General Interest

Welcome to your virtual library!  BPL is everywhere you are with General Interest links available 24/7 from any internet connection.  From Do-It-Yourself to Lifelong Learners to General Reference, these online resources are certain to educate, inform and inspire. 

Some resources require login with your Bentonville Library card or online registration.  To access certain Traveler databases, you may be required to enter your Arkansas location.  For assistance, please contact the Reference Desk at 479-271-6815 or email library@bentonvillear.com.    

Bentonville Library is grateful for the Arkansas State Library Traveler database project for providing valuable online resources for all Arkansas residents, schools and public libraries.


Ancestry.com - In-Library Use Only. Discover your story in the world’s largest online family history resource. Find census, birth, marriage, death records and more. Ancestry.com library edition is provided for use at BPL via our public computers or your laptop using the Library’s WIFI.

Auto Repair Reference Center - Login Required Offsite. The Auto Repair Reference Center (ARRC) database contains the most comprehensive collection on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, covering 37,000+ vehicles from 1945 to present. Content includes drawings and step-by-step photographs, technical service bulletins and recalls issued by the original manufacturer. Plus, enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing, specifications and maintenance schedules.

Britannica Spanish Reference Center - This site offers resources en español for all ages in two unique interfaces, each with its own comprehensive encyclopedia: Enciclopedia Moderna for high school ages and up and Britannica Escolar Online for ages 6-12.

Britannica: Spanish Edition - An online encyclopedia en español for high school or college students, plus adults.

Britannica: Public Library - The Public Library Edition contains comprehensive content for patrons of all ages. Whether it’s frogs or physics, gardening or geography, Britannica Online Public Library Edition covers it all. Extensive, but easy to use.

Culinary Arts Collection - The Culinary Arts collection includes major cooking and nutrition magazines, culinary journals and several Delmar Reference titles. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

eBook Collection (Ebsco) - Search and view the full text of eBooks. Titles covering career information, computers, health, small business and writing. Public domain texts are also available, including Project Gutenberg titles.

EBSCOhost Español - EBSCOhost's full range of magazine and journal products, en español. A powerful research tool for students, educators, general use, research and professionals in the medical, business, legal and information industries.

EBSCOhost Web - Link to entire list of EBSCO databases in the Traveler subscription: EBSCOhost’s full range of magazine and journal products. A powerful research tool for students, educators, general use, research and professionals in the medical, business, legal and information industries. EBSCOhost offers a free mobile app.

Encyclopedia of Arkansas - The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture Project strives to offer a definitive, comprehensive, and accurate record of the twenty-fifth state. The online version of the Encyclopedia is the first component of the Project.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection - Farmers, landscape architects and biotechnologists will appreciate this collection of journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping and other areas of horticulture.

General One File - General interest database with access to NPR broadcasts, reference materials, Fodor travel guides and many full text articles.

General Reference Center Gold - Full text and image resources for students and researchers. This comprehensive reference database quickly delivers the answers to a wide variety of reference questions. Access Gale resources through the free mobile app, AccessMyLibrary Public Edition.

GLBT Issues Collection - 30+ largely full text journals, beginning in 1980, this collection aims to provide balanced coverage on various cultural issues associated with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. Covers such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues and health aspects.

GreenFILE - GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.

Health Source - Consumer Edition - This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text consumer health magazines.

HeritageQuest - Search censuses, genealogy and local history books, Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War records, Freedman's Bank Records and LexisNexis US Serial Set.

Home Improvement Collection (Gale) - Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with this collection of home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements and many more.

Home Improvement Reference Center (Ebsco) - Login Required Offsite. The perfect guide for those who like to Do-It-Yourself! Online information about decorating, electrical, maintenance, outdoor, plumbing, remodeling and woodwork. Also includes step by step instructions, diagrams and how-to videos.

Job & Career Accelerator - Registration Required: Use Library Barcode as Username. Job & Career Accelerator combines everything you need for a successful job search into one easy-to-use online application. Explore your career or learn how to break into a new field, apply for jobs, practice interviewing and much more! To begin using Job & Career Accelerator, set up a profile using your library barcode as a user name. Your profile will allow you to track your success and access Learning Express Library.

Learning Express Library - Registration Required: Use Library Barcode as Username. Perfect for high school and college students and adults! Includes practice exams for GED, ACT, SAT, GRE plus CDL, ASVAB, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, Firefighter, EMS and US Citizenship. Plus, math, science, reading and other subjects for younger students. To begin using Learning Express, set up a profile using your library barcode as a user name. Your profile will allow you to track your success and access Job & Career Accelerator.

Legal Forms - Login Required Offsite. Locate and download free Arkansas legal forms: includes bankruptcy, divorce, power of attorney, real estate, rental contracts, business agreements and many others. Also includes a dictionary of legal terms.

Library2Go! (Powered by Overdrive) - Login Required: Library Barcode & PIN. Download eBooks, audiobooks, videos and music to your computer, eBook reader or handheld device. Bentonville Library partners with 13 regional public libraries to provide this service. To access Library2Go! on your smart phone, download the free mobile Overdrive app!

Mango Languages - Login Required Offsite. Learn a new language in the comfort of your own home! Choose from 39 foreign languages and 18 English as second languages. Popular courses include: French, German, Italian and Spanish. Use the translate tool, start learning immediately or set up a profile to track your progress. Mango Languages offers a free mobile app.

MasterFILE Premier - Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text periodicals with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps and flags.

Newspaper Source - Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 US and international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional US newspapers. In addition, full text television and radio news transcripts are also provided.

OCLC: CAMIO - Art history at your fingertips. OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online is a growing online collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums. CAMIO highlights the creative output of cultures around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covers the complete range of expressive forms. Art images and descriptions include paintings, photographs, prints and sculpture, plus architecture and more.

Pop Culture Collection - 100 subject-appropriate periodicals, which cover social science, history, art, liberal arts and current events. This database is predominantly full text.

Popular Magazines - 1000 of the most searched magazines across InfoTrac products. All the titles were selected based on actual publication searches performed by library patrons. This database is 100% full text.

Power Search - Central location to search all or individual Gale databases.

Psychology Collection - This collection provides 200 full text periodicals that provide a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and mental growth and development.

Reference USA: US Healthcare - Login Required Offsite. “US Healthcare” is a directory of 855,000 physicians and dentists, providing detailed data such as medical specialties, education and other valuable information in selecting a healthcare provider.

Religion and Philosophy Collection - A collection of 250 periodicals, beginning in 1980, for research on different religions and philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center - Login Required Offsite. This database contains comprehensive drawings, diagrams and instructions to repair most small engine mechanics, including: all-terrain vehicles, generators, marine/boat motors, motorcycles, outdoor power equipment, tractors and more!

Universal Class - Registration Required. From professional development to personal growth to continuing education, learn something new today! Universal Class offers hundreds of online classes facilitated by real instructors teaching courses on almost every imaginable subject, such as: accounting, business management, interview skills, medical courses, legal training, computer classes, project management, wedding planning, grant writing, nutrition and wellness information, plus more.

Virtual Reference Library (Gale: Bentonville Library) - Login Required Offsite. More than 90 reference eBooks on various subjects including arts, biographies, history, literature, medicine, religion, science, social issues and more.

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