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Newspaper Archive

This resource is temporarily available remotely.

An historical newspaper database which contains newspapers from every state and 7 foreign countries- over 2,434 titles. The archive’s newspapers date from 1759 to the present.

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Opposing Viewpoints in Context

With over 20,000 pro/con viewpoints on current social issues, including approximately 19,000 reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more, students will be able to learn about both sides of current issues for research papers and debate assignments.

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PA Photos and Documents

Visit PA Photos and Documents to explore photographs and documents exploring African American History and Culture, Disability History, Latinx History and Culture, LGBTQIA+ History, Native American and Indigenous People’s History and Culture, Religion and Spirituality, and Women’s History.

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PA POWER Library

Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources provides libraries statewide access to over 20 unique databases for library users of all ages.

  • Academic Search Main Edition
  • AP Newsroom
  • Auto Repair Source
  • Black Freedom Struggle in the United States: A Selection of Primary Sources
  • BookFLIX
  • Access PA
  • Consumer Health Complete
  • Contemporary Authors
  • Ebsco eBooks
  • Gale eBooks
  • Gale In Context: Elementary School
  • Gale In Context: Middle School
  • Gale in Context: High School
  • Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
  • Pennsylvania Job Resources
  • Power Search
  • ProQuest E-Book Central
  • Science Reference Center
  • Science Reference eBook Collection
  • Small Engine Repair Reference Center
  • Teacher Reference Center
  • TrueFLIX
This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through Library Access Funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, Governor.

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Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project

The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project makes available more than one hundred years of Jewish newspapers published in Pittsburgh. Digitized page images capture daily life in Pittsburgh from the 1890s to 2010, with particular focus on Jewish communities. The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project is composed of the Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), the American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), the Jewish Chronicle (1962-2010), and the Y-JCC series (1926-1975).

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