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POWER Library offers access to thousands of full text periodical articles, newspapers, photographs, medical information and more. Materials and resources are available for all age groups.

POWER Library is offered as a service of Pennsylvania’s public libraries, school libraries and the State of Pennsylvania.



Access Pennsylvania is an online catalog of more than 2,000 libraries in Pennsylvania.



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Booklist Onlinecontains over 120,000 reviews of books and electronic media. Book reviews date back to 1992. Features such as recommended reading lists, read-alikes, and readers' blogs make it a useful tool for people searching for the perfect book.



The Mango Language Database helps you learn or improve your foreign language and English language skills.



Audio to Go!

The library’s downloadable digital audio collection provides 24/7 access to audio materials. Check out and download popular and award-winning audio books from the convenience of your home.


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The World Book Online Reference Center- a collection of World Book databases offering videos, images, articles and much more. Materials are available in English and in Spanish.


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World Book Kids-
articles from the Student Discover Encyclopedia with many color illustrations, maps, and activities for teachers and students.



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World Book Student-
a new version of World Book Reference Center with recommended websites, multimedia, many articles on all subjects.



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World Book Discover-
features read-aloud and translation capabilities, videos and easy to read articles.



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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos-
a beginning-level Spanish encyclopedia with articles, illustration, maps and an easy to use bilingual interface.
Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica -
a comprehensive Spanish language encyclopedia that includes over 100,000 articles as well as images, maps, videos, animations, and sounds.



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World Book Online Info Finder

Reference content plus science fair projects, a Biography Center, links to world newspapers, 21st century research guides, and much more.




ReferenceUSA provides access to detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and over 100 million U.S. households. Job seekers, businesses and researchers will find the database a valuable research tool.

Online access to full text articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1981 to present.



LearningExpress Library

Due to 2010 State Budget Cuts in funding for public libraries, the library is no longer able to provide this online resource.

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Ancestry allows you to search U.S. census records, birth, marriage and death records, social security death records and immigration lists.


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The Philadelphia Inquirer Historical Archive covers issues of the newspaper from July 1860 to 1922. Some years previous to 1860 (1834-1859) are also available but may be incomplete. All patrons can search the archive from within our libraries. Access to this resource is available from home to registered patrons of the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library and its four branches.





Due to 2010 State Budget Cuts in funding for public libraries, the library is no longer able to provide this online resource.