Databases

NEW: Interactive tutorials, practice tests, e-books, flashcards and articles for academic skill-building, standardized test preparation, career development and more.

Designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. Includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms. 

An interactive platform that gives business owners step-by-step, customized directions to complete 50+ legal essentials in advance of working with a lawyer. It can save owners significant legal fees and 60+ hours.

Includes plot summaries, critical essays, reviews and author biographies/interviews, as well as thousands of full-text poems and short stories.

Language learning for kids, pre-K to Grade 2; covers Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Hebrew, English, German, Arabic, Russian.

LOTE (Languages Other Than English) is collection of thousands of children's read-alongs from around the world, presented in both their original languages and English. Also try the new LOTE4Kids app for Android/iOS.

Languages/cultural awareness. French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese German, English (for Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish speakers) and more, plus Little Pim for kids. Also has apps for iOS and Android (sign up via the website version first to get your username and password).

Magazine, journal and reference articles on all topics. Includes Consumer Reports issues.

From Gale eBooks. Dozens of medical reference books you can browse individually or search all at once.

Gives you a list of Medigap health insurance plans based on your age and location, and provides information about features, pricing and financial strength.

Index of medical research articles 1965-. Search PubMed for articles 1950-.

Comprehensive health and drug information for the layperson.

Name changed to Explora Middle Schools.

Primary source documents pertaining to the history of the United States, with commentary.

Mutual Funds, Stocks, ETFs; powerful screening tools. Learn the fundamentals of investing from their Investing Classroom page (on the left-side menu).

Immigration lists, census records, vital records, parish/land records, news articles, etc.

Part of the Gale Directory Library. Provides contact and basic factual information on the largest nonprofit organizations in the United States.

Full-text issues of National Geographic (1880-present) and  National Geographic Traveler (2010-present).  Hundreds of maps, videos and images.

Pictures, books and magazine articles about animals, science, history, cultures, the environment and more.

Information on the effectiveness of herbs, supplements, vitamins, minerals, diets, nutrition, and exercises. Includes a Continuing Education section for medical professionals and a "Colleagues Interact" discussion forum.

NOTE: Full access to the NYtimes.com website and app is now available. Details here.

Articles from 1/1/80-present. Content also available from:  New York Times Magazine, the New York Times Book Review, the Online Edition, the International Edition, and videos. Related tools: the historical edition (1851-4 years ago) and digitized (pdf) recent issues (2008-3 months ago)

Access the full content of the NY Times websites and app, including News, Cooking and Crossword & Games. The link above is for access outside the library and is for AHML resident cardholders. 

Inside the library? Click Here for News
Outside the library (home/work/etc.)? Click here
Looking for Cooking or Crosswords/Games? Click here (These services require a remote access code, even in-library.)

All access, including in-library access for News, requires setting up a free account on NY Times.com. Access lasts 24 hours and must be renewed via these links.

Easy-to-read news stories that can help you learn to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Find out which databases have full-text of a specific newspaper, magazine or journal.

Historical access to scanned pages from hundreds of newspapers. Coverage varies by paper. [Note: Newspapers.com and Access Newspaper Archive both cover different sets of newspapers, with some overlap.]

From Lexis Nexis. Legal sources (federal/state statutes/cases), business directories, news/magazine/journal articles and much more. Directory listings from Company Dossier can be downloaded for mailing/contact lists. Topic-specific training videos  available.

NOTE: Nexis Uni has introduced a new interface. Learn more here or register for a free webinar.

7/7/24: Nexis Uni having login problems. 

• If you get an error message with a blue button to "Go to My Start Page," click on that button and you will go through to the product. 
• If you are prompted  to "Continue and Sign In...," click on the sign in message, but DO NOT try to fill out the sign-in form. Instead, return to the Nexis Uni on our databases menu and click on that link again. Then click on "Go to My Start Page," as above.

Series of six-week, instructor-led courses on nonprofit management.

Help connect young readers to books of interest.

Find fiction/nonfiction based on your interests. 

Mobile version

In-depth career information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.