Articles and Databases
California State Library
The California State Library provides access through its public service sections to 3D Collections, Braille and Talking Books, California History, California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, Digital Collections, Federal and State Government Publications, Genealogy Resources, General Collections, Law Collection, Library’s Catalog, Online Exhibits, Photographs, Art Works, Prints, Drawings, and Sutro Library.
EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier
MasterFILE Premier provides full text for nearly 1,700 magazines, 500 reference books, and primary source documents. This database also provides an image collection containing photos, maps, and flags.
eLibrary
eLibrary provides general reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. This includes over 1,700 full-text titles, more than 11,000 research topics, and over 7 million photos, graphics, maps, and websites.
EBSCO Explora
Explora is an easy-to-use research tool for children that provides reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books on subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, and sports. Explora’s simple search feature quickly delivers relevant results, including primary source documents, news articles, and Associated Press videos. The database also offers text-to-speech for HTML articles and citation help.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library includes references such as encyclopedias and yearbooks on subjects including arts, biography, business, education, environment, history, law, literature, medicine, nation and world, religion, and science.
HomeworkCA
HomeworkCA provides free 24/7 online tutoring for students in grades Kindergarten through 12 is available to Cerritos Library cardholders through HomeworkCA. This service is provided by the California State Library through the Pacific Library Partnership and is available through participating public libraries statewide. Cerritos Library cardholders have access to more than 250 tutoring subjects, as well as a wide range of test preparation materials provided by The Princeton Review. The tutoring service will be available through July 31, 2027.
New York Public Library
New York Public Library Digital Collections is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
SIRS Discoverer
SIRS Discoverer is a general reference database providing age-appropriate, authoritative, curriculum-aligned content and features for use by students and educators in Elementary and Middle/Intermediate Schools.