Resources

Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary is powered by Britannica Digital Learning for students and educators. It is the largest, most comprehensive American dictionary containing more than 700,000 definitions with 143,000 etymologies.

Powered by EBSCOhost, MiddleSearchPlus includes magazine and primary sources suitable for middle school students.

Real-time investment research from Morningstar includes independent opinions, stocks, and exchange-traded funds. This database was purchased by Mead Public Library for its cardholders.

Enjoy free unlimited access to NYTimes.com on any device during your visit, at home or on the go.

NewspaperARCHIVE is the world's best resource for historical and genealogical information. Our unique archive spans more than 400 years of family history, small-town events, world news and more.

Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 710 full text newspapers, providing more than 31 million full text articles. In addition, the database features more than 684,000 television and radio news transcripts.

Historical newspapers archive from the 1700s - 2000s containing thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries  

NoveList has been helping readers find their next favorite book for over 20 years and continues to create solutions for connecting readers, books, and libraries.

Powered by EBSCO for children and pre-teens, NoveList K-8 is a children's fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists and more.

For elementary, middle, and high school students and educators, PBS Wisconsin Education contains hundreds of educational videos, images, and animations spanning all curricular areas.

Full-text classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans, and learning guides (previously named Poetry & Short Story Reference Center)

Resources presenting multiple sides of an issue to help assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.

Find full-text issues of popular magazine titles, available for free with your library card. Access provided through BadgerLink.

Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular magazines for elementary school research.

Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Provided by BadgerLink.

Powered by the National Library of Medicine for researchers and medical professionals, PubMed includes 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books .

Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA) is the premier source of business and residential information for reference and research, and offers the most up-to-date data available in the market.