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St. Mary’s County Library and our partners license services and content from third-party vendors who have their own privacy policies and confidentiality practices. When you leave the Library website, your interaction with these systems will be governed by their individual privacy policies. We have compiled links to the privacy statements for specific vendors so you can learn how your data is stored and used by them.
The American Bee Journal has the honor of being the oldest English language beekeeping publication in the world. Readership is concentrated among hobby and commercial beekeepers, bee supply dealers, queen breeders, package-bee shippers, honey packers, and entomologists. To access the resource, click one of the issue covers, then enter virtualservices@stmalib.org as the username and sm1234 as the password. Access to American Bee Journal is provided by the Association of Southern Maryland Beekeepers.
The St. Mary’s Beacon, 1852-1921, is available online (with gaps) on the Library of Congress’ Chronicling America site. Because the paper operated under different names, there are three newspapers available: Saint Mary's beacon, St. Mary's beacon, and St. Mary's gazette.
Research thousands of products and services with test results, ratings, recommendations and buying guides. Consumer Reports is a nonprofit organization that provides unbiased reports on a variety of products to help you make better, more informed purchasing decisions.
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) connects people to the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of the materials found through DPLA—photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and so much more—are free and immediately available in digital format. Find primary source sets, online exhibitions, genealogy resources, and more.
Collection of scholarly journals and general interest titles that covers everything from art and literature to economics and the sciences.
A general-interest periodical resource allowing users to find the information they want quickly, with intuitive searching that ensures they tap into quality sources.
Provides authoritative, age-appropriate, curriculum-aligned digital content covering a broad range of educational topics including Animals, Arts, Geography Literature, Social Studies, Technology, and more. With a modern design and simple navigation, Gale in Context: Elementary makes it easy for young users to explore content and gain comfort with database searching. Learn how to use Gale In Context: Elementary to discover cool facts and learn about interesting topics. View a video about finding reliable sources in Gale in Context: Elementary.
Resource for papers, projects, and presentations that empowers the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills with content aligned to national and state curriculum standards.
Provides periodical and journal articles on multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty—such as technology, bilingual education, health education, testing, administration and more.
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts and transcripts. Includes full-text access for The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more.
Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines covering the latest scientific developments. Key subjects covered by the database include biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.
Engage kids and young students to broaden their educational horizons with reputable, special, authoritative, and age-appropriate digital content that brings them the world in a way they have never seen before. National Geographic Kids will take them on amazing adventures in science, nature, wildlife, culture, geography, archaeology, and space.
Millions of newspaper pages from around the world from 1753 to present.
Offers thousands of downloadable audiobooks, eBooks, and magazines. See our OverDrive/Libby page for more information about using this service.
A searchable database of:
The Saint Mary’s Beacon: 1923 – 1984, with gaps;
The Enterprise: 1952 – April 2020, with gaps;
Southern Maryland News: August 2020 – 6 months ago;
Patuxent Tester: 1948-1962;
Naval Air Test Center and NAS Patuxent River command histories through 1952
The Wall Street Journal (inside the Library)IN LIBRARY USE ONLY
Use this link if you are using the Library's computers or the Library WiFi on your own device. You will be directed to wsj.com. There should be no paywall and no registration prompt with onsite access.See more information about accessing The Wall Street Journal through St. Mary's County Library.
Using your personal computer or device outside of the Library, use this link to reach a page to register for three days of access to The Wall Street Journal or sign in if you’ve already registered. Register or login by entering your name, an email address, and password. On the fourth day, you can return to this page and select the offsite access link again and login; this triggers a new three day access period. You do not need to pay for an account. See more information about accessing The Wall Street Journal through St. Mary's County Library.
The Washington Post (inside the Library)IN LIBRARY USE ONLY
Use this link if you are using the Library's computers or the Library WiFi on your own device. You will be directed to WashingtonPost.com. There should be no paywall and no registration prompt with onsite access. See more information about accessing The Washington Post through St. Mary's County Library.
Using your personal computer or device outside of the Library, use this link to reach a page with the following message: “Your library has provided you with complimentary access to WashingtonPost.com for the next 7 days. To access the site, sign in or create a free Washington Post account.” Register or login by entering an email address and password. Offsite access is available for seven days. On the eighth day, please return to this page and select the offsite access link again; this triggers a new seven day access period. You do not need to pay for an account. See more information about accessing The Washington Post through St. Mary's County Library.
