Active duty military (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard).
Members of the Reserve components and National Guard.
Retired military, including retired from the Reserves and National Guard.
Medal of Honor recipients and veterans with 100% service-connected disabilities.
Eligible family members who are officially sponsored (ID card holder) by authorized patrons in the above categories.
DOD and Coast Guard civilians, including appropriated and non-appropriated fund employees, when stationed outside the United States; stateside eligibility contingent upon resource availability.
These are generalized categories; eligibility per DoDI 1015.10.
EBSCO Audiobooks has over 2,000 audiobooks in different subjects and categories available for download. Account creation and mobile device app use are required to borrow audiobooks.
EBSCO eBooks
EBSCO eBooks offers over 3,000 titles in the areas of fiction, history, health & medicine, self-help, business & economics, law, and more.
Freegal Music is a downloadable, streaming music service with access to more than 15 million songs in MP3 format, with over 40 thousand plus music videos in MP4 format.
Gale eBooks
Access to thousands of full-text eBooks. Cross-searchable with select periodical databases and Gale Resource Centers.
Gale National Geographic Virtual Library
This collection brings together a complete archive of National Geographic magazines - every page of every issue - along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images, and videos. Magazine collection includes National Geographic Archive 1888-1994; National Geographic Current, 1995-Current; National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World; and National Geographic Kids
hoopla is the leading all-in-one digital media service that partners with libraries to provide online and mobile access to thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, comics, music, movies, and television. With hoopla, patrons can borrow, instantly stream and download dynamic content from any time, anywhere. All hoopla content is accessible via hoopla apps and via the hoopla website.
Select from over 30,000 award-winning films and documentaries available from Kanopy. Classic films, world cinema, popular movies, plus a whole lot more educational and entertainment films to choose from. Access from anywhere, anytime, with any device.
O’Reilly online learning is a platform that helps nearly every government organization and employee prepare for what’s coming next in the era of constant change and IT transformation. O'Reilly's experts track the faint signals of emerging technology trends to pinpoint the knowledge your agency needs to remain aligned with change. The O'Reilly platform provides continuous training in these areas and allows individuals to build skills in leading technologies like cloud computing, software architecture, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data science to solve problems and close knowledge gaps to reach imperative career and business goals.
OverDrive DoD MWR Libraries OverDrive offers access to a variety of language learning materials, eBooks, audiobooks, music, and other digital content. Compatible with all devices.
World eBook
An on-the-go digital library for all ages and reading levels. Get access to engaging sets only available from World Book, including story books, picture books, graphic novels, and chapter books alongside well-known classic titles from famous authors. eBooks also features 24/7, unlimited simultaneous access to every title; a personal bookshelf; offline reading; and annotation tools. (All ages and reading levels)
Ancestry Library Edition
Unlock the story of your family. Ancestry Library Edition offers access to over 7 billion names from more than 4,000 genealogical databases.
ArtistWorks for Libraries provides patrons with world-class instruction through self-paced video lessons from Grammy Award–winning music and artistic professionals. Update as of 5/20/2021: Now available on the Overdrive Libby app. Overdrive account required to access.
Auto Repair Source
Auto Repair Source, powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, contains step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins andrecall notices for all makes and models, with some model years going back to the 1970s.
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete designed primarily to support the information needs of patients, cultivate a comprehensive understanding of healthcare topics.
Craftsy is an online resource for all creative makers, where you can find everything you need – from basic instruction to advanced techniques. It’s a community of enthusiastic makers, from quilters and sewers, to cake decorators and painters, wanting to create beautiful things and express their creativity. Check out a 7-day pass for full access to all contents on Craftsy. Craftsy is on the OverDrive Libby platform under EXTRAS.
Creativebug is an online art and craft video e-resource which offers thousands of classes taught by industry leading instructors across a variety of topics like sewing, knitting, painting, cake decorating and more! New content is added to the site daily, ensuring endless project inspiration.
Fold3
Fold3 Library Edition allows users access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of those who served from the Revolutionary War onward.
Gale Business Entrepreneurship
Gale Business Entrepreneurship comprehensive access to all aspects of starting and operating a business from accounting, finance, marketing, and personnel management.
Gale Business Plan Builder
Gale Business Plan Builder offers a successful step-by-step strategy for building a successful business from the bottom up. Intuitive user interface guides the entrepreneur through all major phases of business creation. Account creation required for first-time users.
Gale Chilton Library
Gale ChiltonLibrary.com provides step-by-step automotive repair procedures for nearly every vehicle make and model. Includes manufacturer recommended maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls, and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs).
Gale Health and Wellness
Gale Health and Wellness a first-stop resource for all health-related questions. Curated content on diseases and conditions; drugs; diagnostics and tests; and therapies, treatments, and surgeries.
Gale Legal Forms
Gale Legal Forms provides access to state-specific (and multi-state) legal documents from across the most popular, commonly encountered legal areas. Find real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others.
Legal Information Reference Center
Navigate legal matters of all kinds with reliable “how-to” information and thousands of federal, multi-state and state-specific legal forms.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
MorningStar Investment Research Center research mutual funds, stocks and exchange-traded funds. Track investments, daily market news, and snapshot investments. Gain access to fundamental investor research for more than 1500 companies, and over 50,000 domestic and international stocks.
NoveList Plus K-8 provides a trusted source of information curated specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Small Engine Repair Reference Center from EBSCO contains over 400 reference books with original photos and illustrations for small engine repair assistance.
Weiss Ratings & Grey House Publishing
Weiss Financial Ratings Offers financial literacy tools from retiremenet planning, home and mortgage strategies, insurance policy overview, saving for your child's education, and much more.
World Book Discover
Discover- Make content more accessible to readers of all levels and differentiate instruction in any learning environment with Discover. This site is ideal for struggling readers and English Language Learners and includes a Life Skills 101 section with tips such on topics as applying for jobs, budgeting, arranging housing, health care issues, social skills and more. (Recommended ages: 12+)
Mango Languages provides access to more than 70 languages. English Language Learning courses, films, and numerous specialty courses are offered.
National Geographic Virtual Library
This collection brings together a complete archive of National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.
The World Factbook
CIA's The World Factbook provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
PressReader digital newspapers delivers unlimited digital access to over 7,000 full-text, full-page format newspapers from more than 120 countries in over 60 different languages.
Biography in Context
Biography In Context offers access to thousands of both contemporary and historical biographies.
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports is the world's largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. Consumer Reports accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples, and employs shoppers and experts to buy and test the products reviewed.
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy provides a deep-dive on all things global affairs. FP explains the ins and outs of how foreign-policy decisions are being made – and, just as importantly, who is making them.
Global Incident Map
Global Incident Map provides a fully customizable map that displays critical events happening in real time across the globe. Includes everything from terror acts to kidnappings, and port security red flags to aviation incidents.
MorningStar Investment Research Center
MorningStar Investment Research Center research mutual funds, stocks and exchange-traded funds. Track investments, daily market news, and snapshot investments. Gain access to fundamental investor research for more than 1500 companies, and over 50,000 domestic and international stocks.
NFPA-National Fire Codes
NFPA's National Fire Codes All Access Subscription Service provides access to more than 300 codes and standards, as well as every NFPA Handbook. Note:Code pages load slowly, please be patient. Also, VPN use many affect access, so disconnect from VPN if pages do not load and try again.
PressReader Digital Newspapers delivers unlimited digital access to over 7,000 full-text, full-page format newspapers from more than 1320 countries in over 60 different languages.
Stratfor
With Stratfor's team of expert analysts, writers and editors have identified the major themes and topics that shape the world and make them easy for you to explore in your Worldview. Every assessment you read on Worldview connects to those core themes and topics that we follow in depth.
The Wall Street Journal
Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere!
Your access will be available for the next 90 days.
At the conclusion of the 90 day period, return and use the link again. Log-in as an existing user with the same username and password originally created and click the CREATE button at the bottom of the page to enable access for an additional 90 days.
Note: Access to your account using the WSJ App is currently not available.
Instead, please use the WSJ.com website to access it on mobile devices.
Weiss Ratings & Grey House Publishing
Weiss Financial Ratings provides access to financial literacy tools on retirement planning, home and mortgage, insurance strategies, and saving for your child's education.
Academic Search Ultimate
Academic Search Ultimate offers students an unprecedented collection of peer-reviewed, full-text journals, including many journals indexed in leading citation indexes.
Britannica Academic
The award-winning Britannica Academic edition delivers fast and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information.
Britannica Annals of American History
Explore the rich and varied history of the United States with Britannica's Annals of American History.
Britannica ImageQuest
ImageQuest includes 3.3 million images from 62 leading collections that aren't freely available on the Web. Users can search by keyword, collection, image type, and image ratio.
Britannica Library
Children, Young Adults, or the Reference Center-allow users to find the most suitable content for school projects or for learning something new.
DANTES Kuder Journey
For Military Members. Kuder Journey is an intuitive career planning system that empowers post-secondary students and adults to make a successful transition, whether it's planning for that first position, switching jobs, or taking a career to the next level.
EBSCO Host Databases
Leverage the power of EBSCO Host and search multiple databases at the same time.
Gale in Context Elementary
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Gale in Context Middle School
Gale in Context: Middle School considered an indispensable reference resource for grades 6-12 national and state curriculum standards.
Gale in Context Science
Gale In Context: Science offers broad coverage of all scientific disciplines. Includes full-text articles, national and global publications, along with hundreds of experiments.
Gale Online Resources
Gale's Online Resources is the one-stop gateway to all things Gale. Access books, journals, magazines, newspapers, primary sources, videos, podcasts, tutorials, with frequent new content updates.
General OneFile
Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence provides scholarly, peer-reviewed content covering current and historical military intelligence and strategy.
The Great Courses Library Collection offers access to hundreds of courses taught by internationally recognized university faculty members from leading institutions of higher learning across the globe. Compatible with any device. Available on the OverDrive Libby App. Users must be logged on to see The Great Courses link under the "Extras" tab.
Interplay Learning offers a complete workforce training program that rapidly prepares learners with job ready skills and certifications to access trades careers, today. Career pathways supported include HVAC, plumbing, electrical, solar and more.
LearningExpress Library DoD test Prep is specifically tailored to accommodate the needs of current and retired service members.
National Geographic Virtual Library
This collection brings together a complete archive of National Geographic magazines-every page of every issue-along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos. Magazine collection includes National Geographic Archive 1888-1994; National Geographic Current, 1995-Current; National Geographic : People, Animals, and the World; and National Geographic Kids
O'Reilly online learning is a platform that helps nearly every government organization and employee prepare for what's coming and IT transformation. O'Reilly's experts track the faint signals of emerging technology trends to pinpoint the knowledge your agency needs to remain aligned with change. The O'Reilly platform provides continuous training in these areas and allows individuals like cloud computing, software architecture, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data science to solve problems and close knowledge gaps to reach imperative career and business goals.
For support or account issues, email dod@oreilly.com or call 707-827-4963.
Pass Your Class
Study for your CLEP and DSST tests online through the library's electronic resource and Pass Your Class. Get the same information as the printed book, available on your computer, phone or tablet. Pass Your Class CLEP and DANTES/DSST study guides in eBook format by Breely Crush Publishing.
Teacher Reference Center
Teacher Reference Center (TRC) provides indexing and abstracts for more than 230 peer-reviewed journals.
Accessible through the OverDrive/Libby app
Universal Class offers over 500 online courses on a wide range of subjects/levels. Courses are available 24/7, are instructor-led, and self-paced. Some courses offer CEUs. Subject areas include: Computers and Technology, Personal Finance, Crafts and Hobbies, Homeschooling, Professional Development and many more.
Advanced-In a world of digital news, this resource gives high school students and adults a reliable source to check the facts. The In the Headlines live news feed and world newspapers promote global awareness and international perspective. Primary source documents, biographies, Back in Time articles, and Teaching with Documents all aid in more in-depth and conceptual understanding with in the classroom curriculum. (Recommended ages: 12+)
World Book Dramatic Learning
Dramatic Learning-Where creativity, imagination and learning meet! Access a robust collection of popular plays with everything needed to put on a production. Educators will love the lesson plans and extended learning pieces that help students become more fluent readers, understand core concepts, and internalize content. (Recommended ages: 8-16)
World Book Online
World Book Online-The premier suite of digital resources for schools and libraries, with content to engage and excite all minds from pre-readers to advanced researchers
Student-World Book's beloved Encyclopedia comes to life in a digital format, perfect for elementary and middle school learners to access information from trusted sources. A one-stop shop for cross curricular learning, Student includes translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings. (Recommended ages: 8-16)
World Book Timelines
Timelines-A growing collectino of 650+ unique Timelines, spanning the arts, science & technology, society & culture, sports, world history & geography and more. Create, customize, collaborate, and share your timelines, which is great for visual learners to put events into context and for classroom instruction to introduce a subject. (Recommended ages: 8+)
BookFlix (from Scholastic) is a digital literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction titles to reinforce early reading skills and develop real-world knowledge.
Britannica ImageQuest
ImageQuest includes 3.3 million images from 62 leading collections that aren't freely available on the Web. Users can search by keyword, collection, image type, and image ratio.
Britannica Library
Children, Young Adults, or the Reference Center-allow users to find the most suitable content for school projects or for learning something new.
Explora Primary Schools
Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books.
Fiero Code is a self-paced learn-to-code software for kids ages 8-18. Through hundreds of coding tutorials and dozens of real-world projects, this high-impact educational e-resource prepares the youth in your library community for jobs and provides meaningful life skills such as critical thinking and problem solving.
FreedomFlix
FreedomFlix-(grades 4-10)-Who says history has to be boring? Featuring dynamic eBooks of the Children's Press best-selling Cornerstones of Freedom series!
Gale in Context Elementary
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Gale in Context Middle School
Gale In Context: Middle School considered an indispensable reference resource for grades 6-12 national and state curriculum standards.
Miss Humblebee's Academy is an award-winning, online kindergarten-readiness solution for children ages three to six. The program lays the foundation for a lifetime of learning success, building strength in core subject areas: language and literacy, math, science and social studies, art and music, social and emotional learning, and fitness.
Gale National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids from Gale is strategically tailored to meet the learning and educational interests of children, with special focus placed upon science, exploring nature, learning about different cultures, and archaeology and space.
Hiveclass is the Digital Encyclopedia for youth sports training, a platform that makes it easy for families to access high quality, educational videos in various sports and activities. Whether a kid is exploring a new hobby, searching for additional instruction, or looking to increase levels of physical activity, Hiveclass provides various options for all.
NoveList Plus K-8 provides a trusted source of information curated specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests.
ScienceFlix
ScienceFlix-(grades 4-10 with STEM Middle/High School focus) - Science for the Next Generation!
Teachables
(Pre-K - 6th Grade) Scholastic Teachables offers printable activities for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond.
TrueFlix - (grades 3-5) Brining award-winning True books to Life to help students master Social Studies and Science content knowledge through literacy!
Online tutoring and homework help for U.S. military and their families provided 24/7 at no cost.
World Book Activity Corner
Activity Corner-Thousands of cost-effective, hands-on activities with easy, clear instructions, photographs, illustrations, and more can be found on Activity Corner. Search by standard to supplement the curriculum, or explore the site for fun at home! Every activity contains a list of materials for easy reference and can be printed, e-mailed, or saved to your personal computer. (Recommended ages: 3+)
Early Learning- The perfect tool for pre- and emergent readers to explore independently or learn with an adult. Developed with experts on early childhood education, Early Learning is designed for preschool students with tools and content that reinforces early childhood curriculum via short videos, read-aloud stories, printable activities, and matching and tracing games, among others. The guided reading program, lesson plans, and curriculum correlations make teaching easier for educators and parents (Recommended ages: 2-8)
Kids-An ideal learning resource for elementary-aged students designed to build confidence and encourage creativity with image-driven navigation and inquiry-based activities. The site features easy-to-read articles that can be read aloud or translated and a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities. Encourage self-direction with our visual navigation in Explore, independent learning with WebQuest and compare and contrast skills with Compare Animals and Compare Places. Additional teaching tools for educators and parents make this a complete solution for early learners. (Recommended ages: 6-10)
MilitaryOneSource.com MWR Library
Military OneSource's MWR Digital Library provides access to online resources for you and your family members without the need for a CAC or Library Card. Just login (first-time users must create an account) and go to MENU- MWR DIGITAL LIBRARY Morale, Welfare and Recreation Digital Library. The MWR Digital Library provides access to many of the same resources available on the AF Portal.