Online Resources By Category
Automotive & Driving
Chilton Manuals Online allows users to tackle vehicle maintenance and repairs,
view vacuum diagrams and wiring diagrams.
GALE Mobile app available.
Driving-Tests.org is a website for driver safety by making free permit practice
tests written by experts available to anyone who wants to study, along with
online copies of official state or province study guides.
Business & Résumé Help
America’s News – Business Topics.
Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Track business and industry trends, learn what competitors are up to, find out how to write an effective business plan and more with up-to-date news coverage on the latest developments in the business world.
EBSCO Business Searching Interface provides an easy way to both browse and
search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and
market research in the EBSCO databases.
EBSCO Mobile app available.
Cyprus Résumé is a service that will make it easy to create impressive
professional-looking résumés in minutes.
From population and Census data to housing expenditures, users of
DemographicsNow will have access to demographic information including income,
housing, race, age, education, retail spending, consumer expenditures,
businesses and more.
The Gale Virtual Reference Library contains a large collection of e-books on
a number of non-fiction topics. GALE mobile app
available.
Louisiana Jobs & Career Center pulls together resources for those seeking new
careers, changing jobs, needing a little extra help preparing for the job
market, online one-on-one tutoring and access to free workforce development
classes.
With valuable information and advice for entrepreneurs, experienced business owners,
and nonprofit organizations, Gale Small Business Builder is intended to help make
business make sense.
The Small business Reference Center provides up to date information from EBSCO
on relevant topics from starting a company, operations management and sales to
growing or rescuing a business. The database contains nearly 400 full-text
periodicals and over 450 full-text reference books.
EBSCO mobile app
available.
Online continuing education courses including many valuable business topics.
Ebooks & Audiobooks
Hundreds of full color and black and white non-fiction downloadable e-books for
preschool through high school come to you from Britannica.
Mobile app
available.
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The Gale Virtual Reference Library contains a large collection of e-books on
a number of non-fiction topics. GALE mobile app
available.
The Beauregard Parish Library is now a mirror site for the Internet's oldest
producer of FREE electronic books. When you select a book, please choose the
Library as your mirror site so your use will count.
Gateway to multiple resources providing eBooks and Audiobooks to Louisiana
Public Library users of all ages.
Overdrive: Borrow e-books, audiobooks, and more from your library's digital
collection. Use your library card to get started with Overdrive.
Mobile app
available.
Interactive storybooks, chapter books, nonfiction, language learning, puzzles,
and games for kindergarten through sixth grades.
Mobile app available.
An online collection of ebooks and read-along chapter books, graphic novels,
educational videos, and audio books.
Mobile app available.
A special edition of TumbleBookCloud designed specifically for elementary and
middle school students.
Mobile app available.
Encyclopedias & Reference
America’s News – General Research and Reference Topics.
Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports, business, health and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Available in the library and from home with your library card on an easy to use, mobile-responsive interface. Includes citation tool, emailing and sharing capability and topical searching of over 2,500 primary sources nationwide!
EBSCO's comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full text biographies,
including the complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine,
as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other
databases.
Mobile app available.
EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular
databases from leading information providers.
EBSCO Mobile app
available.
Reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books in the
EBSCO databases. Browse categories organized by popular topic, with overviews
that provide a starting point for your research; or use the simple search that
quickly delivers relevant results, including primary source documents, news
articles, and Associated Press videos.
EBSCO Mobile app available.
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of
subject areas.
BPL Funded |
State Funded |
The Gale Virtual Reference Library contains a large collection of e-books on
a number of non-fiction topics. The left link is to the collection selected and
funded by the Beauregard Parish Library, the right link is to the
collection selected and funded by the State Library.
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books,
encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150
leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than
77,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos
and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
EBSCO mobile app
available.
An online library of over 144,000 digital materials about Louisiana's history,
culture, places, and people.
EBSCO's Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that
provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This
database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference
books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth &
space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science,
life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists,
technology and wildlife.
EBSCO mobile app available.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia. Available in French and Spanish.
Finance & Investing
The uncontested authority in reliable, unbiased information, Value Line puts
you in the driver’s seat with accurate and insightful investment research on
companies, industries, markets and economies.
Financial Ratings Series - Important Financial Literacy Tools from Weiss
Ratings & Grey House Publishing. Independent, Unbiased Financial Strength
Ratings of Banks, Credit Unions & Insurance Companies. Conservative
Buy-Hold-Sell Ratings of Thousands of Stocks, Mutual Funds & Exchange Traded
Funds. Create your own Personal Account to create a Watchlist, get
Upgrade/Downgrade Notifications and Log In from Anywhere. Medicare Supplement
Insurance - Which Plan to Choose, How Much it will Cost, Compare Rates & Plan
Benefits.
Offsite use: Put BPL in front of card number with no space. eg:
BPLB000000 or BPL29962.....
Online continuing education courses including many valuable business topics.
Foreign Languages
Language learning for everyone. Includes ESL courses and foreign films to help
prepare you to use the language for real.
Mobile app available.
Learn one of 80 languages, practice English as a Second Language or study for
the citizenship test.
Mobile app available.
Genealogy
Digitized from the popular UMI Genealogy and Local History collection on
microfiche, this online database is an essential collection of unique material
for both genealogical hobbyists and professionals.
Health & Wellness
America’s News – Health Topics.
Search current and archived coverage of health information with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Up-to-date news coverage on the latest developments in the health, wellness and medical world.
Convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information from
EBSCO. Search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books,
and magazine articles.
EBSCO Mobile app available.
The Gale Virtual Reference Library contains a large collection of e-books on
a number of non-fiction topics. This link is for the collection funded and
selected by the
Beauregard Parish Library.
Salud en Español provee reportes completos basados en evidencias y fichas de
datos relacionados a todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar. Reportes
específicos por tema que cubren todos los aspectos de la salud, dan información
general importante en relación a enfermedades, afecciones y procedimientos de
diversos tratamientos.
EBSCO Aplicación móvil disponible.
Online continuing education courses including many valuable business topics.
Legal
Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General
forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
GALE mobile app
available.
Provides online full text from EBSCO for many of the top consumer legal
reference books and contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands
of legal forms.
EBSCO mobile app available.
Life Skills & Hobbies
America’s News – Hobbies and Leisure Topics.
Search current and archived coverage of your favorite hobbies/destinations and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Read up-to-date reviews of books, movies, restaurants and even travel destinations. Track trends and learn the latest about your favorite hobby/destination using articles from across the country!
174 Country Cookbooks in one Online Resource! Explore food culture and
traditional recipes from around the world. It’s a movable feast in a digital
cookbook.
Exclusive articles from the EBSCO databases covering over 140 topics, as well
as many other periodicals, books and videos that focus on categories commonly
referred to as hobbies and crafts; available in high-quality PDF format.
EBSCO mobile app available.
Learning Express is a web-based learning solution that provides patrons, from
elementary students to adult learners, with instant access to the most
comprehensive collection of test preparation tools, skill-building materials,
and career resources available.
Online continuing education courses including many valuable business topics.
Online version of the renowned encyclopedia. Available in French and Spanish.
A direct dive into the Life Skills section of the website.
Magazines & Newspapers
The Lake Charles American Press -
Only available in the library - leave
login blank.
NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources,
including newspapers and magazines, covering a wide array of topics and
issues. Of particular interest might be archives for the Beauregard Daily
News going back to 1999, as well as numerous other Louisiana newspapers.
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 45 national (U.S.) &
international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for
389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news
transcripts are also provided.
Zinio offers full color, interactive digital magazines with no holds, no
checkout periods, and no limit to the number of magazines you can download.
Mobile app available.
Thousands of educational and interesting videos provided free of charge by
Films On Demand.
Thousands of educational and interesting videos provided free of charge by
Films On Demand.
Downloadable Music & Videos free to keep. 5 weekly downloads (videos count for
two), and 3 hours daily of streaming. Downloads are yours to keep.
Mobile
app available.
Poetry
The Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry contains 250,000 poems in full text and
450,000 citations, numbers that will continually expand with each update. The
poems in full text are the most widely-read in the English language, as well as
in Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
Reader Advisory
BookBrowse is an online magazine for booklovers - including reviews, previews,
"behind the book" backstories, author interviews, reading guides, and much more.
Full-text searchable reviews of book, music, and DVD/video titles.
EBSCO
Mobile app available.
Information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as
well as original content from EBSCO Information Services.
EBSCO mobile app
available.
The NextReads Newsletters, offered by Library Aware, provides a currated list
of new books worth examining in various genres. Titles are linked to our Online
Card Catalog, so you can easily see if we have a copy, and if so request it
should you like the looks of it. Newsletters come weekly, bimonthly, or
monthly, depending on the specific list.
Self-Paced Courses
Language learning for everyone. Includes ESL courses and foreign films to help
prepare you to use the language for real.
Mobile app available.
Learn one of 80 languages, practice English as a Second Language or study for
the citizenship test.
Mobile app available.
Online continuing education courses including many valuable business topics.
From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, GCFLearnFree.org
offers 125 tutorials, including more than 1,100 lessons, videos, and
interactives, completely free.
Mobile apps available.
Travel
America’s News – Travel Topics.
Search current and archived coverage of your favorite hobbies/destinations and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Read up-to-date reviews of books, movies, restaurants and even travel destinations. Track trends and learn the latest about your favorite hobby/destination using articles from across the country!
The United States is one of the most geographically, culturally, and ethnically
diverse countries in the world. It is also a young country with a rich history.
AtoZ the USA™ brings this diversity and history to life in a beautifully-
illustrated resource. AtoZ the USA™ contains more than 115 country-based
articles and 115 state articles for each of the 50 US states, five US
territories, and the District of Columbia. Library patrons and students will
find unmatched coverage of the country’s people, history, economy, geography,
symbols, culture, and society. From Alabama to Wyoming explore the great
American experiment with AtoZ the USA™.
174 Country Cookbooks in one Online Resource! Explore food culture and
traditional recipes from around the world. It’s a movable feast in a digital
cookbook.
Global Road Warrior has extensive profiles for over 170 countries. The
information is perfect for countries of the world reports, but it includes
details that are not often found in other places. For example, with Global
Road Warrior, a user can find a basic introduction to a country's language,
profiles of typical food with recipes, business and social culture
pieces, and more.
Online continuing education courses including many valuable business topics.