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 News and Current Topics Databases

American Government (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Connects the issues of the day with the foundations of government and compares the political and economic systems of the US with other countries.

America's News Magazines (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Search 28 popular magazines, from Entertainment Weekly to U.S. News and World Report.

Custom Newspapers (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Articles from more than 80 U.S. and international English-language newspapers. A KANFIND and KAN-ED Online Database Service.

General OneFile (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. A KANFIND and KAN-ED Online Database Service.

Global Issues in Context (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Offers global perspectives on issues and current world events.

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

Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Primary and secondary sources on the most enduring and timely issues of the day.

Kansas City Star (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Complete full-text content of local and regional news from 1991 to present.

Kansas City Star Historical (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Includes the Kansas City Star from September 1880 to December 1922.

Kansas City Star Image Edition (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Exact, full-color digital reproduction of the printed edition from 3/9/2007 to present.

Magazines Online (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Browse or search the library's online collection of newspapers and magazines.

National Newspaper Index (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Indexes the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post.

Newspaper Source (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Selected full text for 25 national and international newspapers. A KANFIND and KAN-ED Online Database Service.

Newspaper Source Plus (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Provides cover-to-cover full text for 149 national & international newspapers.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Pro and con arguments for a broad range of current social issues.

Popular Magazines (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Full-text database of 1000 of the most searched magazines.

TOPICsearch (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Current events database covers social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topic. A KANFIND and KAN-ED Online Database Service.

United States at War (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Comprehensive information on 14 conflicts that have defined the US from its earliest beginnings to today.


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.