eResources

This genealogy database provides access to U.S. and some European census data, ship's logs and passenger indexes, vital records and social security death index records, WWI draft registration cards, maps, genealogy reference books, and more. Provided by Montgomery County.

Ask Here PA is designed to provide fast answers to your questions, using information found on the Internet and in proprietary databases funded by libraries. In most cases, Ask Here PA Librarians will provide an answer online in 15 minutes or less! If your question involves lengthy research, we'll get you started and/or provide a referral for you or your question.

Book SnapShots helps you find books and authors by topics and genres.  SnapShots can also help you find books and authors that are similar to ones that you find here.  Also try Novelist for additional readers advisory recommendations.  

Booklist Online is a 100-year-old journal, published by the American Library Association.  Booklist Online is a subscription database created from the journal. The subscription database contains archived reviews and features that are dynamically linked.  The database contains over 120,000 reviews and thousands of features dating back to 1992.

This scholarly business database provides bibliographic and full-text covering all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. This resource contains full text for nearly 2,500 magazines and journals, and indexing and abstracts for over 2,300 titles.

This resource offers consumer information on many products, including appliances, electronics and home and garden items.

A unique collection of five interactive eBooks that gives students hands-on experience in navigating the online world in a safe, controlled environment. Titles include Stopping Cyberbullying, Avoiding Predators Online, Protecting Your Privacy Online, Using Social Networks and Playing Games Online. Provided by POWER Library.

eBooks on EBSCO Host has approximately 14,000 electronic books in all subject areas from careers to classics to Cliffs notes. Full text and searchable.  

New EBSCO App

The free EBSCOhost app for iPhones and Android devices allows users to search premium EBSCOhost database content.

GreenFILE has information about human impact on the environment. Topics covered include climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and recycling. Provided by POWER Library

Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you.

NewsBank offers access to twenty-eight magazines, including The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs and Philadelphia Magazine.  The magazines are available in text-only format.

Provides full text for magazines, trade publications and periodicals covering general interest subject areas. Also contains an Image Collection containing photos, maps & flags. Full text for more than 1,350 general reference resources, more than 350 full text reference books and over 910,000 photos, maps and flags.

Use this fun, easy-to-use resource that's powered by EBSCO Explora to discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.

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Online access is now available at Abington Township Public Library! Access to papers dating from 1851 through 1922 and between 1981 through current day is now possible. Activation is required every 72 hours. To activate your subscription, you’ll need to log in or register first.

NoveList provides access to full text reviews, annotations, publication information, subject headings and more for more than 120,000 works of fiction. In addition, this database can recommend similar titles and authors, provide guides for book discussions and more. This database can search for titles by author, title, series or even by plot descriptions.

POWER Library highlights job resources for Pennsylvania job seekers and employers. These PA government-provided resources are designed to help you find a good career, review job openings, and match you with employers. 

Access to the historical and current newspaper. This resource is available in the Library and remotely to Abington residents.

POWER Library: Pennsylvania's Online World of Electronic Resources. Over a dozen databases contained in one location! Newspapers, magazine articles, auto repair, grade appropriate research, health information and more!

Use this fun, easy-to-use resource that’s powered by EBSCO Explora to discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports.

Look for the new app to use RBdigital.  It will bring together audiobooks and eBooks in one app.  Note: Your username and password will remain the same.

Welcome to RBdigital, the new e-audiobook service from Abington Township Public Libraries.

Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. It contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.

Indexing and abstracts for 260 journals and magazines for teachers and administrators.

Provided by POWER Library.

Your child can watch and listen to a large collection of animated, online story books. There is also a large collection of audio books, including ones in French and Spanish. TumbleBooks also has book related puzzles & games.

World Book eBooks is a premier collection of highly illustrated, engaging titles that supports a span of curriculum areas and reading levels covering topics as diverse as: