Find your cause and stand up for your beliefs! Use the databases below to educate yourself and help guide you on your path to making the world a better place.
ACLS Humanities eBooks is a digital collection of over 5700 foundational books in the humanities and social sciences. Discover an assortment of books about many topics in activism.
From Gale, Archives of Sexuality & Gender offers access to primary sources and materials relating to LGBTQ history and culture since 1940. Find materials from hundreds of institutions and organizations dating as far back as the 1500s, as well as an unparalleled collection of newsletters, newspapers and periodicals by, for, and about the LGBTQ community.
Teen Health & Wellness provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, straightforward curricular and self-help support. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying and LGBTQ+ issues. It has recently been updated to meet the needs of today’s teens and with new content on bullying, suicide, vaping, opioid abuse, gender identity, school safety, sexual harassment, COVID-19 and more. Grade level 7-12. Select the "Skills for School, Work, and Life" category to access information about getting involved in activism in your teen years.
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Select the Law category on the left side of the screen to access all kinds of books about human rights.
Hoopla is a web and mobile library media streaming platform for audio books, comics, e-books, movies, music, and TV. Find resources about racial justice, human rights, climate change, sex trafficking, and more in Hoopla. Hoopla is only available to residents of St. Louis County. Limit of 10 titles per month.
With Kanopy, browse hundreds of movies on your computer or mobile device. Kanopy has a strong collection of independent, international, and documentaries to stream. Select movies from the following categories: Student Activism, Activism, Environmental Activism, Labor Activism, and LGBT Activism. Only available to residents of St. Louis County. Limit of 10 titles per month.
With EBSCO eBooks, search the full text of over 4,200 fiction and nonfiction ebook titles. This database includes a variety of books on activism and social justice. Read the books on your computer, or download the app to your phone or tablet.