Back to top

Research a Topic

Financial Literacy

From Rosen Digital, the Financial Literacy database makes economics and personal finance easy to understand and highly engaging. Articles explore macro-, micro- and global economics as well as personal and household finance. Users will learn to manage credit and debt, save and invest with confidence, plan for college and retirement and avoid fraud and scams.  Beneficial for grades 7-12 as well as adults.

Findmypast (In Library Use Only)

Findmypast offers searchable databases for censuses of the British Isles; civil, military, and church records; newspapers, and more. Coverage includes records for the U.S., Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The site provides access to the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) covering thousands of genealogical and historical publications. Findmypast can be used at any St. Louis County Library location. Click here for a video tutorial about using this resource.

Forvo

Find a pronunciation dictionary with recordings from around the world and other language learning resources.

Foundation Directory Online (In Library at DB, FV, GG, GV, LC)

Access to detailed information on grant makers, grants, and grant recipients, as well as access to grant maker web sites and searchable 990s. Foundation Directory Online is available in-branch at Daniel Boone, Florissant Valley, Grand Glaize, Grant's View, Lewis & Clark and Headquarters/Clark Family. Click here for a video tutorial about using this resource.

FRED

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) is a database maintained by the Research division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis that has more than 816,000 economic time series from various sources. It covers banking, business/fiscal, consumer price indexes, employment and population, exchange rates, gross domestic product, interest rates, monetary aggregates, producer price indexes, reserves and monetary base, U.S. trade and international transactions, and U.S. financial data.

Freerice

Take educational quizzes on English, geography, math, and science. Ad revenue goes to the United Nations World Food Programme to provide help for children and their families. Access using a browser, Android app, or iOS app.

Pages