Reference Database Results

WSL's newspaper collection includes current issues on paper (125+ titles) and historic newspapers on microfilm (over 50,000 reels of newspapers dating from the 1850s to the present). There are more research options through subscription newspaper databases. Some of these online databases, like the historical Olympian archives, are not accessible if you are in a TRL building. To access the online databases at the WSL or from home, you must get an e-card from the WSL (available to any WA resident).

Northstar Digital Literacy tests your computer skills. You can build skills in key areas, and demonstrate your knowledge by earning certificates and badges.

Service hub at the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) from Northwest Digital Heritage, a partnership betwen Washington State Library, the Oregon Heritage Commission, and the State Library of Oregon.

Northwest Digital Heritage is a collaboration between the Washington State Library, State Library of Oregon, and Oregon Heritage Commission that serves libraries and cultural heritage institutions across the Pacific Northwest region.

Fiction and nonfiction titles specifically for grades K-8 with learning materials for readers and teachers. (Novelist Tutorial)

Readers' advisor covering fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages. Includes book club discussion guides. (Novelist Tutorial)

Search more than 15 years of Washington state history with the The Olympian Collection. Coverage from 2001 through today, including full-text, web-only content and full color image edition (8/9/18-current).

Read thousands of digital magazine titles and single topic issues.  Mobile access will be through the Libby app, either downloaded to your device or used in a web browser. (The rbdigital platform was retired on March 31, 2021).

eBooks, audiobooks, and video for your computer or mobile device. See the Stream & Download page for more set-up details. (OverDrive Tutorial)

Get access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines. Find content from over 120 countries in 60 different languages. Read online or download. Save publications to read later, listen to content out loud, and instantly translate up to 19 different languages. Newspapers include up to 3 months of back coverage. (PressReader Help) (Press Reader Tutorial)

ProCitizen (via the Pronunciator language learning site) will help you prepare for the Civics, Reading, and Writing portions of the Naturalization Test. Through a series of 100 informative videos, plus practice exercises and quizzes, you will learn everything you need to know to successfully pass the Naturalization Test.

Courses in 160+ languages, instruction in 130+ home languages, ESL, American Sign Language, and Mexican Sign Language. No app is required, can be used in any browser. Bluebird App also available (register at browser based app before downloading Android | iOS, pin: TIMB) (Pronunciator Tutorial)

Reference Solutions by Data Axle (formerly Reference USA) is a premiere source of business and residential information to locate people & businesses, conduct consumer research, create marketing plans, and search for jobs. You can download up to 250 records at a time.  Includes: U.S. Buisinesses, U.S. New Businesses, U.S. Standard White Pages, U.S. Historical Businesses, U.S. Jobs/Intership Postings, U.S. Healthcare, U.S. Consumers/Lifestyles, U.S. New Movers/Homeowners, Canadian Businesses, and Canadian White Pages.

Ancestry.com site designed to connect people so that they can help each other and share genealogical research.

Sanborn maps are large-scale plans of a city or town, drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch. They were created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property. The maps list street blocks and building numbers including numbers in use at the time the map was made and previous numbers. Includes cities and towns in Washington State.

Explore Seattle history through local news, events, and people with Seattle Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. 1985-current (image version from 2018-current).

Small businesses, common business types, and creating business plans.

Step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for small engines.

Animated, talking picture books; puzzles and games; videos. *Now available for use at school sites. 

Universal Class online learning courses for people interested in the lifelong pursuit of knowledge. There are over 500 courses that you can take at any time without waiting for sessions to start or end. Once enrolled in a course, watch engaging videos, complete assignments, and receive feedback from instructors. For many courses a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) certificate is offered at successful completion. Some courses are also available for video-only auditing. (Universal Class Tutorial)

Free genealogy websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States.

Full-text coverage of 10 major national newspapers from the 1980's to the present, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune.

Stock analysis from Value Line. (Value Line Tutorial)

Weekly newspaper serving east Grays Harbor County 8/23/2007 to 03/23/2020.

About the Timberland Regional Library Collection: The Review Club of Aberdeen is the oldest women's cultural group still operating in the state of Washington. Founded on March 3, 1891, the group meets in Aberdeen twice a month to share and discuss "good books." Topics have included everything from fiction to politics to spiritualism. The group's continued existence speaks to the ongoing desire for intellectual opportunities for women throughout the century.

Washington Rural Heritage is a community memory project headquartered at the Washington State Library. The project brings together unique local history materials from libraries, museums, and private collections of citizens across Washington State.

Search Washington libraries and beyond. 

This collection of ebooks from the Washington State Library can be accessed by anyone in any community across our state! Powered by geolocation, these books are available for simultaneous use for readers of all ages, with no username or password required. Kids and Teen Comics collections, Young Adult (YA) collections of Fantasy & Sci-Fi and Mystery & Action, Adult Fiction, and Adult Nonfiction.

Search WorldCat, the world's largest library catalog. It includes basic and expert search options, language preferences, and the ability to view holdings at other libraries, 

eBooks on travel, American history, culture, health, nations, states, law, and more. (Tutorial)

Fiction and nonfiction titles specifically for grades K-8 with learning materials for readers and teachers. (Novelist Tutorial)

Readers' advisor covering fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages. Includes book club discussion guides. (Novelist Tutorial)

eBooks, audiobooks, and video for your computer or mobile device. See the Stream & Download page for more set-up details. (OverDrive Tutorial)

Animated, talking picture books; puzzles and games; videos. *Now available for use at school sites. 

Search Washington libraries and beyond. 

This collection of ebooks from the Washington State Library can be accessed by anyone in any community across our state! Powered by geolocation, these books are available for simultaneous use for readers of all ages, with no username or password required. Kids and Teen Comics collections, Young Adult (YA) collections of Fantasy & Sci-Fi and Mystery & Action, Adult Fiction, and Adult Nonfiction.

Business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses.

Compare global economies, countries, and industries with in-depth analysis on over 400,000 companies.

Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more.

Direct link to the Business Plans section of Gale Business: Entrepreneurship. Find example plans and other resources to help create your own. 

Searchable ebook directories: "National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations" and the "Encylopedia of Associations"

Washington State legal forms including real estate contracts, wills, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant & many others. (Gale Legal Forms Tutorial)

Grants from governments, commercial organizations, associations, & private foundations.

Full text of consumer legal reference books and legal forms.

Reference Solutions by Data Axle (formerly Reference USA) is a premiere source of business and residential information to locate people & businesses, conduct consumer research, create marketing plans, and search for jobs. You can download up to 250 records at a time.  Includes: U.S. Buisinesses, U.S. New Businesses, U.S. Standard White Pages, U.S. Historical Businesses, U.S. Jobs/Intership Postings, U.S. Healthcare, U.S. Consumers/Lifestyles, U.S. New Movers/Homeowners, Canadian Businesses, and Canadian White Pages.

Small businesses, common business types, and creating business plans.

This directory is an ever-growing resource that lets you search for Native-owned small businesses from a variety of industries throughout Washington State. These businesses have been categorized by industry. 

Step-by-step instructions, pictures, and diagrams to help with vehicle maintenance and repair. (Chilton Tutorial)

Consumer Reports magazine website with buying guides, professional reviews, and user ratings.(Consumer Reports Tutorial).

Arts & crafts, collecting, games & electronics, models, needlework, scrapbooking & papercraft.

DIY help for outdoors, electrical projects, remodeling, plumbing, woodworking & decorating.

Step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for small engines.

AtoZ World Food contains traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world.

Genealogy information, US Immigration records, SSDI, and Census images. (Ancestry Library Tutorial) Library Use Only

Peoples, lands, customs and lifestyles from around the world. (Tutorial)

The largest collection of genealogical and historical records in the world. (From The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, requires the creation of a free account to search and view records).

Find the graves of ancestors and thousands of famous people.

Genealogy books and serials, and Federal Census data.

Legacy Washington documents extraordinary stories in Washington history. This collaborative venture, spearheaded by Secretary of State Kim Wyman, relies on original sources at the Washington State Library, the Washington State Archives and heritage organizations across the state. The work of Legacy Washington can be found in libraries around the country and museums of Washington.

Historical archives of international, national and local newspapers.

WSL's newspaper collection includes current issues on paper (125+ titles) and historic newspapers on microfilm (over 50,000 reels of newspapers dating from the 1850s to the present). There are more research options through subscription newspaper databases. Some of these online databases, like the historical Olympian archives, are not accessible if you are in a TRL building. To access the online databases at the WSL or from home, you must get an e-card from the WSL (available to any WA resident).

Service hub at the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) from Northwest Digital Heritage, a partnership betwen Washington State Library, the Oregon Heritage Commission, and the State Library of Oregon.

Northwest Digital Heritage is a collaboration between the Washington State Library, State Library of Oregon, and Oregon Heritage Commission that serves libraries and cultural heritage institutions across the Pacific Northwest region.

Ancestry.com site designed to connect people so that they can help each other and share genealogical research.

Sanborn maps are large-scale plans of a city or town, drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch. They were created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property. The maps list street blocks and building numbers including numbers in use at the time the map was made and previous numbers. Includes cities and towns in Washington State.

Explore Seattle history through local news, events, and people with Seattle Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. 1985-current (image version from 2018-current).

Free genealogy websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States.

About the Timberland Regional Library Collection: The Review Club of Aberdeen is the oldest women's cultural group still operating in the state of Washington. Founded on March 3, 1891, the group meets in Aberdeen twice a month to share and discuss "good books." Topics have included everything from fiction to politics to spiritualism. The group's continued existence speaks to the ongoing desire for intellectual opportunities for women throughout the century.

Washington Rural Heritage is a community memory project headquartered at the Washington State Library. The project brings together unique local history materials from libraries, museums, and private collections of citizens across Washington State.

Information about medicine, medications, wellness, and alternative therapies.

Science experiments, biographies, illustrations and more.

Ebook collection featuring topics on diseases, mental health, drug use, and the human body. 

World, continent, country, and state maps. Includes political, physical, population, climate, and more.

State, county & city information with maps, flags, photos & facts for US states & territories.

AtoZ World Food contains traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world.