job seeker success
Cristina Trotter
Tutor.com Services for Job Seekers

Online career services for job seekers. Live, one-on-one tutoring is available every day from 12pm to 12am. No appointment necessary. Cover letters, resumes, and other documents can be uploaded 24/7 for proofreading.

Expert career tutors can help you:

  • Find a job online

  • Complete an application

  • Write a strong cover letter and resume

  • Prepare for a job interview

Tutor.com Services for Job Seekers
General
Cristina Trotter
GALE Virtual Reference Library

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.

In-Library Access / At-Home Access

GALE Virtual Reference Library
Kids
Cristina Trotter
eRead Kids

A large collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks for kids pre-K to fourth grade. It’s a mix of fiction and non-fiction titles that can be downloaded onto computers, tablets and smartphones.

Access this collection through the website or via the Boundless app for Apple or Android.

eRead Kids
Ebook&Emagazines
Ben Simmers
Overdrive's Libby

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.

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!

Overdrive's Libby

The Palace Project ***NEW***

The Palace Project ***NEW***

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:

    1. Download The Palace Project app on Apple or Android.

    2. Open the Palace app, tap “Find Your Library,” and search for Oconee Regional Library System.

    3. Browse or search the collection.

    4. Get a book and enjoy!

Business Source Complete - Business Searching Interface

Business Source Complete - Business Searching Interface

Business Source Complete (Business Searching Interface) provides users with a highly focused user interface created especially for the business searcher. It allows you to easily browse for company profiles, country reports, industry profiles, market research reports, SWOT analyses, and author profiles. Containing over 4000 business journal titles, Business Source Complete provides full-text access to journals that cover all aspects of business, including Business Week, Forbes, and Harvard Business Review, along with hundreds of other scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. 

AtoZ World Culture

AtoZ World Culture

For travelers and knowledge seekers alike, AtoZ World Travel is a comprehensive travel resource with information about points of interest, security, transportation, food and restaurants, culture, language, and more. With 202 World City Travel Guides covering over 67 topics each, plus an additional 56 travel resources, AtoZ World Travel provides the knowledge you need to experience the world and all its wonders.

ABCmouse

ABCmouse

ABCmouse provides a full online curriculum for children ages 2-8. With 850 lessons in 10 levels, the curriculum encompasses reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. The lessons of the Step-by-Step Learning Path consist of books, puzzles, games, songs, art activities, and/or printables that relate to a specific topic. Each lesson offers children several different ways to learn, in accordance with the recommendations of early childhood experts.

Available at the library. Can be accessed on any public computer or on any device connected to the library’s WiFi.

Family Search (Affiliate Library Access)

Family Search (Affiliate Library Access)

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.

Tutor.com Services for Job Seekers

Tutor.com Services for Job Seekers

Online career services for job seekers. Live, one-on-one tutoring is available every day from 12pm to 12am. No appointment necessary. Cover letters, resumes, and other documents can be uploaded 24/7 for proofreading.

Expert career tutors can help you:

  • Find a job online

  • Complete an application

  • Write a strong cover letter and resume

  • Prepare for a job interview

Learning Express Library for Job Seekers

Learning Express Library for Job Seekers

LearningExpress Library features online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books to help patrons of all ages.

  • Job & Career Accelerator™
    Whether you’re looking to find a new job in your current field or pursue a career in an exciting new industry, Job & Career Accelerator has the powerful tools and expert guidance to help you through every step of the process to succeed in today's job market.

  • Career Preparation Center
    Are you preparing for a professional exam? Are you curious about a particular occupation or looking to improve your workplace skills? Choose the Career Preparation Center and begin your path to a bright future.

  • Adult Core Skills
    The Adult Core Skills center helps adults achieve their personal, education and career goals by offering resources to help them improve their basic skills in reading, writing, and math, and prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam.

  • Computer Skills Center
    Video courses are the fastest and easiest way to learn how to use a computer. Use the materials in the Computer Skills Center to learn the basics of computers, from searching the Internet to using popular software programs for word processing, creating spreadsheets and databases, implementing design and more.

  • High School Equivalency Center
    Earning a high school equivalency credential can open the door to better income, a more fulfilling job, and a college education. If you are preparing for the GED® test, the High School Equivalency Center's practice tests, interactive tutorials, and e-books will help you reach your goal.

  • Recursos en Español
    Herramientas de aprendizaje, carrera y ciudadanía en español. Este centro ofrece a los adultos que están muy ocupados los recursos para mejorar sus habilidades básicas, ganar sus credenciales de GED® o ser ciudadano estadounidense.

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Novelist Plus

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Novelist Plus

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

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