Resources
Alabama Virtual Library
Essential library and information resources available to Alabama residents with a valid library card.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition at-home access for Alabamians will end August 30, 2020.
You must login to an APLS (Alabama Public Library System)secure page before proceeding to Ancestry Library Edition.
Please email APLS staff at reference@apls.state.al.uswith ’ALE Access’ in the email subject line for detailed instructions on how to access this free, valuable resource.
Please help APLS maintain this special access by not sharing the password on any public forum, like a public Facebook post, and please don’t share the login information with people who don’t live in Alabama. Continued from-home access depends on all of us taking precautions to stop unauthorized access.
After August 30, 2020, you will have to access Ancestry Library Edition while visiting the library.
AtoZdatabases
Sales leads, employment , friends and relatives, and much more with a valid library card.
AtoZ Maps Online
View world, continent, country and state maps. You need a Thomas B. Norton library card to use this resource.
AtoZ the USA
An encyclopedia that contains images for download. Requires signing in with a Thomas B. Norton Library card.
AtoZ World Food
Explore food culture and traditional recipes from around the world. You need a Thomas B. Norton Library card to use this resource.
Baldwin County Libraries
Search our catalog and the catalog of the entire Baldwin County Library Cooperative.
Camellia Net - Get Ebooks
Camellia Net provides access to thousands of digital downloads, including MP3 audiobooks, and Ebooks. You need a Thomas B. Norton library card to use this resource.
Career Alabama - Adults
Career Alabama is an on-demand, free online tutoring program for adult learners. Prepare for the GED and much more!
Chilton Auto Repair & Maintenance
Detailed information regarding vehicle maintenance and repairs. You need a Thomas B. Norton library card to use this resource.
Cypress Resume
Free resume building resources for job seekers, with a full database of jobs and job descriptions to help you put your best foot forward.
Driver’s Ed
Driver’s Ed has the information and resources you need to pass your permit or driver’s license test. Includes DMV practice tests with similar questions that you will face.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
Gale Business Entrepreneurship gives business owners 24-hour expertise covering a day all aspects of starting and operating a business, including finance, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, and taxes.
Health Reference Series Online
Searchable database to answer your health questions including those about COVID-19. This resource is available to Gulf Shores Library card holders only. You will be prompted to type your library card number.
Homework Alabama
For Alabama school kids. Live tutors to help with homework available daily from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
LearningExpress Library
Gain access to practice tests, exercises, skill building course, eBooks, and other information. Register to receive credit and print your certificates of completion. You need a Thomas B. Norton library card to use this resource.
Legal Forms
Take the law into your own hands and create accurate, reliable legal documents with no hassle with Gale Legal Forms.
LibraryThing
View our new books on the Thomas B. Norton Library Library page.
Mango Languages
Our online language learning program. You need a Thomas B. Norton library card to use this resource.
Newspaper Archive
- 15,605 Titles and Counting!
- Over 400 Years of News Articles!
- All 50 U.S. States & 32 International Countries!
- Historical Events as They Happened!
- Research Your People & Genealogy!
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for enjoyment and education. When you cannot obtain print copies of classics, they can many times be found here.
Universal Class
Take free classes online for continuing education credit, or just for fun. You need a Thomas B. Norton library card to use this resource.