If you need help finding information or materials please don't hesitate to ask Library staff at the service desks, by phone at (626) 355-7186 or by emailing us at: [email protected].
Our goal is to provide excellent services to the public; no question is too large, or too small. We have an excellent print reference collection and access to online reference resources.
Online Databases
Business
ReferenceUSA- Database of 14 million U.S. businesses contains verified, accurate data and is updated monthly. Information includes company name, executive title, business type, sales volume, year established and more.
eBooks
EBSCOhost eBooks- Online non-fiction eBooks
Overdrive - Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks, fiction and non-fiction
General Research
Ancestry.com - The world’s largest online family history resource, with 7 billion genealogical records from across the globe and millions of family trees. Access limited to in Library use only.
MasterFILE Complete- Provides full text for more than 2,000 general reference publications. Covers virtually every subject area of general interest. Also, contains full text for more than 1,000 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags. Updated daily via EBSCOhost.
World Book Online- Encyclopedia covering a broad range of topics
Government
Public Sector California - Directory of Official Personnel in State, Local and Federal Governments within the State of California
Health
ReferenceUSA – Find physicians and dentists
Kids & Teens
Novelist K-8- Comprehensive reading recommendations for fiction and nonfiction titles, includes award winners and lexile reading levels
World Book Online for Kids- Encyclopedia covering a broad range of topics
World Book Online Info Finder (for older kids)- Encyclopedia covering a broad range of topics
World Book Online Reference Center (Teen & Adult)- Encyclopedia covering a broad range of topics
World Book Online Spanish version- Encyclopedia covering a broad range of topics
Literature & Authors
Biography in Context- Over 600,000 online biographies
NoveList- Comprehensive reading recommendations for fiction and nonfiction titles, includes award winners and book discussion guides
Search Sierra Madre Library and Beyond- Global information sources from OCLC's Worldcat in all formats — books, full text, electronic books and journals, Web-based articles, and audio and video recordings — from the full range of recorded history.
People
Biography in Context- Over 600,000 online biographies
ReferenceUSA – US Standard White Pages
You will need a valid Sierra Madre Public Library card & PIN/password to access most of these databases if you are not within the Library. Once authenticated, you can browse between databases without further requests to log in.
Friends of the Sierra Madre Library fund: Ancestry.com, Biography in Context, NoveList, ReferenceUSA, and World Book Online databases.