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| Access Video
Stream thousands of informative eVideos for all ages.
Before OA:
https://avod.infobase.com/PortalPlayLists.aspx?wid=14989
Old URL:
https://catalog.forsythpl.org/polaris/custom/videoLogin.aspx
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| Accessibility and Special Needs Resources
Search this resource to find organizations dedicated to providing accessibility and special needs services on the local, state, and federal level.
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| Artist Works
Take video lessons in music instruction taught by accomplished professionals.
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| AtoZdatabases
Search 30 million business profiles and 220 million residents.
Update Frequency: Biweekly
Format: Web
Output: Email, Print or Download
Before OA:
https://www.atozdatabases.com
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| AtoZ Database Spanish
Busque 30 millones de perfiles de negocios y 220 millones de residentes. Ideal para las oportunidades de ventas, listas de correo, estudios de mercado y mucho más.
Before OA:
https://www.atozdatabases.com/search?language=es_ES
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| Beanstack
Beanstack helps families bring the fun back to reading with easy tracking for reading challenges. Readers of all ages are invited to a world of reading inspiration and motivation.
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| Black Freedom Struggle in the United States - ProQuest
Explore primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American history.
Before OA:
https://blackfreedom.proquest.com
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| Bookflix
Explore an online reading resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks.
Animated classic picture storybooks, some in Spanish, paired with nonfiction eBooks that connect the fictional story to related facts. You can read the books or have them read to you. Puzzles, games, approved web links, teacher resources, and author biographies are included.
Before OA:
https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/bkflix?ucn=600028659
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| Business and Economics eBooks from EBSCO
Read or download eBooks for all ages in the areas of business and economics.
Before OA:
https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ebsh-frl1
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| CDC Spanish
CDC.gov le ofrece un enlace directo a temas importantes de salud y seguridad, artículos científicos, datos y estadísticas, herramientas y recursos – y a más de 900 temas de un índice alfabético de enfermedades y afecciones.
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| Civics Test - Naturalization Test
Review information and practice questions related to the Civics portion of the Naturalization Test from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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| Community Resource Guide
Locate community resources available to residents of Forsyth and Dawson Counties and identify opportunities to volunteer.
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| ConsumerEd.com
Research topics related to purchasing and financial decisions, consumer rights, and scams, as provided by the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs.
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| Consumer Reports
Read articles related to health, public safety, and regulatory actions that affect consumers.
Before OA:
https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=cou9-frl1&inst=frl1
was https://bit.ly/fcpl-consumer-reports
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| Craft & Hobby (Login required - click here)
Video tutorial database with step by step tutorials in over 20 different creative interests including fitness, woodworking, knitting, and painting.
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| E-Read Kids
Read or listen to fiction and nonfiction eBooks and eAudiobooks designed to promote early literacy.
https://forsyth.axis360.baker-taylor.com
Using the above link rather then: https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=erkd&inst=frl1 because using the GALILEO link does not redirect correctly on our app using Android devices.
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| EBSCOhost eBook Collection
Access an extensive collection of full-text eBooks for all ages, including fiction and nonfiction.
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| FamilySearch.org
Bring to life your family's history by exploring the lives of those who came before you. Search over a hundred years worth of genealogical records.
A nonprofit family history organization dedicated to connecting families across generations. FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. For over 100 years, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide.
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| Fold3
Research U.S. military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
Before OA:
https://fold3library.proquest.com/embedded/R45WQFK8W3IGZ6CM
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| Forsyth County News
Read local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, business, and people in the community.
Categories: Newspapers and Magazines
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| Forsyth County News Archives
Digitized issues of the Forsyth County News, covering the years 1916 - 2019 within the Georgia Historic Newspapers database. Holdings include over 8,369 issues.
Categories: Newspapers and Magazines
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| Forsyth Herald
Read this online edition of the Forsyth Herald, a weekly newspaper covering news and topics of interest for the City of Cumming and surrounding areas.
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| GA Futures
Explore Georgia's primary resource to help students plan, apply, and find affordable ways to pay for their post-secondary education.
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| Gale LegalForms
Access a wide selection of essential state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms that may be customized for the most common legal procedures, including business, personal, real estate, general, and federal.
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| GALILEO - Portal Search
Immerse yourself in a wealth of information, including over 150 databases indexing thousands of full-text periodicals and scholarly journals.
Before OA:
https://www.galileo.usg.edu/library/forsyth-pl/databases/all/?inst=frl1
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| Genealogy Connect
Explore a wide range of comprehensive reference works on topics such as genealogy best practices, genealogy research methods and sources, immigration, the Colonial period and early American settlers, royal and noble ancestry, and Native American ancestry.
https://go.gale.com/ps/dispBasicSearch.do?prodId=GENVRL&userGroupName=cumm94923
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/cumm94923?db=GENVRL
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| Georgia Code
Search an extensive compilation of current enforcable laws of the state of Georgia.
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| Georgia Department of Driver Services - Practice Test
Take the practice test for the written examination portion of the Georgia Driver's Instructional (Learners) Permit.
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| Georgia.gov
Explore the official website for the government of the state of Georgia.
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| GeorgiaDATA
Access Georgia county and state data with Georgia’s central data repository. View interactive data pages on a number of different topics such as economics, population, vital statistics, and more. Data pages contain graphs, maps, and other visualizations and can be filtered by county.
GeorgiaDATA builds upon the rich history of the Georgia County Guide and consolidates the work of several units at the University of Georgia—the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Cooperative Extension, and the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development—to create a powerful, data-rich source of information for key decision makers in both the public and private sectors.
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| Global Exploration (Login required - click here)
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| Health and Medicine eBooks from EBSCO
Access and download thousands of eBooks on the topics of health and medicine.
Before OA:
https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ebsk-frl1
https://bit.ly/EbscoHealth
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| IRS
Visit the website of the Internal Revenue Service to find federal tax information, tax forms, and tax publications for individuals and businesses.
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| iVox
iVox features digital picture books with sound, animation, and text; playable using an app on a mobile device or tablet.
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| Job & Career Accelerator
Go step-by-step through the process of finding a job, from building a resume to preparing for an interview, with tutorials, video guides, and other career tools.
Job and Career Accelerator is a comprehensive online job search system, combining everything you need for a successful job search. In addition to the ability to search over 5 million up-to-the minute local and national job postings, Job and Career Accelerator offers tools for researching occupations, matching skills and interests to careers, creating professional resumes and cover letters, practicing and mastering interview skills, and organiz
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| Just for Kids - Access Video
Watch thousands of kid-friendly, advertisement-free educational and fun videos, including games, songs, and more. Learn about the ABCs, math, people and places, science, and more.
Before OA:
https://jfk.infobase.com/PortalPlayLists.aspx?wid=14989
Old URL:
https://catalog.forsythpl.org/polaris/custom/videoLogin.aspx?jfk=1
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| LearningExpress Library
Study and prepare for a variety of education and career exams and skills with practice tests and tutorials.
Test preparation for a wide variety of educational and career exams, as well as practice in various educational and career skills. Included are practice exams for GED, SAT, ACT, GRE, ASVAB, PRAXIS, and more, as well as components to help with educational and career skills. Includes Computer Skills tutorials. Note: Having difficulty accessing LearningExpress Library from home? Try clicking on this Cookie Eater link to remove old LearningExpres
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| Libby
Thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, and eMagazines available to read or listen to.
Apple app:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/libby-by-overdrive/id1076402606
Android app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overdrive.mobile.android.libby&hl=en_US&gl=US
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| Library of Congress - American Memory
Delve into documents, maps, prints, sheet music, and sound recordings from the collection of the Library of Congress that chronicle American history.
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| Library of Congress - Chronicling America
View thousands of historic newspapers from 1789-1963. Browse listings of newspapers available or select by state.
Chronicling America is a Website providing access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages, and is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). NDNP, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC), is a long-term effort to develop an Internet-based, searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
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| LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning for Library provides unlimited access to courses in technology, creativity, and management.
Jeff:
LinkedIn Learning for Library provides unlimited access to content from Lynda.com, including courses on software, creative skills, as well as business and management. Courses are self-paced featuring expert instructors, number in the hundreds, and have new additions weekly.
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| LOTE4Kids
Digital books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Patrons can read and watch youth story titles in a variety of languages including Hindi, Korean, Spanish, Tamil, and Telugu. Each title is also available in English. Learning activities are also part of the database.
Before OA:
https://lote4kids.com/us-forsyth-county-public-library/
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| Mango Languages
Learn a new language by taking a course in French, German, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, and English for Spanish speakers, as well as other languages.
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| Mental Health Helplist
Provides relevant information regarding Mental Health, covering topics of awareness, wellness, illness and resources available to support improving mental health. This list includes a number of community initiatives in Forsyth County.
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| Morningstar Investing Center
Evaluate investments using up-to-date stock values, market research, and cost and savings calculators.
Stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and investment research
Before OA:
https://research.morningstar.com/ic/ip-sign-in
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| Muzzy
Learn a new language using this interactive immersion program geared toward children. Choose languages including Spanish (including Latin American Spanish), French, Italian, Korean RR, Chinese Pinyin, German, and English (British and American).
Before OA:
https://muzzyclub.com/entry/forsythypl
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| National Archives and Records Administration
Browse records from federal agencies and find helpful information for research family history, military records, and national historical documents.
Maintains retired records from federal agencies and provides information about locating immigration, land, military, and census records, including the newly released 1940 U.S. Census
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| National Geographic Kids
Discover amazing adventures for kids ages 6-14 involving animals, environment, history, places, and science. Browse issues of National Geographic Kids magazine from 2009 to present.
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| National Geographic Virtual Library
Explore the complete archive of National Geographic magazine from 1888 to the present. Find images, articles, books, and videos. Also browse National Geographic Traveler and History magazines.
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| New York Times en Espanol
Disfrutar del acceso gratis al periódico, New York Times, con las noticias nacionales e internacionales, videos interactivos, las fotos, y el archivo.
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| New York Times Online
Enjoy free access to the New York Times newspaper, including national and international news, interactive videos, photos, and archives.
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| New York Times Online External
Enjoy free access to the New York Times newspaper, including national and international news, interactive videos, photos, and archives.
Before OA:
https://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/promotions/lp3FURL.html?campaignId=6KJ4R&gift-code=9ab8b4b1b8eafb1a
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| NextReads (Newsletter Signup on LibraryAware)
Looking for a new favorite book? Get reading recommendations delivered to your inbox with NextReads.
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| Niche Academy
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| NoveList Plus
Discover book recommendations crafted by experts from NoveList by choosing from different elements such as appeal, genre, and theme to find your next book. View the availability of a title in the Library's catalog through NoveList Plus.
Previous URL: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
Restrictions: In-house= No login / Remote= Login required
Connection: Parameters: authtype=uid / password=fcpl2022! /
profile=novplus / user=frl1
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| OverDrive eAudioBooks
Choose from a selection of thousands of eAudiobook titles to check out and listen to.
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| OverDrive eBooks
Choose from a selection of thousands of eBook titles to check out and read.
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| OverDrive eMagazines
Read or download magazines for all ages.
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| OverDrive Kids
Read eBooks or eAudiobooks for kids, focusing on grades K-5.
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| OverDrive Teens
Read eBooks or eAudiobooks for teen, focusing on grades 6-12.
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| Palace Project, The
Download the app and choose from thousands of titles of eBooks and audiobooks to read or listen to.
Apple App:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-palace-project/id1574359693#?platform=iphone
Android App:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thepalaceproject.palace
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| Points of View Reference Source (Login required - click here)
Designed to aid students in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects, Points of View will help them prepare for debates, develop arguments, write position papers, and develop critical thinking skills. Each essay includes a series of questions to generate further thought, and additional supporting articles from periodicals, newspapers, and books.
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| ProQuest Business and Economics eBrary
Read or download eBooks related to business and economics.
Before OA:
https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=pror-frl1
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| ProQuest eBook Central
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| ProQuest Medicine eBrary
Read or download full-text eBooks on health and medical subjects.
Before OA:
https://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=pruu-frl1
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| Science Reference Source
Provides full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books and high-quality videos. The database also contains science experiments, curriculum-aligned lesson plans, and a vast image collection.
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| Senior Resource Guide
Search this guide for fun activities planned especially for seniors or services for seniors needing assistance. The guide provides a wealth of information from nonprofit and government organizations that is specific to the needs of seniors in Forsyth County.
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| TumbleBook Library (Grades K-6)
Exchange after school cartoons for after school animated picture books using TumbleBook Library. Enhance the reading experience, and explore the TumbleBook. Library for books in Spanish and French, puzzles, and videos by National Geographic.
Exchange after school cartoons for after school animated picture books using TumbleBook Library. Enhance the reading experience, and explore the TumbleBook. Library for books in Spanish and French, puzzles, and videos by National Geographic.
Before OA:
https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/autologin.aspx?userid=bnQYxGZCCjg5ofSQGyxogw==
https://bit.ly/tumbleBooks
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| TumbleMath
Access a comprehensive collection of math stories for students in PreK-5. TumbleMath combines stories, videos, and quizzes to supplement the math your child learns in school.
Before OA:
https://www.tumblemath.com/autologin.aspx?
userID=AJGdQ9XBd3pht/S9euAK5g==
https://bit.ly/TumblemathNew
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| Tutor.com (Login required - click here)
Connect with a live tutor online or submit questions for feedback at Tutor.com. Students and adults can receive assistance with homework, essays, test preparation, and resume building.
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| Unreadable Podcast
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| USA.gov (The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal)
Access U.S. government information and services through this official federal government web portal. Apply for jobs, find grants, renew your passport, locate a federal agency, contact elected officials, register to vote, apply for Social Security, and much more.
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| Wall Street Journal Online
Access articles from the daily edition of the Wall Street Journal, including content and information exclusive to WSJ.com.
Wall Street Journal, the – Access articles from the daily edition of the Wall Street Journal, including content and information exclusive to WSJ.com
Before OA:
https://partner.wsj.com/p/1148200010/enter-redemption-code/PL7531b3w4fj
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| Weekly Program Planner
Opens LibraryAware newsletters subscription page
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| World Book eBooks
Explore this collection of eBooks for elementary and middle school aged students. eBooks are available for a wide range of reading abilities, including fiction, and nonfiction subjects. Some eBooks include audio that will read-along and highlight the words as they are read.
Before OA:
https://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/ebooks?subacct=L6880
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