Adult Resources

Research and Educational Resources through EBSCO free to Caruthersville Public Library Patrons
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HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.

Discover the amazing history of you with HeritageQuest Online. With more than 4.4 billion records, it delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.

Powered by Ancestry®, this amazing collection consists of the following core data sets:

  • Census collection contains over 700 million records from the U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940, and national censuses including Argentina, Netherlands, Czech Republic and several other countries.
  • Books collection contains over 22,000 family and local histories, compiled genealogies, documentary collections, church records, military records, vital records, city and county histories, and more.
  • City Directories with over 1.5 million records from various US city and county directories during 1821-1989.
  • Military Records containing over 2 million records from selected state and country military records including the US Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files 1800-1900, US Records of Confederate Prisoners of War 1861-1865, and US Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications 1887-1942.
  • Wills and Probate Records has more than 170 million pages from the largest collection of wills and probate records in the United States, with searchable records included from all 50 states spread over 337 years (1668-2005).
  • Freedman’s Bank contains an index and original images of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company’s registers of Signatures of Depositors 1865-1871.
  • US Serial Set (subset) contains more than 140,000 private relief actions, memorials, and petitions drawn from the records published “serial” fashion from the US Senate and House of Representatives 1769-1969.
  • Maps & Photos includes US Indexed County Land Ownership Maps 1860-1910, US Enumeration District Maps and Descriptions 1940, US Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats 1785-1898, and Library of Congress Photo Collection 1840-2000.

With a robust search interface, thumbnail images, hit highlighting, easy-to-use tools, and convenient in-library or remote access through the library portal, it’s easy to see why HeritageQuest continues to be one of the most recommended resources by family history publications and genealogists.

The clues are out there waiting. Let HeritageQuest Online help you to find them.

Heritage Quest Online

High School Equivalency Courses and Training Adult Online Learning

LearningExpress Library helps libraries improve the lives of their patrons every day through a highly-acclaimed eLearning solution that provides support to students and professionals for academic skill-building, standardized test prep, career certification test prep and more.
Targeted Learning Centers Include
  • College admissions and placement exams (ACT, SAT, AP, and TOEFL)
  • Academic skills-improvement for 4th grade skills-level through college (reading, writing, math, science)
  • Graduate School Admissions exams (GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MAT and MCAT)
  • Adult learning (reading, writing, math, science and more)
  • High school equivalency (GED, HiSET, and TASC) test prep
  • U.S. citizenship test prep in English and Spanish
  • Spanish content available for the GED test and academic skills improvement
  • Career occupational certification exam prep
Features Include
  • Easy-to-use website navigation
  • Responsive design for mobile devices
  • Guidance pages and personalized learning roadmap
  • Individualized study plans
  • Secure personal portfolio
  • Timed and untimed practice tests
  • Instant test and essay scoring
  • Detailed answer explanations
  • Downloadable e-books
  • Unlimited remote access
  • Add-on centers available for Computer Skills and Job & Career
Tutorials, Practice Tests and More

This flagship LearningExpress product is comprised of a comprehensive selection of interactive online tutorials, practice tests, articles, e-books, and high-stakes test preparation — modeled after official tests. LearningExpress Library is designed to help students and professionals at all levels of learning achieve their educational and career-related goals.

LearningExpress: www.learningexpresslibrary3.com

Patrons will need to create an account at the library and can then use that account for access from anywhere.

Self-paced life skills study 

The GCFLearnFree Learning Center, a program of Goodwill Community Foundation® and Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC, Inc.® offers courses and tests in a number of useful topics.  GCFLearnFree

Small Business and Entrepreneur Information

Small Business Resource Center

Small Business Resource Center is a comprehensive database that covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more. It combines authoritative periodical and reference content to support prospective and current entrepreneurs as well as business students. Experience an easy-to-browse interface mapped to four key stages—plan, fund, start, and manage—to fit your research needs at any point in your business’s development. (Use password cpl if prompted)

DemographicsNow

DemographicsNow is an online subscription resource that provides users with access to robust and highly detailed U.S. demographic data. It is ideal for gaining consumer and market insight when opening a business, finding an untapped audience for products/services, analyzing the shifts and needs of a given population, and so much more. Additionally, the power of DemographicsNow stands out with its reporting capability, which allows users to easily and rapidly produce a variety of compiled reports — standard and custom — that will help them make informed and accurate decisions about their business. (Use password cpl if prompted)

Hobbies and DIY

Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center

This database offers detailed “how-to” instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.

Free Quilting Patterns and Blog

Home Improvement Reference Center

The definitive online tool for any type of home improvement or DIY project you may have in mind. Includes step-by-step instructions, videos, and all of the guides you will need.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center

This is the tool to help with diagnosis and repairs for all small engine machines – from ATVs to snowblowers. Easily searchable and lots of clear drawings, videos and step-by-steps.

Legal Information and Forms

LegalForms Library

Now you can remove the mystery, anxiety and expense out of many legal transactions with the online reference that puts you in control. With Gale LegalForms, users have access to thousands of customizable online legal documents that are available anytime, any place.  (Use password cpl, if prompted)

Legal Information Reference Center

Providing online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains more than 300 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Many of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses. Specific state-based legal forms are available.