lives from History: The Nineteenth Century
• Great Lives from History: The Seventeenth Century
• Great Lives from History: The Twentieth Century
• Milestone Documents in American History
• Musicians and Composers of the Twentieth Century
• The 1920s in America
• The 1930s in America
• The 1940s in America
• The 1950s in America
• The 1960s in America
• The 1970s in America
• The 1980s in America
• The 1990s in America
• The 2000s in America
• The Reference Shelf: American Political Speeches
• The Reference Shelf: Campaign Trends & Election Law
• The Reference Shelf: Immigration
• The Reference Shelf: Racial Tensions in a Post-Racial Age
• The Reference Shelf: Representative American Speeches 2014â€"2015
• The Reference Shelf: Rethinking Work
• The Reference Shelf: The Digital Age
• The Reference Shelf: The Supreme Court
• The Reference Shelf: The Transformation of American Cities
• The Reference Shelf: U.S. National Debate Topic 2015-2016: Surveillance
• The Reference Shelf: U.S. National Debate Topic 2016-2017: U.S.-China Relations
• The Reference Shelf: Whistleblowers

Financial Ratings Series Online - Includes Weiss Ratings Consumer Guides.

Hudson Valley Help Wanted - Local job opportunities throughout the Hudson Valley.

JobNow / Adult Learning Center - Resume assistance, interview preparation, and career coaching.

New York State Job Bank - NYS/local job listings from New York State Department of Labor.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Learn about careers, duties, pay scales, and more.

Mango - Choose from over 70 languages including English!

Universal Class - ESL (English as a Second Language)

CQ Researcher

Gale Legal Forms (NOVEL NY Database)

Westlaw Databases - WestlawNext Patron Access

Artemis (now Gale Literary Sources)

ComicsPlus Full Library - "Unlimited Access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from more than 100 publishers."

Elizabethan World Reference Library

Britannica Library (formerly Encyclopedia Britannica)

Gale Literary Sources (formerly Artemis)

Literature Criticism Online (Drama / Literature / Poetry / Shakespeare / Short Story Criticism)

Literature for Students (Drama for Students, Novels for Students, Poetry for Students, Shakespeare for Students, Short Stories for Students)

Literature Resource Center

Masterplots, Salem Literature & Critical Insights - Works & Authors (see individual titles below)

Something about the Author

World Book Encyclopedia

Salem Literature Titles

Direct login links:

• Critical Insights: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
• Critical Insights: A Streetcar Named Desire
• Critical Insights: Absalom, Absalom!
• Critical Insights: Albert Camus
• Critical Insights: Alice Munro
• Critical Insights: Alice Walker
• Critical Insights: All Quiet on the Western Front
• Critical Insights: Arthur Miller
• Critical Insights: Barbara Kingsolver
• Critical Insights: Beloved
• Critical Insights: Benjamin Franklin
• Critical Insights: Brave New World
• Critical Insights: Charles Dickens
• Critical Insights: Contemporary Immigrant Short Fiction
• Critical Insights: Cormac McCarthy
• Critical Insights: David Foster Wallace
• Critical Insights: Death of a Salesman
• Critical Insights: Dracula
• Critical Insights: Emily Dickinson
• Critical Insights: Ernest Hemingway
• Critical Insights: Eugene O'Neill
• Critical Insights: F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Critical Insights: Fahrenheit 451
• Critical Insights: Flannery O'Connor
• Critical Insights: Gabriel Garci­a Marquez
• Critical Insights: George Orwell
• Critical Insights: Great Expectations
• Critical Insights: Gustave Flaubert
• Critical Insights: Gwendolyn Brooks
• Critical Insights: Harlan Ellison
• Critical Insights: Harlem Renaissance
• Critical Insights: Herman Melville
• Critical Insights: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
• Critical Insights: Isabel Allende
• Critical Insights: Jack London
• Critical Insights: James Baldwin
• Critical Insights: James Joyce
• Critical Insights: Jane Austen
• Critical Insights: Jane Eyre
• Critical Insights: John Cheever
• Critical Insights: John Steinbeck
• Critical Insights: John Updike
• Critical Insights: King Lear
• Critical Insights: Kurt Vonnegut
• Critical Insights: Langston Hughes
• Critical Insights: Lillian Hellman
• Critical Insights: Little Women
• Critical Insights: Louise Erdrich
• Critical Insights: Margaret Atwood
• Critical Insights: Mario Vargas Llosa
• Critical Insights: Mark Twain
• Critical Insights: Midnight's Children
• Critical Insights: Moby-Dick
• Critical Insights: Mrs. Dalloway
• Critical Insights: Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Critical Insights: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Critical Insights: One Hundred Years of Solitude
• Critical Insights: Philip Roth
• Critical Insights: Pride & Prejudice
• Critical Insights: Raymond Carver
• Critical Insights: Robert A. Heinlein
• Critical Insights: Robert Frost
• Critical Insights: Roberto Bolano
• Critical Insights: Salman Rushdie
• Critical Insights: Saul Bellow
• Critical Insights: Sherman Alexie
• Critical Insights: Slaughterhouse-Five
• Critical Insights: Stephen King
• Critical Insights: Sylvia Plath
• Critical Insights: T. S. Eliot
• Critical Insights: Tennessee Williams
• Critical Insights: The Aeneid
• Critical Insights: The Awakening
• Critical Insights: The Bell Jar
• Critical Insights: The Canterbury Tales
• Critical Insights: The Catcher in the Rye
• Critical Insights: The Grapes of Wrath
• Critical Insights: The Great Gatsby
• Critical Insights: The Handmaid's Tale
• Critical Insights: The Harry Potter Series
• Critical Insights: The House on Mango Street
• Critical Insights: The Inferno
• Critical Insights: The Joy Luck Club
• Critical Insights: The Metamorphosis
• Critical Insights: The Poetry of Baudelaire
• Critical Insights: The Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe
• Critical Insights: The Red Badge of Courage
• Critical Insights: The Sound and the Fury
• Critical Insights: The Sun Also Rises
• Critical Insights: The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
• Critical Insights: Things Fall Apart
• Critical Insights: Tim O'Brien
• Critical Insights: To Kill a Mockingbird
• Critical Insights: Toni Morrison
• Critical Insights: War and Peace
• Critical Insights: Willa Cather
• Critical Insights: William Faulkner
• Critical Insights: Zora Neale Hurston
• Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Heroes & Superheroes, First Edition
• Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: History, Theme, and Technique
• Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Independents & Underground Classics
• Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Manga
• Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Fourth Edition
• Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore: Heroes & Heroines
• Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore: Love, Sexuality, and Desire
• Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore: World Mythology
• Critical Survey of Poetry: American Poets
• Critical Survey of Poetry: British, Irish, & Commonwealth Poets
• Critical Survey of Poetry: Cumulative Indexes
• Critical Survey of Poetry: European Poets
• Critical Survey of Poetry: Topical Essays
• Critical Survey of Poetry: World Poets
• Critical Survey of Shakespeare's Sonnets
• Magill's Literary Annual 1977
• Magill's Literary Annual 1978
• Magill's Literary Annual 1979
• Magill's Literary Annual 1980
• Magill's Literary Annual 1981
• Magill's Literary Annual 1982
• Magill's Literary Annual 1983
• Magill's Literary Annual 1984
• Magill's Literary Annual 1985
• Magill's Literary Annual 1986
• Magill's Literary Annual 1987
• Magill's Literary Annual 1988
• Magill's Literary Annual 1989
• Magill's Literary Annual 1990
• Magill's Literary Annual 1991
• Magill's Literary Annual 1992
• Magill's Literary Annual 1993
• Magill's Literary Annual 1994
• Magill's Literary Annual 1995
• Magill's Literary Annual 1996
• Magill's Literary Annual 1997
• Magill's Literary Annual 1998
• Magill's Literary Annual 1999
• Magill's Literary Annual 2000
• Magill's Literary Annual 2001
• Magill's Literary Annual 2002
• Magill's Literary Annual 2003
• Magill's Literary Annual 2004
• Magill's Literary Annual 2005
• Magill's Literary Annual 2006
• Magill's Literary Annual 2007
• Magill's Literary Annual 2008
• Magill's Literary Annual 2009
• Magill's Literary Annual 2010
• Magill's Literary Annual 2013
• Magill's Literary Annual 2014
• Masterplots, Fourth Edition

The African American Almanac (2 editions)

The African-American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience

African American Song

DK Eyewitness Companion: Mythology

DK Eyewitness Companion: Philosophy

Britannica Library (formerly Encyclopedia Britannica)

Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture

Encyclopedia of World Biography

Global Viewpoints: Immigration

Global Viewpoints: Religion

Holidays Symbols and Customs

Smithsonian Global Sound

Virtual Reference Library: Arts, History, Multicultural Studies, Social Science

World Book Encyclopedia

World News Digest (Facts on File)

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

Hoopla - music streaming service

DK Eyewitness Companion: Great Musicians

NewsBank Newspaper Databases

America's News - Explore and stay informed on local and national 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 spanning the U.S., including Times Herald-Record Collection. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

See also these NewsBank newspaper databases:

• Times Herald-Record Collection - Explore Middletown history through local news, events, and people with Times Herald-Record Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
• Life in America:
  • Asian Life in America - The experience and impact of Asian Americans as recorded by the news media
  • Black Life in America - The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media.
  • Hispanic Life in America - The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media.
  • Immigrant Life in America - The experience and impact of Immigrant Americans as recorded by the news media
  • Indigenous Life in America - The experience and impact of Indigenous Americans as recorded by the news media
  • LGTBQ+ Life in America - The experience and impact of LGBTQ+ Americans as recorded by the news media
• HeritageHub - Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 - today. Heritage Hub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900's, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.

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Other Newspaper Databases to Explore...

Gale Newspaper Databases: New York Newspapers

Gale OneFile: News (formerly National Newspapers)

Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (back to 1857)

InfoTrac Newsstand

New York Times All Access - Middletown: Thrall patrons are able to receive unlimited access to everything The New York Times has to offer via All Access Codes, through their library. All Access provides unlimited access to everything The New York Times has to offer, including News, Games, Cooking, Audio and more. Access is available to users ages 13 and up. Please note:

• if you're in the library, please follow this link
• if you're at home, please follow this special access code link

New York Times access codes last for one day at home. Free New York Times registration is required.

The New York Times (current)

The New York Times Digital Collection (via NOVELny)

Newspaper Archive

See also Freely Available Historical Newspaper Databases:

• Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers - Library of Congress
• The Digital Archives of Josephine Louise Public Library
• Historical Newspapers of the United States and Canada
• Hudson River Valley Heritage (HRVH) Historical Newspapers
• NYS Historic Newspapers
  - "The NYS Historic Newspapers project provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York's unique history. To search the entire collection, use the Search Tab. Or, select a county to search or browse geographically." From the Northern New York Library Network. (Also available at www.nyshn.org).

ArtistWorks - Enjoy high-quality music and art classes at your own pace!

Mango - Choose from over 70 languages (including English) and learn at your own pace!

Peterson's Career & Test Prep (formerly Testing & Education Reference Center) - Practice tests, courses, and more.

Tutor.com - One-on-one online learning and career services for library patrons.

Universal Class - Choose from hundreds of free courses and learn at your own pace!

DK Eyewitness Companion: Religions

Encyclopaedia Judaica

Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Muslim World

Encyclopedia of Religion

Global Viewpoints: Religion

New Catholic Encyclopedia

Reference Works on Religion

Britannica Library (formerly Encyclopedia Britannica)

CQ Researcher

Encyclopedia of Scientific Principles

Encyclopedia of Space

Global Viewpoints: Climate Change

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia

MasterFILE Premier

Salem Science (see individual titles below)

Science of Everyday Things

World Book Encyclopedia

UXL Encyclopedia of Science

Salem Science Titles

Direct login links:

• Ancient Creatures
• Earth Science: Earth Materials and Resources
• Earth Science: Earth's Weather, Water, and Atmosphere
• Earth Science: Earth's Surface and History
• Earth Science: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
• Forensic Science
• Principles of Astronomy
• Principles of Chemistry

CQ Researcher

Encyclopedia of Terrorism

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

DK Eyewitness Companion: Philosophy

Global Viewpoints: Immigration

InfoTrac Collections

The Reference Shelf

Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources

The Value of a Dollar

Working Americans

World News Digest (Facts on File)

Music Streaming Services - Classical, Jazz, World, and more

Kanopy - Video streaming (feature films, documentaries, kids' movies, and more). Made possible by The Friends of Thrall.

ComicsPlus Full Library - "Unlimited Access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from more than 100 publishers."

Britannica Library: Children's & Young Adults Editions

CQ Researcher

Explora (replaces Ebsco Kids Search, Middle Search, and Searchasaurus)

Gale Research in Context

Gale in Context: Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits) - For students in kindergarten through grade five.

Literature for Students (Drama for Students, Novels for Students, Poetry for Students, Shakespeare for Students, Short Stories for Students)

Virtual Reference Library

World Book Encyclopedia

World News Digest (Facts on File)

Travel Guides - Explore destinations around the globe.

VetNow - Resources and informational tools for U.S. veterans.

Please Explore titles in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.