Featured Books
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health reference series
Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Sourcebook, 4th Ed.
By: Angela Williams Library binding. 534 pages. Jan 2019. 978-0-7808-1656-5.
Provides consumer health information about the causes, risk factors, symptoms, and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and related conditions, along with facts about interventions and treatments, educational guidelines, and coping tips for families. Includes index, glossary, and other resources.
Web Price: $85.00
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teen finance series
Earning Information for Teens, 1st Ed.
By: Angela Williams Library binding. 432 pages. Dec 2018. 978-0-7808-1575-9.
Basic consumer information and guidelines on financial and workplace planning and covers a variety of topics of interest to prospective teen workers, including guidelines on when and how a teen can work; resume preparation; conducting job searches; navigating workplace culture and performance expectations; spending wisely; saving and protecting earnings and credit history; and improving financial and working skills, with money management tools and other resources for financial information offered as additional resources.
Web Price: $62.00
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health reference series
Domestic Violence Sourcebook, 6th Ed.
By: Angela Williams Library binding. 496 pages. Dec 2018. 978-0-7808-1654-1.
Provides consumer health information about violence, stalking, harassment, and other forms of abuse, and discusses the physical, mental, and social effects of violence against intimate partners, children, teens, the elderly, immigrants, and other populations; gives strategies for prevention and intervention. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources.
Web Price: $85.00
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ready reference directories
Government Support Index Handbook 2019
By: Connie Harrison Softcover + Online. 1,092 pages. Nov 2018. 978-0-7808-1674-9.
A new print reference bundled with an interactive database of assistance programs with searchable categories of need and application deadlines by each overseeing agency with locations and contacts.
Web Price: $250.00
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Free Resources
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January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month
Birth defects affect 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States and are a leading cause of infant mortality, illness, and disability. Though diagnosis and treatment of these conditions has improved dramatically, the focus of public health efforts is to reduce the number of birth defects that occur. National Birth Defects Prevention Month is intended to raise awareness about the prevention of birth defects and to educate the public about concrete steps a woman can take before and during pregnancy to increase her chances of having a healthy baby.
This directory of resources, from Congenital Disorders Sourcebook, 4th Edition, provides information on organizations that provide information, support, and advocacy for families affected by birth defects.Comprehensive information about the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of birth defects is available in Congenital Disorders Sourcebook, 4th Edition.
Posted: December 31, 2018
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The Opening of Ellis Island
The federal immigration station on Ellis Island, a modest spit of land in New York Harbor, a short distance from the Statue of Liberty, was opened on January 1, 1892. In the first thirty-two years after Ellis Island opened its doors, the facility processed about twelve million men, women, and children—about 75 percent of all immigrants who entered the United States during that time. For millions of Americans, Ellis Island became the symbol of the entire immigration experience. Today it is estimated that over 100 million Americans can trace their ancestry to the immigrants who first passed through the Port of New York at Ellis Island.
This chapter from Defining Moments: The Dream of America—Immigration 1870-1920 discusses events leading up to and following the opening of Ellis Island, and it’s role in the American immigrant experience.Additional information about the greatest sustained wave of immigration in U.S. history, plus biographies of the key players and related primary source documents, can be found in Defining Moments: The Dream of America—Immigration 1870-1920.
Posted: December 28, 2018
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Free Resources Archive
