A to Z Databases
Detailed information on 30 million business & executive profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more.
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Databases
ABCmouse
Unlock your child’s learning potential with the Step-by-Step Learning Path! Dive into the complete ABCmouse curriculum, featuring over 850 exciting lessons across 10 levels.
Accelerated Reader Book Finder
Adult Core Skills
Practice for the U.S. Citizenship exam in English or Spanish. Build your math and reading skills. Includes eBook study help as well as an eBook guide to getting a green card.
Ancestry Library Edition
Auto Repair Source
Repair information and schedules, diagrams, parts and labor estimates, service alerts, and recalls. Covers thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
Biography Reference Center
More than 450,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.
Braille & Talking Book Library
Sign up for library service as an American citizen unable to read or use regular print materials as a result of temporary or permanent visual or physical Limitation.
Britannica Fundamentals
Pre K - 2nd grade. Play and read to learn letters, numbers, shapes, animals, and more.
Britannica School
Britannica School Elementary
Grades 3-4. Find information on countries, animals, and people. Watch and learn with videos, games, and activities.
Career Exploration LearningExpress
Learn about careers, build your workplace skills, prepare for WorkKeys® Assessments, and more.
Career Preparation LearningExpress
Explore a variety of careers including allied health, law enforcement, and nursing. Prepare for occupation exams including civil service, commercial driver's license, cosmetology, teaching, and more.
Clarke Historical Library
The Clarke Historical Library collects, preserves, and promotes nationally recognized collections including the history of Michigan, the Old Northwest Territory, Central Michigan University, exemplary children's literature, and historic Michigan newspapers, etc.
College Admissions Test Prep
Practice tests, preparation eBooks, and tutorials for the ACT®, SAT, 12 AP subjects, PSAT/NMSQT, and TOEFL iBT® exams. Create a free account to access tools to help you do well on your college admissions tests and essay.
College Students LearningExpress
Math, reading, grammar, and science review with eBooks. Practice tests for six graduate school record exams including the GRE, LSAT, and MCAT. Includes multiple college placement exams including ACCUPLACER and ASSET preparation.
College Success Skills
Tools for navigating campus, your courses, and life. Learn about organizational strategies, classroom success skills, information literacy skills, and more.
ComicsPlus
Unlimited, simultaneous access to thousands of digital comics and manga — available exclusively through the library.
Computer Skills Center
Offers 90+ courses on topics such as computer basics, Internet basics, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and MS Office tools like Word, Outlook, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. Create a free account to access these tools.
Consumer Health Complete
Search EBSCOHosts collection of articles and journals to support the health and wellness information needs of patients. Covers mainstream medicine as well as complementary and holistic medicine.
Consumer Health Information by Language
Consumer Reports Magazine
Consumer Reports Online
Access to the Consumer Reports website is available within our libraries. Please see our librarians for login information.
CRDL Obituary Index
Do Not Call Registry
Register your home or mobile phone with the National Do Not Call Registry to opt out of receiving telemarketing calls.
DuoLingo
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Designed for young Spanish speaking students or those learning Spanish as a second language. Full text articles, maps, flags, and more. Dozens of hands-on activities and links to Spanish language websites. Also includes a visual dictionary.
FamilySearch
FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization and website offering genealogical records, education, and software.
Find a Grave
Search or browse cemetaries and grave records for every-day and famous people from around the world.
Fold3 U.S. Military Records
A Free Basic membership allows users to annotate, comment, print, and save images of "Free records only." Additional premium memberships are available at cost.
Free Credit Report
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Reference books covering the following topics: education, environment, employment, health and wellness, personal finance, social skills, history, law, nation and world, religion, and science.
History Reference Center
Documents, photos, maps, film, and video from leading history journals. Also includes biographies of historical figures.
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
Subject areas include arts & crafts; games & electronics; models; needlework; outdoors & nature; and scrapbooking & paper craft.
Home Improvement Reference Center
Includes maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating, home & garden, etc. Includes more than 130 reference books.
League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters of Michigan are a nonpartisan political organization, dedicated to making democracy work through voter education, issue advocacy, and citizen participation.
LearningExpress Library
Educational resources for students and adult learners seeking academic and career success.
Legal Reference Center
Search over 12,800 state-specific legal forms by topic including Adoption, Bankruptcy, Name Changes, and more. A majority of the full-text legal reference books provided through NOLO.
LGBTQ+ College Student Guide
MasterFILE Complete
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus, a service of the National Library of Medicine, is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends.
MeLCat Kids Gateway
Learn, play, and read with this collection of eResources for children available to patrons of Michigan libraries.
Michigan Business License Search
Find out if your new venture could require a state license, use this search feature to search our licenses list to see if you need a license or permit.
Michigan Car Insurance Help
MoneyGeek based its ranking of top auto insurance providers in Michigan on affordability, customer satisfaction, financial strength and more to give you an idea of your expected costs.
Michigan Digital Newspaper Portal
The Clarke Historical Library portal providing access to digitized newspapers from across Michigan.
Michigan eLibrary Databases
Michiganology
Where Michiganologists focus on the study of Michigan through shared stories, curiosity, and pride in Michigan's unique identity.
Mt. Pleasant High School Yearbooks
MyHeritage Library Edition
Family history/genealogy resource including more than 6 billion historical records from the United States, Europe, Latin America, and other regions.
Novelist K-8 Plus
Youth book read-alikes, reviews, and lists to help find what you're looking for.
NoveList Plus
Literary read-alikes, reviews, and lists to help find what you're looking for.
Online Driving Tests
Opposing Viewpoints
Provides different views about issues that help students develop critical thinking skills. This resource brings balance and perspective to contemporary issues using arguments from experts.
ProQuest U.S. Major Dailies
PubMed
PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health--both globally and personally.
Sacred Heart Academy Yearbooks
Science Reference Center
Contains material from science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. More than 4,000 full text, full-length biographies.
Small Business Reference Center
Covers all aspects of starting and operating a business. Includes information on accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more. State-specific information included.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Repair guides for small engines and routine maintenance, from tune-ups, and brake service to engine and transmission disassembly. Coverage includes lawnmowers, motorcycles, tractors, and snowmobiles.
Teen BookCloud
This online collection of eBooks, enhanced novels, graphic novels, videos, and eAudiobooks, offers teens of all reading levels access to an amazing range of content.
The Morning Sun
TumbleBookLibrary
Free access to children's books, videos, and games from any web-enabled device.
U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. nation's leading provider of quality data and statistics about its people and economy.
U.S. Government Bookstore
The U.S. Government Publishing Office PDC has been a trusted for answers to questions about consumer problems and government services and providing publications on a variety of topics from the federal government.
Vote 411
Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF), VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election-related information.
World Book Early Learning
Grades PreK-3. Follow Trek and Taffy the cat around the world. Share their love of colors, numbers, and other fun things. Come inside for stories and pictures.
World Book Kids
Grades Pre K - 5. Easy-to-read content for elementary school learners. Hundreds of activities, science projects and experiments.