Covers themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
Databases require a valid library card number and PIN when accessing outside of Library facilities.
Reaches back nearly 5,000 years to chronicle the rise and fall of cultures and societies across all continents and eras. Includes rare primary sources and reliable references.
Provides access to approximately 1.7 million pages (over 28 million articles) of primary source newspaper content from the 19th-century, featuring full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S. (This database is supported by the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society.)
Contains full text for more than 2,000 journals, including more than 1,550 peer-reviewed titles. This multi-disciplinary database covers virtually every area of academic study. Download the EBSCO App for iOS and Android!
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Whether you are going back to school, switching jobs or just want to brush up on an academic skill, the Adult Learning Center will help you achieve your goals. It offers live tutoring, skills building, writing lab and test center, such as GED and US Citizenship.
AllData (All Data) provides current and comprehensive automotive repair information including engine-specific diagnostic and repair procedures, electrical diagrams, maintenance schedules and more. This database requires IE, Firefox, or Opera.
This database is only available at the East, Fountain, Library 21c, Penrose, Ruth Holley, and Sand Creek Libraries.
Includes the complete electronic editions of more than 2,000 U.S. newspapers and news video clips including The Gazette.
Research family history in the New England area using hundreds of databases of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the oldest genealogical society in the United States.
This database is only available at the 1905 Carnegie Library.
ProQuest has partnered with MyFamily.com to create Ancestry Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today with unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom.
This database is only available at PPLD Libraries.
AtoZ Maps Online is a comprehensive collection of downloadable maps including more than 100,000 royalty-free maps designed for non-commercial use by students, teachers, and library patrons.
Featuring original equipment manufacturers content from MOTOR. The product includes service and repair procedures, wiring diagrams, technical service bulletins and recalls, maintenance schedules, specifications, diagnostic trouble codes, labor estimates, parts pricing, and component locations – everything needed to keep your vehicle running smoothly.
Provides full text for nearly 1,100 business publications, including full text for nearly 500 peer-reviewed business publications with some titles dating back to 1985. Download the EBSCO App for iOS and Android!
Provides training, technical assistance and consultation to nonprofits and community-based organizations in Colorado and across the country.
A comprehensive full-text resource for consumer-oriented health content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Find product reviews and ratings on thousands of products. Click on the full-text link to search.
Includes over 200 reports on countries and cultures and state reports outlining the diversity and history of each U.S. state and the District of Columbia. Designed for upper elementary-aged children.
Learn by doing, not just watching training videos. Take interactive classes and earn certificates for training in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint); Google apps (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Google Classroom); email systems (Outlook, Gmail); virtual platforms (Google Meet, Skype, Teams, Zoom) and much more. New users need to create an account.
Data Axle contains information on 44 Million Businesses, 4.1 New Businesses, and 148 Million Residents Data Axle now includes lifestyle and consumer data on over 60 market segments to help identify new market opportunities. Data Axle also includes 2.5 million job and internship postings. U.S. Consumers / Lifestyles Tutorial Download the App for iPad
Sign up for an online book club. Each day, Monday through Friday, you will be emailed a portion of a book that takes about five minutes to read. If you like the book, you can put it on hold to read in its entirety.
Delivers the data you need to make sound business decisions. With Demographics Now you can analyze the demographic and market potential of any geography in the U.S. Includes mapping.
Contains images depicting Colorado Springs, the Pikes Peak region, Colorado, the Rocky Mountain West and the Southwest. Images "born digital" increasingly are being added to the collections.
Provides detailed studies of tribes from all over the United States and Canada, including small tribes and some that no longer exist.
An introduction for students into the topic of weather and natural disasters for students.
Comprehensive Coverage for Environmental Studies including agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.
This book discusses epidemics and pandemics, their impact on public health, and how they shape and are shaped by political, economic, and social forces.
Designed for elementary school students, students can look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects, or homework from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.
Find articles and facts from the world’s leading magazines and reference books in one search.
Designed for high school students, students can look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects, or homework from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.
Discover your family history through the vast resources of the world’s largest genealogical library.
Includes collections of over 2 billion historical records from around the world, including US censuses from as far back as 1790, 1 billion records from the British Isles, the largest collection of Irish records anywhere online, and US military records from the Revolutionary War up to World War II. In addition, you’ll be able to explore millions of newspaper pages from as long ago as 1710.
This database is only available at the Penrose and 1905 Carnegie Libraries.Fold3 Library Edition provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served from millions of records from world-class archives
This database is only available at the Penrose and 1905 Carnegie Libraries.Trying to search for grants from home? You can access Candid’s Foundation Directory Online Essential through the Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center. Candid is a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust.
Foundation Directory Online Essential will no longer be available starting on May 31, 2022. Foundation Directory Online Professional will still be available for in-person use at the Penrose Library.Candid is a national nonprofit service organization recognized as the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. Access Foundation Directory Online's Professional database to research funders, grants, grant recipients, and organizations.
This database is only available at Penrose Library.Comprehensive database that covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more.
Step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit.
Includes Encyclopedia of Associations (National, International, Regional, State and Local)
Gale In Context: Elementary, formerly Kids InfoBits, gradually lets elementary school children gain comfort with research by delivering age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of subjects taught in the classroom like animals, arts and music, social studies, and more.
Searches our entire collection of Gale eBooks on a variety of subjects, including history, science, government, and more.
This database is only available inside Library facilities.
Foundation Grants to Individuals includes profiles of 10,000 grantmakers with details on funders that provide scholarships, fellowships, grants, and a wide range of financial support to individuals.
Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment from scholarly and general-interest titles. Includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. Download the EBSCO App for iOS and Android!
This ebook offers broad, comprehensive coverage of the animal kingdom, ranging from the simple -- sponges and corals -- to the complex -- mammals.
Live homework help and skills building from expert tutors in math, science, social studies and English plus writing and reading assistance. Designed for grades K - Adults. Tutors available online Monday - Sunday from 2 - 11 p.m.
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Discover the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for genealogical research, 1704 - today.
HeritageQuest combines digital, searchable images from the Ancestry.com federal census records database, city directories, local histories, genealogical publications, full sets of Revolutionary War pension records, Freedman's Bank records, PERSI and the U.S. Serial Set. Help with HeritageQuest
Features full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books; full text for 200+ history periodicals; nearly 57,000 historical documents and much more. Download the EBSCO App for iOS and Android!
Tutorial:
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Get LIVE job coaching, resume assistance and more. Assistance available online Monday - Sunday from 2 - 11 p.m.
Provides comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes from 70 representative countries and culture groups worldwide.
Provides access to thousands of customizable online legal documents that are designed for Colorado residents.
Contains hundreds of full-text publications including reference books provided by Nolo and thousands of legal forms. Search over 12,800 state-specific legal forms. Download the EBSCO App for iOS and Android!
This database provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracting of nearly 400 journals, including key library and information science periodicals, and full-text coverage of over 160 journals.
Formerly Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning offers online video tutorials to help you learn software, creative, and business skills.
For users who download the LinkedIn Learning app onto their device please select "Sign in with your library card" option. At the "Enter the Library ID" page add "pikespeak" to the end of the URL and then tap on "Continue".
Includes biographical information on 122,000 authors and literary criticism on their works.
PPLD's Local Music Project features music and information about musicians and music ensembles whose original work has a definitive local connection, being composed, performed, produced, and/or recorded in the Pikes Peak Region.
Learn a new language! Choose from 70 languages, including 21 English as a Second Language (ESL) options.
Provides full text for over 460 general interest and current events magazines.
Provides full text for more than 1,700 periodicals and 500 reference books with coverage dating as far back as 1975 and covering virtually every subject area of general interest. Download the EBSCO App for iOS and Android!
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Provides full text for over 120 magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and jr. high school students.
Provides analysts’ independent opinion on 1,700 stocks, 2,200 mutual funds, and 300 exchange rated funds plus accurate, up-to-date data on 35,000 stocks and funds, along with industry and market data.
Diverse genealogy databases providing access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries.
Contains tens of millions of historical newspaper pages from 1759 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date.
Northstar Digital Literacy uses self-directed learning modules and assessments to help you learn the basic skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online for daily life and employment. Verify your skills and earn certificates and digital badges in areas like Essential Computer Skills, Essential Software Skills, and Using Technology in Daily Life. New users need to create an account.
Search fiction and nonfiction titles for children and teens for read-alikes, series, genres, authors and subjects and browse lists of award winning titles
Search fiction and nonfiction titles for read-alikes, series, genres, authors and subjects and browse lists of award winning titles
Social issues database of current event topics - the facts as well as the arguments of each topic’s proponents and detractors.
Practice tests to help prepare for higher education and the working world plus information on private high schools, undergraduate and graduate programs and executive education programs, searchable by location, major, tuition, sports. Includes scholarship information.
Contains citations and links to full text of: news articles and obituaries from the Colorado Springs Gazette and other area newspaper titles, 1872-present; the Colorado Springs Death Registers, 1872-1920; Colorado Springs church records, ca. 1873-1942; the Colorado Veterans Graves Registration, 1870-1950; and other resources.
Contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, helping students develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
PPLD's Digital Collections features historic photographs, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps, oral histories, films and more that highlight the rich history of the Pikes Peak area. The materials come from the Special Collections of the Pikes Peak Library District, housed in the 1905 Carnegie Library in downtown Colorado Springs.
Covers children's magazines and pamphlets designed for the elementary school student.
Covers topics on emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Includes full text for more than 560 journals. Download the EBSCO App for iOS and Android!
A full-text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world.
Resume maker. Write resumes, learn interview tips and search millions of job openings from one location.
Provides easy access to a multitude of full-text, science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for 732+ science encyclopedias and reference books, 195 periodicals, 519 science videos and other sources. Download the EBSCO App for iOS and Android!
Provides users with detailed repair guides for all manner of small engines.
Covers the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, including addiction studies, ethics, public welfare, urban studies and more.
Includes information on almost 2,000 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics.
Covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology.
This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Download the EBSCO App for iOS and Android!
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An online collection of always available ebooks and read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, graphic novels, educational videos, and audio books! Best for grades 3-6.
Animated, talking picture books, eBooks, Spanish and French books and more always available. Best for K-6.
U.S. Major Dailies provides access to The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune. The current day’s content is available by 8 a.m. each day.
Value Line now asks for a barcode instead of your library card number and PIN. The barcode is your library card number.
Comprehensive investment survey for over 7000 stocks and 20,000 mutual funds. Includes Historical Archive Reports for the Value Line Investment Survey 1,700 companies for more than 10 years.
VetNow is an online service that supports Veterans and their families by offering live tutoring, aid in building marketable skills, standardized tests preparation, employment transition assistance, writing labs, test centers, and guidance navigating Veterans Administration.
Need assistance? Check out this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLcO_prkqlM
This database is only available at the Penrose Library.Please click the 'sign out' button when you have finished your session.