| Auto Repair Reference Center: |
| Find care & repair tips and troubleshooting for select makes and models of vehicles 1954 - 2003. |
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| Dear Reader, New Book Alerts! |
| New Book Alerts is a free online service that showcases the newest titles purchased by your local library. You can select to receive alerts via email and/or RSS feeds. If you see a new title that you are interested in, just click "borrow" to place a hold on the item right away. Click the link to see all available categories! |
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| Heritage Quest Online: |
| Online resource for census data, family records and local histories. Assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. An ongoing project (new content is added weekly), Heritage Quest Online will grow to encompass obituaries, Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Index and additional materials. |
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| Our Virtual Heroes' Tree: |
| Our Heroes' Tree is a community outreach program co-founded in 2005 by Stephanie Pickup, author of The Soldiers' Tree, and Marlene Lee, author of The Hero in My Pocket. This program promotes awareness of the service and sacrifice of U.S. service members and their families. |
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| Law Depot |
| Receive unlimited access to thousands of legal forms across all categories, including Real Estate, Business, Human Resources, Family, and more! |
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| NetLibrary |
| NetLibrary provides access to MPL’s eContent collection. eContent is the digital version of books, journals, and database content. Library cardholders can access the library’s eContent 24 hours a days, seven days a week. |
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| NoveList |
| Find fiction titles based on a favorite author, title, or description. Browse lists by type of fiction. Includes articles and book discussion guides. Covers all age levels. |
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| Online Book Clubs |
| Join our Email Book Clubs. Every day, Monday through Friday, you will receive in your email a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book. By the end of the week, you'll have read 2-3 chapters. Every Monday we start new books. Sign up and start reading! |
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| Overdrive |
| OverDrive is a leading full-service digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, and other digital content. They deliver secure management, DRM protection, and download fulfillment services for publishers, libraries, schools, and retailers--serving millions of end users globally. |
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| Tumblebooks |
| Experience the joy of reading - online. Marion Public Library has added animated, talking picture books to its website through TumbleBookLibrary. Just click on the TumbleBookLibrary icon to discover a trove of stories your children will love. The collection also includes books in Spanish and French, life learning books, and children's classics like Black Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, and Anne of Green Gables. Your computer will need the latest version of Macromedia Flash to display the books correctly. |
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| Valueline |
| Value Line’s clear, concise, easy-to-use reports put all the information you need right at your fingertips! Quickly get a current quote, search an extensive list of companies and their symbols, and access the entire Value Line Investment Survey database by clicking on the Valueline link. |
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| WorldCat |
| This database contains materials from thousands of libraries worldwide in many formats - books, eBooks, DVDs, videos, music and much more. This link is only searchable in the Marion Public Library. To use this database from home go to the Inspire link further down on this page (available only to Indiana residents). |
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The following databases were created by the Indiana History staff. |
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| Index to Grant County Estate Books |
| The Grant County Estate Book is located in the Grant County Court House in the Clerk's office. HINT: when document opens, click on the binocular icon and you can type a name in to search. This publication requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
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This database is available to all Indiana residents! |
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| INSPIRE |
| INSPIRE is Indiana's Virtual Library on the Internet. INSPIRE offers electronic magazines, encyclopedias, and other resources to all Indiana residents for your information needs. Research current events, science, business, health, notable people, hobbies, and much more from your library, school, home or office. |
| If you are an Indiana resident who cannot access INSPIRE
by using the existing authentication systems, you may obtain an
INSPIRE password (this includes users of Internet Service Providers
(ISPs) that serve areas outside Indiana such as America Online,
CompuServe and AT&T). |
| You will be required to complete an online form with your name, postal address, telephone number, and email address. Upon registration, a temporary (72 hour) password will be issued for immediate access to INSPIRE. You will then be sent a letter by US mail containing an annual password that can be changed for easier usage. Passwords will not be sent to any postal address outside Indiana. |
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Click here to find out more information about Inspire passwords |
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Click here to complete the online form for your INSPIRE password. |
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The following databases are available to all Indiana residents inside the library only! |
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Ancestry Library Edition |
| With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day. |
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Mitchell on Demand |
| Online automobile repair guide (1983 through current models), includes time, parts and labor estimator; maintenance info; and provides price quotes. |
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New England Ancestors |
| This database has a wealth of information pertaining to the genealogy of New England. It is maintained by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. |
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Salem Health |
| Salem Health brings online access to Salem Press’ award-winning health reference works. The material presented on Salem Health is intended for broad informational and educational purposes only. |
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Salem History |
| Salem History is a robust online database that includes the complete content of printed reference sets provided by Salem Press. Browsing Salem History is a powerful way to explore the content through standard access points: categories, geographical location, and curriculum areas. |
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Salem Science |
| Salem Science is a robust online database that includes the complete content of printed reference sets. Salem Science contains helpful resources, available by clicking the click to the left. |
