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Florham Park Public Library is proud to offer a wide variety of resources, all listed below.

Arts & Music

  • Creativebug

    Creativebug offers unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft video classes taught by artists and creative experts. The program...Continued

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  • Freegal

    Stream or download the music you love. Enjoy 5 songs/music video downloads a week and unlimited audio streaming. Available from...Continued

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  • Kanopy

    Stream more than 30,000 titles, including award-winning documentaries, critically acclaimed films, rare and hard-to-find titles, independent films, foreign films, and...Continued

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Business & Legal

  • Business Source Elite

    This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management, and economics journals and periodicals.

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  • Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media

    The Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media contains listings for radio and television stations and cable companies. Print and...Continued

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  • Legal Information Reference Center

    An online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text...Continued

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  • LinkedIn Learning

    Stream online business, creative, education, and tech skills tutorials taught by expert instructors.

    Visit LinkedIn Learning
  • Morningstar

    Get up-to-date investment information on stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. This database also includes Morningstar analysts' independent opinions on...Continued

    Visit Morningstar
  • Northstar Digital Literacy

    Find out which computer skills you need to brush up on with the Northstar Digital Literacy. These free, self-guided online...Continued

    Visit Northstar Digital Literacy
  • O’Reilly for Public Libraries

    For over 40 years, O’Reilly has educated generations of technologists and entrepreneurs who have shaped the future of the industry....Continued

    Visit O’Reilly for Public Libraries
  • Regional Business News

    This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business...Continued

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  • Small Business Reference Center

    The Small Business Reference Center is a comprehensive resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business, offering full-text...Continued

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  • VetNow

    Connect with an expert to learn more about eligible VA benefits and community resources.

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Career

  • Aztec

    Aztec provides computer-based and personalized programs designed specifically for adult learners, from ABE through HSE and beyond. With a focus...Continued

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  • Brainfuse

    Brainfuse is a personalized, live tutoring platform built for students, job seekers, and veterans.   Students communicate with live, online...Continued

    Visit Brainfuse
  • Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center

    A comprehensive resource for career exploration and planning.

    Visit Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center
  • Job Now

    Live, anytime, anywhere job assistance, including resume critique and proven interview techniques.

    Visit Job Now
  • Learning Express Library

    An e-learning solution that provides tools to students and professionals for academic skill-building, standardized test prep, career certification test prep...Continued

    Visit Learning Express Library
  • LinkedIn Learning

    Stream online business, creative, education, and tech skills tutorials taught by expert instructors.

    Visit LinkedIn Learning
  • O’Reilly for Public Libraries

    For over 40 years, O’Reilly has educated generations of technologists and entrepreneurs who have shaped the future of the industry....Continued

    Visit O’Reilly for Public Libraries
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Children

  • Help Now

    Students communicate with live, online tutors using an interactive, virtual whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images, and...Continued

    Visit Help Now
  • Hoopla Kids

    Hoopla is a digital media service offered by the Florham Park Public Library that allows you to borrow movies, music,...Continued

    Visit Hoopla Kids
  • Kanopy Kids

    Kanopy Kids provides thoughtful entertainment for children aged preschool and up. Parents and caregivers can stream videos from a curated...Continued

    Visit Kanopy Kids
  • NoveList K-8

    Suggestions for fiction books and series. Find plot summaries, background on authors, reviews and questions for book groups, series titles,...Continued

    Visit NoveList K-8
  • Primary Schools Explora

    Contains complete articles from elementary school magazines and encyclopedia entries.

    Visit Primary Schools Explora
  • Primary Search

    Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in...Continued

    Visit Primary Search
  • Tumble Book Library

    TumbleBooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a...Continued

    Visit Tumble Book Library
  • TumbleMath

    TumbleMath has the most comprehensive collection of math stories available anywhere- all in our world famous TumbleBook format which combines...Continued

    Visit TumbleMath
  • World Almanac for Kids

    A resource for student reports and research, including extensive, up-to-date articles; videos; interactive games; science projects; and Homework Help; plus...Continued

    Visit World Almanac for Kids
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Digital Content

  • Freegal

    Stream or download the music you love. Enjoy 5 songs/music video downloads a week and unlimited audio streaming. Available from...Continued

    Visit Freegal
  • Hoopla

    This on-demand digital media platform allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV shows to enjoy on...Continued

    Visit Hoopla
  • Hoopla Kids

    Hoopla is a digital media service offered by the Florham Park Public Library that allows you to borrow movies, music,...Continued

    Visit Hoopla Kids
  • Kanopy

    Stream more than 30,000 titles, including award-winning documentaries, critically acclaimed films, rare and hard-to-find titles, independent films, foreign films, and...Continued

    Visit Kanopy
  • Kanopy Kids

    Kanopy Kids provides thoughtful entertainment for children aged preschool and up. Parents and caregivers can stream videos from a curated...Continued

    Visit Kanopy Kids
  • LinkedIn Learning

    Stream online business, creative, education, and tech skills tutorials taught by expert instructors.

    Visit LinkedIn Learning
  • Pressreader

    Get digital access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top magazines and newspapers on your computer, tablet, or phone....Continued

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Do-It-Yourself

  • Chilton Library

    Step-by-step auto repair instructions, maintenance schedules, recalls, diagrams, and more.

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  • Consumer Reports

    Unbiased ratings for more than 9,000 products and services.

    Visit Consumer Reports
  • Creativebug

    Creativebug offers unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft video classes taught by artists and creative experts. The program...Continued

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Education

  • Brainfuse

    Brainfuse is a personalized, live tutoring platform built for students, job seekers, and veterans.   Students communicate with live, online...Continued

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  • Curriculum Resource Center

    For teachers and home schoolers: access fact sheets, visual aids, classroom activities, and other resources to help you plan your...Continued

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  • Educator’s Edition Explora

    Find primary source documents, informational texts, and curriculum support materials.

    Visit Educator’s Edition Explora
  • ERIC

    ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and research. The database provides access to information from...Continued

    Visit ERIC
  • Help Now

    Students communicate with live, online tutors using an interactive, virtual whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images, and...Continued

    Visit Help Now
  • Kanopy

    Stream more than 30,000 titles, including award-winning documentaries, critically acclaimed films, rare and hard-to-find titles, independent films, foreign films, and...Continued

    Visit Kanopy
  • Primary Schools Explora

    Contains complete articles from elementary school magazines and encyclopedia entries.

    Visit Primary Schools Explora
  • Secondary Schools Explora

    Search online databases for articles in academic journals, magazines, and newspapers.

    Visit Secondary Schools Explora
  • TumbleMath

    TumbleMath has the most comprehensive collection of math stories available anywhere- all in our world famous TumbleBook format which combines...Continued

    Visit TumbleMath
  • World Almanac for Kids

    A resource for student reports and research, including extensive, up-to-date articles; videos; interactive games; science projects; and Homework Help; plus...Continued

    Visit World Almanac for Kids
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Genealogy & Local History

  • Ancestry.com

    Ancestry Library Edition delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. The world’s most popular...Continued

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  • Florham Park Historical Newspapers

    Access and search through digitized copies of The Florham Park Eagle and Florham Park Weekly News from 1960 to the present day. Available...Continued

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  • Heritage Quest

    With more than 4/4 billion records, it delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources-with coverage dating back to...Continued

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General Research

  • Academic Search Premier

    A popular resource found in many scholarly settings worldwide, Academic Search Premier is a leading multidisciplinary research database.

    Visit Academic Search Premier
  • Britannica Library

    Encyclopedic entries on everything from history and science to geography and biography provide the perfect starting point for your research...Continued

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  • EBSCOhost

    Choose a database and search for abstracts, full text journal articles, and encyclopedia entries on a wide variety of topics....Continued

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  • Gale Virtual Reference Library

    Online access 24/7 to a generous collection of encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources in eBook format for multidisciplinary research.

    Visit Gale Virtual Reference Library
  • Infobase Facts on File

    Access up-to-date information from authoritative sources on a wide variety of subjects.

    Visit Infobase Facts on File
  • MasterFILE Elite

    Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,050 general reference publications with coverage...Continued

    Visit MasterFILE Elite
  • Military & Government Collection

    Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection...Continued

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  • USA Facts

    Our nation, in numbers. Government data from over 70 sources organized to show how the money flows, the impact, and...Continued

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Government & Politics

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Health & Medicine

  • Health Reference Center

    Includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, health issues, diseases and conditions, treatments and procedures, and nutrition information.

    Visit Health Reference Center
  • Salem Health Magill’s Medical Guide

    Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in...Continued

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Literature

  • Bloom’s Literature

    An online database of relevant content on core authors and works.

    Visit Bloom’s Literature
  • Libby

    Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app. You can even send...Continued

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  • Literary Reference Center

    A literary database covering all genres and time frames. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals...Continued

    Visit Literary Reference Center
  • Literature Resource Center

    A comprehensive online database for literary criticism, analysis, biographies, and more.

    Visit Literature Resource Center
  • NoveList

    Suggestions for fiction books and series. Find plot summaries, background on authors, reviews and questions for book groups, series titles,...Continued

    Visit NoveList
  • Project Gutenberg

    Project Gutenberg offers over 46,000 free ebooks: choose among free Nook books and free Kindle books; download them or read...Continued

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News

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Periodicals

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Science

  • GreenFILE

    GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles...Continued

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Science & Technology

  • Northstar Digital Literacy

    Find out which computer skills you need to brush up on with the Northstar Digital Literacy. These free, self-guided online...Continued

    Visit Northstar Digital Literacy
  • O’Reilly for Public Libraries

    For over 40 years, O’Reilly has educated generations of technologists and entrepreneurs who have shaped the future of the industry....Continued

    Visit O’Reilly for Public Libraries
  • Science Online

    Coverage of the full range of scientific disciplines through essays, videos, diagrams, definitions, interactives, and experiments.

    Visit Science Online
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Social Studies & History

  • African American History

    An online encyclopedia including articles, maps, videos, and slideshows.

    Visit African American History
  • American History

    Spanning our nation’s history—from prehistory to the present day including articles, images, primary source documents, timelines, videos, and slideshows.

    Visit American History
  • American Indian History

    Access to more than 15,000 years of culture and history, covering more than 600 Native American groups.

    Visit American Indian History
  • Ancient & Medieval History

    Provides thorough coverage of world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s, with special Topic Centers on key civilizations and regions.

    Visit Ancient & Medieval History
  • Modern World History

    World history from the mid-15th century to the present with thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps...Continued

    Visit Modern World History
  • Points of View Reference Center

    Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial...Continued

    Visit Points of View Reference Center
  • World Geography & Culture

    Resource for the study of countries, cultures, and geography with maps, flags, videos, images, gazetteer entries, biographies, a timeline, and...Continued

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Teens

  • Help Now

    Students communicate with live, online tutors using an interactive, virtual whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images, and...Continued

    Visit Help Now
  • Middle Search Plus

    Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the...Continued

    Visit Middle Search Plus
  • Points of View Reference Center

    Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial...Continued

    Visit Points of View Reference Center
  • Secondary Schools Explora

    Search online databases for articles in academic journals, magazines, and newspapers.

    Visit Secondary Schools Explora
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Test Prep

  • Aztec

    Aztec provides computer-based and personalized programs designed specifically for adult learners, from ABE through HSE and beyond. With a focus...Continued

    Visit Aztec
  • Brainfuse

    Brainfuse is a personalized, live tutoring platform built for students, job seekers, and veterans.   Students communicate with live, online...Continued

    Visit Brainfuse
  • Learning Express Library

    An e-learning solution that provides tools to students and professionals for academic skill-building, standardized test prep, career certification test prep...Continued

    Visit Learning Express Library
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    • Academic Search Premier
      A popular resource found in many scholarly settings worldwide, Academic Search Premier is a leading multidisciplinary research database.
    • African American History
      An online encyclopedia including articles, maps, videos, and slideshows.
    • American History
      Spanning our nation’s history—from prehistory to the present day including articles, images, primary source documents, timelines, videos, and slideshows.
    • American Indian History
      Access to more than 15,000 years of culture and history, covering more than 600 Native American groups.
    • Ancestry.com
      Ancestry Library Edition delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. The world’s most popular... Continued
    • Ancient & Medieval History
      Provides thorough coverage of world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s, with special Topic Centers on key civilizations and regions.
    • Aztec
      Aztec provides computer-based and personalized programs designed specifically for adult learners, from ABE through HSE and beyond. With a focus... Continued

      • Return to Top
    • Bloom’s Literature
      An online database of relevant content on core authors and works.
    • Book Page
      Book page is a digital and print discovery tool for readers that highlights the best new books across all genres.
    • Book Wizard
      Search by title, author, or ISBN to find out the level of a book, and discover new books based on... Continued
    • Brainfuse
      Brainfuse is a personalized, live tutoring platform built for students, job seekers, and veterans.   Students communicate with live, online... Continued
    • Britannica Library
      Encyclopedic entries on everything from history and science to geography and biography provide the perfect starting point for your research... Continued
    • Business Source Elite
      This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management, and economics journals and periodicals.

      • Return to Top
    • East Hanover Florham Park Life
      East Hanover Florham Park Life is part of a network of newspapers that are mailed to over 130,000 homes and... Continued
    • EBSCOhost
      Choose a database and search for abstracts, full text journal articles, and encyclopedia entries on a wide variety of topics.... Continued
    • Educator’s Edition Explora
      Find primary source documents, informational texts, and curriculum support materials.
    • ERIC
      ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and research. The database provides access to information from... Continued

      • Return to Top
    • Health Reference Center
      Includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, health issues, diseases and conditions, treatments and procedures, and nutrition information.
    • Help Now
      Students communicate with live, online tutors using an interactive, virtual whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images, and... Continued
    • Heritage Quest
      With more than 4/4 billion records, it delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources-with coverage dating back to... Continued
    • Hoopla
      This on-demand digital media platform allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV shows to enjoy on... Continued
    • Hoopla Kids
      Hoopla is a digital media service offered by the Florham Park Public Library that allows you to borrow movies, music,... Continued

      • Return to Top
    • Job Now
      Live, anytime, anywhere job assistance, including resume critique and proven interview techniques.

      • Return to Top
    • Kanopy
      Stream more than 30,000 titles, including award-winning documentaries, critically acclaimed films, rare and hard-to-find titles, independent films, foreign films, and... Continued
    • Kanopy Kids
      Kanopy Kids provides thoughtful entertainment for children aged preschool and up. Parents and caregivers can stream videos from a curated... Continued

      • Return to Top
    • MasterFILE Elite
      Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,050 general reference publications with coverage... Continued
    • Middle Search Plus
      Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the... Continued
    • Military & Government Collection
      Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection... Continued
    • Modern World History
      World history from the mid-15th century to the present with thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps... Continued
    • Morningstar
      Get up-to-date investment information on stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. This database also includes Morningstar analysts' independent opinions on... Continued

      • Return to Top
    • Northstar Digital Literacy
      Find out which computer skills you need to brush up on with the Northstar Digital Literacy. These free, self-guided online... Continued
    • NoveList
      Suggestions for fiction books and series. Find plot summaries, background on authors, reviews and questions for book groups, series titles,... Continued
    • NoveList K-8
      Suggestions for fiction books and series. Find plot summaries, background on authors, reviews and questions for book groups, series titles,... Continued

      • Return to Top
    • Tumble Book Library
      TumbleBooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a... Continued
    • TumbleMath
      TumbleMath has the most comprehensive collection of math stories available anywhere- all in our world famous TumbleBook format which combines... Continued

      • Return to Top
    • VetNow
      Connect with an expert to learn more about eligible VA benefits and community resources.

      • Return to Top