Your Library Online

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MFRL has arranged for off-site access to our databases through finditva.com. The default is a Power Search that searches most of the databases at once. If you would like to narrow your search to a specific database you can click Advanced Search and then select Change Databases at the top of the page. This will allow you to pick and choose amongst all of the available databases to make the search that is right for you.

Literature

BookBrowse for Libraries

BookBrowse for Libraries

BookBrowse for Libraries is now available to patrons both in the library and at home. Click the link to get started! BookBrowse offers online magazines for book lovers with in-depth reviews, the stories behind the books, previews and book news. You can browse for books by genre and themes; find handpicked "if you like this, try these" book suggestions; get advice on starting & running a book club; invite authors to chat with your book club by phone; and much more! To receive emails from BookBrowse when new issues of the magazine are published, sign up for their complimentary mailing list.

Learn Languages Online

Mango Languages

Mango Languages Sign up for a Mango account at the library and you can learn to speak any of nearly 50 languages, anywhere that you have internet access. Mango also offers English as a Second Language courses tailored for more than a dozen different languages! You can also learn languages on the go with the Mango App, available for Android and iOS devices.

Downloads: eBooks, Audiobooks & Magazines

OneClickDigital: Audiobooks

OneClickdigital Audiobook Downloads

New: Download Audiobooks with OneClickdigital and your MFRL library card. Thousands of new and classic titles are available for download, and more titles are being added. Compatible with PC and Mac, iOS and Android phones, and most MP3 players.

Zinio: Magazines

Zinio Magazine Downloads

New: Download full digital copies of your favorite magazines to your computer and mobile devices with Zinio. You will need to create an account with both Zinio and RBDigital. We recommend using the same email address for both accounts.

Overdrive: eBooks and Audiobooks

OverDrive eBooks and MP3 Audiobooks can now be returned early from your mobile device via the Overdrive App!
Download titles to read or listen to on your computer, eReader, MP3 player and mobile devices. We also have Nooks and Kindles that can be checked out. Browse our OverDrive site, or visit our Quick start guide to get started!

Freading: eBooks

Freading: a new look at ebook lending

With Freading and your MFRL library card, you will be able to download ebooks to your PC, iPad, Nook, and other devices. There will be new titles added each week, and there is never a wait list. Freading works on a token system; you receive 5 tokens each week. Checkouts require 1, 2, or 4 tokens and are for 2 weeks. Now start Freading!

Universal Class

Free Online Continuing Education

Universal Class Logo MFRL is now offering Universal Class online continuing education courses. There are over 500 courses from Accounting to Yoga. Features include real instructors guiding the learning, engaging video-based lessons, a collaborative learning environment, graded lesson tests, and 24/7 access. Sign up, peruse the course listings and start learning today!

Educational Content and Homework Help

Literati Public

Credo Literati Literati Public includes a host of resources, such as educational content for K-12 students and adults, informational videos and tutorials, and interactive discovery tools. Literati Public has been specifically customized for Virginia Libraries and includes Homework Help.

Art and Music

Expanded Academic ASAP

From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

Quotations

Famous Quotes and Authors

Famous Quotes Famous Quotes and Authors.com is a Quotations web resource. They have a large collection of Famous quotations for all occasions! Browse over 25,000 quotes online from over 6,700 famous authors.

E-Content

E-Library

Search current full text magazines, newspapers, pictures, maps, and TV & Radio transcripts through a simple search box. Includes the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Roanoke Times & World News, Washington Post, Washington Times, and some Spanish-language publications.

eBook Collection at EBSCOhost (formally NetLibrary)

NetLibrary is now eBooks at EBSCOhost. You can view a variety of educational and reference books online, from Architecture to Social Studies.

Genealogy & History

Fold3 History and Genealogy Archives

Fold3 History and Genealogy Archives

Fold3 History and Genealogy Archives from Ebsco contains searchable digital images of records - including census, war, and naturalization files.

Heritage Quest Online

Heritage Quest Online

Use Heritage Quest (via Find It Virginia) to find information about people and places using data records created in the 1700's through the early 1900's. A great resource for genealogy!

General Research

A to Z World Culture

Learn about the world in one easy click. This database covers 175 countries, complete with lots of maps and photos. Perfect for both the student and the traveler and covers culture, travel, customs, money, weather and so much more.

A to Z The USA

A database that covers the entire United States (each of the fifty states and five territories) in detail. Recipe for the state dish of Utah? It's here and more, including maps, beautiful photographs, license plates through the years, interactive cross word puzzles, statistics and demographics. The list goes on. An excellent resource if you are planning a trip or need to do a report.

Computer Databases

Keep pace with the fast changing world of high technology. Computer Database provides Product reviews, industry status reports, company profiles and more. 654 titles are indexed. 350 titles are full text.

Expanded Academic ASAP

From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

General Reference Center Gold

A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

General OneFile

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

History

Virginia Historical Highway Markers

VA Historical Mile Marker Virginia's Historical Marker program is the oldest in the nation, beginning in 1927, and is searchable online. They can be searched by Keyword, Location, Category, and more.

Virginia Memory

Virginia Memory provides online Digital Collections, Reading Rooms, Exhibitions & Online Classrooms.

Historical Documents of Genealogical Interest

Cohabitation Register Montgomery County's Cohabitation Register, was recently rediscovered; The register has been indexed and posted in The Library of Virginia's Virginia Memory, one of several databases we provide. Genealogists and local historians may find the content interesting, especially as several of the registers are from Floyd and Montgomery Counties.

Health

Magill's Medical Guide

Salem Health's Magill's Medical Guide online access to Salem Press' award-winning health reference works. The first reference set included is Salem Press' bestselling Magill's Medical Guide. In its printed form, the current edition of the Guide has grown to five volumes and 3,500 pages.

Kids and Teens

TumbleBooks Library

TumbleBooks Library TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading.


Kid's InfoBits

Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Junior Edition

Formerly Super TOM Junior, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Student Edition

This database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

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