Research Databases

ABCmouse.com: With more than 4,000 interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities, ABCmouse.com’s award-winning online curriculum is the most comprehensive online educational resource for young learners (ages 2–7+). From Age of Learning, Inc. Free for use in our library.

A leading multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources.

World-class instruction through self-paced video lessons taught by highly accomplished and Grammy Award–winning music and art professionals. ArtistWorks for Libraries offers instrumental and voice classes, from basic courses to intermediate instruction to advanced lessons.  Patrons will need to log in with your Perry County District Library card on this database.  Once you're logged in, navigate to "Extras" and access this database from there.  You will need to sign-in using an email and password as well.

Database regarding information for the USA and all 50 States. 

This online literacy resource pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction e-books.

Contains over 40 selected essays to help explore current events. Content of the essays address Civil Disobedience, Social Justice, Nationalism & Populism, Violent Demonstrations and Race Relations.

Explore tips and strategies for creating good study habits. Content includes study skills, taking good notes, critical thinking skills, time management, and creativity. 

Find poems, songs, stories, book suggestions, and fun daily activities that will help your child develop their reading skills!

Explore a variety of content and subjects relating to each of the following decades in America: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s. 

All EbscoHost databases, which include many thousands of full-text magazine and journal titles organized into a variety of sub-collections. 

An authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources including journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations, and policy papers. 

Student research tool for grades K through 5.

Find articles, essays and primary source documents on a variety of popular topics with easy-to-browse categories.

Student research tool for grades 6 through 12.

Through fun and engaging activities, Fiero Code helps students learn the coding skills necessary to build websites, video games, apps and more. Coding languages include:  Scratch, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, and SQL

Indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas.

Explore over 100 inventors and their inventions. Each inventor profile contains a biography, detail of their life's work, their impact on the world, an invention spotlight, and resources for further reading and research. 

Access homework help, writing labs, personalized eLearning tools, adult educational resources, and much more!  

Resume help, job hunting advice, skills development, and much more!

Helps students and adult learners improve the skills required for academic and career success. There are practice sets and tutorials to develop skills in math, reading, writing, and basic sciences.

Private student loan information

Refinancing and consolidating student loan information. 

Information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Includes plot summaries, critical essays, biographies, and more. 

A full-text database of popular magazines, reference books and primary sources covering many subjects, including history, science and health. It also includes and over a million photos, maps and flags.

Full-text articles from more than 2000 magazines, journals, and books covering general reference, business, health, education, general science. 

Is an authoritative bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals, nurses, clinicians and researchers.

ACT® and SAT® test prep solutions that are proven to raise scores with tutoring, classes, and practice tests. Patrons will need to log into Libby with your Perry County District Library card to use this resource.  Once you're logged in, navigate to "Extras" and access this resource from there. You will then need to sign-in using an email and password as well.

Lexiles help teachers meet the needs of students with varying reading abilities and interests and allow students to read along at their own pace.

This resource from the Ohio Department of Education and Jobs and Family Services lets you custom search for child care and educational programs.  Find something that works for your child, and for your schedule

Includes the content from American Doctoral Dissertations as well as records for more than 800,000 electronic theses and dissertations from around the world.

Examine over 400 controversial topics from at least two sides (point and counterpoint). 

Designed for the student researcher. Contains full text of hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books, and a vast collection of images. 

Allows students access to scientific topics, acquire scientific knowledge, and build an abiding interest in science, technology, and engineering.
 

Covers a broad range of subjects relevant to sociology and its related disciplines including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, social and cultural structure and more.

Full ebook version of Teens Growing Up: Skills & Strategies. Contains information on education (internships, paying for college, studying abroad, study skills, etc.); families (biracial heritage, substance abuse, military families, teen pregnancy, etc.); health (acne, Celiac Disease, hearing loss, nutrition, vaccines, etc.); life skills (conflict resolution, leadership, money, networking, public speaking, etc.); [ersonal wellness (mental health, gambling, meditation, phobias, religion, etc.); society, sex, and relationships (bullying, sexism, breakups, etc.). A physical copy of this book can be checked out at the library.

Learn about the history of the Electoral College, along with how the Electoral College operates and the ongoing debate regarding its usage in modern day politics. 

Contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO’s unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.

Contains selected essays to explore various treaties relevant to today, including nuclear forces, trade agreements, and NATO. 

Help students hone literacy skills, build knowledge of subject-area content, and cultivate 21st Century skills through the inquiry process.

Explore unbiased information regarding the people, culture, and conflicts for both Ukraine and Russia. Includes historical event content related to Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, as well as information on various treaties and alliances.

An online encyclopedia that includes eBooks, videos, activities, primary sources, read-aloud, and translation features.

Contains three learning environments for young learners in early elementary grades. 

French-language encyclopedia for French speakers and French language learners. Includes maps, images, and activities.

A comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL or ELL program participants

Designed for grades 1 through 4 featuring thousands of articles, images & illustrations, teacher resources, and more. 

The classic homework tool is for searching on a variety of topics, including articles, audio clips, video clips, images, and timelines. Includes links for the Spanish and French versions of World Book. 

Search World Book Encyclopedia articles, a Biography Center, dictionary, atlas and much more. 

View timelines that cover a wide variety of topics and subjects, or create your own.

Explore tips and strategies for writing a successful research paper. Content includes writing a paper, choosing a topic, judging fact vs. opinion, writing a thesis statement, writing a topic sentence, from notes to outline, organizing your ideas visually, citing sources, writing a conclusion, and creating a bibliography.