Electronic Resources
Heritage Quest:
Collection of over 25,000 family history books and the U.S. Census from 1790 through 1930. Also includes the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files and Freedman's BankRecords.
Ancestry Library
The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. Please note: This resource is available only on the computers from inside the Kingsport Public Library – it is NOT available to you at home or work through our Web site.
Newspaper Archive;
Includes the Kingsport newspapers from 1916-1977. Contains other searchable newspapers dating as far back as the 1700s - the world's largest archive of online newspapers. Please note: This resource is available only on the computers from inside the Kingsport Public Library – it is NOT available to you at home or work through our Web site.
The Tennessean: (remote link) newspaper articles back to 2002. In-library link>
The Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) databases (active link) include full-text magazine articles from general interest, health, business, Spanish, childrens', and literary criticism publications. It also includes reference e-books.
Over 500,000 biographies, including more than 36,000 images. Also features book review excerpts from BOOK REVIEW DIGEST PLUS.
Chapter a day: online book club
Join one or more of eleven online books clubs and receive an email five days a week of a "chapter a day" from a popular book in your selected book club. Each week you'll receive a different book. Choose from nonfiction, audio, business, fiction, good news, horror, mystery, prepublications, romance, science fiction and teen.
Oxford Reference Online
Fast access to top-quality, authoritative information on every subject - from Art to Zoology! Oxford Reference online: Premium Collection combines rich and scholarly resources with authoritative, quick-reference coverage of the full subject spectrum. It also offers excellent functionality, and a wide range of additional material such as maps, illustrations, and timelines.
LearnATest.
Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams, including GED, GRE, ACT, SAT, ASVAB, Praxis, TOEFL, and skills improvement courses (with Spanish instructions.) How do you use it? Users need to sign up as a “New User” the first time they access the service, Returning users can login with their username and password.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
A comprehensive career research database that is broken down into three main sections: Jobs, Skills, and Resources.
TumbleBookLibrary
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love.
TumbleReadables
TumbleReadables is your an online read-along collection.
TumbleTalking Books
Is an online audio library.
Tennessee Newspaper Collection
The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community.
Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center serves thousands of libraries and other institutions with premium content in every subject area.
Magill's Medical Guide:The Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders.
Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Greek, Japanese, Chinese, ESL Spanish, ESL Polish, and ESL Brazilian Portuguese. Access to this program requires a Kingsport Public Library card - once you have that, you can access from home, or while traveling.