Research & Learning

Researching your family tree? Find useful genealogy links and library subscriptions here.

Useful links to national, state, and local governmental information.

A comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources with primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.

Stream documentaries on many subjects as well as foreign, classic, and feature films. Free with your BAPL library card. bapl.kanopy.com

Online platform of career and academic resources: improve skills in math, reading, and writing, prepare to become a U.S. citizen. and more.

Learn 60+ languages online and on-the-go.

Multidisciplinary resource with full text for more than 1,350 general reference publications including reference books, over 164,400 primary source documents, and an image collection of over 460,000 photos, maps & flags.

Comprehensive data and analysis of over 41,000 investments including all stocks traded on the NY Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and the American Stock Exchange as well as mutual funds and ETFs.

Every issue is reproduced in cover-to-cover including news, editorials, graphics and advertisements. Title coverage spans from 1851 to 2014.

Search and retrieve full-text articles from area newspapers covering Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley region.

Search full-text of historical PA newspapers.

A collection of reference works from Salem Press including titles on literature, history, and careers.

Useful links with lots of helpful information for the local businessperson, curated by BAPL librarians.

Consult Value Line for unbiased, expert financial analysis and investment guidance. Insight and commentary on companies, industries, markets and more.

Search the collections of over 72,000 libraries in 170 countries to find an item in a library near you.