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Abdo Digital Comics Graphic Novels

Pre-K through high school kids will find their favorite Marvel comics like SpidermanThe Hulk and Captain America, all available to read through your browser. They may find a few new favorites as well!




Amazon Smile

At no cost to you, your purchases at smile.amazon.com can help the library. Whenever you start shopping for books, movies, electronics, gifts, and more at smile.amazon.com, select "Friends of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library Inc" as the organization you would like to support with your purchases. It's that easy!



Ancestry Library Edition

Discover where you came from! The library edition of the popular genealogy service features more than 9,000 databases and 200 billion images from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Europe and Australia. Search census records, the Social Security Death Index, as well as military and immigration records to explore your family history.

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BookFlix eBooks Movies & TV Library Card Required.

BookFlix pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge, exploration and literacy.


Brainfuse: Homework Help

Get help with your homework online from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Available in English and Spanish for early elementary through advanced college prep students in core subjects.

Get expert help with:

  • Writing assignments
  • Spanish homework
  • English as a second language lessons

Use test prep tools for the ACT/SAT.



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Creativebug Library Card Required.

Thousands of expert-taught video tutorials on arts and crafts programs, all at your fingertips! Learn crafts at your own pace in topics like painting, sewing, cooking, home decor and more!

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Encyclopedia Britannica Library Encyclopedias

This encyclopedic resource offers three separate sites for children, young adults, and older patrons. With Britannica Library, it's easy to conduct research, complete school assignments, work on special projects, or explore unique interests.



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Flipster Magazines & Journals

Read current and back issues of Bloomberg BusinessweekEbonyEntertainment WeeklyEssence and People.


Freegal New!

Like free music? Who doesn't! Use Freegal to download up to 5 songs per week. They are yours to keep.


Freegal Music

Like free music? Who doesn't! Use Freegal to download up to 5 songs per week. They're yours to keep. You can also stream up to 3 hours of music per day. With over 11 million songs and 15,000 videos including many of today’s top artists and music from around the world, there's something for everyone.


Friends of the Library

When you become a Friend of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, you will help make a difference in our community.  Friends' dues, advocacy, and volunteer efforts help make sure that our library has the resources it needs and that everyone knows about the materials, programs, and services available to people of all ages through their public library.



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Gale Courses

Looking to enhance your career or enrich your personal life? With Gale Courses you can explore hundreds of interactive courses on adult education topics. All courses are self-paced and led by expert instructors. Best of all, they are offered at no cost to you with your library card! Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month. What are you waiting for?

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Heritage Quest Online

Search for ancestors in the U.S. Federal Census, family and local histories and city directories, Revolutionary War records, Freedman's Bank records, genealogical periodicals and selected congressional documents and reports from the American State Papers and U.S. Serial Set.




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JSTOR

Older issues of more than 2,000 scholarly journals in a wide range of interest areas. Coverage begins with the first issue, but recent issues are not included. Recent issues of some of these journals are available in EBSCO Magazines & Journals.

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Kanopy Movies & TV Streaming Video Library Card Required.

Choose from over 30,000 award-winning indie and foreign films, documentaries, classic movies and educational courses to stream on most any device! 

This is a great resource for educators as well, it's packed full of content for teachers and students alike.

Patrons get 5 film credits per month. Kanopy is available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku and Chromecast.

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Kanopy Kids Movies & TV

Kanopy Kids is a video streaming platform for libraries featuring hundreds of educational and entertaining children's videos available to stream whenever you want. Borrow and stream up to 5 items per month. Each video is checked out for 3 days.

Now available on apple TV and Roku!



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Learning Express Library

Want to be more successful at work or school? Are you working to become a U.S. Citizen? Learning Express Library can help! Take lessons to build skills in math, reading, grammar and vocabulary. Take practice tests for GED, SAT, ACT, teacher certification, law enforcement and United States Citizenship exams. You'll also find invaluable career resources for job search skills, resume-building and career certification. Get started today!

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Libby eBooks Library Card Required.

Libby is an OverDrive app that makes downloading eBooks and Audiobooks to your smartphone or tablet easier than ever.


Literacy through the Ages Encyclopedias Library Card Required.

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Literature Resource Center Books

The world’s most current, comprehensive and reliable online literature database, Literature Resource Center is uniquely relevant to today’s researcher. Its rich critical, biographical and contextual content supports interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy and the development of critical-thinking skills.

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Lynda.com

This leading online learning platform can help you learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. The Lynda.com video library features engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.

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Niche Academy Streaming Video

Looking for help using your favorite library resource? Niche Academy has ready-to-use tutorials for resources such as OverDrive, Kanopy, Hoopla and more.


NoveList K-8

NoveList K-8 features grab and go booklists and series information for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. NoveList K-8 can also help parents, teachers, and librarians improve literacy, connect reading across curricular areas, teach reading and writing concepts and engage young readers.

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NoveList Plus Books eBooks

Search popular fiction and nonfiction titles to find new books to read, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.


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Online Homework Help New! Library Card Required.

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PebbleGo

PebbleGo is a pre-kindergarten to third grade resource for reading and research. It features six modules: Animals, Animales (Spanish edition of Animals), Earth and Space, Biographies, Social Studies, and Dinosaurs. Each includes leveled text, educational games and video support to help emergent readers and researcher learn database and reading skills.

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Points of View Reference Center Magazines & Journals

Features more than 380 topics, each with an overview, point and counterpoint. The resource also includes more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.

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RBdigital Magazines & Journals

Provides access to more than 30,000 audiobooks and the largest collection of digital magazines. Most titles are always available and require no holds or waiting lists. A small number of newer titles are available as "one user per copy."


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Scholastic GO!

Scholastic GO! offers the most comprehensive source of nonfiction content targeted for grades 3 and up – Includes 8 encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science

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Science Project Ideas Library Card Required.

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Teen Health & Wellness

Provides teens with nonjudgmental, straightforward information on a range of topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life and more.

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TumbleBooks Books

This resource features interactive, animated stories, puzzles and games. There are stories by well-known authors, original stories, classic fairy tales, puzzles and games in English, Spanish, French and a mobile version. Some bilingual stories are also available. You can have stories play automatically, or click through at your own pace.

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Volunteer/Intern Opportunities

Volunteers and interns work at a wide variety of jobs in the library system. We support the efforts of the volunteers with training and volunteer benefits.


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Ways to Give

A gift to the library is a gift to the whole community.



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