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

 

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Alphabetical or Subject List of Subscription Databases

Subscription Multicultural Studies Databases

African American Experience (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
African American history and culture from authorities in the field.

American Indian Experience (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Explores the histories and contemporary cultures of the indigenous peoples of the United States.

CultureGrams (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Concise and reliable cultural information on the countries of the world.

Daily Life through History (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Explores everyday life, past and present.

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.

Latino American Experience (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States.

Popular Culture Universe (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Covers American and world pop culture--past and present.

World Folklore and Folklife (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Explores the rich tradition of holidays, festivals, language, stories and fairy tales, proverbs, foodways, and folk remedies.

World Geography (Available from home with KCKPL Library Card)
Examines the geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural forces that influence our world.


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.