Kansas State Library

Free resources available to all Kansas residents.

Databases
Find information on a wide range of subjects. Includes the World Book online in English and Spanish.

Live Homework Help
Connects Kansas students and adult learners with live tutors. Includes help with GED and citizenship prep and a Career Center for help with resumes, job search and interviews.

Audio Books, Music and More
Browse and search hundreds of titles to download to your computer, transfer to a portable device, or burn onto a CD.

Thriving in Tough Times
Find help with figuring out how to refinance your home mortgage, where to turn if you've lost health insurance, and more.

More Online Resources

WyCo Help
Find community organizations in Wyandotte County.

Kansas Health Online
Find quality information and news about medical conditions, health insurance, and health care policy.

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library Online Resources

 

Search Multiple Databases

Alphabetical or Subject List of Subscription Databases

Subscription Spanish Language Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. A KANFIND and KAN-ED Online Database Service.

HomeworkKansas (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
An after school tutoring service that connects Kansas students one-on-one with live tutors..

Informe (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Full text and images from popular Hispanic magazines. A KANFIND and KAN-ED Online Database Service.

Learning Express Library (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Interactive online practice tests and tutorials for academic, licensing and citizenship tests.

TumbleBooks (Available to everyone in the library and at home)
Animated picture books, educational games and reading comprehension quizzes.

World Book Online (Available from home with Kansas Library Card)
Includes World Book Kids, World Book Student, World Book Advanced and the Spanish-language Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos. A KANFIND and KAN-ED Online Database Service.


Subscription databases offer direct and easy access to reliable citations and full text articles from a variety of publications, including newspapers, magazines, government documents, encyclopedias, transcripts and academic papers.

KCKPL appreciates the database resources provided through the KANFIND and KAN-ED Online Database Service, and sponsored by the Kansas State Library, KAN-ED, Kansas Regents Libraries, the Johnson County Library, the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, and Olathe Public Library.