January/February
Tax Time Resources @ Aurora Public Library
Business Source Elite is a searchable business magazine and journal database where you can search for articles that deal with taxes for businesses.
Great websites like www.1040.com and www.irs.gov can make your tax preparation as painless as possible, providing printable forms and instructions and information about how, where and when to file your taxes.
March
Celebrate Women @ Aurora Public Library
March is Women's History Month. This annual celebration of women's contributions to history, past and present, began in 1987 by a declaration of Congress.
Find out more about the lives of both ordinary and notable women from a variety of ethnic groups and backgrounds by searching the library's Biography Resource Center and Multicultural Biography databases. Using these databases you will find full-text articles from periodicals as well as lots of images. Search for women by name and find information about many who lived long ago as well as women living now who are changing our world. Be inspired, women's place is everywhere!
April
Find a New Author @ Aurora Public Library
Do you want to find a new author? Are you looking for a good book? There are many great recommendations in our Book Newsletters. You can view the current newsletters and even sign up to receive monthly newsletters via email. Happy Reading!
July
Read, Listen & Watch @ Aurora Public Library
With so many books to choose from, how do you find the right one for you? Try NoveList, "Your Guide to Fiction." NoveList is a great tool to locate fiction authors and titles of interest based on a subject or your current favorites.
Books & Authors is another way to find great reads. Browse by genre, title and author, and create your own Reading Room to keep track of books you want to read, reviews you've written and more.
Maybe you want something a little more high-tech. Have you ever tried downloadable eAudiobooks? NetLibrary eAudiobooks are available to download to your PC or some MP3 players. (Currently, iPods are not supported by NetLibrary eAudiobooks.)
For kids, there's TumbleBooks, which has interactive online storybooks for kids to read and listen to. There are also games, puzzles and audiobooks. Whether you're looking for a book, an audiobook or an e-book, you'll find it here!
August
Back to School @ Aurora Public Library
Middle school and high school students should be sure to check out General OneFile for magazine articles needed for reports and current events discussions. You can search by keyword, by magazine title, or by date. There's even a dictionary to help you look up words.
Need homework help? Log in to Ask Colorado. Live chat help is available 24-7 in both English and Spanish for help with those hard to answer questions.
September
Discover Your Family Tree @ Aurora Public Library
On your next visit, take a look at Ancestry.com on the library's computers. It allows you unprecedented access to historical records, stories, publications and even photos.
America's Obituaries & Death Notices is NewsBank's large and comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.
Want more information on your African American heritage? Go to Heritage Quest and search for individuals in Freedman's Bank (1865 - 1874) which was founded to serve African Americans.
October
Books with Bite @ Aurora Public Library
Celebrate Teen Read Week, October 18-24, by stopping by your local branch and devouring a good book! While you're here, explore some of our online databases, including Testing & Education Reference Center, which prepares students for specific tests (advanced placement and college entrance), and Student Research Center, for all your homework needs.
November
Get Career Help @ Aurora Public Library
Time for a career change? Explore dozens of job searching resources at the Aurora Public Library, including the Post-News Jobview Kiosk online, which contains comprehensive job listings from the Denver Post. (Central Library also has a free-standing kiosk, where you can search for and print listings.) Business and Company Resource Center has company profiles, information, histories and more, so you can research your prospective employers and impress them at the interview.
Don't forget to check our Jobs & Careers Topic Guide, which lists hand-picked online resources for job listings and application skills.
December
Explore Holidays & Celebrations @ Aurora Public Library
Food & Culture provides hundreds of articles on food in its relations to society throughout time and in all parts of the world. Covers everything from national cuisines to holidays, feasts and festivals.
Holidays on the Net gives you a collection of multimedia holiday celebrations. It offers a wealth of information about the holidays, including its history and holiday-related activities.