Most of the library's online resources can be accessed outside of the library. When accessing these resources from home, you will be directed to log into your PINES account using your library card number and PINES password.
E-books & e-magazines
Access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks in the easy-to-use Palace app. This app provides access to:
Thousands of new eBooks and eAudiobooks in a shared collection curated by 45 participating libraries
The library’s Libby collection
The eRead Kids collection
A new statewide Biblioboard collection, which includes perpetual, simultaneous-use licenses and consists of 3,104 multilingual children’s titles
The Palace Bookshelf, a collection of over 19,000 "always available" open-access eBooks including classics, children's books, textbooks, and foreign language materials, all free to download and keep
GALILEO-provided eBooks (not yet available, but will be added later this year
To get started:
Download thousands of eAudiobooks or eBooks directly to your home computer, smartphone or tablet. To check out books, you will need your PINES library card number.
How to get started:
1. Download the Libby app from your app store, or visit gadd.overdrive.com.
2. Select “Log In” on the website. “Yes” on the app.
3. When searching for the library, search by name for the “Oconee Regional Library System.”
4. Select “Georgia Download Destination.”
5. Enter a valid library card number.
If your card is expired, please call us at 478-272-5710 (Option 1) Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm to renew.
If you do not have a library card, you can request immediate access to an eCard here: https://gapines.org/eg/opac/register
6. Congratulations! You now have access to thousands of eBooks and Audio Books through the Libby app by Overdrive.
With Libby you can also check out and read books on Kindle devices!
FEATURED Resources and Tutorials
galileo- Georgia's Virtual Library
Gateway to over 200 databases. Find full-text articles, citations, and abstracts from thousands of magazines, newspapers, and journals. GALILEO also includes reference works, business directories, government publications, and literary resources. GALILEO password required for access outside of the library.
General Resources
The gateway to over 200 databases. Find full-text articles, citations, and abstracts from thousands of magazines, newspapers, and journals. GALILEO also includes reference works, business directories, government publications, and literary resources.
The largest food database of its kind focused solely on diverse American cuisine, AtoZ Food America contains more than 2,000 state, regional, and ethnic recipes, along with historical and reference articles about food culture and ingredients.
NoveList Plus helps you explore and discover the world of fiction. You can:
• find new books to read
• print a list of all the books in the series you are reading
• search for new books and authors similar to other books and authors you have enjoyed
• look for a book about a particular subject, relationship, geographic area, or period of time
• review award-winning books
Full-text access to over 350 reference books that cover multiple subjects and disciplines. Access authoritative reference sources either individually by title or by keyword across the entire collection.
Gale LegalForms helps patrons understand common legal procedures through access to authentic, professional legal documents for businesses and it is the only electronic reference to offer legal forms that are truly state-specific. Useful for filing patents and trademarks, developing leases, creating bills of sale, delegating power of attorney, and more, these forms are ideal for supporting legal tasks that business owners need to manage.
Salem Online provides digital access to reference materials, covering literature, history, and health. It also includes city, business, and country information.
- Magill’s Literary Annual from 1977 to the current year, reviewing significant fiction and nonfiction titles published each year.
- A selection of Salem's Critical Insights books
- A selection of Salem's award-winning Working Americans series
- Consumer health encyclopedias
- Searchable Directories provided by Greyhouse:
- Nations of the World 2017
- America's Top Rated Cities, 2016
- America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities
Online access to several visual and performance arts reference eBooks.
Children's Resources
Family and Local History Resources
The Laurens County Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, which allows patrons to access FamilySearch’s vast collection of digital images and indexes whenever they are in the building. You can access this collection by using any of the library’s public computers or by connecting your personal device to the library’s public WiFi connection.
Enhanced access only available within the library.
Access over 4000 genealogical and statistical databases, including the US Federal Census, the Social Security Death Index, marriage records, and more.
In-Library use only.
A searchable online database of newspapers for the Dublin-Laurens County area. Dates range from 1901 to 2008. (Some issues are missing). Only accessible within the library.
Full-text access to 97 eBooks published by the Clearfield Company, a leading publisher of genealogical materials, with a focus on how-to materials and Native American genealogy.
A collection of genealogical and historical sources, including census, Revolutionary War, and Freedman's Bank records, along with local and family histories and finding aids.