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MUST USE COUNTY ACCESS IF OUTSIDE OF LIBRARY

Find global information on business, education, the environment, health, jobs and careers, people, politics and government, social issues, sports, STEM and more including newspapers, videos and web-only content featuring Cumberland Times-News, Herald-Mail, The Sun, USA Today, international sources and more.

See also: Magazines and Newspapers |
Available to: All Counties
(available inside library only)

The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1940; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps, American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War Collection.

See also: Genealogy |
Available to: All Counties

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Beanstack is a free service provided by your local library to help families discover books and apps based on your child's age and interests. Our goal is help prepare your child for school and ensure that he or she is reading at or above grade level by third grade. All books recommended are available for free at your library.

• Access for Washington County Free Library - http://washcolibrary.beanstack.org

See also: Education |  For Students |  Literature |
Available to: Washington County

Select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history.

See also: Multicultural Studies |
Available to: All Counties
You must use the local library site from this page to access remotely

Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.

See also: For Students |  Literature |
Available to: All Counties

Booklist Online contains over 120,000 reviews and thousands of features dating back to 1992.

See also: Literature |
Available to: Washington County

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Available ONLY at the Fletcher branch

The Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants.

See also: General Reference |
Available to: Washington County

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Gale OneFile Virtual Collections provides access to various magazines, academic journals and newspapers using a cross-reference search. 

Collections include:

See also: General Reference |
Available to: All Counties

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Please use access from your home county database page

HeritageQuest Online is designed specifically for patrons in public libraries who are either just beginning their family research or who after years of work are still uncovering their past.

Access to this website must be done through the individual library website. Access for this URL will only work for Washington County Free Library users.

See also: Genealogy |  History |
Available to: All Counties

This newspaper index for the Civil War years, 1860 – 1865 is part of The Historic Newspaper Indexing Project which is a subject and personal name index to local and regional news, legal notices, obituaries, marriages, and advertisements published in Hagerstown, Maryland newspapers from 1790 - 1844 and 1860 - 1865. The regions covered in the index are Frederick, Washington, Allegany and Garrett Counties in Maryland; Cumberland, Adams, Fulton and Franklin Counties in Pennsylvania; and Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties in West Virginia.

See also: Community Information |  Genealogy |  History |  Magazines and Newspapers |
Available to: All Counties

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Access to more than 30,000 Films, for FREE! The popular on demand film streaming service Kanopy is now available for FREE at Ruth Enlow Library. Library card holders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films on instantly. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV or Chromecast.

Offering what the New York Times calls “a garden of cinematic delights,” Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award winning documentaries, rare and hard to find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Umbrella Entertainment, Madman Entertainment, Under the Milky Way, SND Films and thousands of independent filmmakers. Kanopy is free for users with a library card from one of our Western Maryland Libraries:

10 play credits per month.

See also: Arts and Humanities |
Available to: All Counties

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

See also: Legal Resources |
Available to: All Counties

Browse hundreds of downloadable ebooks, audiobooks and magazines! Check out and download best-selling titles to your PC, then transfer to a supported device or burn many titles to CD to enjoy anytime, anywhere.

See also: Literature |
Available to: All Counties

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The purpose of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Project is two-fold. First, the MDCH Project is a collaborative effort to digitize Maryland-related historical documents, images, audio, and video for Maryland's public libraries and cultural heritage institutions. Second, the MDCH Project website provides centralized, one-stop access to these culturally significant items that will benefit the patrons and staff of the libraries and cultural heritage institutions, as well as future generations, by promoting research, education, and tourism.

See also: History |
Available to: All Counties

Mango Languages creates engaging language-learning experiences for individuals, libraries, schools, corporations, and government agencies across the continent and around the globe.

Casual, cultural, and conversational learning

Speak like a local in 70+ languages with practical, conversation-based language lessons for web, iOS, and Android. Learn Spanish, French, German, and more — download the free Mango app to get started.

Access should be done through your local library.  The link provided for this resource will only work inside Washington County Free Library.

See also: Languages |
Available to: All Counties

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Browse hundreds of downloadable audiobooks! Check out and download best-selling titles to your PC, then transfer to a supported device or burn many titles to CD to enjoy anytime, anywhere.

See also: Literature |
Available to: All Counties

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Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.

See also: Academic/Career/ Vocational Test Preparation |
Available to: All Counties

The Western Maryland Regional Library has sponsored subscription access to WashingtonPost.com for all patrons and staff of Western Maryland libraries. To enjoy unlimited access, simply visit the site while connected to the library’s internet network. Access includes current news coverage from The Post’s expert reporting and analysis from Washington and around the world.

While The Washington Post, published since December 6, 1877, has long been considered the newspaper of record when it comes to politics and global affairs, The Post also contains smart and thoughtful reporting on topics ranging from the environment to food and cooking. Readers will not only benefit from reading The Post’s coverage, but also enjoy The Post’s interactives and videos.

In 2018, The Post formally launched its Enterprise Solutions division, along with The Washington Post’s Public Library program.

Access instructions:

  • Onsite access: authenticates using the library’s IP ranges
    • Using either the library’s computers or the public Wi-Fi on personal devices
    • Find the link for onsite access to WashingtonPost.com on the library’s page for digital resources
    • Click on the onsite link to reach WashingtonPost.com
    • Readers will be directed to the site  There should be no paywall and no registration prompt with onsite access
  • Offsite access: authenticates by log-in credentials, specifically an email address and password
    • Navigate to your library’s homepage; then go to the library’s page for digital resources
    • Locate the offsite (remote) access link for WashingtonPost.com 
    • Select the offsite (remote) access link
    • Readers are taken to your library landing page at WashingtonPost.com landing page with the following message  “Try The Washington Post free for the next 7 days. Enter your email to get started:”
    • Users should then register or log-in with two steps by entering an email address and password
    • Unrestricted offsite access is available to readers for 7 days, beginning at the point of entering the site after registering or logging in.  On the eighth day,  users should return to the library’s digital resource webpage and select the offsite access link for WashingtonPost.com;  this triggers a new 7-day access period for the individual. 

 

See also: Magazines and Newspapers |
Available to: All Counties

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Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 provides access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps for more than 12,000 American towns and cities. Sanborn fire insurance maps are the most frequently consulted maps in libraries, and are valuable historical tools. In electronic form, Sanborn maps allow users to easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections, and layer maps from different years.The Western Maryland Sanborn Maps subscription ended on June 30, 2021. While not all of the maps are included, some maps are provided through the Library of Congress website.
Resource guide: Fire Insurance Map Research Guide

See also: Geography and Maps |  History |
Available to: All Counties

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Learn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and more. Includes 10,000+ on-demand video courses in multiple languages.
Visit this video tutorial to find out how you can use Udemy. 

See also: Academic/Career/ Vocational Test Preparation |
Available to: All Counties

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Investment information and analysis to meet the changing needs of investors.

See also: Business and Investing |
Available to: All Counties

Free,  live,  online  academic  and  job  assistance  for  veterans  transitioning  to  civilian  life.

Resources include:

  • Resume Review
  • Job interview coaching
  • Standardized test practice
  • Live academic tutoring

To access VetNow remotely, you must use your local library website.

See also: Academic/Career/ Vocational Test Preparation |  General Reference |
Available to: All Counties

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Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties in Western Maryland have a rich and diverse history. View images from the collections of the libraries, historical societies, and individuals in the three counties. There are photographs, newspaper articles, and indexes, rare books and more.

See also: Community Information |  Genealogy |  History |
Available to: All Counties