Academic Research (Academic Search Premier)

Search across multiple database collections including academic journals, newspaper sources, magazines articles (including Consumer Reports), general reference publications, images, and, as well as selections of eBooks and eAudiobooks.

Ancestry Library Edition

A genealogical collection with broad coverage of the U.S. and the U.K., including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. This resource comprises 4,000 databases and 1.5 billion names.

Auto Repair Source from EBSCO

Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, AutoMate provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls and more. 

Biography Reference Center from EBSCO

Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies, as well as thousands of unique narrative biographies. This resource provides superior coverage for several of the most popular and heavily-researched biographies and genres, including those contained within Biography Today and Biography (both dating back to the first issue published).

Brainfuse Tutoring and Online Learning Resource Center

Brainfuse has two resource centers:

• HelpNow for Students and Adult Learners
• JobNow for Job Seekers.

With HelpNow, students communicate live or asynchronously with tutors using an interactive whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph homework problems. 

With JobNow, you may access live online coaches who assist in resume and cover letter preparation, and help prepare you for job interviews.  

Career Bridge

Get details on over 6,000 education and training programs at Washington’s schools, colleges and universities with CareerBridge.wa.gov. This free, state website also lets you search hundreds of apprenticeships that provide a paycheck while you learn a high-wage skill

Computing, Math and Reading Tutorials (GCF Learn Free)

Whether you are new to the computer, returning for review or just want to gain more 21st century skills, our free computer tutorials can help. From Computer Basics to Microsoft Office to Apple, you can find a wide range of free technology tutorials to choose from. Basic math tutorials and learning interactives make learning math easier, and allow you to practice basic math skills at your own level and pace. Reading tutorials are designed to help adults at all levels become better readers, and help non-native speakers improve their English vocabulary and reading comprehension.

Consumer Health Complete

The single-most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. 

CreativeBug

Enjoy unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes. Watch our classes anytime, anywhere. Since our classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities!

Driving Tests

Driving-Tests.org offers free practice tests, based on the Washington State Department of Licensing’s actual materials. Practice for your car, motorcycle, or CDL exam in English or Spanish.

eSequels

eSequels is an online guide to series fiction. It lists titles in the correct reading sequence so you can begin at the beginning rather than blunder into the middle of "Act III."

Explora Research (Formerly EBSCOhost)

Search across multiple database collections including newspaper sources, magazines articles (including Consumer Reports), general reference publications, images, and, as well as selection of eBooks and eAudiobooks.

Explora Pesquisar en Español (Formerly EBSCOhost en Español)

Provee texto completo para más de 1,170 publicaciones periodicas que cubren casi todos los asuntos incluyendo referncia general, negocios, salud y mucho más. (EBSCOhost in Spanish)

Gale Resources

Gale Academic OneFile

Complete source for peer-reviewed scholarly articles across all academic disciplines.

Gale Business: Entrepreneurship

Real business plans, how-to guides, articles, and more.

Gale eBooks

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

Gale General OneFile

Magazine, news, and journal articles on general interest topics and current events.

Gale In Context: College

An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a wide array of subjects.

Gale Literature: LitFinder

Access literary works and authors throughout history, including full-text poems, plays, short stories, speeches, and more.

Gale OneFile: Computer Science

News and reviews on electronics, engineering, communications and more.

Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women's Issues

Features current full text and pertinent backfile coverage of topics relevant to women.   

Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine

Find reliable information on fitness, pregnancy, nutrition and much more.

Gale OneFile: Informe Academico

Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos.

Gale OneFile: News

Regional, national, and world newspapers.

Government Documents

The Everett Public Library is a member of the Federal Depository Library Program. Here are several core resources about the workings and essential activities of the US Government.

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.

Learning Express Resources

LE School Center

Build skills with these resources for classroom and homework success for Elementary, Middle, and High School levels.

LE College Admissions Test Preparation Center

Prepare for the ACT, SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, AP Exams, TOEFL iBT and IELTS, and prepare for college admissions essay writing. 

LE College Student Center

Achieve your undergrad goals and prepare for future success by improving Math, Reading, Grammar, Writing, and Science skills.  Study for Graduate School Admissions Exams, College Placement Exams, and CLEP Exams.

LE GED Center y en Español

Guided support and preparation to help you earn a high school equivalency credential in English and Spanish.  Includes other test prep materials for the HiSET and the TASC.

LE Adult Learning Center (Adult Core Skills)

Achieve your personal education and career goals by increasing Math Skills, becoming a better reader, improving your writing, speaking and grammar skills, or becoming a US Citizen.

LE Career Center

Make your work goals a reality – start a new career or adance your current field. Includes exam preparation materials for Air Traffic Controller, Allied Health and Social Worker, Civil Service, Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Electrician and Plumbing, Emergency Medical Services, Firefighting, Law Enforcement, Military, Nursing, Real Estate, Teaching and the WorkKeys Assessments and the TOEIC.

LE Recursos para Hispanohablante – Resources for Spanish Speakers

Herramientas de aprendizaje, Carrera y ciedadania en español. Mejore sus habilidades escritas, orales y gramaticales.  Prepárese para el examen de GED.  Desarrolle sus habilidades matemáticas

Legal Information Reference Center

Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center offers the necessary tools and detailed how-to instructions covering a wide-range of legal issues including: Business Law, Financial Planning, Family Law, Property and Real Estate, and Rights and Disputes.  A majority 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. 

Life Magazine Archive

Each issue visually published by Time Inc., Life Magazine has featured story-telling through documentary photographs and informative captions. Each issue visually and powerfully depicted national and international events and topical stories, providing intimate views of real people and their real life situations. This collection contains more than 2,200 issues with coverage from 1936-2000.

Literary Reference Center

A rich full-text literary database covering all genres and timeframes. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.  Gives students, professors, and researchers a foundation of literary reference works to meet their research needs.

LinkedIn Learning with Lynda

LinkedIn Learning offers a wide variety of expert-taught courses on topics including photography, business/management training, web design, graphic design, computer coding, and much more!  All you need is your Library Card Number, PIN, and our Library ID "EverettWA" to take advantage of thousands of high-quality courses.

Mango Languages

Mango offers access to 60 foreign language courses and 17 English courses taught completely in the user’s native language. In addition to traditional language courses, Mango also offers the opportunity to learn through foreign film with Mango Premiere™ and access to a variety of specialty mini courses, like Pirate, Medical Spanish and romance courses. Mango can be accessed at the library, remotely, or even on-the-go with apps for iPhone®, Android™, Kindle® and Nook®.

Medline Plus

Health information from the National Library of Medicine. Easy access to Medline and Health topics, medical dictionaries, directories and publications. An excellent source of information about drugs & supplements, diseases and conditions, and a variety of medical issues.

Merck Manuals (Medical Information Resource)

This medical information source provides current and continuously updated medical and health information for consumers and professional caregivers. The Merck Manual offers content in multiple formats, including expert commentary, infographics, video clips, health tracking tools, pill identifiers, and guides to medical terms.

Mergent Intellect

Mergent Intellect is a flexible web-based application that features a deep collection of worldwide business information that enables companies to generate insightful business intelligence. Coupling Mergent’s expertise in developing products for the reference marketplace with Dun & Bradstreet’s private company database, Mergent Intellect offers new and existing clients a unique opportunity to access private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more.

Microsoft Imagine Academy

Online videos and tutorials covering MS Office and other Microsoft technologies.

NewsBank - Access World News Research Collection

Find global information on topics related to business, economics, education, government, health, homework help, international studies, politics, science, social issues, sports, STEM and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos and web-only content.

Northwest Room Digital Collections

These materials were compiled by digitizing some of the Northwest Room archives, as well as partnering with institutions and individuals to share their private collections. Images found in our digital collections may be downloaded and printed, used freely for research and enjoyment, and linked to from other websites if properly credited. If you wish to use images from the digital collection for publication, please contact us to verify that we hold the rights to the image. If we do, we will provide you with a high resolution image file and ask that you properly credit the Everett Public Library.

Novelist Plus

Search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more. All of this rich editorial content is crafted by librarians and reading authorities who are experts in the field.(Ebsco)

Novelist K-8

NoveList K-8 contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children’s "chapter" books and young adult titles. It also contains a wealth of materials written especially for teachers and media specialists.

OCLC (In Library Only)

OCLC connects students, researchers and patrons over 48 million catalog records for books, videos and other materials each attached to a list of the member libraries that own the item.

ReferenceUSA

Provides directory information for over 10 million U.S. businesses, organizations, & governmental agencies, along with white page directory information for individuals for the entire U.S.

Weiss Financial Ratings Series Online

Nine how-to guides that will help you plan for & select the right insurance and financial product. Each easy-to-read, step-by-step guide offers a narrative about the subject, what you should look for when choosing a plan or policy, recommended companies to work with and so much more. Plus, each guide includes several helpful Worksheets & Planners to further aid your decision-making process.