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Holiday Schedule

The library will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29, in observance of Thanksgiving.

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Sheboygan Area School District students have instant access to free streaming services, e-books, online classes and other digital library resources.

If a site requires you to create an account, please use your school email address.

Otherwise, log into any of the resources below using your student ID# and date of birth as follows: 

  • Your card number is the number 0035, followed by your six-digit student IDFor example, if your student ID was 123456, your card number would be 0035123456. 
  • Your PIN is your date of birth, with no spaces or other characters between the numbers. For example, if your birthday was 12/27/2011, your PIN would be 12272011.

Parents/caregivers can opt their children out of the program by calling Mead Library at 920-459-3400.


 

Resources for Students

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier is a comprehensive database of academic journals for scholarly research. Articles from 4,700+ full-text publications in the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, and m

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Advanced Placement Source

Advanced Placement Source

Uniquely designed for students enrolled in honors-level, collegecredit, Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, this database offers a world of knowledge for those seeking to achieve academic excellence.

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African American Experience

The African American Experience

Covers African American history and its relation to U.S. history through published articles, essays, objects and artifacts, ideas and movements, images, documents, and other historical and culturally valuable sources.

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American Indian Experience

American Indian Experience

Illuminates the historical and contemporary practices and tribulations of more than 150 Native American tribes from all regions of North America.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com

Ancestry Library Edition, distributed exclusively by ProQuest and powered by Ancestry.com, delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.

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Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers

Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers

Powered by Wisconsin Newspaper Association for student and adult researchers, the Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers features full-text daily/weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago. 

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BadgerLink

BadgerLink

BadgerLink is a statewide service to libraries and schools offering full-text access to a variety of resources including thousands of back-issue magazine and newspaper articles in full text. 

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Britannica Escolar

Britannica Escolar

Enciclopedia español para los estudiantes más jóvenes y educadores Spanish encyclopedia for younger students and educators

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Britannica Fundamentals

Britannica Fundamentals

Innovative early learning resource for students in grade levels kindergarten through second grade

  • Previously Britannica Learning Zone
  • Play: interactive games on early literacy and math skills

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Britannica Library

Britannica Library

Comprehensive reference and learning resource for children and adults.  This resource is ideal for public library patrons and does not replace Britannica School.

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Career Cruising

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Career Cruising is a global leader in career development software for people of all ages. No other program offers the fun, intuitive, engaging experience that brings potential to life.

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Computers & Applied Sciences Complete

Computers & Applied Sciences Complete

Computing, technology, and engineering full-text research database

  • Full-Text Database
  • Covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines
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Consumer Reports

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Consumer Reports is a product of Consumers Union, an expert, independent, nonprofit organization that brings you information and product ratings on thousands of products, including autos.

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EBSCO Education Resources

EBSCO Education Resources

Lesson plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources for educators (previously named Explora Educator's Edition)

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Education Source

Education Source

Research database designed for education students, professionals, and policymakers. Coverage spans all levels of education research and specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. 

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Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia is for student and adult researchers. It includes over 25,000 encyclopedia entries for students and adults.

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Gale Online Courses

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Online resource providing access to exceptional classes on multiple topics of interest, including career training programs and languages.

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Historical Newspapers: Wisconsin Collection

ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Coverage on issues such as state politics and legislation; school board meetings, zoning board meetings, and historical topics and events like the boom of the papermaking industry in Wisconsin; the immigration of Hmong Americans to Wisconsin after

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History Reference Source

History Reference Center

History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, and more than 80 hours of historical video.

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Hoopla

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Download eBooks, audiobooks, movies, music, and more from your computer, tablet, or mobile with hoopla—all for free with your library card.
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Humanities International Complete

Humanities International Complete

Humanities International Complete provides full text of hundreds of journals and other published sources from around the world. Includes all data from Humanities International Index plus unique full text content.

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Knowledge City

KnowledgeCity

KnowledgeCity® is an educational website offering online video training courses in business, software, safety, compliance and finance.

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Latino American Experience

Latino American Experience

Provides learners with far more than history lessons with facts and figures. It tells of the Latino experience first-hand, through the voices of Latino authors and contributors.

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Learning Express Library

Learning Express Library

Learning Express offers an interactive online practice tests and tutorials for many exams, including: ACT, ASVAB, GED, GRE, Law Enforcement, LSAT, Postal workers, SAT, US Citizenship. 

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MAS Complete

MAS Ultra - School Edition

Powered by EBSCOhost for middle and high school students, MAS Ultra - School Edition is a collection of magazines, books, and multimedia covering a wide-range of subject areas including history, science, careers, etc.

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MasterFILE Premier

MasterFILE Premier

Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE Premier covers virtually every area of general interest and also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents.

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Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary

Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary

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.

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Newspaper Archive

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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.

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Newspaper Source Plus

Newspaper Source Plus

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.

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Newspapers.com Library Edition - World Collection

Newspapers.com Library Edition - World Collection

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  

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NoveList

NoveList

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.

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NoveList K-8

NoveList K-8

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.

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OverDrive/Libby

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Digital audiobooks, e-books, and magazines are available to Mead Library customers through the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium. Use the Libby app to download and read or listen on your mobile or tablet device.
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PBS Wisconsin Education

Wisconsin Media Lab

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

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Poetry & Short Story Reference Source

Poetry & Short Story Reference Source

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

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Points of View Reference Source

Points of View Reference Source

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.

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Popular Magazines

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

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Professional Development Collection

Professional Development Collection

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.

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Reference Solutions

Reference Solutions

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.

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Regional Business News

Regional Business News

This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the

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Rosetta Stone

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Rosetta Stone and EBSCO Information Services have combined to offer you the Rosetta Stone courses for 30 different languages.

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Sheboygan Press

Sheboygan Press

Wisconsin Newsstand from Proquest offers comprehensive, local news from The Sheboygan Press (since November 30, 2002) and other Wisconsin Gannett newspapers.

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Universal Class

Universal Class

Learn something new today! UniversalClass offers hundreds of online CE classes. Our courses are not just tutorials; they are real.

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WISCAT

WISCAT

WISCAT is a statewide union catalog of library holdings containing over 7 million titles and more than 33 million holdings from over 1,200 contributing Wisconsin libraries, including Mead Public Library. 

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Wisconsin Historical Society Family History Records

Wisconsin Historical Society Family History Records

Family history research records from the Wisconsin Historical Society records available on Ancestry

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WorldCat.org

WorldCat.org

WorldCat.org is a new product that includes a search box which allows Web users to search the entire database of library materials by keywords. You may then put in geographic information and find out how to get the item.

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