The Library is command central for research, reference and information. We help you find what you need, even if it's not in our personal collection.
Check out some great outside resources below!
NEWSPAPERS
Access the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post through NC Live Databases with your Gaston County Library WOW number or library card. Instructional Video
Smithsonian Open Access Download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images
Gaston County Library
Cleveland County Library
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
York County Library
Can't find what you need?
LS Sites of Interest
American Museum of Natural History Website for Kids
SC Educational TV's Educational Site
Fact Monster- Information Please’s Homework Help and Reference for Kids K-8
KidRex- KidRex searches emphasize kid-related webpages from across the entire web and are powered by Google Custom Search (TM) and use Google SafeSearch (TM) technology.
The Brothers Grimm - Tom Davenport made a series of film adaptations of folk/fairy tales in the 1980s and 1990s that were popular in schools and libraries. They are set in his local rural community near Delaplane, Virginia.
MS/US Sites of Interest
Audio Archive-This library contains recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users. Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download.
Civil War Maps- Library of Congress
Historic American Newspapers 1836-1922- National Science Digital LibraryLibrary of Congress
Chem ID Plus Toxnet Database- US National Library of Medicine
National Science Digital Library- science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
US National Library of Medicine
Poetry 180- A Poem a day for American High Schools
Project Gutenberg- over 49,000 free ebooks
Photos for Class- Image Sites- Free to Use
Pics4Learning- Image Sites- Free to Use