Online Research Tools
Databases and resources for all your research needs, provided by the Long Branch Free Public Library and New Jersey State Library.
Ancestry Library
Access census and other records for genealogical research. This databases is only available within our library.
Asbury Park Press: Proquest Newspapers
Remote Access - Outside of the Library
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Corfacts - Reach nearly 65,000 New Jersey Businesses, Top Officers, Plant Managers, HR Contacts, Buyers. Create Mailing Lists, Prospect Lists, or Update Your Contact Database. Reach New Jersey's Business Elite!
Corfacts Remote Access - Outside of the library access
Ebsco - Ebsco host is the platform for many well-known library databases such as Novelist, History Reference Center, and more. Enter Ebsco and find a wealth of information at your fingertips.
Ebsco Remote Access - Outside of the Library
Accessible from anywhere with your LBFPL card number (no spaces).
Foreign Language Newspapers
Global Travel Warrior ( new)
Access all kinds of pertinent, up to date travel data for locations worldwide. From maps to restaurant information there is just about anything the global traveller needs to know.
Heritage Quest
A collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture with over 28,000 family and local histories, the entire U.S. Federal Census,
PERSI™,
Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension Records, and other expanding collections. HeritageQuest Online gives you the opportunity to tap into one of the largest collections of genealogy material in the country.
Jersey Clicks
A new statewide portal featuring full- text databases. With your library card you can search full text magazines journals and encyclopedias
Job and Career Accelerator
Helping Job Seekers get hired, every step of the way! Job & Career Accelerator is the industry's most comprehensive, online job search system that puts job seekers on the Fast Track to getting hired
Kovels - New
Visit this to sign up for a free account for access to information about antiques and collectibles including price.
Learn A Test
Take practice tests in the following areas: Academic, Basic Skills, Civil Services, Cosmetology, EMS
(Emergency Medical Services), Firefighter, Law Enforcement, Military, Online Courses (SAT Preparation), Postal Services, Real Estate, Teaching, and US Citizenship.
Remote LearnAtest - Outside of the Library
Accessible from anywhere with your LBFPL card number (no spaces).
Create your own password to register
Live Mocha
Learn a language, free with your library card! Livemocha is the world’s largest online language learning community, offering free and paid online language courses in 35 languages to more than 9 million members from 195 countries around the world.
Long Branch Online Catalog
Search Long Branch's Online Catalog for books, books on tape, books on CD, videos, DVDs, music CDs, and popular magazines. If you can't find what you are looking for send your request to the interlibrary loan department
netLibraryTM
Check out online thousands of online
books ** users must set up an account at the library before trying to access
this database from home. You can now download NetLibrary e-books to your computer and/or handheld device for reading offline. You need to do the following::
1. Download the e-book to your computer using Adobe Digital Editions® 1.7.1 or higher and Adobe® DRM.
- Adobe Digital Editions 1.7.1 or higher must also be installed and activated on your desktop or laptop in order to download and manage your e-books.
- An Adobe account is required to activate Adobe Digital Editions due to Adobe DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology.
2. Next, transfer the e-book to a compatible e-book reader device. For more information on installing and activating Adobe Digital Editions and Adobe DRM on your personal computer(s) or your handheld device(s), see the NetLibrary Check Out and Download eBooks Process help site. Click here for the Netlibrary quickstart quide (.pdf)
New Jersey State Library Knowledge Initiative
Newsbank New Jersey, Monmouth County and LOCAL News Links;
America's Newspapers: America's Obituaries - New
Novelist
Find authors and titles of books similar to those you may have read and enjoyed!
Remote Novelist Access - Outside of the Library
Accessible anywhere with your LBFPL card number
Proquest Historical Obituaries - new
Consists of obituaries from the following newspapers - Atlanta Constitution (1868-1922)
Boston Globe (1872-1922) Chicago Defender (1921-1975) Chicago Tribune (1852-1984)
Los Angeles Times (1881-1984) New York Times (1851-1994) Washington Post (1877-1950)
QandA NJ - Staffed by professional librarians, this reference service is here to help you get answers to your questions, any time and anywhere you have Internet access. Unlike other "expert" sites on the Web, there is no charge to use our service. We're doing what libraries have always done best -- quickly getting you the accurate, unbiased information you need.
WilsonWeb Biographies
Search biographies of famous people
Remote WilsonWeb Biographies Link
