Online Resources

User our guide to free online resources and find everything from help with kids’ homework to just ways to stay entertained with games and virtual field trips. Explore courses to take your professional skills to the next level, dive into historical research, or browse millions of public domain images, books, and other media for entertainment. There’s even how-to info to help you knock out home projects.

Connect to FREE incredible resources for learning through our resource guide below.

Digital Libraries

Access to millions of books, documents, images, sounds, and more

Legal Resources

Easily access information, documents, referrals, links, and forms

Learning Guides

Links to free learning about just about every topic imaginable

Guidance and info to complete even the most challenging assignments

Interactive Maps

Weather and air traffic maps, plus some just for fun

Digital Libraries and Archives

The Alabama Virtual Library

Provides all students, teachers and residents of the State of Alabama with 24/7 online access to premier library and information resources and scholarly databases free of charge

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

Access expertly selected open primary source documents

BlackPast

A 6,000-page reference center dedicated to Black History

Comic Book Plus

Thousands of Golden and Silver Age comics

Digital Public Library of America

More than 37 million images, texts, videos, and sounds

Farming for a Better Future

History of African-American farmers in North Alabama

International Children’s Library

Children’s books in a huge number of languages

LibriVox

Audiobooks of classic books now in the public domain

Open Culture

Free cultural and educational media

Project Gutenberg

Over 60,000 free eBooks

Legal Resources

Alabama Legal Help

Legal Services of Alabama

Alabama Access to Justice

Help with legal services for the poor and underserved in Alabama

Alabama State Bar Association

Links to lawyer referrals, legal information, and self-help forms

Elder Law – Legal Services Alabama

Free legal help is available for qualified 60+ year olds in Alabama

Gale Legal Forms

Gale LegalForms provides access to professionally written legal documents covering a wide area of law. Must be accessed from an IP address within the state of Alabama

Skill Development / Lifelong Learning

Alison

Free resources to develop certified workplace skills

American Sign Language Browser

An online sign language resource

BBC Languages

Online language resource

Beanstack

Track your reading progress

Chilton Auto Repair Guides

Easy-to-follow, step-by-step auto repair guidance

Codecademy

Learn to write computer code interactively

Computer Basics on Niche Academy

Helpful videos about computer and phone use and troubleshooting

COURSERA

Free online courses from the nation’s top universities

Drawspace

Learn how to draw

DuoLingo

Learn another language for free

edx.org

Online courses from top universities

Free Computer Books

Free books about computers and technology

GED Classes

Register for free GED classes through Calhoun Community College

Google Tutorials

Videos on how to use Gmail, Drive, Docs & other Google apps via Niche Academy

How Stuff Works

Find out how the world works

iFixit

Repair manuals for thousands of household appliances, computers, and more

Learning Express Library

Practice tests, college prep, and more for all academic levels

Lifehacker

Tips and tricks for getting things done efficiently

Microsoft Tutorials

Watch videos to learn basics on using Word, Excel, Teams, and more

MIT Open CourseWare

Web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content

Niche Academy

All of our tutorials for using our online databases and other library resources

Open Learn

Hundreds of educational courses from The Open University

Open YALE Courses

Lectures and materials from Yale courses

Scitable

Online science resource

Shodor

A national resource for computational science

Smarter Every Day

Aerospace engineer Destin Sandlin explores the world using science

Social Media

How-to videos from Niche Academy on using Instagram, Twitter & more

TED

Ideas worth spreading

UDACITY

Interactive online courses with a focus on technology

Udemy FREE Course

Free online courses

VideoLectures.net

Hear lectures by experts from around the world

Zooniverse

Participate in research as part of over 50 citizen science projects

Homework Help / Kids’ Resources

The Brown Bookshelf

Build awareness of the myriad Black voices writing for young readers.

Disney Junior Online

Games featuring Mickey, Jasmine, Han Solo, and more

FunBrain

Hundreds of educational games, books, comics, and videos

Homework Alabama

Online tutoring and academic resource

International Children’s Library

Children’s books in a vast number of languages

Khan Academy

Personalized learning help

Meddybemps.com

High-quality educational resource for families with young children

Newbery Awards

Find distinguished contributions to American literature for children since 1922

Outstanding International Book List

A yearly list of outstanding books from all over the world, assembled by the United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)

PBS Kids

Curriculum-based entertainment

Social Justice Books

Multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators

Virtual Field Trips

Visit other states, countries across the globe, and even other planets

We Need Diverse Books

Children’s book lover organization that advocates literature that reflects and honors the lives of all young people

Live & Interactive Maps

Bigfoot Sightings Page

Continuously updated map showing reported sightings in the U.S. and Canada

Flightradar24

See live air traffic

NORAD’s Santa Tracker

Follow Santa’s journey each year starting Dec. 1

Windy.com

Watch live weather patterns

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