Library Guides & Tools

Explore a collection of local and regional resources and organizations where you might obtain assistance or volunteer. Needs addressed by these resources include: food, housing, healthcare, utility assistance, crisis hotlines, employment assistance, recovery and treatment support, transportation, caregiver support, mental and behavioral health support, disaster services, and more.

Start here to find full-text articles. This search will look in most subscription eResources that contain journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, and serve up results no matter on which platform the article resides.

Find articles and information on a wide range of topics, including arts and music, biographies, geography, health, history, literature and language arts, life skills, social science, sports and recreation, and science and technology.  Find supporting documents for school assignments, including curriculum guides. Note: Use this to search MasterFILE and other Ebsco databases all at once.

Browse a list of all the microfilm titles and holdings available throughout FVRLibraries, with links to the catalog. See a list of FVRL locations with microfilm readers, as well as information about formats, printing, and saving digital scans.

Explore the intricacies of civil law with a focus on being an informed participant in the legal process, representing yourself, and where to go for legal advice in our region. You’ll find links to court forms, legal document templates, court rules, laws, and even directories of lawyers and low-income legal clinics.

Get connected to medical practitioners and insurance guides. Find science-based information from reputable medical sources on topics such as drug information, symptoms and diagnosis, common treatments, behavior and mental health, nutrition, and more.

Want to know if the library subscribes to the electronic version of a magazine, journal, or newspaper you're seeking? Search for a particular title, or browse by topic to find eResource content by publication title! You'll find links to the content as well as a list of available issues by date. To find magazine and newspaper titles not available through Publication Finder, check Flipster or PressReader.

Use the resources presented in this guide to help make reading choices for your family, including for readers whose age is younger than their reading level.

Find items—books, audiobooks, journals, and some articles—within and beyond FVRL's collection. Although you can access this without a library card, you will need one to sign in if you wish to make interlibrary loan requests.