What do you need to know, learn, or find?

This page contains links to online resources that are FREE to you, made available through your Basalt Regional Library card.  Whether you need legal help, want to learn CSS+, or are researching military conflicts in the 19th century, you can start your search for information and resources in the links below. 

NOTE:  Have your LIBRARY CARD NUMBER handy, as many of these websites will require it for login. ​

General Online Learning and Reference Resources

Children's Resources
Bedtime Math
Ben's Guide
Chess Kid 
CLEL
Culture Grams (Library card number required)
Earlier is Easier​
Encyclopedia Britannica Kids
Kid's Health
NASA Kids
National Geographic Kids
PebbleGo
PebbleGo Next
Starfall
TumbleBooks
ZerotoThree

Digital Media Resources
Kanopy (Library card number required)
Overdrive (Library card number required)
RB Digital (Library card number required)

Genealogy Resources
Ancestry Library Edition (accessible only on library computers) 

General Research Resources
Encyclopedia Britannica

Health & Medicine Resources
World Health Organization
Medline Plus ​

Language & Culture Resources
Mango Languages (Library card number required)

Legal Resources
Colorado Judicial Branch
Colorado Legal Checkerboard
Colorado Legal Resources

Literature Resources
BookBrowse Recommendations
Colorado Virtual Library
Project Gutenberg
Purdue Owl

Newspapers & Periodicals
NYTimes Online

Professional & Career Resources
ALA Cover Letter Resources
ALA Resume Resources

Science & Technology Resources
LearnFree
Lynda.com (Library card number required)

GALE Research Databases
​It’s important that today’s researchers access complete, credible, and up-to-date content. Gale offers dozens of powerful research platforms to put vetted sources right at your fingertips.

GALE Database Login

Username: brl
Password: brl

Agriculture Research Resources
Agriculture Collection

Authoritative Periodicals, Scholarly Journals and Reference Content
​Academic OneFile 
​Power Search

Automotive and Repair Research Resources
Chilton Library ​ 

Business Research Resources
Business Economics and Theory Collection
Business Insights: Essentials
Small Business Collection

Español & Portuguese Research Resources
Informe Académico 

Health & Medicine Research Resources
Health and Wellness Resource Center (Plus Alt Health)
Nursing and Allied Health Collection 
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection 
Psychology Collection 

History Research Resources
Military and Intelligence Database 
U.S. History Collection 
War and Terrorism Collection 
World History Collection 

Misc. Research Topics
Communications & Mass Media Collection 
Criminal Justice Collection
Culinary Arts Collection 
​Diversity Studies Collection 
​Fine Arts and Music Collection 
Gardening/Landscape & Horticulture Collection
Home Improvement Collection 
​Hospitality/Tourism and Leisure Collection 
Insurance and Liability Collection 
Pop Culture Collection 
Religion and Philosophy Collection 

Literature Research Resources
​Books & Authors 
Contemporary Authors Online 
Gale Literary Sources 
Lit Finder 

Newspapers & Periodical Research Resources
Newsstand 
Popular Magazines 
General OneFile ​

Professional & Career Research Resources
Vocations/Careers & Technical Education Collection ​
Professional Collection ​

Science and Technology Research Resources
Environmental Issues & Policy Collection 
General Science Collection 
GREENR (Global Reference On The Environment and Natural Resources) 
Information Science & Library Issues Collection 

Student Research Resources
Kid's InfoBits (Grade School)
​Research in Context (Middle School)
Student Resources in Context (High School)
InfoTrac Student Edition (Middle & High School)

Academic OneFile
Connects students to the information they're looking for with tools that make discovery fast and easy. This premier periodical resource provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources.

Agriculture Collection
​Provides a comprehensive view of current and authoritative periodical content that spans the agriculture industry--from practical aspects of farming to scientific research in horticulture.

Books & Authors
Offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. The ideal convergence of science and serendipity, this online resource leverages the Internet's unique capacity to create, build, communicate and sustain communities of readers.

Academic OneFile
Connects students to the information they're looking for with tools that make discovery fast and easy. This premier periodical resource provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources.

Academic OneFile
Connects students to the information they're looking for with tools that make discovery fast and easy. This premier periodical resource provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources.

Academic OneFile
Connects students to the information they're looking for with tools that make discovery fast and easy. This premier periodical resource provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources.