6 Online Resources
You can explore so many useful databases, newspapers, journals, electronic books, and more without ever leaving your computer...and at no cost. The six free online resources below are just a click away. Simply click on the logos below and get transported to a variety of learning tools and electronic databases you didn't even know existed! There's something in these virtual libraries for all ages; please call the library if you have questions or need help.
Note: Use of the Library Edition of Ancestry.com is free, but must be used at the library.
Digital Maine Library Online
No matter where you are in Maine, you're always at the library! Digital Maine Library makes it easy for you to access the book or resource you need anywhere within the state.
Click the logo above to "sift and sort" the entire Maine data-base and find the information that is important to you.
In addition to books, magazines, and video tutorials, you have free access to loads of resources, including:
Ancestry.com
Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries
Career Transitions
Chilton Collection for Car Repair
Congress.gov
Culinary Arts Collection
Environmental Studies
Fine Arts & Music
Gardening
Google Translate
Health & Wellness
Hobbies & Crafts
Home Improvement
National Geographic Kids
Small Business Resource Center
U.S. History
Wall Street Journal
Islesboro Newspapers & Books Online
Did you know that you can read and download 57 years' worth of Islesboro newspapers (and several Islesboro books*) directly from this website?
Simply click on the logo above to search for people, places, or events from 1949 through 2016.
Islesboro Island News
(1987-2016)
Islesboro Observer
(1949-1979)
Islesboro Up Date
(1985 - 1987)
Morning Sun
(1980)
*Click here to view
online Islesboro Books
Ancestry.com
Online at the Library Only
Ancestry.com is the world’s largest and most popular online family history resource, and the Library Edition is available to you to use -- free -- at the library only.
Ancestry Library Edition provides
access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos, plus local narratives, oral histories, indexes and other resources in over 30,000 databases that span from the 1500s to the 2000s.
Come in to research genealogy records for any location in the world.
ABC Mouse
Online at the Library Only
Children can use ABCmouse.com for free at the library. From Age of Learning, Inc., this award-winning curriculum is designed to help young children (ages 2-8) build a strong foundation for future academic success.
ABCmouse.com is 100% educational, with 5,000+ learning activities across all major subject areas -- reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music.
Best of all, kids love it! Come in and see your yourself!
Learning Express Online
Founded in 1995, LearningExpress is an acclaimed provider of online platforms for academic skill-building, standardized test preparation, and career-oriented digital content.
LearningExpress Library helps libraries improve the lives of their patrons through a highly-acclaimed eLearning solution that provides support to students and professionals for academic skill-building, standardized test prep, career certification test prep and more.
Cloud Library Online
Cloud Library is the home of the Society Library's circulating e-book and audio collection, and enables members to browse, borrow, and read a collection of e-books and audio books, selected by a committee of the state library.
Books can be read on personal devices, such as iPads, iPhones, Android devices, Nook, Kindle Fire, PC, and Mac OS.