Research any Subject

Digital magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, books, and more. Just like the stuff you see on library shelves, but stored online so you can access it anytime, anywhere.

If you are accessing these sites from outside the library, you will need to enter your Fresno County library card number.

Biography Resource Center
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Biographies of more than 450,000 important and famous people from around the world and throughout history.  Search by name, occupation, ethnicity, places, and gender.

Culture Grams
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Up-to-date information on countries, states, and Canadian Provinces including statistics, flags, maps, currency, common greetings and phrases, and much more. Each entry has a photo gallery, biographies of famous people, and recipes.

Kid Search
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Articles, current events, images, dictionary, encyclopedia, and more for students in grades K-5.

Kids Info Bits
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For students in Kindergarten through Grade 5.  Research information, including articles and images, on geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Newsbank
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Full text of articles from the Fresno Bee from early March, 1986, forward, plus dozens of other U.S. newspapers.

NoveList
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Find stories on your favorite subjects.

Social Studies Fact Cards
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A wide selection of information on California, U.S., and World History helpful for completing homework assignments.

Student Research Center
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Search magazines, newspapers (including the Fresno Bee), encyclopedias, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents, photos, maps, flags, and more.
Browse articles on current events. Resources available for teachers as well.