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Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner.

Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of Addison Suburban Life.

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media from 1704-present.

Discover online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, and more.

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images.

Comprehensive resource for research on literature and authors. Biographical information, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers.

Articles from magazines and newspapers on a wide variety of topics, with 1,700 full-text periodicals, 500 full-text reference books, and over 500,000 photos, maps, and flags.

Covering almost 400 topics, each has an overview, background, description and argument and counter-argument on current topics. Also included for each topic is a Guide to Critical Analysis for help in evaluating controversial subjects and opposing viewpoints.

Thousands of searchable and printable educational materials for Pre-K through 8th grade, including skills and activity sheets, mini-books and lesson plans by topics.

World Book has the classic encyclopedia entries students have used for years as well as activity ideas, timelines, and interactive early learning games.