| ABC Mouse - Library Edition
FREE award winning educational activities for your preschoolers available at any Ocean County Library location. Age of Learning, Inc. offers 3500+ puzzles, books, games, art, music and more!
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| Access Video on Demand
Watch documentaries, educational films or helpful how-to videos from home on your computer or mobile device. Access Video offers streaming video on demand covering a wide-range of subjects available anywhere or anytime you have an internet connection. From arts & humanities to science, mathematics, and technology, you will ind your favorites from top-quality producers such as BBC, the History Channel, and NOVA all with easy search and browse op
This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| Bloom's Literary Reference Online (Facts on File Online)
Find an article on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes, J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, Lewis Carroll and Alice. Read all about literary movements, authors and their beloved characters in this well-respected literary database.
This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| Bookpage: In-Library Access
Discover your next great book! This is the online edition of the monthly newspaper distributed throughout the Ocean County Library system. Each issue includes book reviews, author interviews, feature articles and more. This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library.
This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| Bookpage: Remote Access (Login required - click here)
Discover your next great book! This is the online edition of the monthly newspaper distributed throughout the Ocean County Library system. Each issue includes book reviews, author interviews, feature articles and more. This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
Biographical and critical essays on the lives, works and careers of more than 143,000 past and present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights are now available 24/7. From A (Afro- American Poets) to Y (Yiddish Writers), this is a collection of reference books that have been scanned page by page for electronic access. Everything is keyword searchable.
This database is provided through funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| eBooks by EBSCOhost
7000+ nonfiction free eBooks that are completely searchable, viewable and downloadable can now be found in this database. Creating a free My Ebscohost account is required before you can access these eBooks anywhere. You no longer need to be in the library to create your account the first time. Adobe® Digital Editions 1.7.1 or higher is required for offline viewing. Download this free software here.
This database is Provided by the New Jersey State Library. Need Help? Read the quickstart guide
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| eLibraryNJ (formerly ListenNJ)
Even when the library is closed, you can still borrow & enjoy your favorite books. Free downloads of audio books & eBooks to your favorite devices including the Kindle are now available 24/7. Use this link to see if your eBook reader is compatible with eLibraryNJ eBooks. Log in to eLibraryNJ with your library card before browsing. You'll see more titles and more copies of popular titles reserved exclusively for Ocean County Library cardholders.
This database is provided through funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors
Information on modern writers needed? Start here with biographical information, lists of their works, and short summaries of their major writings. Novelists, non-fiction writers, poets, playwrights, journalists, and screenwriters are covered.
This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| Gale Literature Resource Center
Extremely useful and easy to navigate, LRC is your one-stop source for all things related to authors and their works. It provides criticisms, work overviews, articles, bibliographies, author timelines, biographies, topical essays and literary term definitions.
This database is provided through funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| Gale Virtual Reference Library
Imagine a comprehensive reference library right at your fingertips; it’s all here- encyclopedias, almanacs and reference books on a wide variety of topics including movie reviews, college scholarships, the Vietnam War, Catholicism, endangered species and small business information.
This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| Literary Reference Center (EBSCOhost)
Need a criticism of Pride and Prejudice? Or an article on Harper Lee? And what exactly was Mrs. Warren’s Profession? Find info about authors and their work with this comprehensive literary database. Includes a far-reaching collection of literary journals, major literary encyclopedias, books, monographs, and sources not available anywhere else.
Provided by the New Jersey State Library.
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| Literature Criticism Online
Over 1200 volumes of literary criticism from the famous reference sets Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, and Shakespearean Criticism are now available 24/7. These are the reference books that teachers have recommended and required for years for literature research papers. Now scanned page by page and available electronically, everything is keyword searchable so very s
This database is provided through funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| Literature Resources for Students
Reference works written specifically for high school students, Literature for Students is a compilation of digitized books from Gale Virtual Reference Library—with criticisms, information about novels, short stories, drama, Shakespeare and more—available free at home or in the library.
This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| NoveList Plus
Find a new favorite author or series with recommendations based on your preferences, using features such as Author Read-Alikes, Book Discussion Guides, Book Lists, Describe a Plot, Explore Fiction, and Find Similar Books. Includes nonfiction titles.
Provided by the New Jersey State Library with additional funding from Ocean County Library.
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| NoveList Plus K-8
What to read next? Enter the title of a book you like. Click on the listing to see suggested read-a-likes! Browse by your mood or by the kinds of books you like. Teens, Middle and Elementary School recommendations. Also helps parents and teachers search by reading levels and curriculums.
Provided by the New Jersey State Library with additional funding from Ocean County Library.
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| Online Book Clubs - Dear Reader
Like to sample before you commit to a book? This service emails a 5-minute portion of a book each day. Read 2-3 chapters during the week and decide if you want to check the book out of the library. Every Monday we start new books. You choose which club to join from Fiction, Non-Fiction, Teen, Business, Romance, Good News, Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror, Audio, and Pre-Publication.
This database is provided through funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| Tumblebooks - animated picturebooks and more!
TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books). There are also puzzles and games, children's classics in read-along format, and some titles in Spanish and French. The picture books are perfect for preschoolers and their parents but some materials are for ages up to 12. E-books for e-kids!
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| World Book eBooks
An on-the-go digital library for all ages and reading levels. Get access to engaging sets only available from World Book, including story books, picture books, graphic novels, and chapter books alongside well-known classic titles from famous authors. Books are easily searchable by topic, grade level, and curriculum subject and can be seamlessly integrated with other platforms using the included MARC records and direct links to texts. eBooks also features 24/7, unlimited simultaneous access to every title; a personal bookshelf; offline reading; and annotation tools. (All ages and reading levels)
This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library.
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| WorldCat
Can't find what you're looking for in our Library Catalog? Search the catalogs of libraries all around the country and the world.
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