Looking for… History Resources?

Helping a student do research for a history article? Or do you want to brush up on your own history knowledge? Chandler Library has two new resources to help you: U.S. History in Context and World History in Context. Find overview essays, primary sources, articles from journals and newspapers, and more. Read about the Colonial Era and other time periods, biographies of prominent people, major Supreme Court cases, and other historical topics.

To access these databases, start at chandlerlibrary.org and hover your mouse over the purple RESEARCH tab. Then click Databases A-Z, and scroll down to choose U.S. History or World History in Context. You’ll need your library card and PIN if you’re signing in from home. Then you can browse popular topics from the main page or use the search bar at the top to search for your own topic. Also - look for the Citation Tools link that goes with each article. It will tell you how to include the resource in a Works Cited page, just like a regular book or magazine.

Read "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" online

Did you know that you can read the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" for free online? It's available a variety of places, one of which is our Litfinder database (library card and PIN needed for at-home access). Search for the title "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and click on Full-text to read the story.

The library currently owns one copy of the print version, available in Before Gatsby: the First Twenty-Six Stories.

Books by Email

Have you tried our Online Book Club? Just sign up with your email address, and every day, Monday through Friday, you'll receive part of a chapter from a book. A new title begins each Monday. If it's enough to whet your appetite, you can check the book out and read the rest! Here are the categories available: Fiction, Nonfiction, Teen, Business, Romance, Inspirational, Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror, Audio, and Pre-Publication. It's a great way to sample a title that might be new to you!