Reference & Research

The Black Panther was the official newspaper for the Black Panther Party. It was founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in 1967 and ran through 1980 printing 537 issues.

Spanish language reference site for K-8 students.
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Britannica School provides age-appropriate English language encyclopedias for elementary, middle, and high school students.
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Provides comprehensive data on nonprofits and funders, all on one streamlined platform. Find data previously available on Foundation Directory Online (FDO) and GuideStar here.

Explore Oakland history with Fire Insurance Maps online (FIMo). FIMo is a research portal to find, view, and download high-definition, color Fire Insurance Maps, Real Estate Atlases, and other historical maps showing building structures, building construction details, property uses, and other useful information.

Articles and indexing of college-level periodicals (1980 - present).

Many kinds of media sources for middle school and older students.

Search all Gale publications and source materials at once.

GuideStar is a comprehensive source of data on nonprofits, offering useful information for those seeking employment, volunteer opportunities, places to donate, or direct services.

As of August 2026, GuideStar is no longer available via its own interface. Find the same data on Candid.

A large online collection of historical newspapers from California. Includes issues of the Oakland Tribune between 1874 and 1973, as well as other Oakland newspapers.

Oakland and East Bay articles from local newspapers and magazines.

Ebooks and encyclopedia for grades K-12.