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10/09/2025

Sometimes it's fun to learn about places that seem exotic. Bangalore, Bangkok, Managua, Lisbon. Places that may be less traveled. Places that are very different from the place you live. Part of the fun of AtoZ World Travel is that it allows travelers to get to know a place before they decide if they want to travel there. It's a perfect resource for any library that has a population of both actual and armchair travelers. https://www.worldtradepress.com/atoz-world-travel-for-libraries/

10/08/2025

AtoZ Food America is all about the food experience in America, including examining what immigrants have contributed to American food culture. Whether it's Cubans with red beans and rice, Greeks with Feta Cheese or Indians with curry, the American diet and menu is enlivened by the dishes brought to this country by immigrant populations. Patrons can explore food contributions by ethnic group and learn more about what each group brought to this country and how it became part of the American menu. To add AtoZ Food America to your library, visit this link: https://www.worldtradepress.com/atoz-food-america-for-libraries/

10/07/2025

In 2004, Kenyan Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, an environmental and women’s rights organization focused on environmental conservation and planting trees. One of the things World Trade Press strives to do is spotlight the contributions from every country and celebrate the diversity of those contributing to creating a better world. All the World Trade Press databases spotlight such contributions. You can learn more here: https://www.worldtradepress.com/digital-reference-products-for-libraries/

10/06/2025

One of the biggest challenges for anyone charged with cooking a meal is deciding what to make. That challenge can feel worse when you have a pantry full of ingredients, and no idea how to combine them into a tasty meal. That's where AtoZ World Food comes in. The Ingredient section offers information on a number of ingredients as well as links to recipes that use those ingredients. It's the eternal answer to "What's for dinner?" Learn how to add this resource to your library here: https://www.worldtradepress.com/atoz-world-food-for-libraries/

10/03/2025

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World Trade Press publishes reference products for academic and public libraries in the areas of country culture, food, travel, maps, and language learning.

09/29/2025

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09/26/2025

Let's be honest, most of us would secretly like to find a map that had an X which led to treasure. Sometimes, though, the map found is one that leads to knowledge, or insight, or useful information. AtoZ Maps online is filled with maps with those sorts of treasures. Perfect for students, historians and people who love maps and learning. A valuable asset for any library database connection. https://www.worldtradepress.com/atoz-maps-online-for-libraries/

09/24/2025

This graphic from the Crossett Public Library had to be shared, because seriously, how cute is it? We here at World Trade Press are big fans and supporters of both reading and libraries. We also offer plenty of ways for patrons of libraries to read and learn. If you're library is looking for databases about world culture, maps, food or the United States, we can help. Learn more here: https://www.worldtradepress.com/digital-reference-products-for-libraries/

09/23/2025

One of the most interesting parts of AtoZ Food America, in the opinion of many people, is the Recipes and Food Culture by Ethnic Group section. It's fascinating to see how the various groups that have come to the United States have impacted food culture. It's also interesting to see the places where dishes that are now considered "traditionally American" came from. It's a tasty lesson in history and culture and definitely a must for any library with a foodie population. https://www.worldtradepress.com/atoz-food-america-for-libraries/

09/16/2025

Sometimes looking at the world from a different perspective changes how you perceive things. AtoZ Maps Online provides a number of different ways to perceive the world, whether it's tracking the growth of a city through historic maps, or finding a map that shows things in a different way than the way to which you're accustomed. Give your patrons a new perspective, and a ton of interesting and useful maps to view with AtoZ Maps Online. https://www.worldtradepress.com/atoz-maps-online-for-libraries/