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Public Library Resources

Local public libraries subscribe to a rich and varied list of databases designed for the research needs of K-12 students. You and your students can access those databases from your school media center or from home with a valid public library card. Below are examples of resources available in several of the public-library systems in the region.

King County

King County Library System

  • 19th Century Newspapers (full-text American newspapers)
  • African American Experience (articles, biographies & primary documents)
  • American History in Video (documentaries & newsreels)
  • American Indian History & Culture (articles, biographies & primary documents
  • CQ Researcher (current issues back to 1991)
  • Daily Life Through History (articles, maps & primary documents)
  • Expanded Academic ASAP (scholarly journals in all the academic disciplines)
  • Heritage Quest (local & family histories, early Census, primary sources)
  • Historical Statistics of the United States
  • Latino American Experience (articles, biographies & primary documents)
  • New York Times Historical (full-text articles from the NYT from 1851-1999)
  • Newspaper Archive (full-text articles from 19th and 20th century American newspapers)
  • Reader's Guide Retrospective (index to American magazines 1890-1980)

Pierce County

Pierce County Library System

  • Biography in Context
  • Heritage Quest (local & family histories, early Census, primary sources)
  • History in Context (US)
  • History in Context (World)
  • History Study Center
  • InfoTrac OneFile (articles on a broad range of topics)
  • Literature Resource Center (biographies of authors & literary criticism)
  • Proquest (magazines, newspapers & scholarly journals)

Seattle Public

Seattle Public Library

  • AP Images
  • Biography in Context
  • Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970 (historic city maps)
  • Expanded Academic ASAP (scholarly journals in all the academic disciplines)
  • Health & Wellness Resource Center
  • Heritage Quest Online (local & family histories, early Census, primary sources)
  • History Study Center (primary & secondary sources)
  • New York Times Historical (full-text articles from the NYT from 1851- 2007)
  • Proquest (magazines, newspapers & scholarly journals)
  • Seattle Times Historical Archive 1900-1984 (full-text articles)

Sno-Isle

Sno-Isle Libraries

  • Academic Search Premier (scholarly journals in all the academic disciplines)
  • Biography in Context
  • Daily Life Through History (articles, maps & primary documents)
  • Heritage Quest Online (local & family histories and early census)
  • History Study Center (primary & secondary sources)
  • New York Times Historical (full-text articles from the NYT from 1851- 2007)
  • Proquest Research Library (scholarly journals, magazines & newspapers)
  • US History in Context
  • World History in Context

Tacoma Public

Tacoma Public Library

  • Biography in Context
  • Expanded Academic ASAP (scholarly journals in all the academic disciplines)
  • Heritage Quest Online (local & family histories and early census)
  • History Study Center (primary & secondary sources)
  • US History in Context
  • World History in Context