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Dare County Library and Creativebug offers online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, and more.

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HISTORICAL NEWSPAPER COLLECTION
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Online digital archive and searchable index covering over 70 years of past issues of the Dare County Times (1935-1945) and The Coastland Times (1951-2009) newspapers that document life on the Outer Banks, North Carolina during this historic period.

This digitization project is made possible through funding from the Outer Banks Community Foundation and the Dare County Library and through an agreement between Times Printing Company, Inc. (publisher of the Dare County Times and The Coastland Times newspapers) and Dare County Library allowing for free online access to past issues of these newspapers.

DARE COUNTY DIGITAL HERITAGE COLLECTION

GREGORY WILLIAMS

OUTER BANKS GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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Online digital archive and searchable index of typed pages of family name genealogy contained in the Gregory Williams Outer Banks Genealogy Collection. Gregory Williams (b. 1953 - d. 2010) researched Outer Banks family names covering the mid-1700s through the 1990s. These typed pages are a small portion of the entire Gregory Williams Outer Banks Genealogy Collection located in the Manteo Library, North Carolina. While only the typed words on these pages are searchable, the digital images also display handwritten notations. Fellow genealogists including Kay Lynn Midgett Sheppard, Nell Wise Wechter, and others also contributed research to his Collection.

This digitization project is made possible through funding from the Dare County Library allowing for free online access to the typed family names information contained in this Collection.

SEA CHEST MAGAZINE
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Online digital archive and searchable index covering 23 issues of Sea Chest magazine (1973-2002), an award winning student magazine from Cape Hatteras School. Sea Chest magazine covers Hatteras Island culture and history through news articles, interviews and photographs.

The Dare County Library gratefully acknowledges the assistance and support of Cape Hatteras Secondary School in allowing free online access to past issues of Sea Chest. We also thank Josephine Oden for donating issues of Sea Chest which allowed the Dare County Library to complete this project.

This digitization project is made possible through funding from the Dare County Library allowing for free online access to the illustrations and information contained in this Collection.

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However we are serving our customers with convenient "no staff contact" curbside pick-up of library materials. Also, remember the library offers a full array of digital content such as eBooks, eAudios and Digital Magazines available 24/7 from the comfort of your own home.

Curbside Pick Up: By appointment, no contact curbside pick up of your hold requests at each library branch!

To place your requests for available materials, call Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or use the Online Catalog at anytime. When they are available, library staff will call you to schedule an appointment so you can pick up your items at the library using our no contact curbside pick up. If you have items to return, the book drop in front of your library is now available to use, as well as book drops in Southern Shores, Nags Head and Rodanthe. Please, no donated items at this time.

To learn how to place a hold request using our Online Catalog, click Here.

To find available items in your library to request, click this tip Here.

DON'T MISS OUT, CHECK THEM OUT! Keep up with these Bestsellers you won't want to miss.

Books added August 2020, Adult Fiction, click Here.

Books added July 2020, PreSchool through Adult, click Here.

Books added April through June, 2020, PreSchool through Adult, click Here.

Next Day Printing

Dare County Library is offering limited printing services via our curbside pick-up service.

Printed materials will be available for curbside pickup by the next business day. Patrons will receive a phone call when printed materials are available for pick up. Curbside services are available Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information about our Next Day Printing Service, click here.

Summer Reading Program

Registration starts the week of July 6th and the program ends August 7th. For details about the Library Summer Reading Program,

eBooks, eAudios, and Digital Magazines

To learn more about our digital offerings such as eBooks, eAudiobooks, Digital Magazines, and non-credit online courses that you can get from home 24/7 using your internet device, please visit darenc.com/VirtualLibrary

Browse the Virtual Library Guide that contains links to our online eResources.

Visit our Dare County Library e-Guide website that includes our online eResources, plus other free online resources and local community information in response to the COVID-19 virus closure.

Visit our Dare County Library Stay At Home e-Guide website that has interesting ways to spend your time at home during this COVID-19 virus closure. Learn something new, have fun visiting author web pages, do a puzzle, see a tutorial about using your iPad, Kindle, or CloudLibrary eBooks.

Dare County Library Book Drops

All are now available, except for the book drop at the Fessenden Center. Please return your checked out books once you are done with them to the book drop at your library or the remote book drop located in Southern Shores, Nags Head or Rodanthe. We ask that no one bring or leave "donations" of personal used books at this time.

If you have library materials out, NO OVERDUE FINES will be charged while we are closed. We automatically updated the due date of everything checked out since March 1st with a June 10th book return date. For customers who checked out books before March 1st, we will contact you to remind you of items you still have out.

Following CDC guidance, items that are returned must be handled carefully, since COVID-19 may live on plastic for up to 72 hours. A majority of our books are covered in mylar jackets, as well as plastic DVD and Book on CD cases. Therefore, even if you return an item in a book drop, they may still remain on your library account for several days before they are checked in by library staff.

Again, NO overdue fines will be charged on any items returned during the weeks we are closed. We thank you for your patience and cooperation during this unusual time.

If you have any questions, you can call the library during weekday hours. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all in person again!

In addition, under our Regional library homepage WebLinks you will find a wide variety of recommended websites available free. WebLinks Categories are arranged alphabetically. For example, under Kids' Space, there are links to Khan Academy, Scholastic Learn at Home, Cool Math 4 Kids and many others. Other WebLinks categories that may be of interest include eResources (that includes Project Gutenberg eBooks), Education, Parents Corner and Teen Space. Visit www.youseemore.com/EARL/readyref.asp

Need Assistance?

Unsure how to use our online resources?

You need a Dare County Library card and a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to access many of our eResources. If you already have a library card, but not a PIN, please call the library during weekday hours (until further notice) and we can set you up with a PIN.

Don't have a Dare County Library card?

You can easily sign up for an Online Library Card to access our eBooks, eAudios and other eResources to use from home. Click here to go to our Children's Services page, then fill out the online form at the bottom to apply online.

This site is usually reserved for students only, but during the remainder of our COVID-19 closure, Dare County Residents and Property Owners of all ages can apply for an Online Access Only card from home. During weekday hours staff will turn your application around quickly and email you your library barcode as well as your PIN (Personal Identification Number) so you can gain access to these eResources.
Call any of the Dare County Libraries weekdays during daytime hours. A staff person will be happy to set up your account and tell you more about our digital resources. Manteo 473-2372 Hatteras 986-2385 Kill Devil Hills 441-4331
"The library is central to our free society. It is a critical element in the free exchange of information at the heart of our democracy." - Andrew Carnegie

Providing information and resources in an atmosphere of helpfulness is the mission of the Dare County Library. A wide range of programs and services are readily available at all Dare County Libraries for children, teens, and adults. There are evening and Saturday hours in all three Dare County Libraries; please call or check the branch information website for specific hours of service.

Manteo Library
700 Highway 64/264
Manteo, NC 27954
Phone: 252.473.2372

Hatteras Library
Hatteras Community Building
56658 NC Highway 12
Hatteras, NC 27943
Phone: 252.986.2385

Kill Devil Hills Library
400 Mustian Street
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Phone: 252.441.4331

LIBRARY ENRICHMENT SERIES: Cancelled Until Further Notice.

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To place your requests for available materials, call Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or use the Online Catalog at anytime. When they are available, library staff will call you to schedule an appointment so you can pick up your items at the library using our no contact curbside pick up.

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Delia Owens
Where The Crawdads Sing

(Last Week: 2 Weeks on List: 10)
Brit Bennett
The Vanishing Half

(Last Week: 2 Weeks on List: 23)
Ibram X Kendi
How To Be An Antiracist

All libraries in the East Albemarle Regional Library System are currently closed to the public until further notice.

All library locations are offering curbside pick-up for requested materials. Please check with your library for details.

Although no overdue fines are currently being charged while our buildings are closed, please remember that other library customers may be wanting to borrow the materials you have out. Library customers are encouraged to return items to one of our outdoor books drops.

Our libraries offer many digital resources including eBooks, eAudiobooks and more. Look at the list below on this page as well as your individual County Librarys website.

If you wish to use our online resources and are unsure how to begin, you may call any of our libraries during weekday daytime hours and a staff person will be happy to set up your account, and tell you more about our digital resources.

It is important for individuals to remain informed about recent developments regarding CORONAVIRUS (COVID - 19).

Reliable Sources of Information:

Centers for Disease Control

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Our Cloud Library eBook collection contains popular eBooks for
adults, children and teens. Cloud Library eBooks can be read on
your tablet, smart phone or computer.
eAudiobooks are also available for your listening pleasure. Look for
the eAudio bookshelf or headphone icon on the cover.

In order to check out from the Cloud Library, you must first install the
Cloud Library app on your mobile device or tablet, or the Cloud
Library software on your computer.

You will also need your 14 digit library card barcode number and a
password. This password will be same as the PIN that you use to
access our online catalog for placing holds and checking your
account. If you have
never used this feature of our online catalog, please call or stop by
the library to receive a PIN for your library account. This PIN will be
the password for your Cloud Library account.

For more information, please stop by your local library, or click here.

Electronic Databases

IN LIBRARY USE ONLY
Beginning or professional genealogists can access Ancestry.com - the largest collection of family histories on the Web. Also includes U.S. census records, genealogy links, family trees, and printable family tree chart forms. Use at a library Internet computer.

Beginning or professional genealogists can access original page images for all documents - a collection of over 25,000 family and local histories, and U.S. census records. Log on at a library, work, school, or home Internet computer using your valid library card number.

NC Kids Digital Library has over 5,000 eBooks for preschoolers through Grade 4. Over 1,000 of these can be borrowed by more than one user at the same time. (Look for the Never-Ending Reading shelf for these titles.) Access with your 14-digit East Albemarle Regional Library Card barcode and library-assigned PIN.

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Within Dare County, there are currently 50 computers for staff and public use in the 3 libraries, including 23 PC's with access to the internet and/or our web-based card catalog, plus public-use computers with MS Office programs. Wi-Fi access is also available.

With your Dare County Library Card, you have free access to eBooks, eMagazines, and many other eResources including, lifelong learning online courses, a resume builder, and driving practice tests. Please call your library if you need assistance.

Dare County students can now create a free library account to access eBooks, databases and other digital resources that require a library card number. Students can fill out the form here.

Read free, popular eBooks on an iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android-based tablet or phone, Kindle Fire, or windows-based or Mac OS/X computer. Titles can also be transferred from a windows-based computer to an eReader device such as Nook, Sony or Kobo.

eAudiobooks are also available for your listening pleasure. look for the eAudio bookshelf or headphone icon on the cover.

To get started you will need to download the appropriate application for your device or software from Cloud Library.

To access Cloud Library eBooks, you will need your 14-digit Dare County Library card barcode number, and also the PIN that you use to access your online account for renewals and placing holds through our online catalog. This PIN will act as the password for the Cloud Library. If you need a PIN or have forgotten your PIN, please call or stop by the library.

We've developed an instruction sheet with screen shots and information about the Cloud library's many features. These instructions are for the PC APP, but the Cloud Library will appear and act very similar no matter what device or platform you are using.

Important: We encourage you to return your CloudLibrary eBook or AudioBook as soon as you are finished with it. Releasing it earlier than the 14-day loan will allow another customer to borrow it sooner. Click here to learn how to return a CloudLibrary eBook or AudioBook early.

RBdigital (formerly "Zinio") - eMagazines

Read your favorite popular magazines cover to cover, including the latest and previous "back" issues, on your computer, tablet, or mobile device. There are no holds, waiting, or checkout periods or limit to the number of magazine issues you can have at one time. RBdigital (formerly "Zinio") is available to registered borrowers of the Dare County Library in the library or from work, school, or home.

You will need to enter your 14-digit library card number and an email address to access RBdigital. If you need help, click on help at the bottom of the RBdigital homepage, or call your library. Click here to access RBdigital - eMagazines

For more information about RBdigital, please click here

TumbleBooks - eBooks for Kids

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books that teach kids in preschool through grade six the joy of reading. TumbleBookLibrary has read-along picture books, early readers, chapter books, graphic novels, classic stories, and non-fiction books, videos, puzzles, and games. TumbleBookLibrary is available to registered borrowers of the Dare County Library in the library or from home. Many of the books will not work with Microsoft Internet Explorer or Edge browsers. Chrome is recommended. You will need to enter your 14-digit library card number to access TumbleBookLibrary.

For more information about TumbleBook Library, please click here.

hese additional TumbleBook Collections (for Children, Teens and Adults) are now available FREE from home with NO LOG ON throu gh August 31, 2020 courtesy of TumbleBooks. Read as many eBooks as you want, when you want, and on any device that has internet. There are no check-out periods to worry about, no waiting or holds, no bulky downloads and they support more than one user at a time. Click on the links below to access these new free collections.

TumbleMath (Grades K-6 Math eBooks)

TeenBook Cloud (1,000 in the collection for Grades 7-12. Includes eBooks, Graphic Novels, AudioBooks, AP English and teacher resources.)

AudioBook Cloud (streaming AudioBooks for ALL AGES, children through adult)

RomanceBook Cloud (over 1700 eBook romances for Adults)

NC Kids Digital Library - eBooks for Kids

NC Kids Digital Library has over 5,000 eBooks for preschoolers through Grade 4. Over 1,000 of these can be borrowed by more than one user at the same time. (Look for the "Never-Ending Reading" shelf for these titles or click on "Always Available" at the top of the home page.) Access with your 14-digit Dare County Library Card barcode and library-assigned PIN. Select " East Albemarle Regional Library" (not "Albemarle Regional Library") as your library. Borrow up to 5 eBooks at a time. eBooks and audiobooks check out for 14 days. Read in a browser or download APP for PC, Chromebook, Mac, Apple devices, Android, or Kindle Fire.

For more information about NC Kids Digital Library, please click here.

Unite for Literacy - eBook Collection

Free digital library of picture books narrated in English or several other languages. Great for Pre-K through Grade 3.

Change the screen text from English to Spanish. No holds or waiting, available to more than one borrower at a time.

Visit www.uniteforliteracy.com and enter Dare for the County.

Creativebug

Experience the joy of making by watching over 1,000 award-winning online videos demonstrated by top designers and artists. Anytime, anywhere, free with your Dare County Library card. Create an account to keep track of your classes. Learn drawing, lettering, painting, printmaking, sewing, quilting, paper, knitting, crochet, jewelry, food, party and holidays, and over 100 kids' classes. Each class is from several minutes to several hours depending on the techniques or project demonstrated. Each class comes with downloadable PDF instructions, materials list, patterns or recipes. Closed captioning and transcripts are also available. Search by class category, skill level, favorite instructor, then sort by release date, most popular or by title. Click here to access creativebug.

Universal Class

Learn anything, anytime, anywhere with Universal Class online courses for your professional and personal growth. There are over 500 online non-credit continuing education courses, each 10- to 20-hours long, but because you learn at your own pace, you can take up to six months to complete each course. Learn job and career skills, academic topics, hobbies, language learning, and more. You can even correspond with an instructor via email. Universal Class is available to registered borrowers of the Dare County Library in the library or from work, school, or home.

You will need to enter your 14-digit library card number and email address to access Universal Class.
For more information about Universal Class, please click here.
Cypress Resume

Cypress Resume is an easy to use and effective tool for resume writing. It is designed for non-writers, so inexperienced applicants can create professional-looking resumes that will stand out in the job market. Cypress Resume is available through NC LIVE. When prompted for the library, select "East Albemarle Regional Library" then enter your 14 digit library card number to access Cypress Resume.

Dare County Digital Heritage Collection

Click here for free online access to searchable images of local historical newspapers, magazines, and genealogy from any internet computer in the library or from home, school, or work. We recommended that you use the Advanced Search to get the best search results.

Dare County Times/Coastland Times - The Dare County Digital Heritage collection contains an online digital archive and searchable index covering over 70 years of past issues of the Dare County Times (1935-1945) and The Coastland Times (1951-2009) newspapers that document life on the Outer Banks, North Carolina during this historic period. Funding for this project is from the Outer Banks Community Foundation and the Dare County Library and through an agreement between Times Printing Company, Inc. (publisher of the Dare County Times and The Coastland Times newspapers) and the Dare County Library.

Gregory Williams Outer Banks Genealogy Collection - The Gregory Williams Outer Banks Genealogy Collection contains Outer Banks family names, family group sheets and pedigree charts dating from the mid-1700s to the mid-1990s. This is a small sampling of the complete Collection housed in the Manteo Library. Funding for the online Gregory Williams Outer Banks Genealogy Collection was provided by Dare County Library.

The Sea Chest is an online collection includes 23 issues of Sea Chest magazine (1973-2002), an award winning student magazine from Cape Hatteras School. Sea Chest covers Hatteras Island culture and history through news articles, interviews and photographs of times gone by. This digitization project is made possible through funding from the Dare County Library and through an agreement between Cape Hatteras Secondary School (publisher of the Sea Chest magazine) and the Dare County Library.

NC Live - North Carolina Libraries for Virtual Education

Please note: when prompted you will need to select "East Albemarle Regional Library System" as your library, and then enter your 14-digit library card.

NC LIVE is an online collection of regional and national magazines, journals, newspapers, audiobooks, eBooks (including HomeGrown titles from North Carolina publishers), videos, genealogy, test preparation, language learning, health information, literature, information about local and national businesses, and more. NC LIVE is available to registered borrowers of the Dare County Library in the library or from work, school, or home.

Enter your search topic in the NC LIVE Search box and results will display organized by eBooks, videos, or articles from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals. For more information about NC LIVE, please click here.

Or search a specific NC LIVE resource from those listed by subject in the NC LIVE Browse Categories.
Here are links to just some of the many NC LIVE resources you may want to try:

Driving Test - Free NC DMV practice tests

There is no login required. Free DMV practice tests for North Carolina car, motorcycle, and commercial driver's license (CDL). Includes several road sign, fines, and permit tests. Hints are available and your answers are scored immediately, showing correct answers. Simply click here to get started.

DMV Permit Tests - Free NC DMV Permit practice tests

DMV permit practice tests for North Carolina car and motorcycle driver's licenses. Includes ten road sign and permit practice tests. There is no login required. Simply click here to get started.

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NC LIVE has a full calendar of upcoming online training! Learn about NC LIVE resources, develop a new skill, and hear from local library leaders.

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Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the NC Kids Digital Library digital collection.

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DURING THE COVID-19 VIRUS CLOSURE, ANY DARE COUNTY RESIDENT OR PROPERTY OWNER CAN REMOTELY APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE A LIBRARY CARD ACCOUNT THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO ACCESS OUR DIGITAL OFFERINGS SUCH SCROLL DOWN ON THIS PAGE FOR THE FORM. AS DIGITAL MAGAZINES AND Books for Dare County Schools Summer Reading Programs are available at the Dare County Library. E-BOOKS.
The Dare County Library has many free print and electronic resources for students in grades K-12. Our electronic resources such as databases and eBooks can be accessed from home or school year-round.

Battle of the Books and Dare County Schools summer reading list books are available for at the Dare County Library with a Dare County Library card. Library borrowers can access both print books and eBooks.
How to request a Dare County Schools reading program print book from your Dare County Library
Battle of the Books is a quiz bowl style competition sponsored by The North Carolina School Library Media Association (NCSLMA) and held locally by many Dare County Schools. Students across the state read books from a list selected by NCSLMA. Dare County Schools holds a local competition where students answer specific, detailed questions about the books. Whichever school's team wins goes on to regional competitions with other counties, then state.

Battle of the Books titles are carefully selected and are great reading choices for children whether they are participating in the Battle of the Books program or not.
How to access and request a Dare County Schools reading program eBook from Dare County Library eResources
At this time, due to the COVID-19 closure, if you would like to request a print copy you can place a hold request by calling your library branch or go to the Online Catalog at earlibrary.org and use your library card number and PIN. When the book is available, library staff will call you to schedule an appointment for you to come to the library and use the curbside pick up service.

For details on how to search the online catalog, place a hold request, use the library's curbside pick up, or how to get a library card, go to darenc.com/library.

Go to the Virtual Library at darenc.com/VirtualLibrary for information about using CloudLibrary and NC Kids Digital Library.
What books are on the Schools Summer Reading Lists? What is available at the Dare County Library?
CloudLibrary allows holds on books if a copy is out. Look for the Elementary School, Middle School, and High School Battle of the Books 2020-2021 ribbons featured on the CloudLibrary homepage. You can search books by title also.

NC Kids Digital Library has eBooks available through grade 4. It has multiple copies available but does not allow holds.

Dare County Schools Reading Programs are listed below and include how many copies are available at the Dare County Library in print or as CloudLibrary and NC Kids Digital Library eBooks.
Juvenile Fiction & Non-Fiction Fiction
: Kitty Hawk Elementary School reading programs include the Summer Reading List,the Early Elementary School Battle of the Books and the NC Elementary School Battle of the Books.
Non-Fiction
BOOK COLLECTION

For children in elementary and middle school, we have almost 11,000 stories and novels for you to browse. The Dare County Libraries also offer many titles from both the "Battle of the Books", "Fiction Diggers!" and "Accelerated Reader" school reading programs.
Teen Collection
Our children's non-fiction collection supports school report needs and is also intended for recreational reading pertaining to children's hobbies and interests.

Additionally, books and other library materials from all eight libraries in the East Albemarle Regional Library System are available for you to borrow. Ask library staff how you can request that a book be sent to your closest library using our free delivery service.

Age appropriate fiction and non-fiction books located in a separate teen area providing teens their own area of the library. We recognize that 13-16 year olds have unique reading needs for education, entertainment and enlightenment.

The library has developed a wide-ranging directory of free websites arranged by category. Students will find much of interest by scrolling to these categories: Kids' Space/Education/Teen Space and more!

DIGITAL RESOURCES

A Dare County Library account provides access to eBooks, digital magazines, databases and more! These resources can be accessed 24/7 from any internet-capable device with internet access. If you are a student and don't have a library card, you can complete the form below and receive via email a library card number and PIN (Personal Identification Number) that will allow you to access our digital resources.

The Dare County Library offers a wide array of digital resources; this webpage focuses on those of special interest to students in grades K-12. Complete information about all of our digital resources can be found by clicking here.
eBooks for Children
NC LIVE (North Carolina Libraries in Virtual Education) Homework Help includes:

full-text online newspaper, magazine, and encyclopedia articles, test preparation, writing help, science information, language learning, and more. Access for free with your 14-digit library card number. Select "East Albemarle Regional Library System" as your library. Click here to access NC LIVE.

The Dare County Library offers three separate platforms for children's eBooks:

TumbleBook Library offers over 1,100 simultaneous-use titles for preschoolers through grade 6. Access with your 14-digit library card number. There are also non-fiction titles and puzzles and games that are available for numerous TumbleBook Library titles.

Cloud Library offeres popular eBooks and eAudiobooks for children in preschool through Grade 12. For eAudiobooks, look for the eAudiobook bookshelf or headphone icon on the cover. eBooks can be read on your tablet, smart phone or computer. Cloud Library titles are single use, meaning only one person can have a title out at a time. Titles can be placed on hold. You must first download the Cloud Library App to your device/ Access with your 14-digit library card number and PIN (Personal Identification Number). Click here to access Cloud Library.

NC KIDS Digital Library offers over 5,000 titles for preschool through Grade 4. There are 1,000 titles for simultaneous use, meaning multiple people can have them out at the same time - look for the " never-ending reading" shelf. Access with your 14-digit library card number and PIN (Personal Identification Number). Click here to access NCKids.

Unite for Literacy - eBook Collection

Free digital library of picture books narrated in English or several other languages. Great for Pre-K through Grade 3.

Change the screen text from English to Spanish. No holds or waiting, available to more than one borrower at a time.

Visit www.uniteforliteracy.com and enter Dare for the County.

DIGITAL LOCAL HISTORY

Dare County local history is available using the Dare County Digital Heritage Collection and includes:

Dare County Times (1935-1945) and The Coastland Times (1951-2009) historical newspaper collection and Sea Chest magazine (award winning high school project documenting life on Hatteras Island and the Outer Banks). Both are fully searchable by keywords.

Online-Only Access to Dare County Library's Virtual Library

Students in Grades K-12 can now get access to our digital resources by getting an online-only Dare County Library card number. DURING THE COVID-19 VIRUS CLOSURE, RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF ALL AGES CAN COMPLETE THIS FORM.
DURING THE COVID-19 VIRUS CLOSURE, RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF ALL AGES CAN COMPLETE THIS FORM. We will email you your card number and PIN (Personal Identification Number) during weekday hours.
Please complete the registration form below and you will receive via email a library card number and PIN (Personal Identification Number) that will allow you to access all of our digital resources.

NOTE: You will not be able to borrow physical items such as books or DVDs from the Dare County Library with this account. An " online only" account can easily be upgraded to full borrowing privileges when we receive a parental signature and proof of address in person at any of our Dare County Library locations.

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Renee
Special Education Teacher, MI
We love TumbleBooks!!! I should add the kids do, too!! TumbleBooks has allowed us to introduce a vast collection of books to students and they W A N T to read. It gives them choice, gives them some control over their own learning, all while at an appropriate reading level. What could be better?
Kathy
Reading Consultant Seth Haley School, CT
I love this site! The fact that the levels of books available are so far-reaching makes this a wonderful site for classrooms---virtually any child can utilize the features on this site. The book report feature is great as well--right along with many of the standards we are teaching in our classrooms, and a great tool for guiding students. The quizzes offer students feedback, and also encouragement as they continue to read. This promotes a feeling of success among students, and furthers their love for literature and reading.
Tammy
Curriculum Coach, SC
This is the best interactive read aloud website I have found. My students and I love it. We can always locate a book easy that connects to what we have been studying. The students love to watch the pictures, and as they progress with their decoding skills they pick out words that they know. When we watch one of these books, I have to pause it after every page so they can find all their sight words that are on the page. The website makes it like have a celebrity reader in our room daily. Thank you so much for your wonderful reading website.
Brandi
Kindergarten, AL

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TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children's e-books, available by subscription to Elementary Schools and Public Libraries around the world. TumbleBookLibrary Premium has over 1100 titles for grades K-6, and includes our unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, non fiction books and videos, curated playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French.

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Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages. Literacy is at the core of a healthy community, so we unite with partners to enable all families to read with their young children.

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East Albemarle Reqional Library Ready Reference