Your Digital Library
This library never closes and its content can be read or downloaded on your computer or portable device. Several services are available to find downloadable content. Simply log in to the sites using your WCPL library card number and PIN (How to get a Library Card). If you have questions or need assistance with using these digital resources, you may Ask A Question or Borrow A Librarian.
- Downloadable popular books, magazines and educational videos.
- Overdrive/Libby – Popular fiction and nonfiction books, audiobooks, and magazines
(for help, check out the how-to guides,and to change maturity levels, use this tip sheet.) - NC Live – Scholarly books
- Hoopla
- FilmsOnDemand – Educational videos via NCLIVE.
- Overdrive/Libby – Popular fiction and nonfiction books, audiobooks, and magazines
NCLive
NC LIVE provides content, products, services, professional development and technical support to North Carolina’s libraries. Content includes an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more.
ProQuest Central
General reference database for over 175 subjects from magazines, journals and newspapers, including peer-reviewed and scholarly works.
Goldsboro News-Argus
Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of Goldsboro News-Argus.
African-American Historical Serials Collection
An archive of periodicals that document the history of African American religious life and culture between 1829 and 1922. It includes newspapers and magazines, plus reports and annuals from African American religious organizations, including churches and social service agencies.
Heritage Quest
Powered by Ancestry.com, library patrons have access to additional genealogy collections for research.
Fold3
Browse a robust collection of military records from the Revolutionary War to recent wars. Library patrons can create their own “Honor Wall” to commemorate relatives or people in the community who served in the US military through stories, photos, and documents.
Bookflix
A digital literacy resource that pairs more than 120 animated stories from Weston Woods with a best-selling nonfiction eBook from Scholastic on a similar subject. The fiction and nonfiction pairings are designed to strengthen early literacy skills while exposing young learners to real world concepts.
NoveList Plus
A readers’ advisory resource that uses appeal factors and expert reviews to offer read-alike and listen-alike recommendations for fiction, nonfiction, and audiobooks.
NC Live - Scholarly books
Here is an extensive list of online databases for small business.
MedlinePlus
Common diseases and conditions, health promotion and wellness, drugs info, medical dictionaries and more.
Tutor.com
Tutor.com is an online tutoring program available to students from Kindergarten on up for free through the Library. With your library card, you can connect with expert tutors from 3:00-10:00 pm, 7 days a week. Tutors can help you finish your homework, study for your next test or help with essay writing.
Transparent Language
Transparent Language Online provides a fun, effective, and engaging experience for learners of all levels looking to build their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a foreign language. Combining robust courses, supplemental vocabulary, extensive grammar resources, and mobile apps, Transparent Language Online is the most complete language-learning system. With over 110 languages to choose from, including English for speakers of over 30 languages, there is something for every learner.
Learning Express Library
LearningExpress Library has interactive online tutorials, practice tests, articles, eBooks, and support for test and career preparation, all easily accessible online after creating an account using your library card number.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is a comprehensive resource that enables users to explore industries and careers, plan their education, and research best practices for résumés, cover letters, interviewing, networking, and salaries/benefits. The database includes articles, career advice blogs, and streaming video.
Job & Career Accelerator
This extensive database has an easy-to-use search tool for finding jobs, creating resumes, accessing training for good interviews, and even career advice. Users have access to over 120 model resumes, a college and scholarship finder feature, and interest assessments.
LawHelpNC
Find information and links about your legal rights, the law, the courts, legal forms and more.
Hein Online Social Justice Suite
The Social Justice Suite provides more than 200 million pages of multidisciplinary periodicals, essential government documents, international resources, case law, and much more.
Consumer Reports
Popular collection of product reviews and recommendations for cars, appliances, electronics, personal finance, and health information.