Resources
The Teaneck Library offers a range of educational and informational resources to support learning and research. This includes access to online databases, resources for K-12 students, ESL services, and digital materials related to Teaneck’s local history.
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Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
A multidisciplinary database offering full text from over 4,600 journals, including nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles, with searchable references and PDF archives dating back to 1975.
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Genealogical and historical information from census, military, church, vital, court, land and probate records, passenger lists and more. (In Library Use Only).
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BCCLS eSources
Provides access to a wide range of online research tools and databases organized by topic, including academic, business, legal, health, genealogy, and world language resources. Users can explore eBooks, eMagazines, newspapers, and career tools through EBSCOhost, Gale, and other platforms, many of which require a library card login.
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Brainfuse Help Now
Free live one-on-one online tutoring from a Brainfuse tutor. Tutoring is available in math, science, writing, and other subjects for elementary, middle school, high school, and college students.
Requires a Teaneck Public Library card barcode number.
(Teaneck Residents Only)
Business Source Elite (Ebsco)
Business Source Elite provides full-text coverage for nearly 1,100 business periodicals ranging from general magazines to trade publications and top management journals.
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Find information about America’s Top Doctors in your area. Search by location, specialty, or doctor’s name on the Castle Connolly Top Doctors website. (In Library Use Only)
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Consumer Reports Online
Consumer Reports (CR) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.
(In Library Use Only)
ERIC (Ebsco)
ERIC is an online digital library funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES). It offers a searchable database of journal and non-journal education research dating from 1966 to the present, helping educators, researchers, and the public access comprehensive and reliable information.
Access ERICExplora Educator’s Edition (Ebsco)
Highlights content relevant to teachers, including lessons plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources.
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Explora Primary Schools
Designed for elementary school students, students can look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects, or homework from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.
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Designed for high school students, students can look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects, or homework from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.
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A free research database that provides scholarly, government and general-interest sources covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments and information about what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts.
Access GreenFILEHealth Source: Academic/Nursing Edition (Ebsco)
A trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.
Access Health Nursing EditionHealth Source: Consumer Edition (Ebsco)
This rich collection of consumer health information provides access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets.
Access Health Consumer EditionHeritageQuest (ProQuest)
A genealogy resource by Ancestry that can be used remotely. Enjoy access to City Directories, U.S. Indian Census Rolls, agricultural and Industrial Schedules, and more. We also have Ancestry Library available for use within the library.
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Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV shows instantly, with no waiting. Stream on any device and borrow up to 5 items per month, plus Bonus Borrows that don’t count toward your limit.
- eBooks, audiobooks, and comics can be borrowed for 21 days.
- Music albums can be borrowed for a period of 7 days.
- Movies & TV episodes can be borrowed for 3 days.
Download the hoopla app: iOS | Google Android
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Image Collection (Ebsco)
Image Collection (EBSCO) offers a searchable database of thousands of photos, maps, and flags covering a wide range of subjects. It provides high-quality, rights-cleared images for educational and non-commercial use.
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Job & Career Accelerator
Job & Career Accelerator is an online career resource offering detailed information on over 1,100 occupations. Users can explore careers aligned with their skills, access job and internship listings, and build professional resumes and cover letters. The platform also provides interview and networking guidance, GED and college-prep materials, citizenship resources, and tutorials on software such as Microsoft Office.
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Over 26,000 international, classic, children’s, instructional, and documentary films from producers and distributors such as Great Courses, Criterion Collection, and Lion’s Gate.
(Teaneck residents only)
Download the Kanopy app: iOS | Google Android
Need help getting started? Visit the Kanopy Help page.
Stream Kanopy Online
Kanopy Kids
Kanopy Kids provides access to educational and engaging videos for children of all ages, focusing on social and emotional development, promoting respect for community diversity, and inspiring creativity. Browse what Kanopy Kids has to offer and discover educational TV shows from PBS Kids, animated stories from Scholastic, and more!
Stream Kanopy Kids OnlineLegal Information Source (Ebsco)
Legal Information Reference Center provides online access to over 225 full-text legal reference books and thousands of legal forms, featuring trusted content from Nolo, a leading provider of consumer and small-business legal information.
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Borrow eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines on Libby.
Download the Libby app: iOS | Google Android
Need help getting started? Visit the Libby Help page.
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) (Ebsco)
This free research database provides indexing and abstracting for key library and information science journals, books, research reports and more. It is EBSCO’s intention to provide access to this resource on a continual basis.
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Literary Reference Center is a comprehensive full-text database offering plot summaries, literary criticisms, author biographies, book reviews, poems, short stories, and more from trusted reference works, journals, and EBSCO’s original content.
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Offers access to 60 foreign language courses and 17 English courses taught completely in the user’s native language. Mango can be accessed at the library, remotely, or even on-the-go with apps for iPhone, Android, Kindle and Nook.
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MasterFILE Elite (Ebsco)
Provides full text from over 1,050 general reference publications, 52 reference books, and an image collection of more than 500,000 photos, maps, and flags, covering a wide range of subjects for public libraries.
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Offers full text from over 140 middle school magazines, along with thousands of biographies, historical essays, and primary source documents, plus an image collection of photos, maps, and flags—all with Lexile reading levels for easy guidance.
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Provides full text from nearly 300 military and government journals and periodicals, plus indexing and abstracts for over 400 titles, covering news and research across all branches of the armed forces and government.
Access Military & Government CollectionMorningstar Investment Research Center
Provides real-time data and independent analysis on thousands of investments, including mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, and closed-end funds, with tools and insights to help investors make informed decisions.
To start, please enter your Teaneck library card number.
New York Times
To access the New York Times online, please follow these steps:
- Click the access button below. When prompted for a digital access code, enter 3d26304e462f1a29. TPL cardholders can use a code to access the paper for 24 hours from any device. Code can be used repeatedly.
- You will need to register using an email address and password of your own creation or log in with a personal account if you already have one.
(Teaneck residents only)
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Newspaper Source Plus (Ebsco)
This database provides a full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
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The largest online newspaper archive. 11,700+ newspapers from the 1700s–2000s and millions of additional pages added every month. Search historical newspapers from across the United States and beyond. Explore newspaper articles and clippings for help with genealogy, history and other research. (In Library Use Only)
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NJMVC Practice Tests
Offers MVC practice tests that mirror the official written exam, covering driving techniques, road signs, laws, regulations, and commercial endorsements, plus a question marathon to help you fully prepare and build confidence.
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Northstar Online Learning
Northstar Online Learning features interactive self-paced lessons on basic computer and software skills! Create an account to get started or take a free digital skills assessment to see how you score!
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NoveList (Ebsco)
NoveList has been helping readers find their next favorite book for more than 20 years, and continues to develop innovative solutions for connecting readers, books, and libraries.
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NoveList K-8 (Ebsco)
NoveList K-8 is the resource for young readers to turn to when looking for the next book to read. Offers reading lists, award-winning titles, series coverage, and the ability to search for books by reading level. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.
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Peterson’s Test & Career Prep (Gale)
This educational database is an essential tool for students and users preparing for college, vocational, civil service, and military entrance exams and seeking career prep solutions. Invaluable information on financial assistance, distance learning, and career planning is also available.
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Points of View Reference Center (Ebsco)
Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Access Points of ViewPrimary Search (Ebsco)
Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.
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PubMed Central is a free digital repository that archives publicly accessible full-text scholarly articles that have been published within the biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
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Reference Solutions
The leading source for business and residential data in the United States. ReferenceUSA helps users of all kinds search for jobs, research U.S. businesses, create marketing and small business plans, locate specific people and more.
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Referencia Latina
This full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety of sources, including reference books, general interest magazines and health reports.
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This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
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This database offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as the necessary tools and instructions to address a wide-range of small business topics.
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Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
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Explore the rich heritage of the Township of Teaneck, New Jersey via the digital archive maintained by the Teaneck Public Library. This collection features historical documents, oral-histories, photographs, reports and memorabilia covering everything from early settlement, business and education, to local civic life and war-era service. A valuable resource for local research, community storytelling and historic preservation.
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Wall Street Journal
TPL cardholders can use the link to access the Wall Street Journal from anywhere, anytime. Click the link to create your account, and you can start using wsj.com immediately. After 3 days, return and click the link again, then log in as an existing user with the same username and password you created initially.
IMPORTANT: Sharing the sign-on credentials with any other person whatsoever is strictly not permitted.
For Teaneck Library cardholders only.
Washington Post
TPL cardholders can use the link to access the Washington Post outside of the Library. On the library’s WashingtonPost.com landing page, you will see 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.” Users should then register or log-in with two steps by entering an email address and password. On the eighth day, users can return to this page and select the offsite access link for WashingtonPost.com; this triggers a new 7-day access period for the individual. Please use this link when you are in the Teaneck library for direct access. No registration required.
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