All Ascension Parish Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 - Thursday, December 26, and Tuesday, December 31 - Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in observance of Christmas & New Year's.
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Includes hubs for:
- Gonzales Weekly Citizen Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2001 - current)
- Donaldsonville Chief Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2008 - current)
- Baton Rouge Advocate Collection (color image editions 2018 - current; text editions 1986 - current)
- Times-Picayune Collection (color image editions 2017 - current; text editions 1989 - 2019)
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Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements focuses on unearthing and digitizing the histories of civil rights activism by the everyday citizens of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and Asian American/Pacific Islander communities. The program will include up to four collections, targeted for completion by the end of 2025.
The collection is made freely available on JSTOR and contains the Ascension Parish Library's oral history interview with Malaika Favorite in which she discusses her experiences with segregation and the Civil Rights Movement growing up in South Louisiana.
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An online library of over 144,000 digital materials about Louisiana's history, culture, places, and people.
A State Library of Louisiana guide to free newspaper websites in Louisiana and other states.
Collection of more than 20,000 Louisiana born-digital public documents, most since 2002. Located in the digital resources repository of the State Library of Louisiana.
Gateway to multiple resources providing eBooks and Audiobooks to Louisiana Public Library users of all ages.
Offers over 70 world language courses as well as ELL courses.
Also includes an American Sign Language course developed with ASL Inside.
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For a 24 hour pass to access The New York Times from outside the library, click the link above. The New York Times will require you to login; you can create a free account or log in to your existing account.
Inside the library, unlimited access is available without a code. Simply log in to your New York Times account from a library computer or wifi connected computer.
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Geared toward students in grades K-8. Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
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The Preserving Our History project is dedicated to the collection and digital preservation of images, documents, and oral history interviews to record the unique history of Ascension Parish. View this digital collection on the Louisiana Digital Library website, which is brought to you by the Louisiana Digital Consortium, a collection of libraries, universities, and archives that make their digital collections freely available to the public.
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
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Consumer Health Complete - En Español
Acceso conveniente a información médica y de salud fácilmente comprensible de EBSCO. Busque y navegue dentro de enciclopedias médicas, libros de referencia populares y artículos de revistas.
Digitized maps detailing property and land-use for Louisiana cities and towns. Extensive information is given on building construction and use, street names and addresses, and property boundaries. Other features shown include pipelines, railroads, wells, and dumps. Map dates range from 1885 to 1951, with most falling in the early part of the 20th century.
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A collection of children's eBooks with more than 1100 titles for grades K-6, including unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features graphic novels - a student favorite!
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The Law Library of Louisiana is participating in the Westlaw Patron Access Remote Pilot program with Thomson Reuters to allow library pro se (self-represented - people in court without a lawyer) patrons remote access to Westlaw, a premier legal research database. Information on using the database can be found on the Law Library of Louisiana website.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
Gale Courses deliver hundreds of engaging, instructor-led online courses focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment to transform lives and foster positive changes in your community.
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
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Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.
Search all of the Gale literary databases from APL in one place at the same time.
An integrated research experience, Gale Literature brings together Gale's premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways.
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.
Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.
Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements.
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
Careers & Business
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Exclusive articles from the EBSCO databases covering over 140 topics, as well as many other periodicals, books and videos that focus on categories commonly referred to as hobbies and crafts; available in high-quality PDF format.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2008 - current.
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Gonzales, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2001 - current.
The Preserving Our History project is dedicated to the collection and digital preservation of images, documents, and oral history interviews to record the unique history of Ascension Parish. View this digital collection on the Louisiana Digital Library website, which is brought to you by the Louisiana Digital Consortium, a collection of libraries, universities, and archives that make their digital collections freely available to the public.
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Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.
Search all of the Gale literary databases from APL in one place at the same time.
An integrated research experience, Gale Literature brings together Gale's premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways.
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.
Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.
Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements.
Information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Information Services.
Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
Geared toward students in grades K-8. Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
Careers & Business
Provides an easy way to both browse and search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research in the EBSCO databases.
A business research and reference tool that you can use to:
Download the mobile app to search for businesses on your iOS or Android device. Find businesses and consumers based on your device's location or by address, city, state, or ZIP code. Android | Apple
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more.
Official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
Careers & Business
Provides up to date information from EBSCO on relevant topics from starting a company, operations management and sales to growing or rescuing a business. The database contains nearly 400 full-text periodicals and over 450 full-text reference books.
Basic instruction in computers, email, social media and more!
Gale Courses deliver hundreds of engaging, instructor-led online courses focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment to transform lives and foster positive changes in your community.
LinkedIn Learning with Lynda.com online training library is a massive online training resource where patrons are able to learn — self-paced and on-demand content. Learn business, software, technology and creative skills with online video tutorials taught by recognized industry professionals. Finish a course and receive a certificate of completion that you can download or email to anyone.
Gale Presents: Udemy can help improve your career skills or further develop a personal interest with access to thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses. Explore the many options across 75 categories in business, tech, and personal development taught by world-class instructors. Need help? This user guide offers step-by-step guidance to create an account and find and enroll in free courses.
Designed for touch-enabled devices such as laptops and tablets, Auto Repair Source offers a user-friendly search experience and access to a wealth of information to help users diagnose, repair and maintain today's complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed.
p4A is a completely independent reference service used by America's leading appraisers, auctioneers, dealers and collectors as well as public libraries and museums throughout the United States.
Consumer Health Complete - En Español
Acceso conveniente a información médica y de salud fácilmente comprensible de EBSCO. Busque y navegue dentro de enciclopedias médicas, libros de referencia populares y artículos de revistas.
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A comprehensive resource for information on US states and territories. Each has information divided into 146 topics, including culture, history, economy, government, statistics, and travel.
The world's most comprehensive collection of country culture articles for 175 countries. Topics include greetings and courtesies, gift giving, holidays, superstitions and folklore, history, media, women in culture and business, national cuisine, recipes, sports, stereotypes, maps, flags, religion, and more.
Comprehensive coverage of the Asian American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers, including over 400 Asian American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Asian American History. Updated daily.
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
An online library of over 144,000 digital materials about Louisiana's history, culture, places, and people.
Creativebug has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Enjoy unlimited access. Watch classes anytime, anywhere. Since the classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities!
Exclusive articles from the EBSCO databases covering over 140 topics, as well as many other periodicals, books and videos that focus on categories commonly referred to as hobbies and crafts; available in high-quality PDF format.
EBSCO's Home Improvement Reference Center is designed to assist homeowners in do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance, and remodeling projects. Step-by-step instructions for thousands of projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical, and decorating are provided in high-quality PDF files.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
Scholastic BookFlix delivers high-interest, interactive content to engage early readers.
Hundreds of full color and black and white non-fiction downloadable e-books for ages preschool to 18.
Large selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks. Many without a waitlist. Make requests (up to two per month) for titles we don't own.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
Downloadable eBooks available with no waitlists.
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines.
LOTE4Kids is a database of children's eBooks and audiobooks in various world languages, allowing children and families to enjoy books and learn language through the magic of storytelling.
Each book within the LOTE4Kids collection is paired with English translations to enhance language learning and comes available in many formats including bilingual editions and interactive flipbooks. The platform offers thousands of books in over 65 languages, with 150-200 new books and new languages added monthly.
A collection of videos and chapter books for grades 6 - 12 in categories which include: eBooks (Shakespeare, poetry, non-fiction, science, history, geography, etc.), read-alongs, graphic novels, videos (from National Geographic!), and eAudiobooks. Books feature adjustable text sizes, full narration, and a read-along function which highlights text as it is read. All these options can be switched to manual so readers can read at their own pace. Provides access to lesson plans, quizzes and a Common Core Portal.
A collection of children's eBooks with more than 1100 titles for grades K-6, including unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features graphic novels - a student favorite!
A comprehensive resource for information on US states and territories. Each has information divided into 146 topics, including culture, history, economy, government, statistics, and travel.
The world's most comprehensive collection of country culture articles for 175 countries. Topics include greetings and courtesies, gift giving, holidays, superstitions and folklore, history, media, women in culture and business, national cuisine, recipes, sports, stereotypes, maps, flags, religion, and more.
EBSCO's comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full text biographies, including the complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases.
Scholastic BookFlix delivers high-interest, interactive content to engage early readers.
Hundreds of full color and black and white non-fiction downloadable e-books for ages preschool to 18.
A comprehensive career guide designed for individual, self-directed use, suitable for people from age 11 to adulthood.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
Educate Station provides easy-to-use, comprehensive learning plans with a robust range of extension activities across a wide range of subject areas and grade levels. Currently, there are learning plans for grades K-2.
Reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books in the EBSCO databases. Browse categories organized by popular topic, with overviews that provide a starting point for your research; or use the simple search that quickly delivers relevant results, including primary source documents, news articles, and Associated Press videos.
Explora also has specialized research centers for students and teachers:
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.
Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.
Search all of the Gale literary databases from APL in one place at the same time.
An integrated research experience, Gale Literature brings together Gale's premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways.
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.
Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.
Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements.
EBSCO's History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
A comprehensive interactive learning platform of tests, courses, and career preparation for students and adults.
LinkedIn Learning with Lynda.com online training library is a massive online training resource where patrons are able to learn — self-paced and on-demand content. Learn business, software, technology and creative skills with online video tutorials taught by recognized industry professionals. Finish a course and receive a certificate of completion that you can download or email to anyone.
Information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Information Services.
Offers over 70 world language courses as well as ELL courses.
Also includes an American Sign Language course developed with ASL Inside.
Digital editions of local, regional, national, and international newspapers -- all in one easy-to-search database. Read full editions or search by keyword.
Louisiana newspapers include:
National and International news includes:
Historical newspapers includes:
Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
Geared toward students in grades K-8. Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
PebbleGo is a database specifically geared toward the needs of K-2 learners. It helps your student learn foundational research skills plus provides critical early-reader supports like audio voice overs and text highlighting.
PebbleGo Next adds curriculum-connected content,
information-rich articles, and text suitable for grades 3-5.
PowerKnowledge Science is a content-driven, visually stimulating, and media-rich online science resource specifically designed for learners in grades 3 to 6.
Life Science | Earth & Space Science | Physical Science
Scholastic GO! contains more than 115,000 articles covering every core-curriculum subject. The articles and their illustrations are derived from the content of seven Scholastic encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science.
Scholastic Teachables provides support for parents, homeschoolers, educators, and students. Find lesson plans for every subject, as well as assessments, classroom management tools, homeschooling support for families and kindergarten readiness. This resource is comprehensive and easy to navigate. The content is searchable by topic, theme, grade level and project, and includes a variety of worksheets and activities to help users plan their lessons.
EBSCO's Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
ScienceFlix combines curriculum-driven, leveled content, interactive features and intuitive navigation into a single, highly-engaging digital resource for children that are 10 to 16 years old.
A collection of videos and chapter books for grades 6 - 12 in categories which include: eBooks (Shakespeare, poetry, non-fiction, science, history, geography, etc.), read-alongs, graphic novels, videos (from National Geographic!), and eAudiobooks. Books feature adjustable text sizes, full narration, and a read-along function which highlights text as it is read. All these options can be switched to manual so readers can read at their own pace. Provides access to lesson plans, quizzes and a Common Core Portal.
Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is a comprehensive database that allows teens (and those who care about teens) to research health-related issues important to their well-being.
Videos and interactive books, games, and activities about science and social studies.
A collection of children's eBooks with more than 1100 titles for grades K-6, including unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features graphic novels - a student favorite!
Gale Presents: Udemy can help improve your career skills or further develop a personal interest with access to thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses. Explore the many options across 75 categories in business, tech, and personal development taught by world-class instructors. Need help? This user guide offers step-by-step guidance to create an account and find and enroll in free courses.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
Provides an easy way to both browse and search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research in the EBSCO databases.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
Official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
Provides online full text from EBSCO for many of the top consumer legal reference books and contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Many of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.
Morningstar Investment Research Center can help you reach your financial goals, whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting out. Morningstar offers one of the industry’s broadest security databases, along with a portfolio tool and up-to-date financial news and insights. Build your investment knowledge with ratings and analyst reports, online classes, and live webinars, you can explore the right topics, at the right level, in the right format for you.
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Powered by Weiss Ratings and Grey House Publishing, this website gives you powerful new tools to protect your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth, and learn more about your finances.
The Law Library of Louisiana is participating in the Westlaw Patron Access Remote Pilot program with Thomson Reuters to allow library pro se (self-represented - people in court without a lawyer) patrons remote access to Westlaw, a premier legal research database. Information on using the database can be found on the Law Library of Louisiana website.
Utilizes computer technology and a large team of conversion specialists to provide easy to use access to vast quantities of archived historical information previously available only in microformat, hard copy form or as images. Diverse primary source materials reflecting broad views across American history and culture have been assembled into comprehensive databases. These databases allow access to the rich store of materials from leading books, newspapers and periodicals then current.
Access to thousands of databases of genealogical and historical information. Contains billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. It’s an unprecedented online collection of individuals from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.
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 the U.S. National Archives, The National Archives of U.K. and many others.
The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Extensive editorial review of all newspaper sections ensures thorough selection of obituaries for easy access. An easy-to-use interface allows searching by name, date range, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc.
With over 28,000 books currently available, the entire U.S. Federal Census, PERSI™, Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension Records, and other expanding collections, HeritageQuest Online is designed specifically for patrons in public libraries who are either just beginning their family research or who after years of work are still uncovering their past.
Convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information from EBSCO. Search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
Careers & Business
Consumer Health Complete - En Español
Acceso conveniente a información médica y de salud fácilmente comprensible de EBSCO. Busque y navegue dentro de enciclopedias médicas, libros de referencia populares y artículos de revistas.
Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is a comprehensive database that allows teens (and those who care about teens) to research health-related issues important to their well-being.
The world's most comprehensive collection of country culture articles for 175 countries. Topics include greetings and courtesies, gift giving, holidays, superstitions and folklore, history, media, women in culture and business, national cuisine, recipes, sports, stereotypes, maps, flags, religion, and more.
Explore and stay informed on local, national, and international topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Includes hubs for:
- Gonzales Weekly Citizen Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2001 - current)
- Donaldsonville Chief Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2008 - current)
- Baton Rouge Advocate Collection (color image editions 2018 - current; text editions 1986 - current)
- Times-Picayune Collection (color image editions 2017 - current; text editions 1989 - 2019)
- And much more!
EBSCO's comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full text biographies, including the complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases.
Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in African American History. Updated daily.
A comprehensive career guide designed for individual, self-directed use, suitable for people from age 11 to adulthood.
Featuring newspapers, government documents and rare printed materials, this collection from the Readex Archive of Americana covers politics, society and daily life during the American Civil War period: 1840-1877.
Large selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks. Many without a waitlist. Make requests (up to two per month) for titles we don't own.
Convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information from EBSCO. Search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
Creativebug has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Enjoy unlimited access. Watch classes anytime, anywhere. Since the classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities!
Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more.
Gale Courses deliver hundreds of engaging, instructor-led online courses focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment to transform lives and foster positive changes in your community.
Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.
Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.
Search all of the Gale literary databases from APL in one place at the same time.
An integrated research experience, Gale Literature brings together Gale's premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways.
Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticisms, audio interviews, and reviews on writers from all eras.
Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.
Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements.
Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 17,500 American and global newspapers, including almost 450 Hispanic American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Hispanic American History. Updated daily.
A comprehensive interactive learning platform of tests, courses, and career preparation for students and adults.
Offers over 70 world language courses as well as ELL courses.
Also includes an American Sign Language course developed with ASL Inside.
Digital editions of local, regional, national, and international newspapers -- all in one easy-to-search database. Read full editions or search by keyword.
Louisiana newspapers include:
National and International news includes:
Historical newspapers includes:
ScienceFlix combines curriculum-driven, leveled content, interactive features and intuitive navigation into a single, highly-engaging digital resource for children that are 10 to 16 years old.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
A comprehensive resource for information on US states and territories. Each has information divided into 146 topics, including culture, history, economy, government, statistics, and travel.
Utilizes computer technology and a large team of conversion specialists to provide easy to use access to vast quantities of archived historical information previously available only in microformat, hard copy form or as images. Diverse primary source materials reflecting broad views across American history and culture have been assembled into comprehensive databases. These databases allow access to the rich store of materials from leading books, newspapers and periodicals then current.
Access to thousands of databases of genealogical and historical information. Contains billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. It’s an unprecedented online collection of individuals from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.
Comprehensive coverage of the Asian American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers, including over 400 Asian American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Asian American History. Updated daily.
Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements focuses on unearthing and digitizing the histories of civil rights activism by the everyday citizens of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and Asian American/Pacific Islander communities. The program will include up to four collections, targeted for completion by the end of 2025.
The collection is made freely available on JSTOR and contains the Ascension Parish Library's oral history interview with Malaika Favorite in which she discusses her experiences with segregation and the Civil Rights Movement growing up in South Louisiana.
EBSCO's comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full text biographies, including the complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases.
Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in African American History. Updated daily.
Featuring newspapers, government documents and rare printed materials, this collection from the Readex Archive of Americana covers politics, society and daily life during the American Civil War period: 1840-1877.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
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 the U.S. National Archives, The National Archives of U.K. and many others.
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.
Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 17,500 American and global newspapers, including almost 450 Hispanic American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Hispanic American History. Updated daily.
EBSCO's History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
An online library of over 144,000 digital materials about Louisiana's history, culture, places, and people.
The Preserving Our History project is dedicated to the collection and digital preservation of images, documents, and oral history interviews to record the unique history of Ascension Parish. View this digital collection on the Louisiana Digital Library website, which is brought to you by the Louisiana Digital Consortium, a collection of libraries, universities, and archives that make their digital collections freely available to the public.
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
Careers & Business
Videos and interactive books, games, and activities about science and social studies.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
Scholastic Teachables provides support for parents, homeschoolers, educators, and students. Find lesson plans for every subject, as well as assessments, classroom management tools, homeschooling support for families and kindergarten readiness. This resource is comprehensive and easy to navigate. The content is searchable by topic, theme, grade level and project, and includes a variety of worksheets and activities to help users plan their lessons.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
A comprehensive career guide designed for individual, self-directed use, suitable for people from age 11 to adulthood.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
A comprehensive interactive learning platform of tests, courses, and career preparation for students and adults.
Reference eBooks from Salem Press and Grey House Publishing.
Literature
Science
History
Health
Careers & Business
Gale Presents: Udemy can help improve your career skills or further develop a personal interest with access to thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses. Explore the many options across 75 categories in business, tech, and personal development taught by world-class instructors. Need help? This user guide offers step-by-step guidance to create an account and find and enroll in free courses.
A comprehensive resource for information on US states and territories. Each has information divided into 146 topics, including culture, history, economy, government, statistics, and travel.
The world's most comprehensive collection of country culture articles for 175 countries. Topics include greetings and courtesies, gift giving, holidays, superstitions and folklore, history, media, women in culture and business, national cuisine, recipes, sports, stereotypes, maps, flags, religion, and more.
Scholastic BookFlix delivers high-interest, interactive content to engage early readers.
Hundreds of full color and black and white non-fiction downloadable e-books for ages preschool to 18.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
Reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books in the EBSCO databases. Browse categories organized by popular topic, with overviews that provide a starting point for your research; or use the simple search that quickly delivers relevant results, including primary source documents, news articles, and Associated Press videos.
Explora also has specialized research centers for students and teachers:
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
LOTE4Kids is a database of children's eBooks and audiobooks in various world languages, allowing children and families to enjoy books and learn language through the magic of storytelling.
Each book within the LOTE4Kids collection is paired with English translations to enhance language learning and comes available in many formats including bilingual editions and interactive flipbooks. The platform offers thousands of books in over 65 languages, with 150-200 new books and new languages added monthly.
Offers over 70 world language courses as well as ELL courses.
Also includes an American Sign Language course developed with ASL Inside.
Geared toward students in grades K-8. Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
PebbleGo is a database specifically geared toward the needs of K-2 learners. It helps your student learn foundational research skills plus provides critical early-reader supports like audio voice overs and text highlighting.
PebbleGo Next adds curriculum-connected content,
information-rich articles, and text suitable for grades 3-5.
PowerKnowledge Science is a content-driven, visually stimulating, and media-rich online science resource specifically designed for learners in grades 3 to 6.
Life Science | Earth & Space Science | Physical Science
Scholastic GO! contains more than 115,000 articles covering every core-curriculum subject. The articles and their illustrations are derived from the content of seven Scholastic encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science.
Scholastic Teachables provides support for parents, homeschoolers, educators, and students. Find lesson plans for every subject, as well as assessments, classroom management tools, homeschooling support for families and kindergarten readiness. This resource is comprehensive and easy to navigate. The content is searchable by topic, theme, grade level and project, and includes a variety of worksheets and activities to help users plan their lessons.
ScienceFlix combines curriculum-driven, leveled content, interactive features and intuitive navigation into a single, highly-engaging digital resource for children that are 10 to 16 years old.
Videos and interactive books, games, and activities about science and social studies.
A collection of children's eBooks with more than 1100 titles for grades K-6, including unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features graphic novels - a student favorite!
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
Offers over 70 world language courses as well as ELL courses.
Also includes an American Sign Language course developed with ASL Inside.
Gale Presents: Udemy can help improve your career skills or further develop a personal interest with access to thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses. Explore the many options across 75 categories in business, tech, and personal development taught by world-class instructors. Need help? This user guide offers step-by-step guidance to create an account and find and enroll in free courses.
Explore and stay informed on local, national, and international topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Includes hubs for:
- Gonzales Weekly Citizen Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2001 - current)
- Donaldsonville Chief Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2008 - current)
- Baton Rouge Advocate Collection (color image editions 2018 - current; text editions 1986 - current)
- Times-Picayune Collection (color image editions 2017 - current; text editions 1989 - 2019)
- And much more!
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2008 - current.
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Gonzales, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2001 - current.
An online library of over 144,000 digital materials about Louisiana's history, culture, places, and people.
A State Library of Louisiana guide to free newspaper websites in Louisiana and other states.
Collection of more than 20,000 Louisiana born-digital public documents, most since 2002. Located in the digital resources repository of the State Library of Louisiana.
Gateway to multiple resources providing eBooks and Audiobooks to Louisiana Public Library users of all ages.
Digitized maps detailing property and land-use for Louisiana cities and towns. Extensive information is given on building construction and use, street names and addresses, and property boundaries. Other features shown include pipelines, railroads, wells, and dumps. Map dates range from 1885 to 1951, with most falling in the early part of the 20th century.
Explore and stay informed on local, national, and international topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Includes hubs for:
- Gonzales Weekly Citizen Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2001 - current)
- Donaldsonville Chief Collection (color image editions 2024 - current; text editions 2008 - current)
- Baton Rouge Advocate Collection (color image editions 2018 - current; text editions 1986 - current)
- Times-Picayune Collection (color image editions 2017 - current; text editions 1989 - 2019)
- And much more!
Comprehensive coverage of the Asian American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers, including over 400 Asian American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Asian American History. Updated daily.
Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in African American History. Updated daily.
Featuring newspapers, government documents and rare printed materials, this collection from the Readex Archive of Americana covers politics, society and daily life during the American Civil War period: 1840-1877.
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2008 - current.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices. Gives access to databases in the following categories: business, finance & law, education, books & literature, jobs & careers, health & wellness, history, science, magazines & newspapers, and ebooks & audiobooks.
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
Searchable, full-text issues of the local newspaper for Gonzales, Louisiana. Color image editions: 2024 - current. Text editions: 2001 - current.
The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Extensive editorial review of all newspaper sections ensures thorough selection of obituaries for easy access. An easy-to-use interface allows searching by name, date range, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc.
Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 17,500 American and global newspapers, including almost 450 Hispanic American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in Hispanic American History. Updated daily.
eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines.
A State Library of Louisiana guide to free newspaper websites in Louisiana and other states.
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Also includes an American Sign Language course developed with ASL Inside.
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Videos and interactive books, games, and activities about science and social studies.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
Large selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks. Many without a waitlist. Make requests (up to two per month) for titles we don't own.
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A comprehensive career guide designed for individual, self-directed use, suitable for people from age 11 to adulthood.
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Offers over 70 world language courses as well as ELL courses.
Also includes an American Sign Language course developed with ASL Inside.
Digital editions of local, regional, national, and international newspapers -- all in one easy-to-search database. Read full editions or search by keyword.
Louisiana newspapers include:
National and International news includes:
Historical newspapers includes:
Discover new books and authors based on what you like to read. Includes summaries and series order for titles. Special features include author read-alikes and book discussion guides.
EBSCO's Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
ScienceFlix combines curriculum-driven, leveled content, interactive features and intuitive navigation into a single, highly-engaging digital resource for children that are 10 to 16 years old.
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Online version of the renowned encyclopedia.
Available in French and Spanish.
Gale Courses deliver hundreds of engaging, instructor-led online courses focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment to transform lives and foster positive changes in your community.
A comprehensive interactive learning platform of tests, courses, and career preparation for students and adults.
