Merlin Bird ID
Free app-based bird guide with photos, sounds, and maps to help you identify the birds you see or hear.
Digital resources
Ancestry
To access Ancestry Library Edition, you must be in the library and connected to the library’s Wi-Fi.
Heritage Quest
Features US census records, family and local histories, and primary source material. The collection consists of six core data sets: U.S. Federal Censuses from 1790 through 1940.
Historical NC Digital Newspapers
Digitized historical newspaper content from over 1,000 NC county newspapers. Alternate Name: Newspapers.com North Carolina Collection
The Chapel Hill Weekly
Archived issues from The Chapel Hill Weekly from 1923-1972, via the Library of Congress.
North Carolina Collection: Digital Exhibitions
Digital Exhibitions from the NC Collection at UNC's Wilson Library
Global Breaking Newswires
Provides timely access to the best newswire content from around the world. Use 'Advanced search' to filter by language.
International Newstream
Articles from 660 of the world's top newspapers. Use 'Advanced search' to filter by language.
Driver's Handbook
The North Carolina Driver's Handbook has been updated with icons, images, and infographics to make it easier to understand.
Driver's Handbook-Spanish
The North Carolina Driver's Handbook has been updated with icons, images, and infographics to make it easier to understand.
Driver's Handbook-Burmese
The North Carolina Driver's Handbook has been updated with icons, images, and infographics to make it easier to understand.
Driver's Handbook-Karen
The North Carolina Driver's Handbook has been updated with icons, images, and infographics to make it easier to understand.
Driver's Handbook-Arabic
The North Carolina Driver's Handbook has been updated with icons, images, and infographics to make it easier to understand.
Novelist Plus
NoveList provides reading recommendations for fiction and nonfiction materials for adults, teens, and kids based on story elements, authors and books you like, and recommendations from other libraries.
Adult Staff Lists
Book recommendations from our staff based on a variety of subjects, themes, heritage months, and more!
Kids Staff Lists
Book recommendations from our staff based on a variety of subjects, themes, heritage months, and more!
Teen Staff Lists
Book recommendations from our staff based on a variety of subjects, themes, heritage months, and more!
NC Live
View all of the databases, magazines, newspapers, and online resources available for NC Live in a list.