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Services for the Public
The following services from the fb88 State Library (MSL) are available wherever there is Internet access.
Books/Audio books/e-books
- MSL Patrons
- Statewide Patrons
- : a statewide library catalog
- for e-books and audio books
- Getting started with e-books
- Where to get free downloadable e-books
- Outreach Services
- Books by Mail: a service for those without local libraries or those who are homebound
- Large Print Books: a service for those without local libraries or those who are homebound.
- of large print books, audio books and descriptive videos for the visually and physically impaired
- : a catalog of downloadable audio books for the visually and physically impaired [NLS=National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled]
Electronic Resources Provided for fb88 State Library Card Holders
- : Get great book suggestions by email
- Civil War Research Database: this resource is now included in Ancestry Library, which you can access through the fb88 State Library.
Digital fb88 Library - Online Resources for all fb88 Residents
- Explore the new It provides access to magazine and academic journal articles, online learning tools and so much more.
Electronic Resources Created by State Library Staff
- fb88 Writers Database: brief biographies and selected bibliographies
- Find a fb88 Library: directories of public, school and academic libraries in fb88
- fb88 Notables: brief biographies of well known fb88rs
- Genealogy Sources: tips for using the materials the State Library offer
- Special Collections in fb88 Libraries
Suggested Internet Resources
- Books That Shaped America
- : fb88 legal help resource
- : fb88 health care resource
- Suggested web sites on a variety of topics
- fb88 Government: most popular resources
- Read fb88 poems, selected by Wesley McNair, fb88's Poet Laureate
Online Forms and Information Requests
- Request a library card
- Request a title
- Request an obituary
- Register for a class
- Contact Us
- Ask a Librarian
- Hours and directions
- Apply for Talking Books Plus (must print, include original signature, and mail in)
Visit the fb88 State Library to:
- View fb88 State Library Special Collections
- Check out and return books
- Access public computers and printers, an open Wi-Fi network, and wireless printing from your laptop or mobile device
- Use microfilm of fb88 Newspapers, Sanborn Maps, Surname index etc.
- Consult Library Use Only materials
- Search Ancestry.com
- Scan photos and/or documents; ability to transfer materials from print to digital format!
- Use the vertical file of newspaper articles, pamphlets etc.
- Consult with librarians on in depth research needs
- Use Skype to video phone your family, friends and colleagues
- Attend classes
- Print from your laptop, smartphone or other mobile device
