Libby

Nevada County Library's largest collection of eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and graphic novels for adults, kids and teens. Download the Libby app to your mobile device or visit Libby directly through your web browser with this link. Nevada County Library collections are part of the Northnet Library System, a consortium of Northern California libraries. 

Hoopla

eBooks, eAudiobooks, music, movies, TV Shows and comics! Hoopla titles can be borrowed on-demand. Download the Hoopla mobile app or visit Hoopla through your web browser with this link.

Palace Project

Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks, a partnership between the California State Library and The Palace Project. Download the Palace app to any mobile device to get started. 

There are five steps to access California’s Bookshelf and create a virtual library card: 

1. Download the free Palace app on your iOS or Android device. 
2. Inside the app, use the “find my library” search function to find “California’s Bookshelf.” 
3. Browse the collection until you find a title you would like to read then either “get” or “reserve” that book. 
4. Choose the option to create a virtual card and then complete the details in the form. You will need to enable the app’s permission to use your specific location, just one time, for the creation of your library card. 
5. Look in your email for your library card number. You can borrow items using that number and your new password.

Watch the video tutorial on accessing California's Bookshelf on the Palace app

Enki

Access free eBooks with Enki Biblioboard or the open access Enki platform with these links on your web browser.

Standard eBooks

A public domain source offering a collection of high-quality classic eBooks. Access Standard eBooks with this link through your web browser. 

AncestryLibrary

Research your family history and build your family tree! Access is only available from Nevada County Library locations with this link to AncestryLibrary

Digital Public Library of America

Search tools and free materials for family history research projects

Doris Foley Library Digital Collection on ContentDM

Searchable online collection of digitized photographs, posters, and other materials held at the Doris Foley Library for Historical Research

Fire Insurance Maps online

Access to high-definition color images of Sanborn fire insurance maps for Nevada, El Dorado, Placer, Sierra, Sutter, and Yuba counties. Use FIMo to explore local communities in the past and discover how a property or area changed over time. You may download full-resolution images of the maps for personal use.

Use this link to visit Fire Insurance Maps Online when using your own device at a Nevada County Library or from a Library public computer. Access is only available from Nevada County Library locations. 

Heritage Quest Online

Browse through thousands of family and place histories, genealogical books, documents and official records

Nevada County Historical Archive Website

A partnership between the Nevada County Historical Society's Searls Historical Library and the Doris Foley Library for Historical Research with more than 300,000 searchable items — including photos, maps, videos, newspapers, mortuary records — alongside over 660,000 indexed records 

ProQuest's Newspapers.com

The largest online archive of global newspapers dating from the 1700's to the 2000's

Career Center

Are you curious about a particular occupation or looking to improve your workplace skills?  Choose the Career Center and begin your path to a bright future

Career Online High School

The Nevada County Library is happy to offer adults the opportunity to earn their high school diplomas through Career Online High School (COHS).
This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library

Learning Express Library

Learning Express Library offers practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life. Explore the Job and Career Accelerator, work toward your High School Equivalency, or discover resources for Spanish speakers! 

Discover content for students and educators on the K-12 digital resources page

Consumer Reports

Reviews and comparisons of consumer products or services based on reporting and results from testing and survey research

EBSCO's Explora

A resource for students and public libraries, provides access to articles from general-interest magazines and scholarly journals. 

Grass Valley Daily Union Newspaper

Archives can be viewed online by selecting the year of interest between 1865 and 1885

Magazines on Libby

Access on your desktop or download the Libby app and choose from a large collection of magazines

The New York Times

Access provided through funding from the California State Library

ProQuest's Newspapers.com

The largest online archive of global newspapers dating from the 1700's to the 2000's

Adult Learning Center 

Offers busy adults the resources to improve their basic skills in reading, writing, and math, and prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam  

Archives Unbound

Gain access to a diverse collection of mostly U.S. primary source and historical documents with topically focused digital collections

Book Connections

Strives to joyfully enrich everyone's experience reading children's and young adult books. Start enjoying 227,331 resources about children's and young adult books

California Driving Test

11 car practice tests, 6 motorcycle practice tests, 3 commercial Driver's License practice tests and 3 online driver's manuals

EBSCOhost Research Database 

Provides access to full-text scholarly journal articles. Log in with your library card number 

EBSCO's Explora

A resource for students and public libraries, provides access to articles from general-interest magazines and scholarly journals

MedlinePlus

Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, MedlinePlus brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand

ProCitizen

Offers help preparing for the American citizenship test.  Watch one of 100 short videos and take interactive quizzes to help remember what you need to know to prepare for the naturalization test. Visit the ProCitizen platform available in Spanish.

Pronunciator

A fun and free way to learn 80+ languages with self-directed lessons, live teachers, movies, music, and more. Register and learn at your own pace

Pronunciador en español!  Utilice Pronunciador para aprender 80 idiomas diferentes o tomar cursos de ESL para 50 idiomas distintos del inglés! (El tiempo de descarga puede tardar hasta un minuto)

U.S.A. Learns

An online program for Spanish-speaking adults interested in learning to read, speak, and write in English.