Great Lakes Digital Library Use in Library | Use at Home
Download digital Audiobooks 24/7 to your PC or Mac and your portable device at home or from anywhere in the world using OverDrive Media Console software for Mac or PC. Download Ebooks using Adobe Digital Editions.
eResources Use in Library | Use at Home
The Library of Michigan has purchased access to commercial eResources, which are available free of charge to Michigan residents through all types of Michigan libraries and from remote locations.
MeL invests in over 80 eResources for Pre-K through college students and adult learners of all types. Topics covered include early literacy, test prep, magazine and newspaper articles, encyclopedias, health resources, workforce skill building, family history/genealogy, and more. MeL’s eResources are a one-stop shop for high quality, vetted information accessible via all types of libraries across the state.
Ancestry.com Use in Library
World’s largest online family history resource.11+billion records
FamilySearch.org Use in Library or Home
Find your family. Discover yourself. Bring to life your family history by exploring the lives of those that came before you.
Fold3 Use in Library
(See Special Collection staff for login credentials)
Main highlight for this site are the original CIVIL WAR documents. “Many documents never seen before on the Web made possible by [a] unique partnership with The National Archives…digital images of records preserved in the National Archives represent a growing collection of millions of historic documents now becoming available online for the first time.”
Access to this site is ONLY available during Special Collections Hours.
MyHeritage Library Edition Use in Library| Use at Home
is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. The database provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.
Sanborn Maps Use in Library
Library of Congress Collection of Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1959 provides a searchable
database of the fire insurance maps published by the Sanborn Map Company housed
in the collections of the Geography and Map Division. The online checklist is
based upon the Library’s 1981 publication Fire Insurance Maps in the Library
of Congress and will be continually updated to reflect new acquisitions.