Adult Services
Health Resources at the Library
- ConsumerLab.com at Home
Provides comprehensive information about vitamin, herbal and other supplements, and nutritional products. Includes ConsumerLab.com’s independent product evaluations, test results for ConsumerLab.com selected products and Approved Products from ConsumerLab.com’s Quality Certification Program, product recalls, and safety warnings. - Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Provides access to medical and professional periodicals, health and fitness magazines, and reference books and pamphlets. The database is designed for both nursing and allied health students as well as consumer health researchers. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. Provided by NOVELny. - Medline Plus
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free. - Medline Plus en Español
MedlinePlus es el sitio web de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud para pacientes y sus familiares y amigos. Producido por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina, la biblioteca médica más grande del mundo, le brinda información sobre enfermedades, afecciones y problemas de bienestar en un lenguaje que puede entender. MedlinePlus ofrece información de salud confiable y actualizada, en cualquier momento, en cualquier lugar, de forma gratuita. - Merck Manual Consumer
The Merck Manual Consumer edition explains disorders, who is likely to get them, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, how they might be prevented, and how they can be treated; also provides information about prognosis. Written in everyday language by 300 outstanding contributors and continually updated. - X-Plain Health Tutorials en español
No es necesario tener una tarjeta de biblioteca. Un tutorial de X-Plain es una presentación multimedia que cubre un tema de salud específico. Cada diapositiva muestra texto simplificado junto con ilustraciones y animaciones relacionadas. El texto está completamente narrado para que los pacientes puedan escuchar y leer al mismo tiempo. Más de 1400 temas están cubiertos. - X-Plain Patient Education Health TutorialsAn X-Plain tutorial is a multimedia presentation that covers a specific health topic. Each slide displays simplified text alongside related illustrations and animations. The text is fully narrated so patients can listen and read at the same time. Over 1400 topics are covered.
Looking for a Physician
- New York State Search for a PhysicianThe purpose of the New York State Physician Profile website is to enable the public to review information about all licensed doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathy who are registered to practice medicine in New York State. This information can help you choose a doctor or find out more about a doctor you are currently seeing.
- American Medical Association Doctor FinderDoctorFinder provides you with basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States. This includes more than 814,000 doctors. AMA member physicians are offered an expanded listing that contains additional information such as office hours, accepted insurance providers, educational history and other helpful information.
Technology Educational Resources
Tech-Talk is a premier collection of articles and videos, written each week by top training experts for busy professionals and aspiring students. It helps people stay up-to-date in using technology and become better communicators in the workplace.
• Log in to Tech-Talk with the username gpl and password gpl
• Visit the Tech-Talk website
• Subscribe to the Tech-Talk Newsletter
• Search for a topic
• Sign up for an upcoming LIVE webinar
• Get the app on iOS (Apple) or Android.
• Visit the Tech-Talk website
• Subscribe to the Tech-Talk Newsletter
• Search for a topic
• Sign up for an upcoming LIVE webinar
• Get the app on iOS (Apple) or Android.
A free online educational website focusing on technology, job training, reading, and math skills. The GCF Global programs are designed around self-paced instruction. The website offers dozens of free, self-paced tutorials in technology, Microsoft Office, work and career, reading, math, and everyday life.
• Visit the GCF Global website
• GCF Global is free to use without a library card.
• Search for a topic
• Access one of many Teacher Guides
• GCF Global is free to use without a library card.
• Search for a topic
• Access one of many Teacher Guides
LinkedIn Learning is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through the library's subscription, patrons have access to the Lynda.com video library of over 16,000 engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.
• Sign in with your library card and PIN.
• The library ID is "westchesterlibraries" (without quotation marks)
• Browse online training class topics.
• Keep track of your courses and set goals.
• Get the app on iOS (Apple) or Android.
• The library ID is "westchesterlibraries" (without quotation marks)
• Browse online training class topics.
• Keep track of your courses and set goals.
• Get the app on iOS (Apple) or Android.
Google Applied Digital Skills is an online digital skills curriculum that is free of charge. Lessons and materials are appropriate for a wide range of learners, from middle school to college, and beyond. The Applied Digital Skills curriculum uses a series of videos to guide learners through creating a project from scratch.
A Google account is required.
The Public Library Association's site, DigitalLearn.org is an online hub for digital literacy support and training. Start with basic courses on web searching, navigating a website, computers, email, being safe online, job skills, Microsoft Word and Excel, video conferencing, mobile devices, and more.
Workshops are available in English and Spanish.
TechBoomers is a free educational website, featuring tutorials that teach older adults and other inexperienced technology users how to use the most popular and trusted websites and Internet apps. They currently offer over 60 free courses packed with video and article tutorials tailored for those with limited computer skills: written in easily-understood, non-technical language; providing context through real-world parallels.