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The Access Video collection includes online shows and documentaries from channels like PBS, BBC, History Channel, A&E and more. </li> <li class="text-icon-list__item "> <img src="/Seattle-Public-Library/images/icons/online-resources/requirements/icons_115x115_1-18_library-card.png" alt="Library card required" /> <span class="text-icon-list__heading"> <a class="text-icon-list__link" href="https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/?p=EANX-NB" target=_blank>America's Historical Newspapers - Early American News</a> </span> Explore early American history to support school assignments, genealogical and local history research, and more. Features more than 1,000 historical newspapers from all 50 states. This database includes early American newspapers previously available in America's Genealogy Bank. </li> <li class="text-icon-list__item "> <img src="/Seattle-Public-Library/images/icons/online-resources/requirements/icons_115x115_1-18_library-card.png" alt="Library card required" /> <span class="text-icon-list__heading"> <a class="text-icon-list__link" href="https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://www.apstylebook.com/spl_org/" target=_blank>AP Stylebook Online</a> </span> This online version of the official Associated Press Stylebook is searchable, customizable and updated regularly. It offers writing guidelines for spelling, usage, punctuation and style. 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Includes information on more than 200 countries, every U.S. state and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. </li> <li class="text-icon-list__item "> <img src="/Seattle-Public-Library/images/icons/online-resources/requirements/icons_115x115_1-18_library-card.png" alt="Library card required" /> <span class="text-icon-list__heading"> <a class="text-icon-list__link" href="https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://explore.proquest.com/elibrary?accountid=1135" target=_blank>eLibrary</a> </span> Explore one of the world’s largest general reference collections of magazines and digital content to find the information you need. 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With a free New York Times account, read on any Library computer or Wi-Fi network, or <a href="https://nytimes.com/subscription/redeem/all-access?campaignId=8FHFW&gift_code=205ad2c91d31752a">Get an access code</a> good for 72 hours to read outside the Library or on the New York Times app, Includes News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic. Account registration required. Also available via app. </li> <li class="text-icon-list__item "> <img src="/Seattle-Public-Library/images/icons/online-resources/requirements/icons_115x115_1-18_library-card.png" alt="Library card required" /> <span class="text-icon-list__heading"> <a class="text-icon-list__link" href="https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/hnpnewyorktimes?accountid=1135" target=_blank>New York Times Historical</a> </span> Curious about the past? Find full-text and full-image content from The New York Times, including articles, headlines, ads, obituaries and more. Contains full-text and images in PDF format of the New York Times from 1851 to three years before current year. </li> <li class="text-icon-list__item "> <img src="/Seattle-Public-Library/images/icons/online-resources/requirements/icons_115x115_1-18_library-card.png" alt="Library card required" /> <span class="text-icon-list__heading"> <a class="text-icon-list__link" href="https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://infotrac.gale.com/itweb/spl_main?db=OVIC" target=_blank>Opposing Viewpoints in Context</a> </span> Perfect for debate prep or anyone interested in seeing both sides of social issues, this database offers insight and research into today’s hottest topics in science, social studies, current events and language arts. </li> <li class="text-icon-list__item "> <img src="/Seattle-Public-Library/images/icons/online-resources/requirements/icons_115x115_1-18_library-card.png" alt="Library card required" /> <span class="text-icon-list__heading"> <a class="text-icon-list__link" href="https://spl.overdrive.com/" target=_blank>OverDrive</a> </span> OverDrive has thousands of e-books and audiobooks you can borrow for three weeks and download to most devices. </li> <li class="text-icon-list__item "> <img src="/Seattle-Public-Library/images/icons/online-resources/requirements/icons_115x115_1-18_library-card.png" alt="Library card required" /> <span class="text-icon-list__heading"> <a class="text-icon-list__link" href="https://ezproxy.spl.org/login?url=https://www.oed.com" target=_blank>Oxford English Dictionary</a> </span> Explore the history and meaning of English words. 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