Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Online Resources

		Mango Languages Mango Languages is language learning for the adventurous, the ambitious and the curious. Learn the everyday conversation skills and cultural insights you need to connect with new people and cultures. Choose from 49 languages and 15 ESL courses.
		America's Newspapers Access newspapers from all 50 states including Michigan newspapers. Full text articles from the Muskegon Chronicle from 1997 through today. (If you're accessing America's Newspapers from home or anywhere outside of the Branch Libraries, login remotely.)
		Michigan eLibrary (MeL) MeL Databases allow you instant access to full-text articles from tens of thousands of magazines and newspapers. Databases are available for kids, adults, and on specialized topics such as car repair, practice tests and art images
		Culture Grams Features information on the 50 states and over 200 countries. Includes maps, charts, flags, recipes, famous people and videos.
		NoveList Access full text reviews, annotations, publication information, subject headings and more for more than 120,000 works of fiction. This database can recommend similar titles and authors, provide guides for book discussions and more. Login here if you're accessing Novelist from home or anywhere outside of the Branch Libraries.
		SIRS Discoverer An informative database of full-text articles on current social issues especially of interest to students, parents and teachers. An easy to use Subject Tree Search and simple rating system guides researchers quickly to material in a wide range of topics.
		World Book Accurate, authoritative articles from the World Book Encyclopedia. Includes photographs, maps, illustrations and multimedia enhancements.
		HeritageQuest Online HeritageQuest Online includes all of the images, and extensive indexing, from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 22,000 digitized book titles, including early family histories and local histories.
		LearningExpressLibrary An interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. To register for LearningExpress when away from the library, click Michigan eLibrary (MeL), click MeL Databases, then scroll down to and click LearningExpress. (NOTE: When creating an account, please use your library card number as your username.)