Adults
Computers & Internet Access
Internet Tutoring
Learn the basics of using the Internet or improve your searching skills with individual tutoring at the library. Please call Dan Malosh at (920) 262-4090, ext. 13 to make an appointment. Tutoring sessions usually take an hour and are available Monday - Friday anytime between 9am to 5pm depending on availability.
Exam Proctoring
Need someone to proctor your exam? We can help. Any of our reference staff can proctor your exam. If you have questions just contact Dan Malosh at dmalosh@mwfls.org or (920) 262-4090, ext. 13.
If you need a contact for an exam proctor feel free to use the following...
Dan Malosh
Reference/Tech Librarian
100 S. Water St.
Watertown, WI 53094
(920) 262-4090 x13
Research Tools
...(in-library use only) provides access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more.
NOTE:
Starting on March 1, 2010, we will no longer be able to provide access to ANCESTRY.COM.
Watertown library card holders who have enjoyed this database can still access it by going to the Dwight Foster Library, Fort Atkinson’s public library. (Be sure to bring your Watertown library card if you go.)
...provides access to magazine and newspaper articles for Wisconsin residents at their library and home.
...includes: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en linea, The New Book of Popular Science, and Lands and Peoples. Grolier Online requires you to register. After registration, your account will be active the next business day.
...offers census data, family records and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. Please enter your Watertown Library card number at the Heritage Quest web site.
...offers a wide array of practice tests including: ASVAB, GED, ACT, SAT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship, and reading, writing, and math tests. To use on your own computer just type in your Watertown Library card number (without spaces between the numbers) and set up a password with Library Express.
...is the most comprehensive collection of online books (eBooks) and resource materials available. To use netLibrary on your own computer, you must first create an account at a computer in the Watertown Public Library. Once created, you can use your account to log in from any computer with Internet access. Please come to the reference desk at the library to create your account with netLibrary.
...allows you to access/download digital audio books, videos, and music. To acquire digital items you need both your library card number and your pin. Also, remember to select "Mid-Wisconsin Library System" when you sign in.
...allows you to search over 14 million U.S. businesses and over 210 million U.S. residents. To use on your own computer, just type in your Watertown Library card number on the ReferenceUSA page.
'Web Links' using Delicious
Our Reference Department has re-created our 'Web Links' using Delicious, a social bookmarking web service used for sharing and discovering helpful websites. This will remain an ongoing process with websites being added as discovered.
The links below are to groups of links indexed at Delicious.
Magazines & Newspapers
A few of the magazines we offer:
Business Week: 10 years plus current year
Car and Driver: 5 years plus current year
Consumer Reports: 5 years plus current year
Electronic Gaming Monthly (Young Adult) : 1 year plus current year
Entertainment Weekly: 2 years plus current year
New York Times Magazine: Current 12 months
PC World: 1 year plus current year
A few of the newspapers we offer:
Isthmus: Current
Milwaukee Business Journal: 6 months back issues
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 6 months back issues
New York Times, Sunday only: 3 months back issues
USA Today: 6 months back issues
Wall Street Journal: 6 months back issues
The Washington Times: Current
Watertown Daily Times: 6 months back issues, microfilm from 1895 - present
