Lynbrook Public Library Reference Department

eAudiobooks includes a collection of more than 500 titles, from notable authors who regularly appear on the New York Times’ Best Seller List.

Our Reference Desk is available to answer your questions whenever the library is open. Stop by or call us at 599-8630.

AccessScience
The McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology on the Web

Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com is a collection of more than 4,000 databases with two billion names, historical photos and maps, and downloadable forms to help you organize your search. Available only in the library .

Auto Repair Reference Center
Search by year and make of your vehicle to get valuable repair information.

CareerCruising
Provides career information and multimedia interviews with real people in every career. Includes information about colleges & universities across the country; "career matchmaker" survey, and "featured interviews" giving the inside story on many career choices.

Community Resource Center
This directory profiles more than 6,000 community services and resources available in the Long Island area. It provides individuals and organizations with easy access to current information about health, human service and education agencies and programs.

Consulta
Spanish language materials including reference material, journals, and primary source documents.

Ebsco Databases
Includes the following databases:
MasterFile Select - Over 750 periodicals covering nearly all subjects
Ebsco Animals - In-depth information on a topics relating to animals.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Salud Para Todos - a consumer health resource written entirely in Spanish.
TOPICsearch - allows you to search by broad subject area.
Primary Search via Searchasaurus - is designed for children.
EBSCOhost Espanol - acess to databases in Spanish.
EBSCOhost Text Only - filters out images.
General Science Collection - provides information on all aspects of the scientific world.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants

Electric Library
Search newspapers, magazines, books and more for full-text articles, photographs and transcripts.

Facts for Learning
An on-line database for use on school projects, to research questions, and to help write reports. It provides access to a variety of educational, grade-appropriate resources including:
The Weekly Reader
The World Almanac for Kids
The Oxford American Children’s Encyclopedia

Galenet Literary Resource Center
Provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.

Galenet Student Resource Center
Articles, primary documents, political cartoons, biographies and more.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
American Revolution Reference Library
American Civil War Reference Library
Major Acts of Congress
History Behind the Headlines

Greenwood Daily Life Online
Based in part on Greenwood’s Daily Life through History series, a six volume set that shows the interconnections of everyday life throughout history

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online & Encyclopedia Americana
Search both of these encyclopedias online.

Grove Dictionary of Art
Covers all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the 1990s.

HeritageQuest Oneline
This database offers unique materials dating back to to the late 1700's, including census information, books, family and local histories.

Infotrac
Use InfoTrac to search magazines, newspapers (NY Times updates daily), and reference books for information on business, industry, current events, the arts, science, entertainment, etc.

Infotrac-Health Reference Center
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health & Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. This database is provided by the New York State Library through LSTA funds.

Infotrac Junior & Infotrac Kids
Infotrac geared to elementary through high school students.

LearningExpress
This database provides access to many practice tests such as Civil Service Exams, SAT & ACT, Firefighter, EMT, 4th & 8th grade, COOP's, GMATs and much more

LitFinder
Your guide to poetry, short stories and essays.More than 100,000 full-text poems, thousands of full-text short stories plus explanations, biographies, pictures and more.The essays focus on the humanities and social sciences, and include biographies and literary criticism.

Live HelpHomework
Online tutors are available to help with math, science, english and social studies homework. You will need to download the classroom software before starting.

netLibrary
Access hundreds of fiction, non-fiction and reference books. You may browse or "borrow" them. You must register for netLibrary in person.

Newspaper Indexes
Custom Newspapers - 95 major newspapers
NY State Newspapers - from Binghamton, Buffalo, NYC, Rochester, Syracuse & Westchester County
National Newspaper Index - Wall St. Journal, LA Times, NY Times, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor. All for the current year + 3 years
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.

New York Times Historical Database
The New York Times (1851-2001) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.

Novelist
Novelist will help you find new fiction books to read based on books you've read or topics in which you are interested.

NoveList K-8
Is designed to help find a book to read but it is specifically designed for the K-8 student. It allows you to search by author, title, series name, and subject.

Price It!
A comprehensive pricing tool, containing data from eBay, GoAntiques and TIAS. With over 23 million prices realized for Art, Antiques and Collectibles combined with over 10 million images.

RosettaStone
Named for the famous stone that helped the world decipher heiro-glyphics, RosettaStone is the world's leading foreign language program; helping millions of people learn a new language at their own pace. All you need is a library card and an on-line computer.

Reference USA
Search for information about both large and small US companies by name, executive name, ticker symbol, yellow page headings, and geography.

SIRS Discoverer
SIRS Discoverer includes full-text articles and images from more than 1,600 periodicals and government documents to help students in Grades 1-9 develop their research, writing, language and computer skills.

SIRS Researcher
A general reference database which includes thousands of full-text articles and hundreds of maps.

TumbleBook Library
An online collection of animated, talking picture books, puzzles and quizzes which teach kids reading in a format they'll love. There is also a growing collection of children's classics like Black Beauty and Alice in Wonderland for older readers.

Tutor.com
Free Live Homework Help is available from 3pm to 9pm daily. Speak with a certified tutor. Available for grades 4 through college freshman.

Twayne's Author Series
View full text discussions of an author's works and a chronology of the author's life.
Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.

La Biblioteca Pública de Lynbrook tiene una colección de material en Español que crece día a día y ahora está disponible para usted.

After Hours Answers from a Live Librarian!

What's the capital of Lithuania? How many bushels are in a peck? Do you have a question itching to be answered but the library is closed? Now you can contact a Nassau County librarian after hours via the Internet. Just go to the Lynbrook Library website, www.nassaulibrary.org/lynbrook, and click on the "Live Librarian" logo in the lower left hand corner. You'll be connected to a real live person who will try to answer your query using the latest information databases available. The service is currently available Monday - Thursday, 9 to 11 PM, and Sunday, 5 to 9 PM.

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