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ABC Mouse
A subscription-based digital educational program that helps kids learn to read through phonics, and teaches lessons in math, social studies, art, music, and much more.
Only in library branches
ABI/INFORM Global
Find current business information in full articles from business journals, newspapers, and trade publications. Publications include Wall Street Journal and Barron's.
Library card required
Academic Search Premier
Includes full text of many articles, plus index entries for others. Subject areas covered include arts & literature, humanities, science, social science and many other specialties. Updated daily.
Library card required
Access NYC
Provides listings and eligibility information for human service benefit programs offered by City, State, and Federal government agencies.
Free & accessible anywhere
Ancestry.com
A searchable collection of billions of historical records from the USA and other countries. Get access to census and military records, birth, marriage and death records, and immigration records. Available at public computers at all Brooklyn Public Library locations.
For remote access to U.S. Federal Census records, genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, Census data, slave schedules, maps, local history books and articles, and more, please visit our HeritageQuest resource.
Only in library branches
ARTstor
A comprehensive art image resource for students, teachers and scholars, with new collections added monthly. All images are rights-cleared for educational use.
Library card required