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Explore Neosho/Newton County & Seneca Branch Library's  Catalog Online.

Library Catalog - Search Neosho/Newton County's Online Catalog for any of the over 50,000 items the library holds, either by Title, Author, or Subject. Check your Patron Status and see which items you have checked out or make a request for the library staff to put an item on hold for you.  

You May ...

  • Browse the Library's collection from home
  • Place an Item on hold
  • Check to see when that book is due back at the library

CLICK HERE - FirstSearch @ OCLC[Product Image]

Use FirstSearch to search World Cat, the Online Computer Library Catalog (Must log on with Library card if outside the Library.)

The OCLC WorldCat database at OCLC is the most comprehensive source of library holdings information from libraries around the world - 49 million records and over 800 million library holdings. WorldCat spans over 9,000 library collections and represents more than 400 languages. Built by libraries around the world, WorldCat:

  • Provides unique, worldwide resources for scholars, researchers and educators.
  • Contains information on all subject disciplines
  • Describes materials in all formats - books, journals, maps, musical scores, videos, web sites and much more.

FirstSearch is a multi-purpose resource, which allows you to look for citation information for a variety of materials including Internet sites, government documents, journal articles, and other resources such as books & videos.  

 

BookPage.com BookPage is a monthly book review publication distributed to more than 400,000 readers through subscribing bookstores and public libraries. Founded in 1988 and located in Nashville, Tennessee, BookPage serves as a broad-based selection guide to the best new books published every month. The tone is upbeat and literate, focusing on bestsellers as well as new discoveries. All of the content from the print edition of BookPage is also posted online each month at bookpage.com

 

CLICK HERE - e-Books @ netLibrary

The Neosho/Newton County Library is excited to offer electronic books to our customers through the netLibrary service.

E-books available through the netLibrary are read online via your Web browser; they are not actually downloaded to your computer or sent to you in the mail. You will find many general interest, reference, technical, and how-to eBooks. Most find it useful to perform keyword searches in the book find specific passages of interest rather than sit down and try to read an entire book on the computer.

Set Up an Account

Establishing an account allows you to check out an eBook or access it remotely, but you must first click here to create your account.

Once you have set up your account you can access it and any eBooks you may have checked out by going directly to netLibrary (http://www.netlibrary.com/) via any computer with Internet access.

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Suggestion to Purchase

Have a suggestion??  Please click here to send the Neosho/Newton County Library a suggestion for purchase of a book, CD, DVD, video or audiotape.

NOTE:  If this title is ordered, it will be placed on hold for you. If you do not want the item held, please note that in the "other information" section of the form. If the decision is made not to purchase the item, a note will be put into your patron record detailing the reasons.

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Subscription Databases
  

These Databases require you to enter your Library card number (all 14 digits) before you may gain access.

Gale Discovering Collection

Thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, primary sources, creative works and multimedia elements make it easy for students to research papers and class assignments in five core subject areas: history, literature, biography, science and social studies.

In-Library Use: Available on all library computers
Remote Use: Neosho/Newton County Library card required.

Learning Express Library

Learning Express Library is designed to help people succeed on the tests they must pass to gain citizenship, improve their testing skills or to further their education or career. Over 300 online academic and licensing practice tests including SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, Advanced Placement, civil service, military, real estate, law enforcement, citizenship, TOEFL, ESL and basic skills for elementary, middle and high school skills improvement and much more. Test preparation materials span ages from elementary through adult. This testing resource also provides instant scoring and customized feedback.

In-Library Use: Available on all library computers
Remote Use: Neosho/Newton County Library card required.

 

EBSCO Host  (provides access to full-text information on a broad range of topics including general interest, business, health and multi-cultural. This resource also includes access to a special children's' database that contains content appropriate for their age level. Information in EBSCOhost is from current and authoritative journals, magazines, pamphlets, newsletters and reference books on a wide variety of topics.

In-Library Use: Available on all library computers
Remote Use: Neosho/Newton County Library card required.

Heritage Quest OnLine (This link is especially for our Genealogy friends, use this one from home by logging in with your library card number.  

Heritage Quest OnLine

NewsBank  (provides the full text of news features, special interest stories, editorials, daily columns, letters to the editor, sports reports, death notices, obituaries and more from the Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, The Commercial Appeal, The Des Moines Register, The Kansas City Star, Los Angeles Times, The Louisville Courier-Journal, NewsMissouri, Springfield News Leader, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tulsa World, USA Today, The Washington Post and The Wichita Eagle.

In-Library Use: Available on all library computers
Remote Use: Neosho/Newton County Library card required.

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Other Outside Resources / Links: (Note:  The following links will open in a new browser/window.  Please close that browser/window to return to this page.)

Neosho Links:  Links to other Neosho Government, Civic, Professional and Cultural organizations
 
City of Neosho, Missouri

Genealogy:  Genealogy Friends of the Library is a genealogical society whose purpose is to promote interest in the field of genealogy through educational programs, to collect and disseminate genealogical knowledge and information, and to provide volunteers and financial support for the genealogy room of the Neosho/Newton County Library.  

CLICK HERE for additional information.

Job Seekers:  Links for those seeking help in finding jobs

Click Here for Jobs links
 
Other Links:   
 
CLICK HERE to view a list of links that you may find interesting; from Missouri Jobs to Famous Quotes, School Districts and City Governments - something for almost everyone.  

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Phone:  417.451.4231 / Fax: 417.451.6438    

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