Social Studies & History

The Florham Park Public Library subscribes to many web-based and digital services that are available to our patrons at home (exceptions noted) or all users in the library. Access may require authentication as a Florham Park Public Library cardholder by entering your 13-digit card number and in some cases, your PIN. Noted applications require a userid and password that can be obtained by contacting the library.

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An online encyclopedia including articles, maps, videos, and slideshows.
Spanning our nation’s history—from prehistory to the present day including articles, images, primary source documents, timelines, videos, and slideshows.
Access to more than 15,000 years of culture and history, covering more than 600 Native American groups.
Search billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.		Not available from home.
Provides thorough coverage of world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s, with special Topic Centers on key civilizations and regions.
Three content levels that meet the research needs of a variety of age levels.
Online access 24/7 to a generous collection of encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources in eBook format for multidisciplinary research.
World history from the mid-15th century to the present with thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines.
Resource for the study of countries, cultures, and geography with maps, flags, videos, images, gazetteer entries, biographies, a timeline, and current news.