Academic Search Complete
Full-text articles to support research in animal science, anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, ethnic and multicultural studies, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion and philosophy, science and technology, veterinary science, women's studies, and zoology. Includes access to video from the Associated Press (AP).
Ancestry (In Library Use Only)
Genealogical collection of more than 4,000 databases and 1.5 billion names.
Auto Repair Source
Offers a wealth of information to help you diagnose, repair, and maintain cars and vehicles. Includes service and repair procedures, diagrams, recall information, specifications, labor estimates, and parts pricing.
Business Source Premier
Full-text articles to support research in accounting, finance, economics, marketing, management, and operations management. Includes access to video from the Associated Press (AP).
Consumer Health Complete
Full-text articles to support research in aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, and nutrition. Includes teen health topics for teens and parents.
Consumer Reports
Get expert, unbiased advice and reviews on consumer products. Get information on 3,000 electronics, appliances, home & garden, baby gear, and food products including over 80 cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans each year. Find out which products are the best buys and the worst performers.
Explora for Elementary Schools
Get results for elementary school research on nearly all school subjects. Features full-text articles from more than 70 popular magazines. Lexile reading levels are included for all articles.
Explora Public Libraries
Simple search, easy topic overviews, and a mobile-friendly interface. Read about current topics, and get results from all of our EBSCO databases in one search.
FamilySearch
Frankfort Public Library is now a LDS affiliate library. It's always free to search familysearch.org, but you get access to 30% more content while searching from inside the library.
Frankfort Area Obituary Index
An index maintained by the Library and the Frankfort Area Historical Society. Data entry began in June of 2013. The index is anticipated to hold approximately 7,000 obituaries from various earlier newspaper publications from the surrounding area.
Frankfort News Editions Online 1973 – 1996
The Frankfort News, a community paper, published monthly by volunteers, was delivered to every address in the Frankfort area free of charge from 1973-1996. All 276 issues, 3300 pages total, of community news and information have been digitally reproduced and are available online for convenient viewing.
Gale Courses
Register for 6-week online courses. Course topics include test prep (ACT, SAT, GED, GRE, and LSAT), Microsoft Office, Grant Writing, and Accounting. Sponsored by the Friends of the Frankfort Library.
Gale In Context: Elementary
A great resource to help kids learn how to research. Includes more than 100 age-appropriate magazines, 6,400 searchable images, Merriam-Webster®’s Elementary Dictionary and 1,200 maps, flags & seals and over 1,700 colorful charts and graphs. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface. Broad subject categories include animals, arts & entertainment, geography, health, history & social studies, inventions & technology, plants, people, science & math, sports, stories & literature, and transportation.
History Reference Center
Full-text articles to support research in history and genealogy and lesson plans to support student learning.
Literary Reference Center
Novels, short stories, poems, plot summaries and synopses, and literary criticism. Research guides, lesson plans, and citation tools support student learning.
Masterfile Complete
A good place to start for research and homework. Includes full-text articles, reference books, primary source documents, photos, maps, flags, and videos from the Associated Press (AP).
Middle Search Plus
Resources to support middle school students, including biographies, magazines, primary source documents, photos, maps, and flags. Includes Sports Illustrated Kids, Scholastic News, National Geographic and dozens more. Articles include reading level indicators (Lexile).
Morningstar
Get data and guidance on mutual funds, stocks, and exchange-traded funds. Determine how your investments fit into a portfolio, or obtain data on a particular industry.
Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus 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.
Novelist K-8 Plus
Designed especially for elementary and middle school students, this online database has fiction and nonfiction titles chosen specifically to support the school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students.
Novelist Plus
Find your next favorite book. Search by genre, storyline elements, plot pacing, character types, and more.
Points of View Reference Center
Resources for students to understand issues, develop criticial thinking skills, and develop persuasive arguments. Includes essays, overviews, articles, and transcripts on, citizens' rights, earth and environmental issues, global issues, health and medicine, and media and communications.
Primary Search
Resources to support elementary school students, including encyclopedias specifically for kids, articles from children's magazines including Highlights and Junior Scholastic, and a large image collection.
ProCitizen
To become a naturalized U.S. citizen, you must take the naturalization test. This course will help you prepare for the civics, reading, and writing portions of the test. Using your computer or mobile device, enjoy free access to a series of 100 informative videos, plus practice exercises and quizzes, which will help you learn everything you need to know to successfully pass the naturalization test.
Pronunciator
Pronunciator is a fun way to learn any of 164 languages with self-directed lessons, live teachers, movies, music, and more. Pronunciator offers Personalized Language Courses; this innovative new approach lets you customize your learning experience based on your interests, your occupation (any of 60!), your learning goals, age, available time, and more. Each custom course features a PDF study guide and even personalized audio lessons.
Reference Solutions
Find industry and residential information for 14 million U.S. businesses and 205 million residents. Contains verified data and is updated monthly. -- This database subscription is sponsored by a generous donation from the Friends of the Frankfort Library. Please note: If unable to access Reference Solutions remotely using Google Chrome™, please try using a different internet browser. The most recent version of Chrome has been known to cause access issues.
Science Reference Center
Full-text articles to support research in applied sciences, biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and energy. Includes the Science Image Collection, a database of high-quality science images from National Geographic, UPI, Getty, NASA, and Nature Picture Library.
Small Business Reference Center
Full-text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. Includes business videos, a help and advice section, and details on how to create business plans.
WorldCat
Find and request library items from outside of SWAN. In-state materials can be requested by FPLD cardholders for free. Out-of-state materials have a $5 charge to cover shipping. If you need help requesting an item, call (815) 534-6173