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Hellertown Area Library
Hellertown Area Library

(610) 838-8381

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Research Resources

 The Digital Commons Network brings together free, full-text scholarly articles and other academic works from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. 

Digital Commons Network

 DOAB is a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides free access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers. 

Directory of Open Access Books

 The Library of Congress's alphabetic list of over 800 free licensed databases and recommended free resources. All different topics, genres, and identities. 

LoC - Freely Available Databases

SAGE offers Engineering, Medicine, Sciences, and Social Sciences journals online. Their Open Access collection has over 200 journals that can be read for free.

SAGE Journals - Open Access

Kids' and Teens' Resources

 PBS39 and PBS have curated FREE, curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more. 

PBS

 BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning. To access, add a library card using 'P' followed by your card number (i.e. P1234). 

BookFlix

 POWER Teens provides online resources including full-text research e-resources, collections of photographs and documents, the statewide catalog of materials held in libraries throughout Pennsylvania. To access, add a library card using 'P' followed by your card number (i.e. P1234). 

PowerTeens

 Power Kids is Pennsylvania's kid-friendly electronic library.  Find kid-centered e-resources, Chat with a librarian, find books, movies, PA Photos and Documents and more. To access, add a library card using 'P' followed by your card number (i.e. P1234). 

PowerKids

 TrueFLIX is a multimedia literacy-based read aloud experience for young children: Interactive games, author biographies, video adaptations, Spanish translated pairs, read alouds, digital nonfiction flipbooks, editorially selected, science and social studies! To access, add a library card using 'P' followed by your card number (i.e. P1234). 

TrueFlix

***Please note that resources requiring login information are not accessible

through HAL by ACCESS or Freemansburg Patrons. 

This applies to BookFlix, PowerTeens, PowerKids, and TrueFlix.***

News Resources

This innovative full-text newspaper resource allows users to access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields. 

GALE Onefile News

 The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with digital newspapers from 1600-present among its resources. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. 

Library of Congress - Newspapers

***Please note that resources requiring login information are not accessible

through HAL by ACCESS or Freemansburg Patrons. 

This applies to GALE OneFile News.***

Employment Resources

 Resumes made easy! Complete your resume in minutes and tailor it to showcase your strengths. Choose from over 20,000 statements. To access, add a library card using 'P' followed by your card number (i.e. P1234). 

Cypress Resume Builder

  PA Job Resources ​is a collection of online job search tools specific to Pennsylvania. Databases in this collection include PA Career Link, Resume Guide, and PA Workforce Statistics among others. 

PA Job Resources

 PA CareerLink® is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry’s initiative to transform the landscape of how job-seekers find family sustaining jobs and how employers find the skilled candidates that they need. 

PA Career Link

***Please note that resources requiring login information are not accessible

through HAL by ACCESS or Freemansburg Patrons. 

This applies to Cyprus Resume Builder.***

Legal and Financial Resources

Free Legal Forms

PICPA Money Newsletter

PICPA Money Newsletter

 Legal forms including power of attorney, tax forms, divorce forms and more. 

Visit LAWS

PICPA Money Newsletter

PICPA Money Newsletter

PICPA Money Newsletter

 Advice and news from Pennsylvania's Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 

Visit PICPA

Banking for Adults

PICPA Money Newsletter

Banking for Seniors

 Online tools and information to help adults manage money and reach financial goals.  A public service provided by Wells Fargo. 

Visit Hands on Banking

Banking for Seniors

PICPA Money Newsletter

Banking for Seniors

 Learn about retirement strategies and managing your finances.  A public service provided by Wells Fargo. 

Visit Hands on Banking

College Resources

 College Board reaches more than 7 million students a year, helping them navigate the path from high school to college and career. 

The College Board

 FSA, an office of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation. 

Federal Student Aid

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