Databases

Get the Word Out about Gale LegalForms

Finding reliable, relevant, and state-specific legal forms is super easy with Gale LegalForms. While we are able to recommend it to patrons when they ask for help, how can we get the word out when they don’t ask?!

Thankfully, Gale’s done the work for us! They have a selection of Marketing Materials to highlight this very useful resource.

Gale Support offers marketing materials to create bookmarks, blog posts, flyers, social media posts & more.

Screen shot of list of GaleLegalForms marketing materials.
This is just a sampling of what’s available!

Many of the products are customizable for your location where you can add your library’s logo, website, etc.

Screenshot of Gale LegalForm marketing poster with red arrows pointing to areas that are customizable.
Customize documents specific to your library!

You can print flyers or shelf talkers to display near your collection of legal titles or to post in high-traffic areas or near computer centers.

Find them all on Gale’s Marketing Materials site: https://support.gale.com/doc/gale-legalforms-one-sheet

Don’t let users think they have to pay for legal forms online. Make sure they know they can get reliable free resources from your library!

-Richelle, Sewickley Public Library

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Family History Month with Ancestry.com

October is Family History Month, which makes it the perfect time to begin researching your family’s heritage using Ancestry.com. 

The database, available for in-library use, allows users to search census records, birth, marriage & death records, military records, newspapers, and other documents. There are billions of records available to search from all over the world. 

To get started, click Begin Searching, then enter in as much information as you can about your relative. 

The results will return a variety of formats, and numerous results that meet the criteria that you entered.

If the results that appear are not what you’re looking for, you can narrow down your search by using the filters along the side. These allow you to specify the document type that you are interested in, the location of the record(s), and the date that the records are from.

Some records have a family tree attached to them which can lead to other family members. This is not available for all records. Ancestry does allow for some documents to be printed, such as family trees and Census records. For others, printing of the original document is not available, instead users can get a print out of the information that was featured on the document.

Happy searching!

Erin, Bridgeville Public Library

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Get to Using Gale In Context

Gale World History In Context
Gale Biography In Context
Gale U.S. History In Context

I know the kids would rather not hear this but school days are creeping ever closer… and thus I do want to remind everyone of the great school resources that the county libraries provide for those upcoming school projects. Gale In Context has some great offerings to help with those history projects and papers.

World History and U.S. History are the two history databases to help you ace the new school year. Now for information on historical and famous figures you can trust Biography In Context. Get those grades up with reliable sources from the county libraries Gale In Context databases this year!

Have a Great Gale related school year!

~Adrianne, Northland Public Library

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Gale LegalForms

Have you ever had a patron inquire about legal forms? Well, there’s a database for that! Gale LegalForms connects patrons to the Pennsylvania Legal Form Library and offers access to a wide variety of templates.

front page of Pennsylvania Legal form library

Patrons can browse by category or search for a specific form needed, and all forms are easily available and specific to Pennsylvania. For most topics, there are also multiple forms to choose from, allowing patrons to find the one that best suits their needs. The documents come in MS Word format, allowing patrons to easily edit them. Best of all, there are no fees!

Erin Weaver, Bridgeville Public Library

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