The first legal gay marriage in the United States occurred in Massachusetts in 2004. Since then, countless others have tied the knot. Scholars decide whether gay marriage should be legal by reading a history of the issue, analyzing the...

Based in Montreal, a city with a rich Canadian-Jewish history, the Jewish Public Library Archives holds material related to Jewish Canadian texts, photographs, posters, rare books and ephemera, and microfilmed Jewish newspapers. The...

Ohio Public Library Information Network provides this site where you can play games, read biographies, find book titles and links for more information about astronauts, Indians, inventors, presidents, and women.

The Ohio Public Library information network provides an extensive tool allowing users to search for snakes by name as well as by narrowing down characteristics until you've located a particular type. Myths, facts, and misconceptions are...

A fully illustrated examination of John Singer Sargent?s monumental mural cycle, "Triumph of Religion," with information on the history of the murals, their interpretation, and the steps the library is taking to conserve the work.

An online exhibition of the women's suffrage movement, with a focus on the Austin Suffrage Association and Jane McCallum, a suffragist leader. Includes many primary documents, photos, and letters from the Jane Y. McCallum Papers stored...

This is an extensive review of the Civil Rights movement from the 1940s to the 1960s. Read about the ways African Americans protested discrimination in employment and education over several years. Be sure to click on the images to find...

This site is a real find for teachers working with ELL students and all students who want to read great books! The Bookhive presents 100's of reviews of books recommended by librarians associated with the public libraries in Charlotte,...

This site from the Kuusankoski Public Library provides a good biography an Patrick White includes a list of his works.

This public library resource allows users to access sites on the web devoted to geography topics for all ages.

The official career site of the American Library Association offers a wealth of information relating to the many choices available to those interested in careers in libaries.

Here, you will find several links to online picture books.

This site provides pictures to help you understand the way of life during the turn of the twentieth century. Enter the collection and click on "Browse" for a drop down menu of collections of photographs of "street scenes in cities,...

Spanish content; this is the main page for the Venezuelan public library, the Marcel Roche, which can be explored here with catalogue information and more.

Biography, selected poems, writing philosophy, publication history, and related resources about the life and work of Dennis Lee.

A biography of George Bowering can be found here along with a list of his publications and some written about him, some of his poems and his writing philosophy.

Find the resources you need at the New York Public Research Libraries, including the Schomburg Center for Reasearch in Black Culture and the Dance Collection.

English travelers began landing in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Between 1609 and 1615 several publications were printed to colorfully describe the opportunities available in this part of the new world. The John Carter Brown Library...

From the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum come primary source documents concerning President Eisenhower's support for an interstate highway system which resulted in the Federal Highway Act. Find messages to Congress, letters to...

Brown University boasts ownership of one of the greatest collections of early Americana in the world. In 2007 the university's John Carter Brown Library introduced a thorough exhibit after the publication of "Report of the Brown...

This is a library of historical images and photos of Milwaukee. The pictures are organized by category and include one for 'Lesson Activity Images'. There are also numerous historical maps.

Exhibition of the life and career of writer and early feminist Charlotte Gilman, with details of the publication and impact of the often-anthologized "The Yellow Wall-Paper."

The American Radicalism Collection holds over 17,000 items. It includes books, pamphlets, periodicals, posters, and ephemeral material covering a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues in America. The emphasis...

A fascinating interview with Leon Keyserling, a member of the Roosevelt Administration who played a large part in the implementation of the New Deal, recorded for the Truman Library in 1971.