Research & Learn

Featured Resources

LinkedIn Learning
Mango Languages
The New York Times Cooking
The New York Times Games
The New York TimesMachine
The Wall Street Journal

Resources by Category

Automotive

Car repair information (procedures, wiring diagrams, etc.) for cars 1974 and newer.

Trusted source for information and advice on consumer products, personal finance, health and more.

Oregon car, motorcycle, and commercial driver license practice tests. Provided in partnership with driving-tests.org.

Business & Finance

Global companies and industries.

Video instruction for business, creative, and technology skills in 7 languages. Includes transcripts and practice tools. Learn more.

First create an account. Legal guidebooks for individuals and businesses. Limited selection of Oregon legal forms.

A guide to legal information and free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Oregon.

Searchable phone books. Page images make this resource easy to browse.

(formerly Reference USA) Contains business and residential phone directories as well as background information on companies.

Investment information. Ratings and reports for stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.

Careers, Education, & Language Learning

Oregon car, motorcycle, and commercial driver license practice tests. Provided in partnership with driving-tests.org.

Video instruction for business, creative, and technology skills in 7 languages. Includes transcripts and practice tools. Learn more.

Learn over 70 languages and dialects with self-paced courses. An Android app and iOS app are also available. First-time users must click Use Mango As A Guest or Sign Up.

Printable resources to support at-home learning.

History & Genealogy

Genealogical and historical resources including census records. Only available in the library building.

Overview of U.S. history including current historical events.

Benton County papers on Newspapers.com (accessible from inside the library; no remote access). Benton County newspapers digitized from our microfilm.

Homework Help

Articles by topic. To search across many topics use Gale Power Search. To search only encyclopedias and other reference books, use Gale eBooks.

Encyclopedias and other reference materials. 

Overview of U.S. history including current historical events.

Revistas hispánicas en Español.

Printable resources to support at-home learning.

 A children’s encyclopedia with video and interactive content.

Legal

Includes caselaw, statutes and session law, court rules, regulations, and attorney general opinions.

First create an account. Legal guidebooks for individuals and businesses. Limited selection of Oregon legal forms.

A guide to legal information and free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Oregon.

Lifelong Learning

Car repair information (procedures, wiring diagrams, etc.) for cars 1974 and newer.

Articles by topic. To search across many topics use Gale Power Search. To search only encyclopedias and other reference books, use Gale eBooks.

Overview of U.S. history including current historical events.

Video instruction for business, creative, and technology skills in 7 languages. Includes transcripts and practice tools. Learn more.

Learn over 70 languages and dialects with self-paced courses. An Android app and iOS app are also available. First-time users must click Use Mango As A Guest or Sign Up.

Newspapers & Magazines

Articles by topic. To search across many topics use Gale Power Search. To search only encyclopedias and other reference books, use Gale eBooks.

Benton County newspaper

Benton County papers on Newspapers.com (accessible from inside the library; no remote access). Benton County newspapers digitized from our microfilm.

Step-by-step instructions by device are on our downloadables page.

Access recipes and food articles in the New York Times Cooking website or Cooking app. Enter your library card number for a 24-hour access token.

Play Wordle and other games on the New York Times website or Games app.

Over 150 years of New York Times journalism, as it originally appeared.

Access the Wall Street Journal website in renewable 72-hour blocks.

Reading Recommendations

Find books for K-8th grade. 

Find your next book. 

Recursos en Español/Spanish Language Resources

Video storybooks paired with nonfiction ebooks.

Libros de cuentos en video combinados con libros electrónicos de no ficción.

Revistas hispánicas en Español.

Kanopy Películas en español/Kanopy Spanish Language Films.

Una plataforma de libros digitales, interactivos y animados. En Español.

OverDrive Spanish Language Collection. Una colección de E-libros y E-audiolibros en español.

Reference and Research

Genealogical and historical resources including census records. Only available in the library building.

Trusted source for information and advice on consumer products, personal finance, health and more.

Includes caselaw, statutes and session law, court rules, regulations, and attorney general opinions.

Articles by topic. To search across many topics use Gale Power Search. To search only encyclopedias and other reference books, use Gale eBooks.

Encyclopedias and other reference materials. 

Up-to-date medical reference materials and journal articles.

Overview of U.S. history including current historical events.

Revistas hispánicas en Español.

(formerly Reference USA) Contains business and residential phone directories as well as background information on companies.

Printable resources to support at-home learning.

Investment information. Ratings and reports for stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.

 A children’s encyclopedia with video and interactive content.

Video Streaming

Films and thoughtful entertainment for adults and kids. Learn more.

Kanopy Películas en español/Kanopy Spanish Language Films.

eBooks, Audiobooks & Video

Video storybooks paired with nonfiction ebooks.

Libros de cuentos en video combinados con libros electrónicos de no ficción.

Ebooks and audiobooks. Instructions are on our downloadables page.

Films and thoughtful entertainment for adults and kids. Learn more.

Video instruction for business, creative, and technology skills in 7 languages. Includes transcripts and practice tools. Learn more.

Una plataforma de libros digitales, interactivos y animados. En Español.

Find books for K-8th grade. 

OverDrive provides ebooks and audiobooks for Library2Go, the Oregon Digital Library Consortium. The OverDrive app is called Libby.

OverDrive Spanish Language Collection. Una colección de E-libros y E-audiolibros en español.