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The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international
The very best books entertain, engage and enlighten. They wrap us in their world, giving us a window into the lives of others or a mirror to reflect on ourselves. These are the books you’ll find on BookBrowse.
Discover encyclopedia articles, full-text journal and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia, and other unique resources and tools that make research easier and more productive.
Encyclopedia Britannica for elementary school students. Lets students look for people, places and things, watch and learn with videos and animations, and have fun with games and activities.
Encyclopedia Britannica for high school students. Helps students get quick facts and in-depth information on a wide variety of subjects.
Encyclopedia Britannica for middle school students. Helps students find fast answers and get homework help, explore videos and articles on famous people and places as well as discover maps, photos, and illustrations for school projects.
Geared towards elementary school students, the leading resource for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Geared towards high school students, the leading resource for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
User-friendly resource, combining authoritative information and statistical data with analytical tools to explore real world application.
Castle Garden Immigration Center is an educational project of The Battery Conservancy. This free site offers access to an extraordinary database of information on 11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892.
Access to all the ratings, reviews and articles of the magazine, plus frequent updates and a convenient Shop Online feature. Limited to Scarsdale Cardholders.
CQ Researcher provides in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. The reports are written by journalists, footnoted and fact-checked. Limited to Scarsdale Cardholders.
A service that covers free, full-text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
In partnership with Driving-Tests.org, the Westchester Library System is proud to offer free New York State Driver Permit practice tests and driver handbooks. Automobile, motorcycle and commercial handbooks and practice tests are available.
Provides periodical and journal articles on multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty—such as technology, bilingual education, health education, testing, administration and more.
First Find brings together resources that can help adults and families move toward their learning goals – from becoming a better reader to obtaining a high school diploma, from supporting children in their learning to applying for college.
Designed especially for students in kindergarten through grade five. Complete with an engaging, developmentally appropriate graphic interface, premier reference content and the best magazines for elementary students.
Created specifically for middle school students, Research In Context combines the best of Gale’s reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more.
A general-interest database of periodical articles, with full-text articles from more than 8,000 periodicals.
Search and explore information from historical archives dating back over 200 years.
Provides access to a wide range of full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines both from and about Latin America.
Provides interactive lessons on how to use different types of software to build technology, creative, and business skills, including career development and job search skills. Note: When using the mobile app, the Library ID is: westchesterlibraries.
Digitized photographs from our local history collection on stored on flickr.
A collection of images from two sources: digitized from slides collected by the local photographer Harold Haliday Costain; photographs by local photographer Elizabeth Arey. Check back often as more images are being added.
Being a home caregiver for a friend or a family member with dementia or Alzheimer’s is challenging. With the use of a personal music player and over the ear headphones, you can incorporate music into daily care.
Indexes New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.
Issues of the New York Times from 1985 to the Present. Available through General OneFile.
An extensive database of fiction and nonfiction for adults, teens and children, offering subject access and full text reviews, Author Read-alikes, awards, theme-oriented book lists, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks and Feature Articles.
A comprehensive reading resource for fiction and nonfiction for kids and teens! Includes award winners, recommended reads, book lists, newsletters and much more!
Full-text articles from regional New York State newspapers. Available through NOVEL, a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library.
Discover periodicals and reference book content designed for both nursing and allied health students as well as consumer health researchers.
Full-text newspaper database has several NY newspapers, including the NY Times from 1985-Present, as well as over fifty national and international newspapers.
Salem Press/Grey House Online provides immediate access to reference content regarding health, history and literature.
Dedicated to discovering, preserving and disseminating the rich history of Scarsdale and our neighboring communities.
The Scarsdale Library and the Scarsdale Historical Society have joined forces to digitize the Library’s collection of the Scarsdale Inquirer. Digitization began with issues from 1901 and will eventually go through 1936.
All Scarsdale residents, 60 years of age and older, are welcome to become a member of the Scarsdale Seniors. Programs will be senior group generated and self-sustained by the participants.
With initial funding from the Pfizer Foundation and the National Academy of Sciences, VCU has assembled 50 of the best videos from the public television series, “Secrets of the Sequence” to assist teachers in the application of genetic research acros
Más de 1400 videos educativos con información básica de salud sobre enfermedades o afecciones, exámenes y procedimientos médicos.
The Center for Aging in Place works with communities in Westchester County to support Aging in Place groups and create a new lifestyle for residents who desire to remain independent at home and engaged in community life as they grow older.
The Merck Manuals are one of the world’s most widely used medical information resources. Find information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written in everyday language.
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
Tutor.com provides live homework help from expert tutors, overnight assignment reviews, and practice tests.
Brings together the best fashion industry professionals to create lessons that inspire and educate students, teachers, home sewers and the fashion curious.
The Value Line Research Center provides online access to Value Line’s leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options, and convertible securities, as well as special situation stocks. Limited to Scarsdale Cardholders.
View presentations, access one-on-one support, and find local services available to those experiencing vision loss. Learn how you can benefit from services like the free New York State Talking Book and Braille program.
The Center for Aging in Place offers this informal senior services/referral directory and online resources for Westchester County amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with thanks for the help of DOROT Westchester, RSVP of Westchester, Volunteer New York!
More than 1400 educational videos with basic health information about illnesses or conditions, medical tests and procedures.