Resources

A-to-Z Databases is the Premier Job Search, Reference & Mailing List Database including 30 million business & executive profiles & 240 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more!

A powerful online resource that empowers patrons to explore a diverse range of popular topics including business, health, politics, careers, entrepreneurship, and much more. With current content and archives back to the 1980s from more than 3,670 U.S. news sources, it is the most comprehensive domestic news resource available. Library card required

Ancestry Library Edition brings the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library. It’s an unprecedented online collection of individuals from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more. Available only from computers physically at the library.

Beanstack is a web-based reading challenge software. You can track your reading minutes, write book reviews, and participate in fun activities to earn digital tickets and badges! Tickets can be entered into raffle drawings.

Black Life in America—a unique digital archive of news media—presents the broad sweep of African American history in ways no textbook or other online resource can match. By offering balanced coverage from diverse sources published from 1704 through the present day, this multi-disciplinary resource is crucial for the study and interpretation of historical and current events. Library Card Required

The official website of the City of Ottawa, Kansas.

Flipster®, the next-gen digital newsstand now offers content across all of your favorite devices. With access to the top magazines combined with an easy-to-use interface, Flipster offers users a unique reading experience that can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere. Library card required

The official website of Franklin County, Kansas.

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information, and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid-1900s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7. Library card required

hoopla is the digital service of Midwest Tape, a leading provider of entertainment media products and services: DVDs, CDs, audiobooks and shelf-ready solutions, to public libraries across North America for over a quarter of a century. Their purpose has always been to partner with libraries in delivering the best content to patrons in the most streamlined manner possible. Library card required.

Did you know you can stream movies for free with your library card? Kanopy is another great digital resource available with your library card. It gives you free access to over 30,000 movies, documentaries, favorites for kids (Kanopy Kids), as well as the Great Courses series. Library card required.