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Libraries and cultural institutions provide students, educators, and families with access to digital content, research tools, primary sources, and learning materials that support inquiry, literacy, and lifelong learning. The sites below are provided as options and sources for ideas and inspiration only. The list is not exhaustive; there are many quality resources and learning activities available online.

New York State Library Resources

New York's libraries provide equitable access to information, digital content, research tools, and learning opportunities. Through school libraries, public libraries, and the New York State Library, New Yorkers can access a wide range of resources that support education, lifelong learning, workforce development, and informed civic engagement.

1. School Libraries - School libraries throughout New York provide access to a wide range of digital resources, including e-books, online databases, and other electronic materials. Access is supported through local school libraries and . Contact your school librarian to learn about available resources and obtain the credentials needed for access.
2. - New York’s public libraries provide access to a wide range of digital resources, including e-books, online databases, and other electronic materials. Access is typically provided through a library card number and/or PIN issued by a local library or . Contact your public library to learn about available resources and obtain the credentials needed for access.Ìý
3. - Provides a circulating collection available to New Yorkers through local libraries across the state. In addition, New Yorkers may use their library card in-person at the NYS Library in Albany to borrow materials or use the public access computers.
   • - Provides free online access to New York State government publications, historical documents, past , and primary source material. In addition, the Digital Collections include some historical materials from the 18th through the early 20th century in many subject areas, including the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Native American materials, New York State laws, and natural history. While books make up the core collection, Digital Collections also include primary source materials such as as well as maps, music scores, and other visual materials.
   • Ìý- Includes full text of hundreds of magazines, newspapers, maps, charts, research and reference books through , such as Gale and Britannica. NOVELny is free to every New Yorker. The NYS Library also offers to complement NOVELny database offerings.Ìý
   • - Offers a collection of audio books, digital talking books and digital talking book players, and more than 70 audio magazine subscriptions, in addition to print braille books and magazines.

Other New York State Resources

1. New York State Archives' : Teaching with Historic Documents - Connects educators with primary source materials held by libraries, archives, museums, historical organizations, and government agencies across New York State. The site provides instructional activities that help students develop critical thinking, historical inquiry, and document analysis skills.
2. - Provides educational materials inspired by the museum's research, collections, and exhibits.Ìý

National Resources

1. - Provides free access to millions of digitized primary sources, including photographs, maps, manuscripts, audio recordings, films, newspapers, and historical documents. The Library also offers ready-to-use lesson plans, classroom materials, professional learning opportunities, and curated collections aligned to commonly taught topics. Teachers can explore resources by subject, grade level, or historical period to enrich instruction across content areas. K–12 educators can use these resources to support inquiry-based learning, strengthen information literacy skills, and provide students with opportunities to analyze authentic historical and cultural materials.
2. Ìý- Provides educators with access to millions of historical records, photographs, maps, and government documents. Teachers can use primary source-based lessons, document analysis activities, and curated collections to support instruction in civics, history, government, and literacy while helping students develop critical thinking and research skills.
3. - Provides the ability to search millions of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country in a free, national search platform.Ìý
4. Ìý- Includes authentic artifacts, artwork, and scientific specimens from the Smithsonian's museums, research centers, and zoos. Teachers and students can use these resources to build customized learning activities, quizzes, and digital collections.