Reference

USB Flashdrive for Sale

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2GB USB Flashdrive can be purchased at the Reference Desk for $8.00.

Career Series at the Library

If you need a job or just want to keep the one you have, you won't want to miss this series presented by The Community Job Club and Diana Miller, Career Management Consultant. The CJC offers free outplacement services and career management assistance to increase employee marketability in the workplace. Essential job search skills will be presented.

Segment TitleEvent DateRegistration Starts
career1Is your Job Search in Good Shape?July 27June 28
career3How to Use Social MediaAug. 31July26
career2Writing Winning Resumes & Cover LettersSep. 22Aug. 23
career4Is Your Career Headed in the Right Direction?Oct. 26Sep. 27
career5What is the 'Hidden Job Market'?Nov. 30Oct. 25

Adult Summer Reading

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June 9 - August 6  
Two Great Ways to Win!   
   

Text a Librarian FAQ

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Q. How do I send my question to library staff?

A. To use this service, type your question in the body / text of the message. Send your text to (330) 577-3237 or (330) 57READS (Google Voice Number).

Q. When should I use the “Text SMFPL” service?

IM FAQ

Q. I don’t use IM. Where do I start?

A. You don’t need to have an IM client to use the chat widget. Just start typing in the “Chat” box on the Ask SMFPL page.

Ask SMFPL

Chat with Reference If reference staff is online, you may ask reference questions using the chat interface below. If you want the Children's Department try here.

Writers' Corner

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Attention Area Writers!
 

Chat with Reference

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Chat with Reference If reference staff is online, you may ask reference questions using the chat interface below.

Make a Librarian Your Buddy with Instant Messaging and Texting (SMS) Chat

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Due to State budget cuts, we are unable to continue to provide this database.

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Summer Reading Club Winners

Pat Riegler - won $100 Visa gift card courtesy of the Friends for playing The Express Yourself game. Her entry was drawn from all those having eight correct answers.

 

Monica Albright - won $100 Visa gift card courtesy of the Friends. Her entry was drawn from all slips submitted this summer for weekly prizes.

 

Megan Hapanowicz - won $50 Borders gift card as the winner of the teen Express Yourself game.

Ohio EBook Project Help

Click on attachment link below for a description on how to use the Ohio E-Book Project.

Book Discussion Groups

The Daytime Book Discussion Groups
Led by Chris Caccamo

Meets the second Friday of the month from October through May.
There are two groups: one meets at 10 a.m. and the other at 2 p.m.

The summer session of this group meets in June, July and August.

Summer reading list will be available in May.

See the reading list.

 

Playaway

Playaway

What is Playaway?

Playaway is the newest format of audio, combining a wide variety of content with an easy-to-use player all in one small unit. When you receive your Playaway, all you have to do is press play to start listening immediately – there is no need for a separate player, and it comes with earbuds and a battery to make it play.

Playaway is the most simple and immediate way to enjoy music and audiobooks. Its portability allows users to enjoy their favorite authors and titles on-the-go, whenever and wherever.

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The following databases can be accessed from within the library or from a remote location (unless indicated). For Remote Access: If you are a registered patron of the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, you may use the following databases from home or office. To be authenticated as a library patron, you may be asked to enter the 14-digit number (no spaces) printed on the back of your library card. Go to list without description


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Arts & Antiques

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Biography

  • Biography Reference Bank

    Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated contains more than 95,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 26,000 photographs of the subjects.

  • Biography Resource Center

    This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.

  • Biography.com

  • Literature Resource Center

    Literature Resource Center(LRC) provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.

  • Popes

  • Saints

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English & Language Arts

  • Literature Online

    Full-text, searchable works available online to supplement your library's print collections. Poetry, drama and fiction are included.

  • Literature Resource Center

    Literature Resource Center(LRC) provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.

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Genealogy

  • Ancestry

    With more than 7 billion names and 26,000 searchable databases, Ancestry.com is the #1 online source for family history information, including the web's largest collection of historical records. Available only in the library, not accessible from home.

  • HeritageQuest (ProQuest)

    Geneology and ancestor database.

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Health & Fitness

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History & Social Sciences

  • Annals of American History Online

    Explore the rich and varied history of the United States through speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images, and multimedia. Provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica

  • CultureGrams

    Learn about the states, Canadian provinces, and the world. Even has recipes!

  • History Channel

  • History International

  • HistoryNet

  • Ohio Historical Society

    The Ohio Historical Society offers full text historical documents online, as well as a searchable newspaper index and death certificate index.

  • Oxford Reference Online

    Oxford Reference Online brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works - containing well over 60,000 pages - into a single cross-searchable resource.

  • Sanborn Maps

    The Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps provide a searchable interface for locating historical maps of Ohio towns and cities in the years 1867-1970.

  • What's The Point

    A program designed to help users identify flint artifacts.

  • World Conflicts Today

    Up to date info and history on Iraq, Afganistan, Palestine, and other places in conflict.

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Jobs & Careers

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Law & Government

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Magazines & Newspapers

  • EbscoHOST

  • Infotrac - General Reference Center

    A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center to find articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

  • MasterFILE Premier

  • NewsBank

    A full-text news resource containing comprehensive coverage of current issues and events from 17 Ohio newspapers and 13 national newspapers.

  • Newspaper Source

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Reading

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Reference

  • Academic Search Premier

  • Gale Virtual Reference

    Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).

  • Librarian's Internet Index

  • Oxford Reference Online

    Oxford Reference Online brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works - containing well over 60,000 pages - into a single cross-searchable resource.

  • RefDesk

  • Searchasaurus

  • Student Research Center

  • World Book

    World Book presents a universe of information. From A to Z, the world of knowledge unfolds. World Book articles are written clearly. They're concise and interesting...packed with facts instead of adjectives. And because each article is tightly written, there are more of them in each volume.

  • World Book Español

    La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos está organizada de modo que los estudiantes puedan encontrar información rápida y fácilmente.

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Science & Technology

  • Facts on File: Science Online

  • What Tree Is It?

    This web site will lead you through qualities of leaves and fruits from the common trees of Ohio. You will work your way through these choices by selecting images that more closely resemble your sample. To be certain of your identification of an unknown tree, however, you must use as much of the tree as possible.

  • What's That Snake?

    This program includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio. Of these 30 kinds of snakes only three are poisonous and dangerous to people and domestic animals.

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Children

  • CultureGrams

    Learn about the states, Canadian provinces, and the world. Even has recipes!

  • Kid's Search

    Articles and photos on all sorts of homework topics!

  • Tumble Books

    Excellent On-Line story books.

  • What Tree Is It?

    This web site will lead you through qualities of leaves and fruits from the common trees of Ohio. You will work your way through these choices by selecting images that more closely resemble your sample. To be certain of your identification of an unknown tree, however, you must use as much of the tree as possible.

  • What's That Snake?

    This program includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio. Of these 30 kinds of snakes only three are poisonous and dangerous to people and domestic animals.

  • What's The Point

    A program designed to help users identify flint artifacts.

  • World Book for Kids

    With content from the award winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, the site offers simpler navigation, thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps, and dozens of activities tied to national curriculum standards.

  • World Conflicts Today

    Up to date info and history on Iraq, Afganistan, Palestine, and other places in conflict.

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Japanese culture and news

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General Information

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Play Online

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