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Census.gov (Census Data) »
Learn about communities in the United States through the U.S. Census Bureau's data profiles. Covers 100,000+ different geographies: states, counties, places, tribal areas, zip codes, and congressional districts. Topics covered for each include education, employment, health, housing, and much more.

Congress.gov (Legislative Information) »
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public. 

Digital Maine Library »
The Digital Maine Library provides every resident of Maine with access to online resources that include a collection of full text articles and abstracts from magazines, newspapers, journals and reference. It also provides students, business people, public library patrons, and higher education students and educators the ability to use online learning tools.Thousands of magazines, newspapers, and reference books are available anywhere in the State.

Learning Express Library »
LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use online test prep resource that helps people improve their core academic skills, earn a high school equivalency, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

Legal Information Source »
Learn more about the complex world of law and find thousands of legal form templates. (Provided by the Maine State Library)

Maine News Index »
The Maine News Index (MNI) is a collection of abstracts that cover substantive Maine- or Portland-related articles published in local newspapers and magazines. MNI Online covers articles published from 1992 on. For the period 1945-1992, please consult the card file index in the Portland Room. Indexed periodicals include Down East, Mainebiz, Island Journal, Portland Monthly, and Casco Bay Weekly.

Newspaper Source Plus »
A full-text collection of millions of articles from popular newspapers, including The New York Times and its supplements. Also includes transcripts from shows on NPR, CNN, PBS, and much more. (Provided by the Maine State Library)

Points of View »
Are you researching a current event or topic? Find multiple perspectives from trustworthy sources covering our most pressing issues.