ONLINE INFORMATION AND RESEARCH
Patrons can access the following resources both in the library and at home. For at-home access to many of these resources, the current GALILEO password is required. Please visit one of the system's libraries in person to ask for the password. Passwords CANNOT be given out over the phone or through email. The password changes every 3 months.
When necessary, specific directions for at-home access are listed directly below the title of the resource.
AMERICA'S OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES (Newsbank)
A collection of contemporary newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the United States. This collection includes 2,581 newspaper titles, including 48 from Georgia.
GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
Full-text access to over 350 reference books that cover multiple subjects and disciplines. Access authorative reference sources either individually by title or search by keyword across the entire collection.
GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online)
The gateway to over 150 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.
A-Z list of databases.
A-Z list of magazines and journals.
GEORGIA DOWNLOAD DESTINATION (Limited to Laurens County Library patrons)
For at-home access, please sign-in using both your library card number and the password/PIN associated with your PINES account.
Download thousands of titles in audiobook or e-book format directly to your home computer, smartphone, ebook reader, MP3 player or other mobile device.
Full-text access to 38 Georgia newspapers.
For at-home access, first create a personal account by registering as a new user. Use your library card number as your username.
For Job Seekers: Find practice tests for the GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S. Citizenship, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, Real Estate Exams and many more professional exams. The Job Search &Workplace Skills Learning Center offers lessons in business writing, job searching, resume writing, and interviewing, along with TOEIC practice exams.
For Students: From elementary school through college, students will find tutorials and practice tests to improve their reading, writing, math and grammar skills. High school students will appreciate practice tests and electronic test preparation books for AP exams, PSAT, SAT, ACT, CLEP, and many other college preparation exams. College students will appreciate the tutorials in personal finance, public speaking and GRE exam preparation.
MANGO LANGUAGES (Limited to Laurens County Library Patrons)
For at-home access, please first create a personal account by either using a computer inside the library or calling us at 478-272-5710. Please have your library card and email address ready before you call.
Learn a new language! Mango includes more than 30 foreign language courses and 14 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.
Foreign languages include Arabic (Levantine), Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, Farsi (Persian), Finnish, French, French (Canadian), German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Pashto, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Slovak, Spanish (Latin America), Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
OXFORD VISUAL AND PERFORMANCE ARTS EBOOK COLLECTION
For at-home access, please use your library card number.
Online version to the complete text of Magill’s Literary Annual from 1977-2011. These annuals review significant fiction and nonfiction titles published each year.
Online version of Salem Press’s bestselling Magill’s Medical Guide (6th ed.) and Psychology and Mental Health, which is also available in print at the Laurens County Library.
