Adult Learners
AtoZdatabases is the premier reference and marketing database marketed to Library, Academic, and Government institutions throughout the U.S. This simple, user-friendly, web-based solution provides details on businesses and households within the U.S. – Tutorials
The world is full of awe-inspiring places, and AtoZ World Travel TM can help you reach
them. For travelers and knowledge seekers alike, AtoZ World Travel TM is a comprehensive
travel resource with information about points of interest, security, transportation, food and
recipes, culture, language, and more.
Gale LegalForms offers a wide selection of essential state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms that may be customized for the most common legal procedures. These forms are used by attorneys and law firms. Includes real estate contracts, wills, premarital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord-tenant, and many others.
The Whiting Public Library is happy to announce that we added Gale Courses. Gale Courses supports libraries as educational institutions and gives community members easy access to lifelong learning opportunities including professional development, technology, and personal enrichment courses. Available 24/7, Gale Courses provides more than 360 six-week-long, online programs taught by college instructors.
Weiss Ratings & Grey House Publishing are the source for accurate ratings that you can rely upon to make sound, informed financial decisions. Weiss Ratings has an excellent track record for identifying and warning the public about troubled companies before they fail, and their superior results speak for themselves.
Crafting
With Craft & Hobby, library patrons can explore in-depth online instructional videos and classes that span 22 different creative categories, allowing them to learn a new hobby or improve their skills in an existing area. Thanks to Craft & Hobby’s on-demand streaming videos, patrons can learn whenever and wherever they choose!
Digital Media
Facts & Figures
This report includes information about the amount, location, and characteristics of surface water and ground water for the Lake Michigan Region in Indiana. By comparing the supply potential of surface-water and ground-water systems with current and projected water use, areas of potential water-use conflicts and areas of underutilized water supply can be identified.
The Indiana State Data Center makes the Census as well as other federal and state statistics on such topics as demographics and economics available through a statewide network of affiliates located in state agencies, universities, libraries, local planning agencies, small business development centers, and non-profit organizations.
Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
Genealogy
Language Learning
Equipped with interactive learning activities, a personalized review system, and universally standardized content in our most popular courses, Mango is designed to adapt to individual language pathways, preparing learners for realistic conversations and strengthening everyday communication skills in over 70 world languages, including English.
Student Learners
Welcome to The Mailbox®! This database gives users access to the many teacher-created and educationally sound classroom activities and lesson plans that are included in the new school and district version of this much-beloved resource for elementary classrooms. The Mailbox® can help teachers and at homeschooling parents deliver fun, practical activities that not only engage students but also inspire them to learn and master the required curriculum.
Welcome to Scholastic Teachables, an online database with over 25,000 searchable and printable educational materials. These materials were created by teachers and are precisely leveled and ready‑to‑use resources to support parents preparing kids for kindergarten readiness, homeschool teachers and learners from Pre‑K to grade 6, and young patrons who need extra skills practice.
World Book’s Dramatic Learning expands proven approaches to building reading fluency and content comprehension. By turning texts into plays, skits, and monologues, providing adaptations of classic works and showing how to apply these materials in the classroom, Dramatic Learning can help students become more fluent readers, understand core concepts, and retain topical information.
The eBook collection includes beautifully illustrated, engaging titles that contain such multimedia features as videos, audio, and games. The unique, interactive platform enables users to add such personalized features as bookmarks, highlights, and notes; search the text for a word or phrase; and look up words in The World Book Dictionary.
Explore the history of such ancient cultures as the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Australian Aborigines, Maori, and Chinese, among others, in this expansive online reference collection. World Book Digital Libraries offer an online, interactive complement to World Book’s most popular print reference sets.
Inventions and Discoveries is an exploration of the transformative impact of the inventions and discoveries that continue to shape our world today, including an examination of advances in agriculture, engineering, communications, economics, manufacturing, the arts, astronomy, transportation, warfare, medicine, mathematics, and everyday items.