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Search thousands of academic journals and videos for scholarly research.
Offers thousands of academic journals and magazines for high school students enrolled in various Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
Search in-depth coverage of complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
In Library Use Only – Search billions of genealogy documents from the United States and United Kingdom – including census, military, immigration, birth, and death records.
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User Guide | Video Tutorial | More Help with Ancestry
Search digitized Appleton history resources – including photographs, key events, directories, and more.
View journals from the American Physical Society.
Search hundreds Full-text daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 60 days ago, plus newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s. Does not include Gannett published newspapers.
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Video Overview
Search millions of businesses and residential listings for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, and more.
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Introduction Videos
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Open access books published by Big Ten University presses, supporting diverse interests across an everchanging scholarly landscape.
Explore Spanish encyclopedia entries, maps, and timelines for elementary and middle school students.
Enciclopedia española para los estudiantes más jóvenes y educadores incluye artículos, imágenes, mapas, líneas de tiempo, así como un diccionario completo, y atlas.
Search encyclopedia articles, interactive atlases, games, and more for children, teens, families, and educators. Spanish information available.
Search encyclopedia articles with images, maps, games, and other learning materials for children, teens, families, and educators. Spanish information available.
Find full-text journals, reports, and news related to marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics.
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Repair, maintenance, and service information on most cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs with step-by-step help and video library.
View select newspaper pages from 1777-1963 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
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Chronicling America Help Center | Video Guide
View a list of historic firsts in the City of Appleton.
View a timeline of important events in the City of Appleton’s history
Search full-text journals covering computing, technology, and engineering.
Search health content, from mainstream to holistic medicine including topics such as aging, cancer, fitness, and more. Spanish information available.
Find reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services.
Search reliable guides for collection development and maintenance, curriculum support, readers’ advisory, and more for educators.
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Take free online practice tests based on Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles standards, including motorcycle exams and a sample commercial driver license (CDL) test.
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Lesson plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources for educators.
Access Spanish-language interface to search for full-text magazines, newspapers, and journal articles. Full-text HTML articles can be translated into a variety of languages.
A texto completo de revistas, periódicos, y artículos de revistas con una interfaz español.
Search over one million records for electronic theses and dissertations.
Designed for education students, professionals, and policymakers, coverage spans all levels of education research and specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.
Search educational leadership, educational management, and educational citations and abstracts.
Find journal articles, resources, and research in the education field.
A comprehensive guide to printed material about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.
Browse non-fiction book collections, newspaper and magazine articles, and resources to support social studies and science classes.
Search for full-text articles, news, and current events using grade levels or Lexile ranges for grades K-8.
Search for full-text articles, news, and current events. Designed for middle and high school users.
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Find billions of genealogical records, plus family trees, and other genealogy resources.
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User Guide | Video Tutorial | More Help with Family Search
View videos on a variety of genealogy topics from our monthly Find Your Ancestors genealogy series. Visit our online calendar for upcoming presentations.
Stream or download local music from a variety of musical genres.
Access to military records, including the stories, photos and personal documents of those who served. The site also provides many non-military collections, including census, city directories, naturalization records, and more. Access to the site is available from home for Appleton Public Library cardholders only.
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Video Tutorial | Fold3 Help Center | More Help with Fold3 Library Edition
View digital library of local history including text, images, and links to other local history resources.
Find images, maps, and full-text articles on a wide variety of subject areas.
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Join Local History Librarian, Katie Stilp, for our monthly genealogy series. View our online calendar to see upcoming programs.
Find articles covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.
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Find consumer health information with topics such as medical, nutritional, childcare, sports, and general health.
View scholarly full text journals focusing on a variety of medical disciplines.
Collection of genealogical and historical resources including U.S. federal censuses, cemetery records, city directories, military records, unique primary sources and books, local and family histories, and more for the U.S. and several worldwide locations. Strong complement to Ancestry Library Edition, which can only be used inside the library building.
Partial index to photos from books in the Don & Betty Jabas Appleton Collection, generally scenes from Appleton history. The photos may be viewed in the library or requested as photocopies. Photos are not available online.
Find full-text historical reference books, magazines, journals, biographies, and more.
Magazines, recipes, and videos with “how-to” instructions and creative do-it-yourself ideas.
Magazines and reference books on home improvement and repair project topics.
Borrow audiobooks, books, comics, movies, TV shows, magazines, and music. Download or stream 7 items each calendar month with no waiting lists. The last 7 days of each month you also have access to a Bonus Borrows collection, even if you’ve used all your borrows. Download the Hoopla app to use on your mobile device.
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Find information on literature, philosophy, the arts, and history.
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Stream movies, documentaries, and foreign films on your computer, mobile device, or TV. Download the Kanopy app to use on your television or mobile device.
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User Guide | Kanopy Help Center | Learn More About Kanopy’s Ticketing System
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Research database for library and information science students, professionals, and policymakers.
Find local digitized Sanborn maps, photos, interviews, and more.
Browse, search, and view photos of people and events from LIFE Magazine archive 1936-1972.
Search thousands of poems, short stories, novels, and more.
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Choose from over 70 languages to learn through listening and reading activities.
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Mango Languages Help Center
Resource for mutual fund information containing business news, personal finance information, investment tools, and data.
A collection of popular magazines, books, and multimedia covering a wide range of subject areas.
A collection of magazines, books, and other sources including topics such as business, health, education, personal finance, and more.
Find information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more.
The largest and most comprehensive American dictionary.
Find thousands of articles, biographies, photos, maps, and flags.
View current news for all branches of the military and government.
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An index to over 11 million New York Times articles from 1851 to the present.
Free, unlimited 72-hour access to the New York Times website. To activate, click on “Redeem,” then register for a free NYTimes.com account or log into an existing account. Once your pass expires, return to this page to renew for another 72 hours.
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Search millions of full-text articles from current major newspapers such as The Washington Post and USA Today.
Historical newspapers archive from the 1700s – 2000s containing thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries.
Find recommendations and reviews for materials based on your favorite titles, authors, and genres.
Find books for children from kindergarten through grade 8. Browse lists of award-winning titles or search for books by grade level.
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Name index of Record of the pioneers of Outagamie County, Wisconsin by Elihu Spencer. Features biographical sketches and photos of many residents of settlements in Outagamie County in 1895.
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Video Tutorial
Borrow audiobooks, books, and magazines. A total of 10 items may be checked out at one time with an additional 10 items on hold. Download the Libby app to use on your mobile device. Spanish titles are available. (OverDrive is the name of the service, and Libby is the name of OverDrive’s app)
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User Guide | Libby Help Center | More Help with OverDrive / Libby | Help with Kindle
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Index covering more than five million names of persons who immigrated to North America between the late 1500s and mid 20th Century.
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User Guide
Free, award-winning educational media, including video games, animations, videos, books, and more.
Name index to four plat books for Outagamie County: Plat Book of Outagamie County, WI (1889), Plat Book of Outagamie, WI (ca. 1927-1928), Standard Atlas of Outagamie County (1917), and Atlas of Outagamie County (1942). The index will link you to digitized maps hosted on the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections site.
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Video Tutorial
Search thousands of poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans, and learning guides.
Resources presenting multiple sides of an issue to help assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
Search within more than 9,000 digitized issues of The Post-Crescent between 1860-1972.
Search for articles from The Post-Crescent on important events to get the date and page number. You can retrieve the article from microfilm in the library or request we email you the article for free.
Full text-only articles of The Post-Crescent from 1999 to present day available through ProQuest.
Search full-text for more than 70 popular magazines for elementary school research.
A specialized collection of over 500 high-quality education journals designed for professional educators.
Find millions of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
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Find photographs, maps, letters, diaries, oral histories, artifacts, and other historical resources from more than 200 Wisconsin libraries and museums.
Find full text coverage from 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires.
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Full-text science magazines, journals, reference books, and videos. Covers subjects of biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, life science, mathematics, physics, and more.
Detailed, user-friendly repair guides for small engines.
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Research database for teachers providing indexing and abstracts for more than 220 peer-reviewed journals. Covers subjects such as assessment, best practices, continuing education, school administration, and more.
Multimedia resources and activities to supplement elementary, middle, and high school reading assignments.
Explore the covers and the beginning of articles dating back to 1923.
A collection of animated, narrated picture and chapter books for children. Spanish titles are available.
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Full-text only access to national and regional United States newspapers, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Newsday, Chicago Tribune, and more. Coverage varies by title, but includes present day and archives to the 1980s.
View local history resources including plat maps, city directories, historic building surveys, biographies, and more.
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The latest information on stocks, mutual funds, options, and convertible securities. Includes investment ratings, rankings, earnings, projections, and insider transactions data.
Firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions.
Grave registration information on over 500 Fox River area deceased veterans from the War of 1812 to World War I.
Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
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In Library Use Only – Legal research including forms, case law, and more. You must be in the library to use this resource. The daily document limit is 150. The session document limit is 20.
Discover books, music, movies, magazines, and more in Wisconsin libraries.
Collection of documents about the activities, functions, and policies of Wisconsin State Government from 2001 to present.
Find Wisconsin records including birth, marriage and death indexes, state censuses, wills and probate records, and more. Available only to Wisconsin residents.
Thousands of free history articles, images, maps, videos, and timelines.
Search the catalog of books and other materials of libraries worldwide.