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PARSIPPANY - TROY HILLS |
449 Halsey Road |
Parsippany, NJ 07054 |
(973) 887-5150 |
Monday - Thursday 9 AM - 9 PM |
Friday & Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM |
Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM (Seasonal) |
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LAKE HIAWATHA BRANCH |
68 Nokomis Avenue |
Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 |
(973) 335-0952 |
Monday - Thursday 10 AM - 9 PM |
Friday & Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM |
Closed Sunday |
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MOUNT TABOR BRANCH |
31 Trinity Park |
Mount Tabor, NJ 07878 |
(973) 627-9508 |
Monday - Thursday 11 AM - 9 PM |
Friday & Saturday 9 AM - 1 PM |
Closed Sunday |
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Online Resources |
You can use the following databases (except Genealogy Resources) even if you're not in the library. They're available to you right now, from this website.
How do I log on? Click on the links to below. At the login screen, enter the 13-digit barcode number from the back of your library card. Make sure you don't type any spaces between numbers, or you won't connect.
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Congressional Quarterly
Press journals and databases 1991-present.
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Genealogy Resources (In Library Use Only - Click Here)
Ancestry Library Edition is a new genealogy research tool that provides library patrons instant access to a wide range of resources for genealogical and historical research. Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the U. S. Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more!
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JerseyClicks!
With your local New Jersey library card, you can search full-text magazines, journals, encyclopedias, online databases, and Heritage Quest.
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Literature Resource Center
Direct access to biographies, bibliographies, journal articles and
critical analysis of more than 120,000 authors and their works.
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ListenNJNW.com
Our new online service allows you to check out and download digital audio books anytime, anywhere. Simply install the free software and then download digital audio books to your computer. Listen to your favorite authors on your PC or transfer to a compatible MP3 player. Burn some titles to CD and listen in your car.
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Online Book Club
Join our OnLine Book Clubs and start reading books in your email.
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ProQuest
Online newspapers and magazines, some as far back as 1986
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ReferenceUSA
This is one of the biggest business directories on the market
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Database Descriptions |
Business |
 Reference USA Company Directory - This is one of the biggest business directories on the market, listing more than 12 million U.S. businesses. Search by company name, yellow page heading, SIC code, geographic location, business phone, business size, and more. Get details like estimated sales, lines of business, credit ratings, and more. Also includes Canadian and US phone listings, healthcare and Canadian business listings. Printing and downloading limit is 25 records for remote use and 50 records for in-library use. |
Educational |
 Facts on File - This educational mega-database is a big help for students in grades 4-12. Find materials for reports and other assignments in 1) Science Experiments On-Line, 2) Science On-Line, 3) American Historical Images, 4) American Women's History, 5) Landmark Documents in American History, 6) African American and American Indian History & Culture, 7) World Atlas with printable maps and 8) Career Profiles. Teachers also can use the Curriculum Resource Center to supplement lesson plans. |
Health |
 EBSCO Health Source: Consumer Edition - This database is one of the richest collections of consumer health information available to libraries. It provides access to nearly 200 full-text consumer health periodicals, including Harvard Health Letter, Men’s Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others. Also included in this database is searchable full text for nearly 1,200 health-related pamphlets and 20 health reference books, such as Stedman’s Medical Dictionary. Coverage begins 1988. |
Literature |
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Literature Resource Center
Direct access to biographies, bibliographies, journal articles and
critical analysis of more than 120,000 authors and their works. |
Magazines & Newspapers |
 EBSCO Magazines & Newspapers - Search for articles and read them in full text. There are close to 3,000 magazines and newspapers indexed in this database, and over 1,900 of them are in full text. Coverage begins in the 1980's. Looking for journal articles (i.e., professional and/or peer-reviewed)? They're available here, too. In addition to magazines and journals, newspapers are also indexed here, but there are few in full text. For full-text newspapers, use the databases Regional Newspapers or Proquest Magazines & Newspapers; these are available in the library. |
 Regional Newspapers - Search for newspaper articles and read them in full text from the New York Times (last 365 days), Star-Ledger (since 1/96), Bergen Record (since 1/96), Los Angeles Times (since 1/96) and Times of London (since 1/97). |
 ProQuest Newspapers & Magazines - Search for articles and read them in full text. There are 1,800 periodicals indexed, with many in full text. Full-text time coverage for magazines is generally from 1986 to present. A strength of Proquest is current full-text articles from nine major U.S. newspapers: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlanta Constitution/Atlanta Journal and USA Today. |
| Online Audio Books |
ListenNJNW.com
Our new online service allows you to check out and download digital audio books anytime, anywhere. Simply install the free software and then download digital audio books to your computer. Listen to your favorite authors on your PC or transfer to a compatible MP3 player. Burn some titles to CD and listen in your car. |
Online Book Club |
Online Book Club
Join our OnLine Book Clubs and start reading books in your email. |
Reading Suggestions |
 NoveList: Your Guide to Fiction - Enter favorite authors/titles or themes to find similar books to read, or browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 150 award lists and 1,000 fiction-related websites. |
Unlike the databases listed above, which are available through this webpage, a few databases the library subscribes to are only available on computers at the library. They are listed below. To use them, please visit one of our branch libraries.
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Magazines & Newspapers |
Proquest Historical New York Times - Search the complete full text of the New York Times from 1851 to 1999+. Every backfile issue of the New York Times has been digitized from cover to cover, including news stories, editorials, photos, graphics and advertisements, providing an excellent research tool for American history. Users may print full-page images of the New York Times from the database |
Star-Ledger, Trenton Times & Jersey Journal - Search for articles and read them in full text from the Star-Ledger, Trenton Times and Jersey Journal. Coverage begins 1989. Updated daily. Photos and advertising are not included.
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