African-American History Online
Covering more than 500 years of the African-American history. Read about key figures and events, examine famous speeches and other primary sources, and get context from the timelines.
Thanksgiving
All Mobile Public Library locations will close on Wednesday, November 27 at 5 p.m. and be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29.
Online Research
Alabama Virtual Library AVL
The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research.
Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S.
Historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.
Britannica Library
Britannica Library provides access to three sites in one: Children, Young Adults, and Reference Center. Users can choose the age-appropriate level that best suits their needs.
Britannica School
Up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant content covering various topics. Choose between three reading levels: Elementary, Middle or High
Consumer Guides from Weiss Ratings
Tools to protect your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth, and learn more about your finances.
Drama for Students Gale eBooks
Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.
Driving-Tests.org
Introductory DMV tests, including sign identification and a brush up course for seniors featuring some of the changes to fines, limits, and regulations over the years. You can also prep for your motorcycle license, look over handbooks, and get a step-by-step checklist of what you need when headed into your written test.
eBooks on Alabama Virtual Library AVL
A collection of databases with full-text eBooks. Includes Britannica, Consumer Health Reference, TeachingBooks and more reference titles.
Explora High Schools
An interface for schools and public libraries that supports both student research and classroom instruction with reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.
Gale eBooks
Collection of e-books that covers a multitude of subjects including early learning, history, education, business, science, arts, and more.
Gale In Context | Middle School
Provides middle school students with access to age-appropriate documents for research.
Gale Literature Resource Center
Provides researchers with literary resources to support their literary responses, literary analysis, and thesis statements through a diversity of scholars and critics that ensure all views and interpretations are represented.
Gale Literature | Contemporary Authors
Provides access to biographical information on over 149,000 modern novelists, poets, writers, and more.
Gale Literature | LitFinder
Provides access to a wealth of literary works and secondary-source materials covering world literature and authors throughout history. Including full-text poems and poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.
Gale Literature | Twayne’s Authors Series
Offers full-text, in-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements and to the development of literary genres.
Homework Alabama
Students in grades K-12, entry level college and adult learners receive specialized one-to-one professional tutoring in the areas of math, science, English, social studies and writing.
Learning Express Library
Resources to help improve math and reading skills, take practice tests for jobs, prepare for the GED, ACT or SAT, download ebooks and more.
