Research
America’s News
Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including over 70 newspapers in Virginia. Watch this video to learn how to conduct a basic search in America’s News.
Direct links to area newspapers:
- The Richmond Times-Dispatch Collection: Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
- The Virginian-Pilot Collection: Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition can be your first step in your journey to discovering your family tree. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada, Europe, Australia and other areas of the world! If you are new to genealogy, try the Learning Center to get started. You must be physically at the Deltaville Branch or Urbanna Branch of MCPL to access Ancestry: Library Edition.
Asian Life in America
Asian Life in America is a fully searchable online resource featuring over 35 million primary documents from around the world. These provide a comprehensive look at the Asian American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. If you are accessing the database outside of the library, enter your library card barcode number when prompted.
Black Life in America
Explora Public Libraries
- EBSCO’s Explora is a user-friendly search tool that supports both research and instruction. Explora searches across the following resources.
- MasterFILE Complete – A comprehensive collection of full-text general interest articles from periodicals, newspapers, and books. This authoritative general information database is the best place to start your research project.
- Read It! – Research while practicing reading skills. Read It! helps students who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need level-appropriate reading material. Read It! is also a great tool for English Language Learners.
Explora Secondary Schools
Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with age-appropriate content for middle and high school learners with an easy-to-use interface and great accessibility tools, including translation and text to sound.
Gale in Context: Elementary
Gale In Context: Elementary meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through grade 5, with age-appropriate content from magazines, newspapers, and reference materials, covering current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, and more.
Heritage Hub
Hispanic Life in America
Hispanic Life in America is a fully searchable database of over 17,000 American and global news sources, including over 700 Spanish-language or bilingual publications, which tells the story and impact of Hispanic Americans from 1704 to the present. Start with one of the suggested searches, divided by time periods, or create your own.
Legal Forms
Find downloadable, fillable forms for basic legal transactions, current to Virginia code covering basic legal needs--wills, power of attorney, landlord/tenant, and lots more. Includes a comprehensive section of templates for small businesses including: invoices, leases, sales agreements, contracts, and more.