Let us help you find just about anything!
The library subscribes to several reference databases to help you find information that may not be available without a subscription. Several of these databases, namely Mango Languages and Gale Career Transitions were provided through an LSTA grant that the Inland Library system received on behalf of its member libraries.
Mango Languages provides online language courses in many languages such as Spanish, French, German, Russian, Vietnamese, Greek, and more. It also provides English courses for native speakers of 11 languages. Career Transitions has lots of resources to help people choose careers or find new jobs. Match your interests with a new possible career path!
Along with those important research tools, Banning Library District provides access for its patrons to General OneFile, a database that gives you access to over 7,800 articles from hundreds of periodicals (magazines and newspapers), including the New York Times. The online password for library patrons is "banning".
One of our most exciting new resources will let you fix your car yourself! The library now provides access to ChiltonLibrary.com, publisher of the Chilton Manuals. View car repair instructions as well as Technical Service Bulletins from manufacturers. The online password for library patrons is "banning".
Infotrac Student Edition and Junior Edition will help your children find magazine articles and information from encyclopedias and other reference books even when the library is closed. The online password for library patrons is "banning".
Do have an upcoming exam to study for? The Testing and Education Resource Center can help! Take practice tests online - GED, GRE, ACT, SAT, AP tests, and more. There are not just practice tests for high school and college here, but also the kind of tests you need to become an firefighter, air traffic controller, real estate agent - you name it. The online password for library patrons is "banning".
Mango is the fast, easy, and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language!Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective. The system is completely web-based and remotely accessible, so you can learn anywhere you have an internet connection. As you listen to and repeat after native speakers, you'll learn more than just words and phrases. You’ll learn how those pieces can be rearranged and combined to make new thoughts, new conversations, and even more practical communication! In no time at all, you'll be able to navigate all sorts of everyday situations — get directions, order a meal, make new friends — the possibilities are endless!
Mango Languages provides online language courses in many languages such as Spanish, French, German, Russian, Vietnamese, Greek, and more. It also provides English courses for native speakers of 11 languages. Career Transitions has lots of resources to help people choose careers or find new jobs. Match your interests with a new possible career path!
Along with those important research tools, Banning Library District provides access for its patrons to General OneFile, a database that gives you access to over 7,800 articles from hundreds of periodicals (magazines and newspapers), including the New York Times. The online password for library patrons is "banning".
One of our most exciting new resources will let you fix your car yourself! The library now provides access to ChiltonLibrary.com, publisher of the Chilton Manuals. View car repair instructions as well as Technical Service Bulletins from manufacturers. The online password for library patrons is "banning".
Infotrac Student Edition and Junior Edition will help your children find magazine articles and information from encyclopedias and other reference books even when the library is closed. The online password for library patrons is "banning".
Do have an upcoming exam to study for? The Testing and Education Resource Center can help! Take practice tests online - GED, GRE, ACT, SAT, AP tests, and more. There are not just practice tests for high school and college here, but also the kind of tests you need to become an firefighter, air traffic controller, real estate agent - you name it. The online password for library patrons is "banning".
Mango is the fast, easy, and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language!Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective. The system is completely web-based and remotely accessible, so you can learn anywhere you have an internet connection. As you listen to and repeat after native speakers, you'll learn more than just words and phrases. You’ll learn how those pieces can be rearranged and combined to make new thoughts, new conversations, and even more practical communication! In no time at all, you'll be able to navigate all sorts of everyday situations — get directions, order a meal, make new friends — the possibilities are endless!
Need help finding a job? Come on in to Career Transitions, provided to Banning Library patrons by an LSTA grant written by the Inland Library System. Type in banning to get started. The first time you use this database, you will sign up for your own account. This will let you save what you've done and not have to start over each time. Please ask staff if you have any questions.
Database Link
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For Fiction lovers.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
For Mystery lovers
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/
For Science Fiction lovers
http://www.scifan.com/
Online books for free!!
Listing over 30,000 free books on the Web
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
Read books via E-Mail for free
http://www.dailylit.com/
Websites to help you do research, investigate and analyze.
Maps of anywhere in the world, statistics on populations and size of countries, the current time and date around the world, distance calculator, flags from everywhere, currency conversion
http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
Dozens of high-quality websites that have been carefully selected and organized by a team of librarians. Topics include current events and issues, holidays and seasons, helpful tools for information users, human interest, and more.
http://lii.org/
Song meanings, lyrics, and trivia.
http://www.songfacts.com
Over 3,000,000 free articles and books.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com
Email any question you have on geography, maps, and travel
http://worldatlas.com/questions.htm
A smorgasbord of information including world news, history and government, biography, sports, arts and entertainment, business, society and culture, health and science. http://www.infoplease.com/
Websites to help you do research and translate languages.Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical Dictionary, Spanish-English
http://www.m-w.com/
10 different languages with translations and full definitions in English or the language of your choice
http://www.online-dictionary.biz/
Find a words synonym, rhyme or definition
http://www.rhymezone.com/
The free online open-source encyclopedia in 10 different languages.
http://www.wikipedia.org/
A slang dictionary that lets you add a term or edit definitions
http://www.urbandictionary.com/
A dictionary of slang, webspeak, made up words, and local or regional expressions
http://www.slangsite.com/
Translate text or translate an entire web page
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Citizenship: Test aids and guides
Citizenship Study Guide.
This website has flashcard test, and interactive maps to help you gain citizenship.
http://www.citizenshipstudyguide.com/
A way for prospective citizens to test their knowledge before actually taking the test.
NaturalizationSelfTest.notlong.com
Its purpose is to provide a quick and easy path to resources
to help instructors prepare students for naturalization and to incorporate
civics into ESL instruction. U.S. Civics and Citizenship Online provides links
to curricula, lesson plans, teacher assessments, and other instructional
material on citizenship and civics.