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Auto Repair Reference Center:
Database content includes more than 34,000 vehicles covered from 1945 to present, nearly 850,000 drawings and step-by-step photographs, approximately 86,600 technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer, over 158,600 enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing, specifications & maintenance schedules, and Labor Time Guide & Estimator.
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Biography Reference Center:
Offers a comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. |
Consumer Health Complete:
Consumer Health Complete™ (CHC) is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. |
Consumer Reports:
Enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions on the products they are shopping for. Whether a user is looking to find the best deal on an LCD TV, or researching the top-recommended used vehicles, ConsumerReports.org provides ratings and reviews, recommendations and buying advice for thousands of products and services. |
CultureGrams:
Concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports – delivering the world to you. CultureGrams helps you discover the world with concise cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. |
EBSCOHost:
One-stop shopping for your research and entertainment needs. Contains full-text for thousands of popular magazines and academic journals, as well as photographs, reference books and primary source documents. Includes EBSCO's Masterfile Premier, Academic Search Premier, Computer Source, Legal Information Reference Center, Religion & Philosophy Collection, and Military & Government Collection. |
 EBSCOHost Mobile:
Use this link to search EBSCHost from your smartphone. |
eLibrary:
Designed for students, Users have access to nearly 2,500 full-text magazines, journals, newspapers, transcripts, and e-books—plus nearly seven million images, maps, websites, videos, and interactive simulations not found in any other online reference resources. |
History Study Center:
History Study Center offers valuable historical reference material that covers 14 centuries of historyfrom ancient to modern, old world to new world.
Explore the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the growth of Islam, the ideas of Enlightenment and Revolution, the effects of colonialism, the explosion of American pop culture, and more. |
Literary Reference Center:
Includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, 75,000 articles of literary criticism, 130,000 author biographies, full text of over 300 literary journals, 500,000 book reviews, 25,000 classic and contemporary poems, 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories, 3,000 author interviews, and over 1,000 images of key literary figures. |
NoveList:
Find something good to read with this reader's advisory site. NoveList can help find works of fiction that suit your interests and tastes. Includes reviews, recommended reading lists, discusion guides and more. Has information on more than 155,000 fiction titles. |
NoveList K-8:
Everything you love about NoveList, but geared for K - 8 grade students and teachers |
Points of View Reference Center™:
is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 270 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. |
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ProQuest:
This database indexes more than 4,000 periodicals, and provides full-text access to many of these publications. A great as a research tool, or as a resource for regional and national newspapers. |
ProQuest Learning Literature:
ProQuest Learning Literature delivers more than 180,000 searchable works of literature from medieval times to the present. Students can find author biographies, contemporary criticism, reviews, and multimedia resources organized into more than 3,000 Author Pages. This resource also features 100+ searchable full-text literary journals and magazines for the latest in literary criticism. |
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ReferenceUSA:
An online database of business and government information. It includes addresses, phone numbers, sales volumes, credit ratings, company officers and more. Also includes a database of residential listings, and a separate Canadian business database. |
Salem Health:
Provides access to Magill's Medical Guide, 6th edition. Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. |
SIRS Discoverer:
This award-winning general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9,includes carefully selected, 100% full-text articles and images from more than 1,900 domestic and international newspapers, magazines, and government documents, along with 9,000+ educational weblinks via the integrated Discoverer WebFind content set. |
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Calendar of Events
City Library Events
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Ongoing. Please click on the link below for information on all the City Library's great programs for children, teens and adults.
Mayor's Coffee Hours
Friday, May 25, 2012
Bring your interests, comments, concerns and praises to chat with Mayor Boudreau over coffee. Whether you are a business owner, community member or just a curious neighbor, she would love to see you there! All Coffee Hours are informal and open to the public.
Mount Vernon Farmers Market
Saturday, May 26, 2012
9am-1pm. Fresh food, live music, flowers, crafts and those Swedish Pancakes! Begin your Saturday mornings here, on the Revetment in downtown Mount Vernon.
Ward 2 Meeting
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Hillcrest Park Lodge, 1717 S. 13th Street. Please join Mayor Boudreau, Ward 2 Councilmembers Gary Molenaar and Mark Hulst, and Councilmember At-Large Dale Ragan to voice your questions, concerns or observations about the City of Mount Vernon.
Ward 3 Meeting
Monday, June 18, 2012
6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Fire Station 3, 4701 E. Division. Please join Mayor Boudreau, Ward 3 Councilmembers Bob Fiedler and Mike Urban, and Councilmember At-Large Dale Ragan to voice your questions, concerns or observations about the City of Mount Vernon.
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