Fun Resources: Libraries Online

In depth primary resources in 28 different subjects from Native American newspapers to African American communities and a database on East India Company documents. Explore away to get an in depth knowledge and understanding in many areas.

DPLA connects people to the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of the materials found through DPLA—photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and so much more—are free and immediately available in digital format. The cultural institutions participating in DPLA represent the richness and diversity of America itself, from the smallest local history museum to our nation’s largest cultural institutions.

Lots of things here still accessible to residents of Orange County. If you live in Orange County but don't have a library card, you can now get one online and then take advantage of all these resources.

Check out eBooks, movies, music, magazines, and audio books all online!

The Osceola Library System opened with three small branches and a total book collection of 70,000 volumes. Today, the Library boasts six branches, a collection of over 275,000 volumes, and serves over 120,000 library customers.

Volusia County residents can take advantage of a large number of resources online including books, movies, music, magazines, and audiobooks.

Article listing several links to libraries that are available for video tours. Including Admont Abbey Library, world's largest monastic library, and the Puratos Sourdough Library, largest collection of sourdough starters.

The Maktabet Eskendereya is a modern day reincarnation of the famed lost Library of Alexandria. Like its inspiration, it is located in the city of Alexandria, Egypt and features shelf space for eight million books, four museums, four art galleries, a planetarium, and a manuscript restoration laboratory. The building itself is composed of a partial glass roof and walls of granite inscribed with characters from 120 different languages.

Take a 360 degree tour of the famous Bodleian Libaries in England including Duke Humphrey's Library made famous by its inclusioin in the Harry Potter films.

DigiVatLib is a digital library service. It provides free access to the Vatican Library’s digitized collections: manuscripts, incunabula, archival materials and inventories as well as graphic materials, coins and medals, printed materials (special projects).

Open air library featuring koi ponds, jungle gym, gardens, and resident chickens in Hanoi, Vietnam. Waste from the koi pond gets used as fertilizer for the gardens, Very short video highlights these interesting and beautiful features. (Note video is not interacive but still interesting.)