eLibrary
Discover the library’s wide range of digital resources — including ebooks, video, music, comics, magazines, databases, The New York Times online, and more.
OverDrive
Our largest collection of ebook and digital audiobooks. Read on a phone, tablet, or computer. Checkout up to 10 items at a time. For mobile, try the free app “Libby, by OverDrive.”
Hoopla
Borrow free video, music, ebooks, comics, graphic novels, and digital audiobooks. Enjoy on your phone, computer, or tablet. Checkout up to 7 items per month.
eMagazines on OverDrive
Download digital magazines straight to your computer, smartphone, or tablet.
The New York Times
Read the full digital edition of The New York Times. Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews and opinion, and more. Archive access from 1851-1922 and 1981-present.
Florida Electronic Library
A collection of over 60 databases. Resources include digital magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, and books.
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Online Databases
The St. Johns County Public library has online tools for all ages. You can find complete, trustworthy information quickly using the Library’s online tools. Whether you’re at the Library, or at home, you can access a wide range of resources with your library card. A portion of these databases has been funded under the provisions of the State Aid to Libraries Grant program, administered by the Florida Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services.
| Ancestry Library | Library edition of Ancestry.com, the premier online genealogical research tool. Ancestry is available at all library locations. To request home access, complete a request form and we will email you access information. | Genealogy |
| ArchiveGrid | Researchers searching ArchiveGrid can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies. | Genealogy History |
| Biblioboard | Digital books, images, videos and more from libraries, artists, authors and others. All items always available. | Ebooks & Literature |
| Brainfuse HelpNow | Free on-demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning. One-to-one online homework help, SkillSurfer test prep, CollegeNow resources, ESL live tutoring and lesson library. Comprehensive writing assistance with intensive writing analysis. Includes Adult Learning Center with live academic tutoring, live skills tutoring, writing assistance and test prep center. | Education Homework Help Careers & Employment |
| Brainfuse JobNow | Free on-demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning. Career assistance to help you land the job of your dreams. Expert level resume assistance, live interview preparation, career coaching, and career resources. EParachute (a partnership with the author behind "What Color is Your Parachute?) and OptimalResume resume and cover letter builders. NEW! Watch our Brainfuse JobNow video overview. | Education Careers & Employment |
| DemographicsNow | Make sound business decisions with custom reports, market analysis, interactive maps and more tools to compare demographics for any U.S. geography. | Business & Finance |
| Ebscohost eBooks | Access thousands of fiction and non-fiction eBook titles online - These are not downloadable but viewable on any internet ready device. | Ebooks & Audiobooks |
| eMagazines | Download digital magazines straight to your computer, smartphone, or tablet. | Magazines |
| FirstSearch | Search catalogs of the world's libraries. Remote access | Fiction & Literature |
| Florida Electronic Library | A powerful Reference collection of over 60 databases. Available resources include electronic magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, and books, providing information on topics such as current events, education, business, technology, and health issues. | Education Florida |
| Florida Newspaper Database | Full text journals with a focus on the State of Florida. | Education Florida Newspapers |
| Gale Academic Onefile | Comprehensive collection of authoritative periodicals and scholarly journals. | Education Homework Help |
| Gale Academic OneFile Select | Scholarly journals, and news to meet your research needs across all academic disciplines. | Education Homework Help |
| Gale Books and Authors | Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together. | Biography Fiction & Literature Entertainment |
| Gale Business: Entrepreneurship | Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include; sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites | Business & Finance |
| Gale Business Insights: Essentials | Easily find information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports. | Business & Finance |
| Gale Directory Library | Search, sort and export information both from current directory editions as well as prior editions. Multiple directories can be cross-searched. | Business & Finance Directories & Phone Books Ebooks & Audiobooks |
| Gale General OneFile | One source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics including: consumer information, education, homework help, fiction & literature, government information, health, medicine & wellness, history, law & crime, magazines and journals, science, nature and business information. | General |
| Gale Health and Wellness | Source information on health, diet, fitness, medications, herbal remedies, and alternative medicines and treatments. Material contained in this resource center is for informational purposes only. NEW! Watch our Gale Health & Wellness video overview. | Health & Wellness |
| Gale In Context: Elementary | Targeting the research needs of students in kindergarten through grade 5, features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface; a subject-based topic tree search; and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine and reference content. | Education Homework Help |
| Gale in Context: Middle School | Created specifically for middle-schoolers. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history. | Homework Help Education |
| Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints | Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary resources, links to websites and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. | Homework Help Law & Crime Magazines & Newspapers |
| Gale LegalForms | Search for state and federal legal forms & print them out. Download the Probate Packet with Will Download the Probate Packet without Will Print single-sided only for filing. NEW! Watch our Gale Legal Forms video overview. | Government & Law |
| Gale LitFinder | Search for a poem, story or essay. | Education Fiction & Literature Entertainment |
| Gale OneFile: Agriculture | Comprehensive periodical collection supporting research in agriculture and related fields. | Education Agriculture |
| Gale OneFile: Business | Business Collection provides summaries and articles covering business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. | Business & Finance |
| Gale OneFile: Computer Science | Find computer and IT related product information, news, and reviews. | Computers |
| Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice | Comprehensive periodical collection supporting criminal justice. | Education Criminal Justice |
| Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies | Access to scholarly journals and magazines that explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. | Education Ebooks & Audiobooks Diversity Culture & Beliefs |
| Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete | Comprehensive collection of periodicals and reference content supporting the education field. | Education |
| Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship | Access to academic journals and magazines perfect for both business school students and entrepreneurs, with insights, tips, strategies and success stories. | Business & Finance |
| Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy | Access to scholarly journals, magazines, and other reference sources covering environmental issues and policies. | Government Ebooks & Audiobooks |
| Gale OneFile: Fine Arts | Comprehensive periodical collection supporting research in fine arts and music. | Education Art & Music |
| Gale OneFile: Gender Studies | Access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more. | Ebooks & Audiobooks Culture & Beliefs |
| Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine | Health & Wellness Academic Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in Health Reference Center.Material contained in this resource center is for informational purposes only. | Health & Wellness Education |
| Gale OneFile: Home Improvement | More than 180 home-improvement focused titles covering such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more, to meet the needs of hobbyists and professionals alike. | Consumer Information |
| Gale OneFile: Hospitality And Tourism | Access to scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications that cover topics including the cultural and economic aspects of travel and tourism; current and relevant content of the hospitality and tourism industries. | Business & Finance Ebooks & Audiobooks |
| Gale OneFile: Informe Academico | Una collecion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnologia, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materials. | Espanol/Spanish |
| Gale OneFile: Military And Intelligence | Both historian and reporter on the frontline will find useful information in this collection, which covers all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs. | eBooks & Audiobooks |
| Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies | It's all around us and influences us every day. Useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. | Ebooks & Audiobooks Culture & Beliefs |
| Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines | Find titles like Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, US News and World Report, Vogue, Fortune, Business Week, National Review, Cosmopolitan, NPR and even Oprah. | Magazines & Newspapers Entertainment |
| Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy | Comprehensive collection of periodicals supporting religion and philosophy. | Education Religion Philosophy |
| Gale OneFile: Science | Comprehensive periodical collection supporting the latest scientific developments. | Education Science |
| Gale OneFile: U.S. History | Comprehensive collection of periodicals supporting topics in U.S. History. | Government History |
| Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers | Vocations and Careers Collection provides access to journals and magazines that aid users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career. The database offers current and applicable content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. | Careers & Employment |
| Gale OneFile: World History | Access to scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. This database offers balanced coverage of events in world history | Government History Ebooks & Audiobooks |
| Gale Power Search | Instantly access periodical and reference content in multiple Gale resources from a single starting point while cross-searching eBooks in the Gale Virtual Reference Library. | Education eBooks Homework Help Business & Finance Magazines & Newspapers Government History Careers |
| Hoopla | Borrow free video, music, and eAudiobooks with your library card. Enjoy on your PC, Apple or Android tablet, or phone. Checkout up to 7 items per month: eAudiobooks checkout for 21 days, movies/TV shows 3 days, and music for 7 days. A significant portion of this database has been funded under the provisions of the State Aid to Libraries Grant program, administered by the Florida Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services.Tutorial | eBooks & Audiobooks |
| Introduction to U.S. History: The Civil War | The Civil War digital collection contains nearly 500 significant documents of the time--personal narratives, monographs, regimental histories, collected essays, sermons, songs, legal tracts, and political speeches. | Education History |
| The New York Times | Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion on Washington, business, sports, movies, travel, books, jobs, education, real estate, cars & more. Archive access from 1851-1922 and 1981-present. | Newspapers Homework Help History Entertainment Business & Finance Art & Music |
| Overdrive | Access popular and classic eBooks to read on a computer or a range of mobile devices including iPod, Android, Sony Reader, Kindle, Nook, and more. Also includes eAudiobooks. Checkout up to 10 items at a time for 14 days. | Ebooks & Audiobooks Fiction & Literature |
| Peterson's Career Prep | Learn about careers, receive personalized career recommendations, create resumes and cover letters, search for jobs, explore schools and training programs, and get advice to help find a job or advance your career. | Education Careers Employment |
| Pressbooks Public | Used by authors to create, edit, format, and generate print-ready and eBook formats. | Ebooks |
| ProCitizen | Interactive course that prepares you for the Naturalization Test. | Education |
| ProCitizen (Español/Spanish) | Preparación para obtener la ciudadanía estadounidense. | Education Espanol/Spanish |
| Pronunciator | Learn 80 languages or ESL for more than 50 languages. Learn more with our Pronunciator tutorial video | Espanol/Spanish Homework Help Education |
| Reference Solutions (Formally ReferenceUSA) | Powerful online reference and research tool providing instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on U.S. businesses and U.S. residents. Reference Solutions makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more. NEW! Learn how to create direct mail lists with our Reference USA tutorial video. | Business & Finance Careers & Employment |
| Westlaw | High quality legal, regulatory and business information, including in-depth Florida law, Key Cite and more. Available at the Main library only. Not available from home. For access, please inquire at the Reference Desk. | Government Law & Crime |