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1000 Spring Street
Paso Robles, CA 93446
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(805) 237-3870
(805) 238-3665 FAX
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3201 Spring Street
Paso Robles, CA 93446
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(805) 237-4743
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Mon-Thu 2:30pm to 5:30pm
Library Services

ONLINE RESOURCE DATABASES

Please click on the name of the online database and type in your 14-digit library card number when prompted. Subscriptions to these databases are funded by the Friends of the Library and the Library Foundation.

Biographies
Biography Resource Center

Database Description

This database combines biographies from respected Gale Group print reference resources, as well as articles from hundreds of periodicals in full-text.

Business

American Business: Reference USA

Database Description

Information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses, organizations and agencies. Search by name of business, yellow page heading, geographical area, and more.

Small Business Network Resource
Not available from Library Catalog computers.

Database Description

Online access to many valuable resources for small business owners.
Health

Health & Wellness Resource Center

Database Description

Use this database to find full-text reference material, magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories and information on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, clinical trials, and more.

MedlinePlus
Not available from Library Catalog computers.

Database Description

Available on the Internet, this site has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on hundreds of diseases and conditions.  There are also directories of hospitals and physicians, medical dictionaries and encyclopedias, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, links to thousands of clinical trials, and health information in Spanish.
Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition
Access inside City Library only

Database Description

This vendor does not allow access from computers outside the library. Ancestry Library Edition contains searchable databases of historical books, photos, maps and census records, primarily from the United States, England and Canada. This database includes over 4 billion names and 500,000 family trees. It provides extensive coverage of the U.S., including census data, birth, marriage, and death records, WWI draft registration cards, Social Security death records, and immigration lists. Visit your local library for access to this database.

HeritageQuest

Database Description

HeritageQuest online combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the poular UMI Genealogy and Local History collection and other valuable content. In addition to U.S. Federal census data (1790-1930), HeritageQuest Online includes over 20,000 family and local history books and over 250 primary source documents such as tax lists, city directories, and probate records. HeritageQuest Online can be used at home as well as in the library.
Magazines, Newspapers, and More
General Reference Center Gold

Database Description

Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry, arts, sciences, sports and more from newspapers, book and periodicals, many with full-text and images.
Student Edition

Database Description

This database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers an reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people government, history, sports and more.
Junior Edition 

Database Description

A magazine and newspaper database designed for students in grades 6-9 giving information on current events, arts, sciences, popular culture, health, government, history, sports, and people in history and the news.
Cross-Searchable Databases

Database Description

Search the content of General Reference Center Gold, Student Edition, Junior Edition, and the Gale Virtual Reference Library all in the same search!
Kids InfoBits

Database Description

Designed to meet the information needs and interests of students in grades K-5, this database offers subject-based searching with full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related articles on current events, art, science, health, people, government, sports, history and more.

L.A. Times: 1985 – Current

Database Description

Full-text content of the Los Angeles Times, 1985 to current (ProQuest).

Newsbank - Newspapers

Database Description

Full-text content and archives of the Tribune (2001-current), Ventura County Star (1997- current), La Opinion (2000–current), San Jose Mercury News (1985-current), the Los Angeles Times (2006-current), and selected popular magazines.  Note that the Tribune and San Jose Mercury News are available from computers inside the library only, not from home.

Paso Robles Press Online

Database Description

Current and archived access to the Paso Robles Press.
Social Studies
Toucan Social Studies Fact Cards

Database Description

Fact Cards are a series of research resources designed for quick reference for students in grades 4 – 8.  The topics covered are those California, United States, and World topics included in the social studies curriculum in California.  Great for those Mission reports!
Gale Virtual Reference Library

Database Description

NEW! Digitized print reference titles appropriate for students, middle school to adult. Subject matter from these titles can all be searched at the same time, and can also be cross-searched with other Gale resources, such as Reference Center Gold. Only available inside the Paso Robles City Library or remotely to Paso Robles library patrons.
Cross-Searchable Databases

Database Description

Search the content of the Gale Virtual Reference Library, General Reference Center Gold, Student Edition and Junior edition all in the same search!
World Book Encyclopedia

Inside the Library

Outside the Library

Database Description

This database includes the every article in the 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia, as well as the World Book Reference Center, World Book Kids, and World Book Spanish Language Encyclopedia.
Telephone Directory

Telephone Directory: Reference USA

Database Description

Residential information compiled from more than 3900 white pages telephone directories. Searchable by name, address, phone number, and more.

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