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Arts & Music

Encyclopedia of Body Adornment

Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th ed.

Fashion - Costume - and Culture: Clothing - Headwear - Body Decorations - and Footwear through the Ages

Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever 2013

Biography

Biography in Context

Dictionary of American Family Names

Genealogy Resources for Kanawha County

Books & Literature

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Celtic Mythology A to Z 2nd ed.

Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online

Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music and Art

KCPL Online Book Club

Literature Resource Center

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus K-8

Poetry Resource Guide

Shakespeare for Students 2nd ed.

The Novel 100, Rev. ed. : A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time

The Oxford Companion to World Mythology

The Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations

The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English

UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology

Business & Consumers

America's Top Rated Smaller Cities

America's Top-Rated Cities 2010

Business Plans Handbook

Business Resource Center

Encyclopedia of Small Business - 3rd ed.

From Green Industries to Green Jobs

Frugal Living in the New Economy

Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook

How to Prepare a Business Plan

How to Write Reports and Proposals–Creating Success Series

International Directory of Company Histories

ProQuest Entrepreneurship

Reference USA

Successful Time Management–Creating Success series

Taking Minutes of Meetings–Creating Success series

The Ultimate Interview, Volume 2

The West Virginia Capital Access Program (WVCAP)

Value Line (access limited to 6 simultaneous users)

Web Resources for Consumers

Careers & College

Career Cruising

Career Information Center - 9th ed.

Charleston Employment Opportunities

College Blue Book - 38th ed.

College Foundation of West Virginia

Employment (e-Library)

Federal Student Aid (from FAFSA)

Find a Job

Job & Career Accelerator

Learning Express Library

Live Homework Help from Tutor.com

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Scholarships - Fellowships and Loans - 30th ed.

Countries & Travel

A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East

Florence & Tuscany

Germany

Global Road Warrior

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays

Mango Languages

Middle East Conflict

Spain

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

The Rough Guide to California

The Rough Guide to Canada

The Rough Guide to Central America on a Budget

The Rough Guide to China

The Rough Guide to England

The Rough Guide to France

The Rough Guide to Hawaii

The Rough Guide to Ireland

The Rough Guide to Italy

The Rough Guide to Japan

The Rough Guide to Las Vegas

The Rough Guide to Mexico

The Rough Guide to New York City

The Rough Guide to Scotland

The Rough Guide to Turkey

Walt Disney World® Resort & Orlando

Washington, D.C.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations 13th ed.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States 7th ed.

Education

Career Information Center - 9th ed.

College Blue Book - 38th ed.

Edline

Job & Career Accelerator

Kanawha County Schools

Learning Express Library

Live Homework Help from Tutor.com

Parent and Teachers' Resource Guide

Paying for College: A Guide to Financial Aid Resources

Scholarships - Fellowships and Loans - 30th ed.

Foreign Languages

Mango Languages

small kcpl logo Global Road Warrior may also be used as a language resource because it lists "essential terms" used for travel in each country.

GED & Adult Basic Education

Learning Express Library

Live Homework Help from Tutor.com

New Reader

Genealogy

Dictionary of American Family Names

Family Search

Genealogy Resources for Kanawha County

West Virginia State Archives

Grants & Nonprofits

Foundation Center

Foundation Directory Online Professional ((in-house use at the Main Library in Charleston))

Foundation Grants for Individuals ((in-house use at the Main Library in Charleston))

Fundraising

Grant Space

Nonprofits

Health & Medicine

Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Sourcebook 2nd ed.

Consumer Health Complete

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior - 3rd ed.

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine - 4th ed.

Health Resources Guide

MedlinePlus

Salem Health

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sourcebook , 4th edition

The Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health : Infancy through Adolescence 2nd ed.

The Gale Encyclopedia of Fitness

The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health

The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests 2nd ed.

History–American

American Civil War Reference Library

American Decades 1900-1999

American Decades 2000-2009

American Eras

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History - 2nd ed.

Memorial Day

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes

UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History

Witchcraft in America

Worker's Unite: The American Labor Movement

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States 7th ed.

History–World

A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East

Ancient Civilizations Reference Library

Ancient Greece and Rome: an Encyclopedia for Students

Elizabethan World Reference Library

Fashion - Costume - and Culture: Clothing - Headwear - Body Decorations - and Footwear through the Ages

Learning About the Holocaust: A Student's Guide

Middle Ages Reference Library

Middle East Conflict

Pirates Through the Ages Reference Library

Salem History

The Oxford Companion to World Exploration

World Eras - Volume 10: West African Kingdoms - 500-1590

World Eras - Volume 1: European Renaissance and Reformation - 1350-1600

World Eras - Volume 2: Rise and Spread of Islam - 622-1500

World Eras - Volume 3: Roman Republic and Empire - 264 B.C.E.- 476 C.E.

World Eras - Volume 4: Medieval Europe - 814-1350

World Eras - Volume 5: Ancient Egypt - 2615 - 332 B.C.E.

World Eras - Volume 6: Classical Greek Civilization - 800-323 B.C.E

World Eras - Volume 7: Imperial China - 617-1644

World Eras - Volume 8: Ancient Mesopotamia - 3300-331 B.C.E.

World Eras - Volume 9: Industrial Revolution in Europe - 1750-1914

World War II Reference Library

Homework

Learning Express Library

Live Homework Help from Tutor.com

Kids

Grolier Online

Kids Search

Kids' Library

Live Homework Help from Tutor.com

Searchasaurus

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

TumbleBook Library

Law & Government

Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government

Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law - 2nd ed.

Guide to Government Resources

Robert C. Byrd

Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America

West Virginia Family Law Court Forms

West Virginia Medical Power of Attorney and Directive

West Virginia State Code

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Multicultural Studies

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History - 2nd ed.

Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music and Art

UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes

News & Current Events

EBSCOhost

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Resources

Opposing Viewpoints In Context

Points of View

Religion

Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music and Art

Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Buddism, Volume 3

Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Christianity, Volume 4

Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Confucianism and Taoism, Volume 2

Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Hinduism, Volume 6

Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Islam, Volume 5

Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Judaism, Volume 1

The Oxford Companion to the Bible

Science

Access Science

Alternative Energy

Chemical Elements 2nd edition

DK Eyewitness Books: Hurricane & Tornado

DK Eyewitness Books: Volcano & Earthquake

Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History

E.Explore: Dinosaur

Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather

Gadgets and Necessities: An Encyclopedia of Household Innovations

Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource

Mathematics

Salem Science

Space Sciences

The Basics of Biology

The Basics of Chemistry

The Basics of Physics

Worldmark Encyclopedia of U.S. and Canadian Environmental Issues

Teen

Learning Express Library

Live Homework Help from Tutor.com

Opposing Viewpoints In Context

Student Research Center

Teen Zone

Travel

America's Top Rated Smaller Cities

America's Top-Rated Cities 2010

Global Road Warrior

Mango Languages

United States Department of State – Travel (passports/visas/etc.)

The Unexplained

Encyclopedia of the Vampire: The Living Dead in Myth, Legend, and Popular Culture

Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained

Ghosts and Poltergeists

Witchcraft in America

West Virginia

Community Information

Genealogy Resources for Kanawha County

West Virginia Encyclopedia

West Virginia History Online: photographs from the West Virginia and Regional History Collection

West Virginia Resources

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