Research a Topic
Trying to learn about something in specific but can’t find a book in our catalogue or the right results on Google? The resources below, which are available to the public (some with a library card, some without), might be a good place to start.
When connected to the Racine Public Library’s internet through your own computer or one of the library’s, patrons have access to Ancestry Library Edition.
These resources are brought to you by the Department of Public Instruction. Some of the resources require a library card to get started.
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Format
- Books https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/books
- Encyclopedias https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/encyclopedias
- Magazines https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/magazines
- Multimedia https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/multimedia
- Newspapers https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/newspapers
- Primary Sources https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/primary-sources
- Scholarly Journals https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/scholarly-journals
Subject
- Auto Repair https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/auto-repair
- Business & Consumer https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/business-consumer
- College & Jobs https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/college-jobs
- English https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/english
- Genealogy https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/genealogy
- Government https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/government
- Health https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/health
- History https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/history
- Literature https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/literature
- Mathematics https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/mathematics
- Science & Technology https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/science-technology
- Social Studies https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/social-studies
- Visual and Performing Arts https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/visual-performing-arts
Audience
- Elementary School Student https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/elementary-school-student
- Middle School Student https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/middle-school-student
- High School Student https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/high-school-student
- Higher Ed Student https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/higher-ed-student
- Educator https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/educator
Search America’s historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
Learn different languages for free.
Explore free courses from MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, and University of Texas System.
With this collection of billions of records contributed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you can piece together your ancestors’ history and bring their stories to life.
Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts. You will need your library card to get started.
Detailed information on more than 14 million US businesses – plus a U.S. residential search that acts like a nation-wide phone book. You may need your library card to get started.
Learn computer skills online.
The Wisconsin Digital Archives is a growing collection of documents about the activities, functions, and policies of the Wisconsin State Government. The collection contains documents from 2001 to the present published by the Executive and Judicial branches of Wisconsin State Government, state government task forces, initiatives, boards, commissions, councils, and special study groups.
Check out ebooks and audiobooks from our digital library. You will need your library card and PIN to get started. You can also access the e-books, audiobooks and magazines in this collection using the Libby app.
The library is full of resources you can try out for more hands-on learning. For example, want to learn robotics? Just stop by the Innovation Lab. Is your research related to an upcoming exam? We offer proctoring for free.