Cumberland County Library System

Time Magazine Archive 1923-2000

This archive presents an extensive collection of the prominent weekly news magazine dating back to its first issue in March 1923 through December 2000, presented in a comprehensive cover-to-cover format. The 4,000 issues include reports of national and international current events, politics, sports, and entertainment.

Capturing the relevant news for a given week, the magazine remains an important resource for researchers studying just about any aspect of 20th-Century history and life. The archive is valuable to researchers and students of 20th-Century current events, politics and culture, as well as those interested in the history of business, advertising, and popular culture.

Subjects Covered:

• National and international news
• Current events
• Politics
• Sports
• Celebrity lifestyle

Transparent Language Online

Whether you’re a true language learning beginner, dusting off your old high school Spanish, or eager to tackle your tenth language—Transparent Language Online will help you get started and stick with it.

POWER Library E-Resource – Sponsored by Commonwealth Libraries.

TumbleBooks Library - eBooks for e-kids

Animated, talking picture books with fiction, non-fiction & foreign language titles, Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting & narration but no animation), TumbleTV which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books & Tumble Puzzles & Games. Library Card account needed in order to login and access TumbleBooks.

Tutor.com

Tutor.com gives access to live, online tutoring and resume help as well as thousands of academic and career resources. It is for K-12 and college students who need help with homework, studying, projects, essay writing and test prep in every subject, including algebra, statistics, chemistry, physics, social studies and English. It is for adults who need help with job searches, GED prep and academic support. All sessions are online with professional academic or career tutors. Library cardholders and visitors in the library can work with an online tutor 7 days a week between the hours of 12 PM and 12 AM.
 

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Archive: 1926-1984

This magazine features a broad variety of topics in current events, politics and business, and is well known for its ranked lists of businesses and institutions. With 4,900 issues included, the Archive is valuable to researchers of 20th-century current events, politics and business, as well as those interested in the history of journalism, advertising and popular culture.

Research areas include:

• 20th-century history
• Business/Economics
• Cultural studies
• Education
• Marketing/Advertising
• Political science
• Science/Technology
• Sociology

POWER Library E-Resource – Sponsored by Commonwealth Libraries. (This link may not work inside the library.)

Universal Class

Universal Class for Libraries empowers you to learn from over 500 courses across diverse topics. Join Courses - Learn - Enjoy!

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Weiss Financial Ratings Series Online

Important Financial Literacy Tools from Weiss Ratings & Grey House Publishing

• Independent, Unbiased Financial Strength Ratings of Banks, Credit Unions & Insurance Companies
• Conservative Buy-Hold-Sell Ratings of Thousands of Stocks, Mutual Funds & Exchange Traded Funds
• Create your own Personal Account to create a Watchlist, get Upgrade/Downgrade Notifications and Log In from Anywhere
• Medicare Supplement Insurance - Which Plan to Choose, How Much it will Cost, Compare Rates & Plan Benefits

Westlaw (In Library Use Only)

Information resources on Westlaw include more than 40,000 databases of case law, state and federal statutes, administrative codes, newspaper and magazine articles, public records, law journals, law reviews, treatises, legal forms and other information resources. NOTE: This link can only be used from an internet computer at a Cumberland County library location.