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online databases--books & literature

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Available from home: Highland Park residents will be prompted for their library card number.

Contemporary Authors
Biographical information on modern authors.

General Reference Center Gold
Search magazines, reference books, and newspapers for current events information, book reviews, and research papers.

   LitFinder

Formerly Poem Finder. In addition to poems , now also offers short story and essay searches. In-Library use only.

netLibrary
500 eBooks from netLibrary that can be checked out, and viewed by visiting the netLibrary website. Titles include those from the popular Dummies series, Cliff's Notes, reference books, and scholarly titles. Also, over 4000 public domain materials, including Shakespeare's plays, are freely accessible.

NoveList
Use this readers' advisory tool to find  books by topic, authors similar to your favorites, and book discussion guides.

 

 

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