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Marketscope Advisor (CFRA)
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CFRA provides independent, differentiated and actionable analysis to help you make better investment and business decisions. Includes S&P Global’s Equity and Fund Research business, a leading provider of independent research and commentary with offerings focused on stocks, ETFs and mutual funds as well as sectors and industries.

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MasterFILE Premier
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A database of full-text magazines, journals, and reference books, as well as photo, map, and flag files dating back to 1917. Titles include popular magazines like Consumer Reports, Car and Driver, Country Living, Elle, Essence, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar, and Popular Mechanics alongside an expansive list of scholarly and trade publications.

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Medline Plus
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MedlinePlus brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

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MedlinePlus can be used to learn about the latest treatments, look up information on a drug or supplement, find out the meanings of words, or view medical videos or illustrations. You can also get links to the latest medical research on your topic or find out about clinical trials on a disease or condition.

Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up-to-date.  There are directories, a medical encyclopedia, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, and links to thousands of clinical trials. MedlinePlus is updated daily.

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Merck Manual Professional Version
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Explains disorders, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, and how they can be prevented or treated.

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Military Database (ProQuest)
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Articles from topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering, and more.

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Miss Humblebee's Academy
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Miss Humblebee's Academy is an interactive kindergarten-readiness program that introduces children ages three to six to key concepts in math, science, social studies, language and literacy, art, and music. It’s as challenging as it is fun!

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Morningstar Investing Center
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Morningstar Investing Center offers real-time investment research. You have access to many premium features of Morningstar.com, including research and independent opinions on thousands of stocks and mutual funds.

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North Carolina General Statutes
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The North Carolina General Statutes via the website of the North Carolina General Assembly.

DISCLAIMER: While every effort was made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the statutes available on the North Carolina General Assembly's web site, the North Carolina General Assembly will not be responsible for any errors or omissions which may occur in these files.

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NC Kids Digital Library
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NC Kids Digital Library offers e-books, audiobooks, and Read-Alongs for youth ages pre-K through 4th grade.

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NC Kids Digital Library offers e-books, audiobooks, streaming videos, and Read-Alongs.  This collection was designed for youth ages pre-K through 4th grade and includes picture books, youth fiction, youth non-fiction, and more.  Browsing can be done by subject, format or genre, and the advanced search feature allows filtering by availability, language, date added, and much more.  Titles are accessed via OverDrive/Libby.  OverDrive/Libby titles can be accessed from your desktop using OverDrive Read or Listen.  Mobile and tablet customers, download the Libby app for iOS and Android.

NC Kids Digital Library is sponsored by NCPLDA: NC Public Library Directors Association, NCGA: NC General Assembly, with assistance from the State Library of North Carolina and supported by an IMLS federal LSTA grant.

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To begin using NC Kids Digital Library use the "ACCESS NOW" link below.  To sign in and checkout items from the NC Kids Digital Library click SIGN IN on the upper right side of the page.  Select “Charlotte Mecklenburg Library” from the list of Libraries and enter your Charlotte Mecklenburg Library card number or ONE Access account number.   You can also access NC Kids Digital Library using the Libby app.  Already using the Libby app to access ebooks and more from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library?  Follow these steps to find a Library and and add it to your Libby app.  You can then switch back and forth between the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and NC Kids Digital Library.

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  • You are allowed to have up to 5 items checked out at any given time. 
  • No holds are allowed on NC Digital Kids Library items.

Need additional help with OverDrive/Libby?  Check here for troubleshooting or contact your local Library.

 

La Biblioteca Digital de NC Kids ofrece libros electrónicos, audiolibros, videos en tiempo real y lecturas en voz alta. Esta colección fue diseñada específicamente para niños desde prekínder hasta 4to grado e incluye libros ilustrados, ficción juvenil, libros de conocimiento y más. La navegación se puede realizar por tema, formato o género, y la función de búsqueda avanzada permite filtrar por disponibilidad, idioma, fecha de adición y mucho más. Se accede a los títulos a través de OverDrive desde su computadora usando OverDrive Read o Listen. Los clientes de móviles y tabletas pueden descargar la aplicación Libby para iOS y Android. 

Para comenzar a usar la Biblioteca Digital de NC Kids, use el enlace titulado INGRESAR. Puede sacar materiales prestados haciendo clic en el enlace titulado INICIAR SESIÓN en la parte superior derecha de la página. Seleccione "Biblioteca de Charlotte Mecklenburg" de la lista de bibliotecas e ingrese su número de tarjeta o su número de cuenta ONE Access. Los titulares de tarjetas pueden retirar hasta 5 artículos a la vez. No se permite reservar los artículos de la Biblioteca Digital para Niños de NC. 

La Biblioteca Digital de NC Kids está patrocinada por la Asociación de Directores de Bibliotecas Públicas de Carolina del Norte (NCPLDA por sus siglas en inglés), la Asamblea General de Carolina del Norte (NCGA: por sus siglas en inglés), con asistencia de la Biblioteca Estatal de Carolina del Norte y apoyada por una subvención federal IMLS LSTA. 

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The Black gay experience can be understood through fiction

The Black gay experience can be understood through fiction

June 29, 2022

This blog was written as part of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Black Lives Matter program initiative. Learn  more about the program and corresponding events here.

To recognize and understand the LGBTQ+ community, it takes the honesty of admitting societal prejudices against gay people while permitting that community to be itself without judgment. As former NBA player Jason Collins put it, the first professional male athlete to announce he is gay, “Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.” 

Public libraries across the country have been doing just that in recent weeks with the celebration of Pride Month.  Gay themed books are spotlighted in displays and often include representations of the multi-colored Pride symbol, resembling a rainbow. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library borrowed the color scheme for its Pride t-shirts, in its support of Pride, on sale to interested staff.   

Within the growing self-identified LGBTQ+ population, which according to the Gallup Poll is 7.1 percent of U.S. adults, is a sizable minority population. People of color make up 40% of that number with another 12% of those identifying as Black according to the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law in a demographic study.  

Collins falls in that 12% and to borrow from his quote about openness, books can help to do that in the imagination and storytelling nature of a novel. Reading the stories can stir empathy and help one to understand the present. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has several titles about those individuals in stories about coping with family, life, identity—living the human experience. Read about these stories with booklists for adult and teen readers.

Check out our Adult BLACK LGBTQ+ Booklist

Check out our Teen Black LGBTQ+ Booklist

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The blog was written by Lawrence Turner, an adult services librarian at South County Regional Library.