Databases & Online Resources
The library offers access to databases and online resources on a wide variety of subjects. Some resources are licensed for use in Wyoming or Campbell County libraries only and require a password if you are not accessing them from within a library. To use these resources from home, provide your library card and PIN when they are requested.
Book Connections is an easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children’s and young adult books. This online database includes thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books for youth, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.
This resource is made available using ARPA funds through September 30, 2022.
Book Review Index Plus (Gale Literature)
Search more than 5.6 million reviews on more than 2.5 million titles. Index coverage for thousands of reviews and the entire backfile of Book Review Index print content from 1965 to the present.
Answer the age-old question, “What do I read next?” Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.
NoveList K-8 Plus is especially for younger readers. It has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for kids in grades K-8. Use it to find just the right books for every reader.
Reading recommendations for both nonfiction and fiction. Describe a plot with author readalikes, find reviews and much more for thousands of books. Explore ‘What We’re Reading’, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. Now includes audiobook reviews!
TeachingBooks.net is an online database of thousands of multimedia resources you can use to explore children’s and young adult books and their authors. These resources are perfect for lesson planning, author studies, and professional development to support the many ways books can be integrated into all subject areas in the K–12 curriculum.
This resource is made available using ARPA funds through September 30, 2022.