- Yonkers Public Schools
- Librarian Resources and Information
High School Electronic Library Resources (Grades 9-12)
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BrainPOP ELL
A English language learning program which includes short animated movies, games, and quizzes
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BrainPOP Español
Library of videos, quizzes, and activities
Username: none
Password: none
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Britannica Academic
Access Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools. Provides text-to-speech in over 100 languages
*Click the "Related Tab" for Additional Resources
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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Britannica Escolar
Accurate age appropriate content for Spanish native speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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Britannica School
A source for all grades and all reading abilities. Available at three levels: elementary, middle, and high. Provides text-to-speech in over 100 languages
*Click the "Related Tab" for Additional Resources
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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Country Watch: Culture Watch, Elections Central and Videos
*Click on Culture Watch to search cross-curricular data and advanced information on countries with increasing levels of information and details
*Click on Elections Central to search by country or USA Special Election Reports
*Click on Videos to view short documentaries reviewing the geography, history, politics, and economics of the country
Username: yonkers
Password: yonkers
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Follett Destiny Library Catalog, eBooks and Digital Resources
Yonkers Public Schools Library System Catalog. Search by keyword, title, author, subject, series, reading, interest, or lexile levels. Destiny also includes: Destiny Discover (eBooks), Webpath Express (Websites), Title Peek (Book Summary and Review), One Search (Databases), and Digital Resources (Safari Montage). Available in Spanish
*Students and staff can browse, access, and read eBooks 24/7; 365 days a year
Username for Student: student ID# Username for Teachers: initials, followed by clock ID#
Password for Students: student Password for Teachers: clock ID
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Library of Congress
Includes: more than 34.5 million books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 66.6 million manuscripts, the largest rare book collection in North America, and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, and sound recordings
Username: none
Password: none
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NOVEL: New York Online Virtual Electronic Library
Search periodicals and newspapers at NOVELNY, a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library
Search the following databases:
*Academic OneFile
*Agriculture Collection
*Business Economics and Theory
*Business Insights:Essentials
*Communications and Mass Media Collection
*Computer Database
*Criminal Justice Collectiom
*Culinary Arts Collection
*Diversity Studies Collection
*Educator's Reference Complete: Full-text journals and reference; Full-test reports
*Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
*Expanded Academic ASAP
*Fine Arts and Music Collection
*Gardening, Landscaping and Horticulture Collection
*Gender Studies Collection
*General OneFile
*General Reference Center Gold
*General Science Collection
*Health Reference Center Academic
*Home Improvement Collection
*Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
*Informe Académico: Full-text articles from and about Latin America
*Information Science and Library Issues Collection
*Info Trac Newsstand: Serach full-text newspaper articles
*Insurance and Liability Collection
*Kids InfoBits: Graphic Interface with full-text content; Audio in 40 languages
*Military and Intelligence Database
*New York State Newspapers: Search newspapers published in New York State
*Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Perspectives on many issues; Audio in 12 languages
*Nursing and Allied Health Collection
*Pop Culture Collection
*Psychology Collection
*Popular Magazines
*Research in Context: Videos and reference resources; Audio in 40 languages
*Religion and Philosophy Collection
*Small Business Collection
*Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
*U.S. History Collection
*Vocations and Careers Collection
*World History Collection
*War and Terrorism Collection
Username: none
Password: empirelink
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NYS Historic Newspapers
Access a wide range of newspapers that reflect New York's unique history
Username: none
Password: none
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Teaching Books
Includes thousands of multimedia resources to support author studies for children's and young adult fiction and non-fiction books and their authors. Includes: movies, audio interviews, book discussions with prepared questions, background information, and teaching materials
Username: none
Password: yonkers
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Westchester Library System
Listen, read, and watch eBooks, audiobooks, and music
Username: a public library card from any municipality within Westchester County
Password: a public library card from any municipality within Westchester County
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Yonkers Public Library
Includes: Biography in Context, Biographical Dictionary, Chilton Library, Freegal, Freading, Learning Express, Membean, Mango Languages, OverDrive, and more
Username: Yonkers Public Library card is needed to access some of the databases
Password: Yonkers Public Library card is needed to access some of the databases