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Literary Reference Source

Provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Includes plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, poems, short stories, classic texts, author interviews, and more.

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Long Island Index

A local resource which provides statistical information and various studies about Long Island.

Longwood Historic Photographs

The Longwood Historic Photographs collection consists of over 400 photographs showing the history of various towns and villages in Suffolk County in Long Island. Subjects include residential and commercial buildings, people, the Long Island Railroad, civic events, schools, amusement parks, agricultural activities, etc.

Longwood's Journey

Longwood’s Journey is a collaborative community project resulting from the work of Social Studies students at Longwood Middle School, local historians, and residents from around the world, and features primary source material from the library’s Bayles Room collection.

Longwood Scrapbooks

The Longwood Scrapbooks collection consists of scrapbooks compiled by the Bayles Family in the early 20th Century. The scrapbooks contain postcards, photographs, and other ephemera relating to Miller Place, L.I, the Long Island Railroad, and various towns in Suffolk County.

MasterFile Logo

Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE Elite provides full text for magazines, periodicals and reference books covering a wide-range of subject areas.

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MEDLINE Logo

Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.

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Middle School (Gale In Context)

Resource for students in grades 6 to 8. Offers magazines, newspapers, primary sources, and videos on a variety of topics. Supports national and state curriculum standards in language arts, social studies, and science.

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MyHeritage

Search records from around the world including birth, marriage, death, military, census, and parish records.

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National Geographic Kids

Access to kid-friendly National Geographic Kids magazine, National Geographic Kids books including downloadable images and videos.

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National Newspaper Index Logo

National Newspaper Index has America’s top five newspapers (1977-present): The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times & the Washington Post. Available through NOVEL, a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library.

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National Newspapers

From a single interface, researchers can access news reports, editorials, and, with ProQuest Historical Newspapers, advertisements, stock tables, cartoons, and more.

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New York Amsterdam News Logo

The oldest Black newspaper in the country that offers the "New Black View" within local, national and international news for the Black community.

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Community History Archive

Search or browse city directories published from 1913 to 1975 for family names and addresses, commercial listings and advertisements,  as well as other information including maps, bus routes, community services, indexes, and more. Includes listings for Nassau County and some Suffolk County numbers.  A project of the Great Neck Library. 

New York State Historic Newspapers

Access to a wide range of historical newspapers that reflect New York's unique history. Search by newspaper title, publishing date, or keywords for content.

New York State Newspapers Logo

Full-text articles from regional New York State newspapers. Available through NOVEL, a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library.

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The New York Times Logo

Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion on Washington, business, sports, movies, travel, books, jobs, education, real estate, cars & more.

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The New York Times Logo

The complete archive of The New York Times can now be searched from NYTimes.com — more than 13 million articles total.

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