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ABCMouse Databases

Read interactive books. Play educational games and solve puzzles. Learn with activities. For children ages 2-8.

During COVID-19 closures contact your child’s school to ask for a free temporary access code to use ABCmouse from home. Schools may apply for access: https://www.ageoflearning.com/schools

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ABI/Inform Trade & Industry Databases Library Card Required.

Get the latest data about companies, trades, and products. Follow business trends. Learn about management styles.

Sources include:

  • books
  • wire feeds
  • audio and video
  • journal articles
  • market research reports
  • industry reports
  • news from the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Economist, and MIT Sloan Management Review

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Access Video Databases Movies and TV Streaming Library Card Required.

Watch thousands of streaming videos and documentaries. From names you know like Ken Burns, Rick Steves' Europe, National Geographic, HBO, and more. Learn by doing with thousands of documentary and how-to streaming videos.

Topics include:

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Access Video: Just for Kids Databases Movies and TV Library Card Required.

Explore streaming educational videos that are kid-safe and ad-free. With the videos kids want to watch, plus songs and games to educate and entertain. Sesame Street, The Berenstain Bears, Franklin, and thousands more.

For technical support:

  • Call 1-800-322-8755.
  • Visit Access Video's support page with live chat help.

Ancestry Library Edition Databases Library Card Required.

Search billions of records to discover your family story. Discover the meaning and history behind your last name. Build your family tree. Connect with the past in the world's largest collection of online records.

Includes:

  • U.S. Federal Census from 1790
  • American Genealogical Biographical Index

For technical support: Email libraryedition@ancestry.com

For product information: Key Differences between Library Edition and Ancestry.com (PDF)

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Art Project

Interactive museum tours, views of masterworks at brushstroke level detail, and tools to share your own collection online.

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BookFlix Video Storybooks Databases eBooks Movies and TV Library Card Required.

Build a love of reading and learning in your pre-K-3 young readers. Watch classic video storybooks paired with related nonfiction eBooks, including some in Spanish. For an overview of the service watch this demonstration video. Click the apple and book icon in the top right corner for the Help tab.

For technical support:

  • System requirements (PDF)
  • Mention that you are a patron of King County Library System.
  • Call 1-800-724-2222 and select option 5.
  • Email scholasticcustomersupport@scholastic.com and RDwyer@Scholastic.com
  • Or visit BookFlix’s support page with live chat help.
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Britannica Library Databases Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Library Card Required.

Find accurate information to help you complete school assignments or explore your interests. Read or listen to articles at a reading level that is right for you. Get articles, images, definitions, and websites from lots of trusted sources.

For technical support:

  • Call 1-800-621-3900, ext. 7160.
  • Email edsupport@eb.com
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ChiltonLibrary.com Databases Library Card Required.

Save money by learning how to fix and maintain your car. Get step-by-step instructions specific to your year, make, and model.

Includes:

  • maintenance tables
  • repair instructions
  • labor estimating tool
  • technical service bulletins
  • vacuum and wiring diagrams
  • Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) practice tests

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Consumer Health Database Databases Library Card Required.

Find accurate health information that you can rely on.

Includes:

  • medical journals
  • popular magazines like Psychology Today, Family Health, Men’s Health, and Working Mother
  • books
  • reports
  • blogs
  • websites

For technical support:

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Consumer Reports Databases Library Card Required.

Compare the latest gadgets. Find reliable cars. Search for appliances by feature. Check with the experts before making your next purchase. Read product reviews, ratings, buying advice, and articles from the latest issues of Consumer Reports.

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Culturegrams Databases Library Card Required.

Learn about what life is like around the world.

Includes:

  • country and state reports
  • articles
  • maps
  • videos
  • statistics and data
  • photographs
  • biographies
  • interviews
  • recipes
  • local experts

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Cyndi’s List

Comprehensive listing of genealogical resources containing links to ethnic group sources, how-to articles, country/geography resources, and more than 200 other categories.

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Daily Life Through History Databases Library Card Required.

Explore the details of daily life around the world from pre-history to today. Learn through articles, maps, charts, and primary documents. Engage your students with lesson plans.
 

For technical support:

  • Call 1-800-368-6868.
  • Email techsupport@ABC-CLIO.com
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eLibrary (ProQuest) Databases Magazines and Newspapers Library Card Required.

Get all the resources you need for your next research project in one place. Choose from topic guides about people, places, historical events, books, and current events. Export your citations or save articles to Google or OneDrive. For students in grade K-12 and college.

Includes:

  • articles
  • photos
  • maps
  • video
  • transcripts from magazines, newspapers, radio and television news programs
  • reference books

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FamilySearch

Historical records, including many with digitized images; save and share your family tree; order microfilmed records to view in a local Family History Library; find tips and resources using the Research Wiki; and much more.

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Foundation Directory Online (FDO) Professional Databases Library Card Required.

FDO is now available from outside the library temporarily while libraries are closed due to COVID-19. 
Send fundraising and nonprofit questions to https://grantspace.org/ask-us/ or watch free online webinars.

To make an online appointment with a librarian for help using FDO from home during the library closure, please contact Ask KCLS.

Find contact information for the foundations that are most likely to give you grants. Get results you can't get from Google. Search the directory for thousands of foundation and corporate key decision makers.

Includes:

  • keyword search 990s and 990-PFs
  • information on millions of grants
  • foundation maps and charts
  • access to the 'Foundation Grants to Individuals' tool for individuals seeking grants
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Gale ebooks Databases Dictionaries and Encyclopedias eBooks Education and Training Library Card Required.

Read, email, or print nonfiction books and articles. Search for facts in encyclopedias and directories.

Includes:

  • Business Plans Handbook Get ideas for your business plan. Read plans used to find funding for other small businesses. Find plans in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
  • College Blue Book Look up 2 and 4-year colleges and the degrees offered.
  • Financial Aid Sources Search for scholarships, fellowships, and loans.

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Gale Online Student Trials Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Connect with online learning tools. For pre-K, elementary school, middle school, and high school students.

  • No login is needed.
  • If prompted to enter a password, use the password open.

Resources include:

  • Miss Humblebee's Academy: Ages 3-6.
  • Kids Infobits: Elementary.
  • Gale in Context: Middle School.
  • Gale in Context: High School.
  • Gale in Context: College.
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Infobase Online Student Trials Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Education and Training Magazines and Newspapers

Explore free online database trials.

  • When prompted, log in with:
    • Username: king
    • Password: king
  • Access ends on 6/22/2020.

Resources include:
• African-American History.
• American History.
• American Indian History.
• Ancient and Medieval History.
• Modern World History.
• The World Almanac.
• The World Almanac for Kids Elementary.
• The World Almanac for Kids Intermediate.
• World Geography and Culture Online.
• World News Digest.

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Infobase Online Washington State Library Trials

Prepare for success with career guidance. Find science resources to help with your homework. Study authors and books in literary criticism.

  • When prompted, log in with:
    • Username: wapubliclibrary
    • Password: Washington
  • Access ends on 06/22/2020.

Resources include:

• Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center.
• Today’s Science Online.
• Bloom's Literature.

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JSTOR

Read up to 120 free scholarly articles per month. You must register for a free JSTOR account to access the articles.

Access ends on 06/30/2020.

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Kanopy Kids Databases Movies and TV Library Card Required.

Watch a streaming collection of age-appropriate films and TV series selected for kids. Finding the right video is easy using Common Sense Media ratings. Titles selected help children develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem. Set up a personalized PIN to keep your kids inside Kanopy Kids. 

For technical support:
Click on the 'Support' link at the bottom of the main Kanopy page after you have logged in.

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Libro Mobile Apps New!

Use your voice or chat to search the King County Library System's catalog.

Use the in-app Feedback option to provide suggestions to improve the Libro experience.

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Lynda.com Databases Education and Training Mobile Apps Library Card Required.

Learn job and technology skills at your own pace. Take online tutorials on topics like:

  • software and computer skills
  • web design
  • computer programming
  • video editing
  • project coordinating
  • business management
  • job and career paths
  • marketing

This service is limited to about 150 simultaneous users.

If you change your library card number you will lose any playlists you saved with your previous card.

For technical support:

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Mango Languages Databases Education and Training Mobile Apps Library Card Required.

Learn a new language at your own pace. Practice reading, writing, and listening in online lessons. Customize your lessons by choosing the topics that you're interested in. Take your learning with you on your mobile device.

For technical support:

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MedlinePlus

Information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand, from the National Library of Medicine.

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Morningstar Investment Research Center Databases Library Card Required.

The search box is not working. Morningstar is aware of the issue. We don't know when they will restore access to this feature. To see the search box enter Morningstar and click on any part of the database like Funds and then the search box will appear. 

Stay current with investing data and reports. Find mutual fund and stock data and portfolio analysis. Get up-to-date financial news and commentary. Analyze holdings and exposure with the Portfolio X-Ray Tool. Learn about personal finance topics like stocks or retirement. This service works best in Google Chrome.

Includes:

  • stocks
  • open-end mutual funds
  • exchange-traded funds
  • closed-end funds
  • analyst reports on thousands of securities
  • webinars

For technical support:

  • Email libraryservices@morningstar.com

Do you have a disability or use assistive technology such as a screen reader, eye tracking device, voice recognition software, or other technology? If you do and it's difficult for you to use this service, contact Ask KCLS to discuss options.

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New York Times Databases Magazines and Newspapers Library Card Required.

Read articles from the New York Times (1980-present).

To find the most current complete articles:

  1. Choose "Advanced Search."
  2. Search by publication date and specific date range (enter the current date - current date).
  3. Select "Full Text" only.

For technical support:

  • Call 1-800-889-3358.
  • Email tsupport@proquest.com
  • Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Newspaper Archive Databases Magazines and Newspapers Library Card Required.

Access to this service ends at 11:59pm on 11/30/2020.

Read articles from over 400 years of newspapers. Explore family history, small-town events, and news from around the world.

For technical support, contact AccessCS@newspaperarchive.com.

Do you have a disability or use assistive technology such as a screen reader, eye tracking device, voice recognition software, or other technology? If you do and it's difficult for you to use this service, contact Ask KCLS to discuss options.

Printed newspaper pages often end up being too small to read. If you want to print an article, "clip" the article first for a clearer printout. Watch this video to find out how to use the clipping feature.

You can also order a newspaper reproduction print. Watch this video to find out how to order a print.

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Novelist Databases Library Card Required.

Find your next reading recommendation. Get read-alikes, books that are similar to another book you like. Research an author or book. Explore themed book lists. Get discussion guides for your book group. Read articles about books and authors.

Learn how to get the most out of Novelist on the service's support page.

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OverDrive eBooks for Kids Databases Library Card Required.

Find the right eBook for your kids. Reading is easy on your computer, mobile device, or eReader. Customize the font size, spacing, or use a different font including dyslexic.

For technical support:

Open OverDrive's website or app and select 'Help.'

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OverDrive eBooks for Teens Databases Library Card Required.

Find your next book on your computer, mobile device, or eReader.

For technical support:
Open OverDrive's website or app and select 'Help.'

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OverDrive Video Library Card Required.

Children’s movies, available anytime, anywhere- all you need is a library card. For technical support using OverDrive, open the service's website or app and select 'Help.'

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PressReader.com Databases Magazines and Newspapers Library Card Required.

Read newspapers and magazines from around the world in many languages. Newspapers include up to 3 months of back coverage. Log in* to PressReader to share or print articles.

*You will need to log in to use the site. Even if you're in King County Library System (KCLS) library or connected to KCLS WiFi.

To log in:
1. Click on “Sign in” on the upper right corner of the PressReader site.
2. Select the library card icon.
3. Enter your library card barcode number and PIN.
4. Select King County Library System as your library. You will see a green coffee cup icon on the top left side of the PressReader site when you are logged in.

For technical support, visit PressReader's support page.

ProQuest Research Library Databases Magazines and Newspapers Library Card Required.

Read articles from thousands of magazines, journals, and newspapers.

Includes:

  • The New Yorker
  • The Economist
  • ABI Business Trade & Industry Articles (ABI/Inform)
  • The Chicago Tribune
  • Los Angeles Times
  • US Newsstream
  • US West Newsstand
  • CBS 60 Minutes Video Collection

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PTSDpubs Databases Library Card Required.

Find articles, reports, and books about PTSD and other effects of trauma. Search for specific symptoms or diagnostic codes.

If you have a disability and find an article you would like to read that is not accessible:

  • The National Center for PTSD will send you a copy that is 508 accessible.
  • Contact ncptsd@va.gov

For technical support:

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Public Library Video Online: Premium (Alexander Street)

Watch thousands of streaming videos and documentaries. From names you know like BBC Landmark Collection with Planet Earth, Blue Planet, and more. Yoga for Children videos are great for Grades K-8.
• No login or password is needed.
• Access ends on 07/15/2020.

For technical support:
• Call 1-800-889-3358.
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Or visit ProQuest’s support page.

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RBdigital Magazines Databases eBooks Magazines and Newspapers Mobile Apps Library Card Required.

Read magazines and listen to audiobooks on your computer and mobile device. There is a checkout limit for current issues of The Economist and National Geographic. Older copies of these titles have no checkout limit.

For technical support:

  • Call 1-877-77-AUDIO.
  • Email yoursupport@recordedbooks.com
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ReferenceUSA Databases Library Card Required.

Create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, locate people, and search for jobs. Get accurate company and residential data for the U.S. and Canada.

Includes:

  • business listings (U.S. and Canada)
  • residential listings (U.S.)
  • job and internship searches from Indeed.com (U.S.)
  • historical businesses (U.S.)
  • new movers/homeowners list from U.S. Consumers & Lifestyles (U.S.)

Download up to 250 records at a time.

For technical support:

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Sanborn Maps (Washington State) Databases Library Card Required.

Find large scale maps of Washington cities and towns. Explore detailed views that show street blocks and building numbers. Maps range from 1867-1970.

For technical support:

  • Call 1-800-889-3358.
  • Email tsupport@proquest.com 
  • Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Do you have a disability or use assistive technology such as a screen reader, eye tracking device, voice recognition software, or other technology? If you do and it's difficult for you to use this service, contact Ask KCLS to discuss options.

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Secondary MackinVIA

Read eBooks. Find information on databases. Watch videos. For grades 6-12.

When prompted, log in with:

  • School/Library name: leave blank
  • Username: kclssecondary
  • Password: kclssecondary

Access ends on 09/30/2020.

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Student Accounts Library Card Required.

Access to all of the online resources that KCLS offers with a Student Account connected to your student ID.

Study Zone

Need homework help? Students in grades K-12 can get free help at the library from volunteer tutors.

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Teaching Books

Promote reading. Find literacy resources, lesson plans, and tools for parents, teachers, and readers. TeachingBooks does not include eBooks. To find the books search the library catalog.
• Registration on the TeachingBooks website.
• Access ends on 09/15/2020.

Tech support:
• Available from in TeachingBooks under “Help.”

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Tutor.com Adult Education and Career Center Databases Education and Training Library Card Required.

Get one-on-one, real-time tutoring. Submit an essay or math problem for review. Prepare for the SAT, ACT, AP, or graduate school entrance exams. For adults. Available via chat and audio.

Tutor.com is available 24/7 but live tutoring is only available from 2 pm-midnight daily.

For a list of session limits, subjects you can get help with, and tools for teachers view our Tutor.com FAQs.

For technical support:

Tutor.com cannot help you retrieve your PIN. If you forgot your PIN you must contact a KCLS library or Ask KCLS for help.

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Tutor.com Ayuda con las tareas escolares en vivo Databases Education and Training Library Card Required.

Tutorías individualizadas en tiempo real via chat para estudiantes de K-12, de nivel inicial universitario y estudiantes adultos. Disponible en chat y audio. Tutor.com está disponible 24/7 pero las tutorías individualizadas solo están disponibles de 2 pm - medianoche.

Para obtener una lista de los límites de las sesiones, las materias con las que puede obtener ayuda y las herramientas para maestros, visite Tutor.com FAQs.

Para soporte técnico, contacte librarysupport@tutor.com o visite  centro de ayuda en la parte inferior de cada página de Tutor.com. Tutor.com no puede ayudarle a recuperar su PIN. Si olvidó su PIN, debe comunicarse con una biblioteca de KCLS o Ask KCLS para recibir ayuda. Hay Videos tutoriales de SBAC disponibles para estudiantes y padres.

Tutor.com Centro de educación y carrera para adultos Databases Education and Training Library Card Required.

Tutoría individual en tiempo real a través de chat y audio para adultos.Tutor.com is está disponible 24/7 pero las tutorías individualizadas solo están disponibles de 2 pm - medianoche.

Para obtener una lista de los límites de las sesiones, las materias con las que puede obtener ayuda y las herramientas para maestros, visite Tutor.com FAQs.

Para soporte técnico, contacte librarysupport@tutor.com o visite  centro de ayuda en la parte inferior de cada página de Tutor.com. Tutor.com no puede ayudarle a recuperar su PIN. Si olvidó su PIN, debe comunicarse con una biblioteca de KCLS o Ask KCLS para recibir ayuda

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Tutor.com Live Homework Help Databases Education and Training Library Card Required.

Get one-on-one, real-time tutoring. Submit an essay or math problem for review. Prepare for the SBAC, SAT, ACT, or AP exams. For students in grades K-12, entry-level college, and adult learners. Available via chat and audio.

Tutor.com is available 24/7 but live tutoring is only available from 2 pm-midnight daily.

For a list of session limits, subjects you can get help with, and tools for teachers view our Tutor.com FAQs.

For technical support:

Tutor.com cannot help you retrieve your PIN. If you forgot your PIN you must contact a KCLS library or Ask KCLS for help.

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Washington Post Databases Magazines and Newspapers Library Card Required.

Read articles from the Washington Post (1987-present). 

To find the most current complete articles:

  1. Choose "Advanced Search."
  2. Search by publication date and specific date range (enter the current date - current date).
  3. Select "Full Text" only.

For technical support:

  • Call 1-800-889-3358.
  • Email tsupport@proquest.com
  • Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Washington State News Databases Magazines and Newspapers New! Library Card Required.

Access ends on 12/31/2020.

Read articles from newspapers published in Washington state from the 1990s to today. 

Provided to library users by Newsbank and the Washington State Library. 

Includes:

  • Columbian
  • Kitsap Sun
  • News Tribune
  • The Olympian
  • Seattle PI
  • Seattle Times
  • Spokesman-Review
  • Tri-City Herald
  • Yakima Herald-Republic
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