Students & Teachers

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

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

Testing preparation resource including practice tests for entrance exams, certifications and licensing exams.

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.

NC LIVE offers access to a core selection of digital content and services. Content formats include eBooks, audiobooks, films and videos, magazines, newspapers, and journals.

Language learning tool for 80 different languages and English as a second language for 50 non-English languages.

These practice tests are good for the permit test, driver’s license test and the senior citizens’ refresher test and covers car, motorcycle and CDL licenses.

NoveList connects readers to their next book by making recommendations for what to read next. Covering both fiction and nonfiction titles for all ages, this database will suggest titles that are “just like” the one you love.

World Book Online is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video.

The eReading Room is a dedicated collection of the OverDrive-powered website that displays content geared to kids. Children can browse and borrow books that are appropriate for their reading level.