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Public Library Resources

Local public libraries subscribe to a rich and varied list of databases designed for the research needs of K-12 students. You and your students can access those databases from your school media center or from home with a valid public library card. Below are examples of resources available in several of the public-library systems in the region.

King County

King County Library System

  • Daily Life Through History (articles, maps & primary documents)
  • Gale Academic OneFile (scholarly articles on all subjects)
  • Gale OneFile: U.S. History (scholarly articles)
  • Gale OneFile: World History (scholarly articles)
  • Historical Statistics of the United States
  • Nineteenth Century Newspapers (over 400 historic American newspapers)

Pierce County

Pierce County Library System

  • Black Freedom Struggle in the United States (primary source documents)
  • Gale Academic OneFile (scholarly articles on all subjects)
  • HeritageQuest (local & family histories, early Census, primary sources)

Seattle Public

Seattle Public Library

  • Academic OneFile (scholarly articles on all subjects)
  • America’s Historical Newspapers (1,000 historic newspapers)
  • Black Life in America (current & historical Black publications)
  • HeritageQuest Online (local & family histories, early Census, primary sources)
  • LGBTQ History & Culture (primary sources)
  • New York Times Historical (full-text articles from the NYT from 1851- 2020)
  • Proquest (magazines, newspapers & scholarly journals)
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1901 to current)
  • Seattle Times (1895 to current)

Sno-Isle

Sno-Isle Libraries

  • Academic Search Ultimate (scholarly articles on all subjects)
  • Black Freedom Struggle (primary sources)
  • Chicago Tribune Historical (1849-1997)
  • Los Angeles Times Historical (1881-1996)
  • New York Times Historical (1851-1993)
  • Wall Street Journal Historical (1889-2003)
  • Washington Post Historical (1877-2003)

Tacoma Public

Tacoma Public Library

  • Biography in Context
  • Black Freedom Struggle in the United States (primary sources)
  • Gale Academic OneFile (scholarly articles on all subjects)
  • HeritageQuest  (local & family histories and early census)
  • US History in Context (primary & secondary sources)
  • World History in Context (primary & secondary sources)