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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has the tools you need for any research or informational need. The Library provides free access to newspaper and magazine articles, homework help, genealogy, job and career help, financial resources, and more. These resources help you find quality materials that you can trust.

 

Please note, some resources require your library card or ONE Access ID number and PIN to access resources outside the Library. 

 

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    1. *Periodicals List

      The Periodicals List shows full-text magazines, newspapers, and journals that the Library has access to and tells how to find them. The list includes electronic resources, paper, and microform holdings.

      Magazines
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    2. BiblioBoard Library

      In BiblioBoard Library, you will discover local content from self-published North Carolina authors as well as the NC LIVE Home Grown e-book Collection.

      In BiblioBoard Library, you will discover local content from self-published North Carolina authors as well as the NC LIVE Home Grown e-book Collection. 

      Indie North Carolina

      • Enjoy titles from your local, independently published author in North Carolina in this collection. Check out the highlights to find the top picks from Library Journal !

      Home Grown e-book Collection from NC LIVE

      • This module from NC LIVE contains a wide selection of content including innovative fiction, nonfiction, mystery & suspense, horror, fantasy, travel guides and much more. This e-book collection provides North Carolina library customer's access to more than 1,000 e-book titles from North Carolina-based publishers and features a range of content, including novels by popular North Carolina authors, poetry, short stories, and non-fiction. 

      Popup Picks

      • Popup Picks is your go-to collection for your next Community Read! Filled with top independently published eBooks, all with unlimited-use access, it is perfect for readers of all ages.

      Library Board Core

      • K-12 Curated Classroom Content accompanied with common core teaching guides. A perfect collection to share with your schools. Covering a wide-range of topics—including Literature, Philosophy, History, Geography and Science.

      Access to titles in BiblioBoard is unlimited. No holds and no waiting!

      Titles in this collection can also be accessed with the Biblioboard mobile app.

      App Name: Biblioboard Library

      • Search for "Biblioboard Library" in your app store.  Download.
      • Login with your Biblioboard account. If you don't have an account, you must create an account first using a desktop coming.  Access Biblioboard from the Library's Research and Learn page and create a personal account. An account will also allow you to use customization features like saving books as favorites, adding notes or comments and bookmarks.
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      E-Books
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    3. Biblioteca de Tumblebook

      TumbleBooks es una colección de libros ilustrados animados y parlantes, ¡los cuales pueden ser leídos por usted o se le pueden leer a usted! Nuestra colección incluye libros de cuentos, libros en francés y español para el aprendizaje de idiomas, libros de conocimiento, rompecabezas y juegos, cuentos de matemáticas y novelas gráficas.

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      E-Books
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    4. Black Freedom Struggle in the United States (ProQuest)

      Black Freedom Struggle in the United States is a website featuring select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history.

      ProQuest presents primary source documents from several of the time periods in American History when the river of the Black Freedom Struggle ran more powerfully, while not losing sight of the fierce, often violent opposition that Black people have faced on the road to freedom.

      This website contains approximately 1,600 documents focused on six different phases of Black Freedom:

      1. Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement (1790-1860)
      2. The Civil War and the Reconstruction Era (1861-1877)
      3. Jim Crow Era from 1878 to the Great Depression (1878-1932)
      4. The New Deal and World War II (1933-1945)
      5. The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (1946-1975)
      6. The Contemporary Era (1976-2000)

      The documents presented here represent a selection of primary sources available in several ProQuest databases. The databases represented in this website include American Periodicals, Black Abolitionist Papers, ProQuest History Vault, ProQuest Congressional, Supreme Court Insight and Alexander Street’s Black Thought and Culture.

      The goal of this website is to provide a selection of primary source documents that may be used by a wide range of students, from middle and high school students to college students and independent scholars. Examples of assignments may include National History Day projects or research papers about Black Freedom.

      Teachers can use these documents to teach with primary sources on a specific topic or person such as the Abolitionist Movement or Frederick Douglass. In addition, any person might use this website to learn more about Black Freedom.

      Research Databases
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    5. Black Life in America (Newsbank)

      Black Life in America is a unique digital archive covering the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day.

      Black Life in America is a unique digital archive covering the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day.   This primary source collection offers a window into centuries of African American history, culture, and daily life from more than 19,000 American and global newspapers including over 400 current and historical Black publications.  Updated daily this resource provides critical perspectives on the experiences of being Black in America.  Black Life in America provides full text searching as well as access to content organized by era for easy browsing or choose from nearly 800 suggested searches such as "Emancipation Proclamation," "Brown v. Board of Education," and "Black Lives Matter." 

      Watch this video for tips on how to use Black Life in America.

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      Newspapers
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    6. Books and Authors (Gale)

      Looking for a good book, but not sure where to start? Books and Authors is a literary collection that lets you browse by character, subject, location and time period.

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      Research Databases
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    7. Chadwyck-Healey Poetry Collection

      Chadwyck-Healey Poetry Collection is a collection of poetry databases providing full text access to American, African-American and English poetry. This collection also contains the Faber Poetry Library collection, which includes some of the most influential poets of the twentieth century.

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    8. Charlotte Post

      The Charlotte Post newspaper is minority owned and operated, and is a leading provider of diversified news, information, and entertainment from a Black perspective. Full text of issues from December 2006 to current is available.

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      Newspapers
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    9. Comics Plus Teen Library

      Comics Plus Teen Library provides unlimited, simultaneous access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga in all genres especially for teens. Content in this collection will contain story intensity, action, and violence equivalent to a typical PG-13 rated movie. Recommended for ages 11-18. A library card and PIN are required for in library and remote use. Access Comics Plus by clicking Access Now or download the mobile app.

      Getting Started with Comics Plus Teen Library

      1. Find Comics Plus Teen Library on our Research & Learn page or, download and install the Comics Plus app for iOS or Android.
      2. Search for our library name, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. Select Charlotte Mecklenburg Library NC - Teen Library.  Enter your library card number and PIN.
      3. Browse the collection or search for a specific title.
      4. Hover or tap on the cover of the title you want to read and click/tap Read Now or Add to My Shelf.
      5. Read all the comics!

      Watch this video for an introduction to Comics Plus.

      All titles are available 24/7 for online and offline reading.  An internet connection is required to browse and check out titles.  You can download titles for offline reading via the Comics Plus app.

       

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      E-Books
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    10. Credo Reference

      Credo is an easy-to-use tool for gathering information and starting research. Information on topics come from from hundreds of full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations, and subject-specific titles. This resource also includes 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos.

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      Research Databases
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