American Library Association Notable Books
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Ancestry Library Edition
(Available only inside the library)
AtoZdatabases
AtoZdatabases is the premier Reference, Research, Marketing, Mailing Lists/Sales Leads, and Job-Search Database. The database includes 30 million business & executive profiles, over 240 million residents with interests, hobbies and lifestyles information, over 7 million real-time job listings, 2 Million new businesses, over 12 million healthcare professionals, over 12 million new movers, 2 million new homeowners, and much more. The databases are ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, background searches, finding friends, relatives and a whole lot of other possibilities.
Avotaynu
Avotaynu, Inc. is the leading publisher of products of interest to persons who are researching Jewish genealogy, Jewish family trees or Jewish roots. The books we sell are meant to assist you in your research—from beginner guides to books about Jewish surnames.
Baker & Taylor
Search for current books by title, author, publisher. Login as “anonymous user”.
Baker & Taylor Title Source II
Search for current books by title, author, publisher. Login as “anonymous user”.
Bankrate
Bankrate is a personal finance company that guides people through pivotal steps of their financial journey. Whether you’re a recent college graduate searching for your first mortgage, or a retiree seeking effective ways to safely grow your savings, Bankrate provides accurate rate information, intuitive calculators and curated editorial content to help you reach your goals.
Bartleby
Reference Books including quotations.
Bloom’s Literature Online
Features hundreds of Harold Bloom’s essays examining thge lives and works of great writers throughout history and the world, as well as thousands of critical articles by noted scholars from the Bloom’s Literary Criticism series.
BookPage
BookPage is a discovery tool for readers, highlighting the best new books across all genres. BookPage is editorially independent; only books we highly recommend are featured. Any publisher-sponsored content is clearly labeled as such.
Brainfuse (HelpNow)
HelpNow, a tutoring service from Brainfuse, is a unique blend of one-to-one homework help, state-aligned skills building, test preparation, and writing assistance. Coverage includes K through adult.
Business Insights Essentials
An integrated resource bringing together company profiles and histories, brand information, rankings, investment reposts, and interactive charting tools.
Business.gov
Current resources for small business.
CareerOneStop
Tools and resources for job seekers, students, workers, workforce intermediaries, and employers to enhance their employment opportunities and business prosperity.
Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov is a database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies conducted around the world.
CollegeBoard AP Exam Prep Classes
Practice and Get Ready – Use our interactive demo to see what exam day will be like. And be sure to review the steps to take to be ready for your exam.
Consumer Reports
Get unbiased ratings and reviews for 9000+ products and services from Consumer Reports, plus trusted advice and in-depth reporting on what matters most.
Creativebug
Creativebug has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
Curvebreakers Test Prep
Free test prep and financial aid resources for students and families.
eCourts
Cases in New York State courts.
Ellis Island
The Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.
Explora for Kids
Designed especially for children in grade K-5.
Family Search
Find your family. Discover yourself. Bring to life your family’s history by exploring the lives of those that came before you.
FinAid
Financial aid
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
FINRA Broker Check.
Find a Grave
World’s largest gravesite collection. Over 180 million memorials created by the community since 1995.
FirstSearch | In Library Only
Available only inside the library. A connection to information in a wide range of subjects in 12 databases, including WorldCat, a catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Fold3
Fold3® features premier collections of original military records. These records include the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served in the military. Many of the records come from the U.S. National archives, The National Archives of the U.K. and other international records.
Free Computer Tutorials
Welcome to Home and Learn’s free computer courses and tutorials site. All the courses are aimed at complete beginners, so you don’t need experience to get started. Simply click the computer course below or to the left that interests you. You’ll then be taken to the contents page for that course, and away you go. No need to sign up for anything!
Gale Academic OneFile
The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Use Gale’s Access My Library app on the go, free from your phone’s app store!
Gale General OneFile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily. Includes complete content of InfoTrac General Reference Center Gold. Use Gale’s Access My Library app on the go, free from your phone’s app store!
Gale in Context: Biography
Use Gale’s Access My Library app on the go, free from your phone’s app store!
Gale in Context: Elementary
Magazine articles and reference books for kids in kindergarten through grade 5. Use Gale’s Access My Library app on the go, free from your phone’s app store!
Gale in Context: Middle School
Gale provides access to an unprecedented number of general reference magazines and key serials in a single resource. This database is useful to users conducting general reference queries, business searches, and current event research. The addition of a browse-by-subject feature allows users to easily view content of interest on the most popular and most-searched topics within several distinct categories, including news, current events, health, and computers and technology. Use Gale’s Access My Library app on the go, free from your phone’s app store!
Gale in Context: Science
Thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies and illustrations, plus articles from scientific magazines, with emphasis on curriculum-related science topics. Use Gale’s Access My Library app on the go, free from your phone’s app store!
Gale Literature Criticism
Comtemporary Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Shakespearean Criticism, and Childrens’ Literature Review in electronic format, beginning with the volumes published after July 2007. Earlier volumes of these titles, which reprint literary criticism, are available in print at the Main Library. Use Gale’s Access My Library app on the go, free from your phone’s app store!
Gale Literature Resource Center
Biographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. Use Gale’s Access My Library app on the go, free from your phone’s app store!
Gale OneFile Health & Medicine
Created specifically for students, knowledgeable consumer health researchers and health care professionals, Gale OneFile Health & Medicine integrates millions of articles from a wide range of full-text nursing and allied health journals, magazines, newsletters and health reference sources. Use Gale’s Access My Library app on the go, free from your phone’s app store!
Gale OneFile: News
Provides access to more than 2,000 newspapers, both national and international. Use Gale’s Access My Library app on the go, free from your phone’s app store!
Great Neck Public Schools
Access school district information and updates.
GreenFILE
GreenFILE comprises scholarly, government and general interest titles covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
HealthFinder
This microsite is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Historical New York Times (1851-2018)
Indexing with the full text of the New York Times from 1851, with an embargo of the current three years.
Historical Newsday (1940-1984)
Historical Newsday provides full text access to Newsday from 1940 to 1984.
Hoonuit
see Infobase Learning Cloud
Indeed
One search. All jobs.
Infobase Learning Cloud
Requires free registration. Self paced software video tutorials.
Internet 800 Directory
In 1995, DIANCO, an innovator in the field of web-based Yellow Pages, created the first fully functional toll free directory on the World Wide Web. The Internet 800 Directory has become the definitive site on the Internet for people to locate products or services via a toll free number.
Investopedia
Investopedia strives to empower every person to feel in control of their financial future. Our editors and experts have been simplifying complex financial information and decisions for readers since 1999.
Jewish Genealogy
The Global Home for Jewish Genealogy
Jobs Express
The mission of the New York State Department of Labor is to protect workers, assist the unemployed, and connect job seekers to jobs.
JSTOR (direct access)
Search journals, primary sources, books, artworks, photographs, and other visual materials.
JSTOR (remote access)
Search journals, primary sources, books, artworks, photographs, and other visual materials.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.
Law Help
Helping people find solutions to their legal problems
Learning Express Library
Requires free registration.
LexisNexis
LexisNexis helps uncover the information that commercial organizations, government agencies and nonprofits need to get a complete picture of individuals, businesses and assets with industry-leading data and analytic solutions. Access is restricted to on-site use at any Great Neck Library location.
LOTE4Kids
LOTE4Kids allows children to enjoy the magic of books in World Languages from the comfort of home. Each book is provided with an English translation to help develop multilingual reading and listening skills. Kids can also watch a selection of English-only books with Australian, US and UK accents.
Mango Languages
Mango prepares learners for realistic conversations and communication in over 70 world languages.
Martindale Lawyer Locator
Explore the richest database of legal professionals
MasterFILE Premier
Designed specially for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides access to 1,700 general interest publications, several hundred reference books, and over 164,000 primary source documents.
Medicare
Includes hospitals and nursing homes comparisons.
MEDLINEplus
Trusted Health Infromation for You
Monster.com
Job search site
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Morningstar Mutual Funds in electronic format: Detailed analyst guidance on 1,900 stocks, 2,100 funds, and more than 150 ETFs.
Morningstar Investment Research Center (Remote Access)
Morningstar Mutual Funds in electronic format: Detailed analyst guidance on 1,900 stocks, 2,100 funds, and more than 150 ETFs.
Mouse Practice
Practice your mousing skills.
Muzzy
MUZZY is the world’s #1 language course for children, featuring popular animated characters, rich immersion methodology, and engaging stories, games and exercises.
My Perfect Resume
My Perfect Resume takes the hassle out of resume writing. Choose from several templates and follow easy prompts to create the perfect job-ready resume effortlessly.
Nassau BOCES
Established in 1967, the Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County is the largest BOCES in New York State. Serving 56 school districts in Nassau County, our mission has always been to enhance public education and the opportunities available to students of all ages and abilities by providing access to innovative and cost-effective services.
Nassau County Civil Service
The purpose of the Nassau County Civil Service Commission is to administer New York State Civil Service Law to ensure Nassau County taxpayers a qualified public workforce pursuant to the principles of selection according to merit and fitness. Civil Service currently services all County departments as well as more than 200 municipal agencies that include the Towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay, and Nassau County’s school districts, libraries, villages and special districts.
New York State Access to Justice Program
CourtHelp can help you when you don’t have a lawyer
New York State Genealogy Archive
New York State records for genealogy research available to use in the library or remotely.
New York Times (direct – remote access)
This is a direct subscription which requires a one-time free registration.
Niche Academy
Video tutorials for some library databases and a variety of popular electronic resources.
Novelist
Guidance for readers of all ages.
NuWav Legal Forms
Online tool for creating professional quality legal documents.
NYS Education Department Professional License Verification
The Licensed Professions in New York State In 1891, medicine became the first profession licensed by the New York State Board of Regents. New York’s unique system of professional regulation, recognized as a model for public protection, has grown to encompass nearly 900,000 practitioners and over 30,000 professional practice business entities in more than 50 professions.
NYS HESC COVID-19 Updates for Students, Parents, Borrowers, and Lenders
The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) is working to protect New York’s students and borrowers during the COVID-19 public health emergency. HESC has determined that impacted students receiving financial aid will not suffer negative consequences regarding their current or future awards and is offering borrowers student loan debt relief through multiple programs.
OCLC WorldShare
A connection to information in a wide range of subjects in 12 databases, including WorldCat, a catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Online Conversion
Convert just about anything to anything else. Thousands of units, and millions of conversions.
Power Typing
Online free typing tutor teaching kids and adults how to type on a computer keyboard
ProCitizen (English)
Citizenship test preparation
ProCitizen (Spanish)
Citizenship test preparation
Pronunciator
Pronunciator is a fun and free way to learn any of 163 languages with personalized courses, movies, music, and more. Learn online, either on your desktop computer or mobile device!
Reading Group Choices
Recommending new books each month to spark lively conversation.
Refdesk
Almanacs, dictionaries, and more.
Roots Web
Finding our roots together.
Salem Health Encyclopedias
The electronic version of an authoritative encyclopedia for the general reader. Also available in print.
Screen Adaptations of Books
One of the most comprehensive databases of its kind, MCPL’s very own Based on the Book is an up-to-date, ever expanding list of books, plays, short stories, and graphic novels that have been made into feature-length movies or adapted for TV.
Sparknotes
Guidance for readers of all ages
Techboomers
Free courses on technology.
Thomas Register
Our solutions inform, support, and empower industry, from the half-million suppliers that rely on us to help them grow their businesses, to the million-plus buyers, engineers, and other purchase decision-makers that turn to us each month for tools and information that help them find exactly the supplier they need.
U.S. Government Jobs
USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal employment opportunities across the United States and around the world. As the Federal Government’s official employment site, USAJOBS provides resources to help the right people find the right jobs.
U.S. News Health
Hospital and nuring homes rankings.
Value Line
Value Line: Includes Investment Survey, Small & Mid-Cap, Mutual Funds, Options, Convertible, Special Situations, News Alerts, and more.
Vitals
Doctor reviews.
Wall Street Journal (direct – in-library and remote access)
This is a direct subscription which requires a one-time free registration.
World Book Online: WB Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (Spanish)
The great content of the originalWorld Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia has been translated into Spanish.
World Book Online: WB Kids
World Book Online is an engaging, verified, and trustworthy digital resource for grades pre-K through high school.
