Categories: Genealogy
The 1950 census records were released by the U.S. National Archives on April 1, 2022. This website provides full access to the 1950 census images, including population schedules, enumeration district maps, and enumeration district descriptions.
Categories: Business & Government, Reference
A to Z Databases is a research tool for public and academic libraries, and offers database access to U.S. businesses and residential listings, as well as U.S healthcare, consumer and employer databases.
Categories: Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Online Resources
ABCya provides over 400 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6. Games are categorized by grade and subject, and cover topics such as multiplication, parts of speech, typing, pattern recognition, and more.
Categories: Academic & Scientific
Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research.
Categories: Academic & Scientific
Research academic topics ranging from art and literature to economics and the sciences. Ideal for smaller academic libraries.
Categories: Genealogy
Discover your family history and start your family tree. Access billions of genealogy records including Census, Social Security Death Index, and Military records. Due to licensing restrictions, Ancestry.com must be accessed onsite using a library computer or your own device connected to our WiFi.
Categories: Health
From the University of Rochester Medical Center; Patrons can send a question, request a literature search, meet with a Librarian, and virtually chat with a Librarian.
Categories: Books/What to Read Next, E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming, Online Resources
Listen online to audio books in many different categories: fiction, non-fiction, classics and Spanish language. There are 1,000 books in the collection. These books are always available, never on hold, and no need to download. Brought to you by the New York Public Library.
Categories: Books/What to Read Next, Reference
Quickly access reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape, and electronic media representing a wide range of interests.
Categories: Books/What to Read Next, Reference
Answer the age-old question, ‘What do I read next?’ Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Online Resources, Reference
Meeting the reference needs for all academic users.
Categories: Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Meeting the reference needs for elementary students.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Educational Resources for Children & Teens
A Spanish encyclopedia for grades K-8. Una enciclopedia en español para los grados K-8.
Categories: Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Meeting the reference needs for high school students.
Categories: Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Meeting the reference needs for middle school students.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Online Resources
Meeting the reference needs for all students (Elementary, Middle, High School).
Categories: Business & Government, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more.
Categories: Business & Government
Research global companies and industries with in-depth analysis through current news, statistical data, and comprehensive reports.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Technology
Code.org is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented youth.
Categories: Newspapers & Magazines
Find product ratings and reviews, in-depth advice, tips and trends, and recommendations and buying advice for thousands of products and services.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Business & Government, Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Technology
Coursera is a powerful tool for free online education, and includes courses from many top universities, museums and trusts. This gives the site an extremely wide range of in-depth courses.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Books/What to Read Next, Reference
Provides more than 16,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world’s most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
Categories: Business & Government
Covers early stage investors including: venture capitalists, business incubators, angel investors, corporate investment divisions, crowd-funding and co-operative groups.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Scholarly, government and general interest titles exploring the relationship between human beings and the environment.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Covers subjects of librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
Categories: Academic & Scientific
Covers key education topics for K-12 teachers and librarians.
Categories: Academic & Scientific
Gain insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy. Best for educators, administrators, and education students.
Categories: Genealogy
Nonprofit website offering genealogical records, education, and software operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Educational Resources for Children & Teens
An educational resource that brings hip-hop and videos for all subjects K-12 together!
Categories: Genealogy
Archival historic newspaper website of over 1,000 New York newspapers, along with collections from other states and Canada.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Fun Brain is another good option for kids who want to learn online, but focuses on games and fun puzzles. Particularly focused on math and reading, Fun Brain’s game based approach can be valuable if the child in question struggles to pay attention.
Categories: Reference
Simultaneously search multiple Gale periodical, reference, multimedia and primary source databases.
Gates Newspapers
Categories: Genealogy, Newspapers & Magazines
50 years of local newspapers are available at the links below from the NYS Historic Newspapers database.
Many other Monroe County and New York State newspapers are also available.
Categories: Business & Government, Gates, Town of, Monroe County
Town Hall
1605 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14624
Phone: (585) 247-6100
Fax: (585) 247-0017
Email: contactus@townofgates.org
Categories: Newspapers & Magazines
Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.
Categories: Health
Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.
Categories: Genealogy
A powerful and popular genealogical resource that includes the Federal Censuses, over 25,000 family and local histories, bank and military records, and genealogical and local history sources.
Categories: Books/What to Read Next, E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming, Newspapers & Magazines
Gates residents have access to Hoopla, a digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and magazines to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later.
Categories: Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Categories: Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
Categories: Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Reference
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today’s important social issues.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Technology
A nonprofit organization with free educational resources.
Categories: Legal, Reference
Access a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms and resources across the most popular legal areas.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Books/What to Read Next
Gale takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available: Literature Criticism Online.
Categories: E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming, Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Kids can now enjoy thousands of picture books in 65+ languages, with English translations. Available in libraries, schools and at home! Sign in using your Monroe County Library card number.
Categories: E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming
The largest online catalogue of classical and jazz music, opera and dance videos.
Categories: Health
MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Their mission is to present high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted, easy to understand, and free of advertising, in both English and Spanish. Anywhere, anytime, on any device—for free.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Newspapers & Magazines
National Geographic Kids is another site that makes free online education applicable for younger users. For those looking for kid friendly education, a large variety of games, puzzles, videos and photos keeps kids interested on this site.
Categories: Newspapers & Magazines
Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1985).
Categories: Newspapers & Magazines
This is the largest online newspaper archive, with 11,500+ newspapers from the 1700s–present, and it is constantly updated. It includes the Democrat and Chronicle from 1871-present. Newspapers.com can only be used by Gates Public Library staff to conduct searches for patrons. Please ask a reference librarian for help.
Categories: Reference
New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVELny) is an online library of hundreds of magazines, newspapers, maps, charts, research and reference books. Resources in this portal are available to all New Yorkers without a password as long as one is accessing them in New York State, or via a NY driver or non-driver ID if not currently in New York State, and/or via a Library Card.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on farming, horticulture, and agriculture-related fields.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on advertising and public relations, linguistics, and related fields.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines, Technology
News and reviews on electronics, engineering, communications and more.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on law, law enforcement, security, terrorism, and more.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment and Leisure, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Recipes, restaurant reviews, industry information, and more.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles that explore cultural differences, influences in society, and more.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on economics, interviews with CEOs and entrepreneurs, and more.
Categories: Business & Government, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Analyze business insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Updated daily. Best for business schools and entrepreneurs. A Gale database provided by the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in environmental studies.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment and Leisure, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles art history, music, drama, filmmaking, and related fields.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment and Leisure, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on the practical aspects of gardening, horticulture, and more.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on gender studies, family/marital issues, health, and more.
Categories: Health
Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals.
Categories: Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Search magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference on a range of topics. Best for middle- and high-school students.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment and Leisure, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on architectural techniques, zoning requirements, tools, and more.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on the hospitality and tourism fields, plus travel guides and more.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on the information and library science profession and related topics.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Newspapers & Magazines
Search across full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines from and about Latin America.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on mortgages, labor relations, legal issues, and more.
Categories: Business & Government, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Search authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning, and more. Updated daily.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on governmental policies, socio-economic effects of war, and more.
Categories: Newspapers & Magazines
Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields. Finally, a one-stop source for the day’s news and searchable archives.
Categories: Health, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Research full-text titles cited in CINAHL and other resources to support specialized care, treatment, and patient management.
Categories: Health, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on treatment techniques, experimental research, and more.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment and Leisure, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on popular culture analysis and more.
Categories: Newspapers & Magazines
The most popular and current magazines available from all of the Gale resources.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on personality, the human mind, memory, and more.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on world religions, philosophies, and related fields.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Specific Fields or Disciplines
Updated daily, this collection includes 1.6 million articles and 200 journals.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Robust coverage for both novice historians and advanced researchers.
Categories: Careers and Vocations
Articles on job searching, building a career, and more.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Articles on war and its causes, current events, terrorism, and more.
Categories: Specific Fields or Disciplines
Well-rounded coverage of current thinking and scholarly work.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming, Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community.
Categories: Books/What to Read Next, E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming, Newspapers & Magazines
Browse, check out, and download audiobooks, eBooks, music and videos right to your home computer or mobile device! Click here to view the entire catalog of titles and for full instructions.
Categories: Careers and Vocations, Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Test Prep
Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.
Categories: Genealogy, Reference
A journal produced by the Rochester Public Library which covers the history of Rochester and western New York. All articles are available on-line from 1939 to the present.
Categories: Genealogy, Reference
Search thousands of historical and contemporary images from Rochester and Monroe County.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Visit the RMSC website for science videos and home experiment activities to keep science discovery happening at home! Be sure to check out their Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram pages for more videos and activities!
Categories: Books/What to Read Next, E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming
The New York Public Library has taken steps to expand access to their online offerings. You may apply for a library card through SimplyE to gain access to an array of digital resources, including e-books and audiobooks, as well as databases available from home.
Categories: Books/What to Read Next, Educational Resources for Children & Teens
Provides first-time comprehensive online access to all volumes ever printed in Gale’s acclaimed and long-standing Something About the Author series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults.
Categories: Books/What to Read Next, E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming, Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Newspapers & Magazines
Did you know all students of the Gates Chili School District have access to Sora? In collaboration with Monroe BOCES 2 and GCSD, Sora is a FREE collection of ebooks and audiobooks for independent, self-directed, or teacher-assigned reading. Students can read or listen to these books using a Chromebook, desktop computer, or personal mobile device.
Below are downloadable directions from the Gates School District:
Sign into the Sora App
Visit https://soraapp.com/welcome and follow the instructions to get started.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Technology
TED-Ed is TED’s youth and education initiative that supports learning around the globe.
Categories: Books/What to Read Next, E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming, Newspapers & Magazines
A collection of videos and books in a variety of different categories including e-books, read- alongs, graphic novels, videos, and audiobooks brought to you by the New York Public Library.
Categories: Health
A list of health websites presented by the Medical Library Association (MLA).
Categories: Books/What to Read Next, E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming, Newspapers & Magazines
A K-6 children’s ebook database brought to you by TumbleBooks.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Books/What to Read Next, E-books, Audiobooks & Video Streaming
A K-6 math ebook database brought to you by TumbleBooks.
Categories: Academic & Scientific, Arts & Entertainment and Leisure, Business & Government, Careers and Vocations, Educational Resources for Children & Teens, Health, Reference, Specific Fields or Disciplines, Technology, Test Prep
Udemy is an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 250,000 courses and 73 million students. Users can select the instructor and content that best addresses their skills need and learning preferences and filter search results on course features, level, duration, topic, and ratings.
Click the link above to create a free Udemy account with your personal email.
NOTE: Udemy is not available outside of the U.S. It also cannot be used with a Virtual Private Network.
Categories: Reference
Enter your vehicle’s 17-character Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to receive an instant report on its manufacturer, brand, make and model, body style, engine size, assembly plant, and model year.
Categories: Books/What to Read Next
Lists series books in order.
Categories: Books/What to Read Next
A worldwide catalog of library materials, some obtainable through Interlibrary Loan. Contact the Library for more information.
