Online Resources

One of the most comprehensive resources for genealogical research offering access to the U.S. Census, Vital Records, and probate, military and immigration records. Available only inside the library.

Popular collection of product reviews and recommendations for cars, appliances, electronics and more.

Practice tests for the permit, driver’s license, and the senior citizens’ refresher. Covers car, motorcycle and CDL licenses.

Historical news database with 3.5 million pages of digitized content beginning about 1751. Features over 1,000 county newspapers in North Carolina, including early 1900s from The Monroe Journal.

Access to a core selection of authoritative digital content and services including eBooks, audiobooks, films and videos, magazines, newspapers, and journals

Digital access to thousands of large-scale maps of North Carolina towns and cities, searchable by address as well as GPS
coordinates.

Offers learning courses in over 30 subject areas, with continuing education units (CEUs). Find it in the Libby app, add our library, and look for “Extras” to get started!

CultureGrams provides concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories.

Monroe’s local paper with full text articles covering April 2009 to present.

Instantly download or stream movies, music, eBooks, and eAudiobooks.

Connects readers of all ages to their next book by making recommendations for what to read next in both fiction and nonfiction.

Free for all authors. Submit your self-published work, and your eBook can be shared with patrons of participating libraries across North Carolina.

Investor information for the beginner or veteran looking for high-impact ideas to make smarter, more profitable investment decisions.

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.

Easy to use resume building tool with a built-in writing process and automatic formatting.

Databases, directories, and funding /philanthropy publications to help you connect to funding opportunities and funders. Available only in the Main Library.

Access to thousands of legal forms covering hundreds of legal subjects including State, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms.

eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines for all ages anytime, anywhere. Available for every major platform so you can check-out and download digital titles to read or listen to for free.

Omnigraphics’ Teen Resource Center was created to provide today’s information-hungry teenagers with the practical reference content they crave. 

A suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video.

The major Charlotte newspaper with full-text articles covering October 1985 to present.

Data Axle Reference Solutions

Access to instant, real-time in-depth information on 24 million U.S. businesses and 235 million U.S. residents.

Treasury of American genealogical sources including unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Get access to historical census, city directories, Revolutionary War records, and more.

Powered by OverDrive and curated by North Carolina State Library, this group of digital books is kid-friendly and age appropriate.

The eReading Room is a dedicated collection of the library’s eBooks for children
which can be browsed by age, grade, and reading-level.

Learn a new language online.