Read e-books and listen to e-audiobooks instantly from our digital library. Download the free Libby app to your computer, phone or tablet to access the collection.
Search PCPL’s e-book and e-audiobook collection on Freading for an immediate check out. No holds necessary! Materials can be downloaded with the Freading app for Apple or Android devices.
Unlimited reading of over 5,000 magazines, newspapers and journals. Magzter has titles such as Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Maxim, Men’s Health, Entrepreneur, Popular Mechanics, and more! All you need is your library card.
Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner, including the Powhatan Today and Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Ad-free streaming quality educational videos, from read alouds to tv shows like Arthur and the Berenstain Bears. Device agnostic, mobile friendly. Username: pcpl password: digital
The largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world’s leading publishers. Covering virtually every general interest subject area.
It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
Search Virginia-specific legal forms including divorce, adoption, power of attorney, real estate, wills, civil actions, bankruptcy, landlord-tenant, and more.
Available Monday-Friday, 2 pm to 10 pm. Connect with a live, certified career coach to help with résumé writing, applications, searches, and identify development needs.
An all-in-one suite of tutoring services designed for a wide range of academic needs whether it’s tackling a tough homework problem, mastering a particular topic, or writing a paper.
Over 500 self-paced and instructor-led online classes on over 30 subjects available for free to PCPL card holders. Many courses offer continuing education units (CEUs).
Digital scans of the Powhatan High School yearbooks “The Big Chief” for the years 1932, 1948-49, 1955-56, 1958-60 and 1962. Yearbooks were digitized with assistance from the Library of Virginia.
A genealogical database maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Contains access to scanned and digitized birth, marriage, death and census records. PCPL is a FamilySearch Library Affiliate.
An online language learning tool featuring 120 languages, including 24 indigenous languages and American Sign Language, and ESL instruction for speakers of 34 different languages.
Designed for middle and high school students, and adults who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading, but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects. It offers resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research and improve study skills.
Explora interface provides unique, age-appropriate content for primary schools, secondary schools and public libraries. This also includes an Educator’s Edition which offers lesson plans, support materials, and professional development resources.
Explora provides research collections on thousands of topics to help find the information you need quickly and easily. You can search hundreds of professional journals, popular magazines, reference books, images, primary sources, and more by keyword or by topic.
A simple, cross-curricular resource that ensures equity and continuity for all students in your district. This database advances education and gives children the research skills they will need in middle school, high school, and beyond.
Available Monday-Friday, 2 pm to 10 pm. Connect with a live military benefits navigator to help identify eligibility for support services, connecting with support services and identifying needs.
A PDF document complied by the Virginia Association of Law Libraries Access to Justice Committee of legal information resources on topics such as incorporating a business, buying a house, writing a will, contesting a traffic ticket, and other legal topics.
