This exhibition tells the story of the American public library system, its community impact, and the librarians who made it possible from the founding of the first US libraries through the first one hundred years of service.

Wilson Rawls lived in Idaho Falls, Idaho when he wrote "Where the Red Fern Grows." The library has a Wilson Rawls memorial and collection, some of which is available online here.

Presents historical images and maps of the area that the Hudson's Bay Company controlled.

A good biography on Pinckney and his role in the formation of the Constitution.

This article describes the relationship between externalities, private and public goods, and government intervention.

Learning module from the Newberry Library uses primary source materials to explore the impact of WWI on the American public and how WWI was promoted or criticized through the popular culture of the day. With questions for discussion.

A brief description of how the Treaties of Velasco came about. The full text of the Public Treaty as well as the Secret Treaty are included.

Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about Ellis Island and Angel Island. Discover America's most famous era in immigration history. The Golden Door, also known as Ellis Island, opened to...

Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about women's leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. Meet the women who led the civil rights movement as organizers, political strategists, marchers,...

A virtual library exhibit about free speech, focusing on the principles that unite Americans and the conflicts that divide them.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Infant's Progress from the Valley of Destruction by Mary Martha Sherwood, a religious book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Dog Crusoe and His Master by Robert Michael Ballantyne, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication Little Stories of Famous Places at Home and Abroad by Mercie Sunshine, a nonfiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Lucky Ducks and Other Stories by Mrs. Molesworth, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Magic Nuts by Rosie M. Pitman, a book of poems for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Old Plate's Story by William J. Forster, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Stories of Long Ago by Grace Harriet Kupfer, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Swiss Family Robinson by Johan David Wyss, a book of stories and poems for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Three Sunsets and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll, a book of poetry for children.

A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Through Russian Snows by George Alfred Henty, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of True to the Old Flag by George Alfred Henty, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Turkish Fairy Tales and Fold Tales by Ignacz Kunos, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of Who Killed Cock Robin?, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of Boys' Book of Adventures by Sea and Land, a book of poems and stories for children.