Databases listed below are accessible from each Poughkeepsie Public Library District location. However, remote access to some databases may be limited while others are available throughout the Mid-Hudson Library System. If you have an access problem and live in the Mid-Hudson region, but not in Poughkeepsie, you can find your local library’s home page, and look for the ‘Home Access’ logo. Due to licensing, some resources may require a PPLD resident library card barcode to access the service.

Database by Letter (select the letter to view available databases):

Database by Subject (click on box to jump to that section):

Freegal –  This music service allows Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents access to about 13 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists, and over 40,000 music videos. You will need your library card number and PIN. Stream from your internet device.

The Great Courses – Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents can access this premium service. Great Courses provides engaging and understandable lectures by esteemed professors, professionals, and experts in topics ranging from history, better living, science, language learning, and more.

Hoopla – Allows Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents to check out 12 items every month, including movies, music, e-books, audio books, and comics. Stream from your internet connected device, or Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV. You may download titles using the Hoopla app for offline enjoyment later.

NOVELny – Additional resources and databases provided by the New York State Library that includes newspapers, magazines, and more. Available to all New Yorkers for free without a password. Access options: Use the service within the State of New York (via geolocation detection), or use your NYS Driver License, NYS DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Card.

Qello – Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents can access this premium service. Stream the greatest concert video moments in Classic Rock, Pop, Alternative, Blues, Metal, Country and more!

Business Insights: Essentials (Gale) – Company profiles, industry rankings, products, brands, stock prices. Contents can be retrieved with a Catalog Plus Articles search in a Catalog Search.

Entrepreneurship (Gale) – Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more.

NOVELny – Additional resources and databases provided by the New York State Library that includes newspapers, magazines, and more. Available to all New Yorkers for free without a password. Access options: Use the service within the State of New York (via geolocation detection), or use your NYS Driver License, NYS DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Card.

Reference Solutions – (Formerly Reference USA) A premier business and residential directory. Source a supplier, prepare for a job interview or do research on a company or business, see who your competitors are, and more. Offsite access limited to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

Upsolve – Upsolve is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free digital tools to help you resolve your debt and rebuild your credit. Upsolve isn’t a lawyer and can’t provide any form of legal advice.

Value Line Investment Survey – The premier tool to explore publicly traded stocks, with history and risk analysis. The Library District subscription also includes access to the Mutual Funds Advisor. Offsite access limited to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents

Coursera – New Yorkers can Access Nearly 4,000 Online Free Courses and Certificate Programs on Coursera. Courses Focus on High-Growth and In-Demand Industries like Advanced Manufacturing, Tech, and Healthcare.

Job Express – Current job openings in New York State.

JobNow – A database that will help you create a resume, hone your interview skills and search for jobs. Patrons can also take practice tests, chat with a live tutor or receive writing help.

Library District’s Job Search webpage has many resources available that could help you snag the position you are seeking. Learn about the best sites for job listings, as well as self-assessment websites to match your interests and skills with a new career path and resources for exploring new careers.

NOVELny – Additional resources and databases provided by the New York State Library that includes newspapers, magazines, and more. Available to all New Yorkers for free without a password. Access options: Use the service within the State of New York (via geolocation detection), or use your NYS Driver License, NYS DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Card.

Peterson’s Test and Career Prep (Gale) – Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.

Vocations & Careers (Gale OneFile) – Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career.

e-PermitTest.com – provides practice a free permit test, covering rules of the road, road signs and traffic signals side-by-side, developed specifically for new and less-confident learners who are seeking a way to get a trial run at the real exam.

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e-PermitTest also has a driver’s education program that covers all mandatory traffic laws.

Coursera – New Yorkers can Access Nearly 4,000 Online Free Courses and Certificate Programs on Coursera. Courses Focus on High-Growth and In-Demand Industries like Advanced Manufacturing, Tech, and Healthcare.

Educator’s Reference Complete (Gale OneFile) – Resource for educators and education students.  Provides access to periodicals covering pre-school to college and most educational specialties.  Also contains federal and international reports and publications, including full-text for many titles cited in ERIC.

Elementary (Gale In Context) – Explores hundreds of fun topics and provides reliable facts for your grade-schooler.

ERIC – Education Journal articles, reports, conference papers and other materials, become indexed in ERIC through a formal review process.

High School (Gale OneFile) – Search magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference on a range of topics. Best for middle- and high-school students.

Middle School (Gale in Context)– Explore the most-studied topics, including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.

NOVELny – Additional resources and databases provided by the New York State Library that includes newspapers, magazines, and more. Available to all New Yorkers for free without a password. Access options: Use the service within the State of New York (via geolocation detection), or use your NYS Driver License, NYS DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Card.

Peterson’s Test and Career Prep (Gale) – Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.

Scholastic ScienceFlix – Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents have access to over 8,000 digital science-related videos, texts, projects, and interactive features for grades 5 – 9.

Scholastic Teachables – Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents – find printable ready-to-go lessons and activities for every age, grade, or skill level.

Britannica Escolar – Accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students and students learning Spanish. Available at two levels for students— Britannica Escolar Primeria and Britannica Escolar Secundaria.

Informe Académico (Gale OneFile) – Search across full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines from and about Latin America.

Transparent Language – Los estudiantes de idiomas pueden desarrollar vocabulario, practicar habilidades y mantener lo que han aprendido con Transparent Language Online, disponible en cualquier momento y en cualquier lugar en más de 110 idiomas.

African-American History Online — Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, you can learn about key figures and events, examine famous speeches and other primary sources, and get context from the in-depth timelines. Available to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

American Indian History Online — Explores the rich and diverse history of Indigenous American communities in North America. Featuring a wide range of primary and secondary sources, this resource covers key events, cultural practices, and the impact of European colonization on indigenous peoples, offering a thorough examination of their historical experiences. Available to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

Ancestry.com – Find census, birth, marriage, death records and more. Available to anyone when inside the Library District locations. No remote access.

Dutchess County Clerk Ancient Document Search – Explore digital images of 37,000 pages of eighteenth-century legal documents. These records comprise the oldest surviving manuscripts from the Dutchess County Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions, which began operation in 1721 through 1786 (document numbers 1-11400). These documents detail daily life in Dutchess County as seen through both civil and criminal cases that came before the judges and justices of the peace.

HeritageQuest – Census records and other documents for genealogy and family research. Offsite access limited to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

NewsBank: America’s Historical Newspapers – Available to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents. Explore three centuries of early American history (1690-1922) from over 1,100 historical newspapers.

Newspapers.com – New York – Page-image newspapers that are keyword searchable from many parts of New York State.  The Poughkeepsie Eagle News is available from November 30, 1861 – December 30, 1922 (with some coverage gaps).  Also included are the Kingston Daily Freeman (1873-1977), and the Middletown Herald and variant names (1894-1970s). Offsite access limited to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents. ***If you are inside a PPLD library building, click HERE for immediate access.

NOVELny – Additional resources and databases provided by the New York State Library that includes newspapers, magazines, and more. Available to all New Yorkers for free without a password. Access options: Use the service within the State of New York (via geolocation detection), or use your NYS Driver License, NYS DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Card.

CQ Researcher – Timely social and political issues covered factually offering pro/con viewpoints on controversial topics.

NOVELny – Additional resources and databases provided by the New York State Library that includes newspapers, magazines, and more. Available to all New Yorkers for free without a password. Access options: Use the service within the State of New York (via geolocation detection), or use your NYS Driver License, NYS DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Card.

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) – Covers covering today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more. Contents can be retrieved with a Catalog Plus Articles search in a Catalog Search.

e-Resources on General Health – General health and nutrition resources compiled and vetted by the National Library of Medicine; presented by the Poughkeepsie Public Library District.

Health & Medicine (Gale OneFile) – Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals. Contents can be retrieved with a Catalog Plus Articles search in a Catalog Search.

Health & Wellness (Gale) – Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.

MiSN (Maternal Infant Services Network) – Not just for women and babies! This community-based nonprofit that offers women’s wellness services, perinatal and lactation services, youth services, community health advocate services, and healthcare enrollment navigator services!

NOVELny – Additional resources and databases provided by the New York State Library that includes newspapers, magazines, and more. Available to all New Yorkers for free without a password. Access options: Use the service within the State of New York (via geolocation detection), or use your NYS Driver License, NYS DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Card.

Transparent Language – This service replaces Mango. Language learners can build vocabulary, practice skills, and maintain what they have learned with Transparent Language Online, available anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.

Legal Forms (Gale) – Access a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms and resources across the most popular legal areas.

NOVELny – Additional resources and databases provided by the New York State Library that includes newspapers, magazines, and more. Available to all New Yorkers for free without a password. Access options: Use the service within the State of New York (via geolocation detection), or use your NYS Driver License, NYS DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Card.

NY Crime Victims Legal Help – an online resource that connects crime survivors and victims with legal help on issues related to housing, family, employment, finances, and more.

Upsolve – Upsolve is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free digital tools to help you resolve your debt and rebuild your credit. Upsolve isn’t a lawyer and can’t provide any form of legal advice.

Academic OneFile (Gale) – Easily search over 17,000 publications from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources covering biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental sciences, history, marketing, political sciences, and psychology. Access articles from Nature, the Economist, the New York Times, and thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning. Updated daily. Contents can be retrieved with a Catalog Plus Articles search in a Catalog Search.

African-American History Online — Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, you can learn about key figures and events, examine famous speeches and other primary sources, and get context from the in-depth timelines. Available to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

American Indian History Online — Explores the rich and diverse history of Indigenous American communities in North America. Featuring a wide range of primary and secondary sources, this resource covers key events, cultural practices, and the impact of European colonization on indigenous peoples, offering a thorough examination of their historical experiences. Available to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

Elementary (Gale In Context) – Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.

General OneFile (Gale) – Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research. Updated daily. Contents can be retrieved with a Catalog Plus Articles search in a Catalog Search.

Historical New York Times – Online provides full text coverage of the New York Times from 1851 through 2005 and is searchable by keyword (“Titanic sinks”) or by date (April 16, 1912). Scroll through all related articles, or use the Page Map to view the entire page and navigate through the paper from first page to last. Offsite access limited to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

Libby, by Overdrive – While this service is available to all Mid-Hudson Library System patrons, Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents can access additional premium services and titles – visible only after you log in.

Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, or take online classes on your internet-connected device using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users, and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. Learn more at overdrive.com/apps/libby/. If you currently use the legacy OverDrive app and need assistance, visit https://help.overdrive.com.

Middle School (Gale in Context)– Explore the most-studied topics, including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.

News (Gale OneFile) – Full-text newspaper articles from newspapers across the country and around the world, including the New York Times (1985-present), the New York Post, The Daily News, the Albany Times Union and other newspapers.

NewsBank: America’s Historical Newspapers – Available to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents. Explore three centuries of early American history (1690-1922) from over 1,100 historical newspapers.

Newspapers.com – New York – Page-image newspapers that are keyword searchable from many parts of New York State.  The Poughkeepsie Eagle News is available from November 30, 1861 – December 30, 1922 (with some coverage gaps).  Also included are the Kingston Daily Freeman (1873-1977), and the Middletown Herald and variant names (1894-1970s). Offsite access limited to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents. ***If you are inside a PPLD library building, click HERE for immediate access.

New York Heritage Digital Collections – features a broad range of materials that present a glimpse into New York State’s history and culture. The collection is comprised from over 350 libraries, museums, archives, and other cultural institutions and include primary source materials that span the range of New York State’s history, from the colonial era to present.

New York Times – Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1985).

NOVELny – Additional resources and databases provided by the New York State Library that includes newspapers, magazines, and more. Available to all New Yorkers for free without a password. Access options: Use the service within the State of New York (via geolocation detection), or use your NYS Driver License, NYS DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Card.

Foundation Center and other resources – Non-profits can learn how to win more grants and make a bigger difference using this database. The Database is accessible to anyone from within in any PPLD location.

African-American History Online — Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, you can learn about key figures and events, examine famous speeches and other primary sources, and get context from the in-depth timelines. Available to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

American Indian History Online — Explores the rich and diverse history of Indigenous American communities in North America. Featuring a wide range of primary and secondary sources, this resource covers key events, cultural practices, and the impact of European colonization on indigenous peoples, offering a thorough examination of their historical experiences. Available to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents.

Britannica Schools – Britannica School is an online educational resource offering reliable, age-appropriate reference content for K-12 students and educators, including articles, multimedia, and learning tools.

Britannica Academic – Britannica Academic is a comprehensive online resource providing reliable, scholarly information and multimedia content for academic research and learning.

Britannica Escolar – Accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students and students learning Spanish. Available at two levels for students— Britannica Escolar Primeria and Britannica Escolar Secundaria.

NOVELny – Additional resources and databases provided by the New York State Library that includes newspapers, magazines, and more. Available to all New Yorkers for free without a password. Access options: Use the service within the State of New York (via geolocation detection), or use your NYS Driver License, NYS DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Card.

Salem Press Reference Titles – American Book of Days; Famous First Facts: Great Lives From History: Inventors & Inventions: Cyclopedia of Literary Characters.

Computer Science (Gale OneFile) – Access leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries.

DigitalLearn.org – If you are new to computers, haven’t used them for a while, Digital Learn has the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed.

GCF Global – offers more than 1,000 lessons from Microsoft Office and email, to reading, math, and more. No registration required.

Mousing Around – Learn how to use the mouse efficiently.