National Geographic Kids
Videos, games, homework help, and more from National Geographic, with a STEM focus.
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National Geographic Kids
Read full issues of National Geographic Kids online going back to 2009. Click Explore Topics for simple, kid-friendly browsing to learn more about the world around us. Click here for a video tutorial about using this resource.
National Geographic Virtual Library
Read full issues National Geographic online going back to 1995. In addition to reading entire issues, you can also search for images and make charts showing the frequency of terms over time. Click here for a video tutorial about using this resource.
National Historical Geographic Information System
Provides census data including population, housing, agriculture and economic data for each of the states, counties, tracts and blocks from 1790-2010.
National Map
The National Map features a collection of small-scale data-sets of 197 maps provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey.
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (Library of Congress)
Commonly known as NUCMUC, this online catalog allows users to search for archival and manuscript materials held by archives and other repositories across the U.S.
Nebula Awards
The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), a nonprofit association of professional science fiction and fantasy writers.
NeoK12
A collection of the best educational videos, games, quizzes, diagrams and puzzles. Covers a variety of subjects.
New York Times Best Sellers
This website reflects weekly sales for books sold in print and electronic formats.
New York Times Cooking
NYTimes Cooking is a digital cookbook and cooking guide, available on all platforms that helps home cooks of every level discover the world’s best recipes, while also helping them become better, more competent cooks.
To access NYTimes Cooking, you must redeem a code. The code lasts for 24 hours. At the end of the 24 hours, you can repeat the process and receive another code.
- Click New York Times Cooking above or here for access.
- Redeem your code for digital access to NYTimes Cooking. (The code will be pre-populated). Select the Redeem button.
- Log in or create an account. First-time users will need to create an account or login.
News For You
News for You provides adult ESL students and struggling readers with news and human interest stories that are easy to read and understand. These engaging, timely stories will help students build language, reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, listening and speaking skills. Click here for a video tutorial about using this resource.
Use the password 0EEEB7 to enter.
NewsBank
Provides searchable full text and indexing of many U.S. and international newspapers, including print and online-only resources. Provides comprehensive news and information on differing perspectives for a variety of topics, including economics, business, political science, environmental issues, health and welfare topics, social problems, consumer affairs, education, international affairs and defense, sports and much more. Click here for a video tutorial about using this resource.
Newspaper Source
Cover-to-cover full-text for hundreds of national, international and regional newspapers as well as television and radio news transcripts from major networks.
NewspaperARCHIVE.com
Access is limited to in-person at our Daniel Boone branch.
Large historical newspaper database containing tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1759 to present.
Newspapers.com
The Newspapers.com database offers more than 10,000 digitized newspaper titles for large and small communities in the U.S. as well as newspapers in Canada, Australia, Ireland, the British Isles and Panama, including the St. Louis Globe Democrat from 1853-1963. Date range varies by publication. Click here for a video tutorial about using this resource.
Niche Academy Video Tutorials
Explore our collection of how-to video tutorials that will help you learn how to use the Library's research databases, eMedia like Overdrive and Hoopla, and even social media like Facebook and Pinterest.
Nine PBS Educator and Caregiver Toolkit
Nine has focused our efforts on ensuring the more than half a million children in our area who are out of school have the resources they need. In response, Nine created the Nine PBS Educator and Caregiver Toolkit, a collection of free, readily available trusted resources for our region’s educators, caregivers, and parents.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
Primary source 19th century newspaper content from urban and rural region newspapers throughout the U.S.
Nobel Prize in Literature
This prize is awarded by the Swedish Academy to “the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction.”
North Side Journal
Searchable full text coverage of local news and community-submitted content from North County, including births, engagements, and community events. Falls under the Suburban Journals of Greater Saint Louis. Includes access from 2004 to 2008.