Ancestry
Library Edition Provides access to over 4,000 databases
including US Census, military records, court, land, and probate records;
vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more. Must
be used in the library only.
EBSCO
Databases- Magazine
Articles that you can search and read online. Includes Consumer Reports,
medical and business journals, and so much more. Burlington Public Library
card required if using outside of the library. Partially funded by the
State Library of Iowa.
FirstSearch
(In Library Link) - Enables
you to search library catalogs from around the world for books, articles,
and eBooks. If BPL doesn't have enough on the subject you need, find
out what more is available and talk to a staff member about how to get
a copy. FirstSearch
(Access Remotely Link)
Heritage
Quest in the library or
Heritage Quest from home (Library Card Required)
Includes full text local histories and genealogies, census images and
indexing, PERSI (an index to genealogy periodicals), and Revoluntionary
War Pension Records. Tips
for Using Heritage Quest Online. Burlington Public Library card
required if using outside of the library.
Home
Improvement Reference Center
MedLinePlus
- A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National
Institutes of Health (NIH)
New
England Ancestors Research multiple databases provided
by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Includes searchable
full-text of the New England Historic Genealogical Society Register.
Must be used in the library only.
Newspaper
Archives Search
historical issues of the Burlington Hawk Eye and other newspapers. For
in-library use only.
NoveList
Plus
A fiction lovers resource for information on titles and series and for
finding books similar to your favorite titles and authors. Burlington
Public Library card required if using outside of the library.
WorldCat
Enables you to search library catalogs from around the world. If BPL
doesn't have enough on the subject you need, find out what more is available
and talk to a staff member about how to get a copy.
Burlington
Public Library