We are happy to announce a new electronic resource at the library!  Ancestry Library Edition brings the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource to the Livingston Parish Library patrons.  It’s an unprecedented online collection of over 4 billion individuals from North America, Europe, Australia, and more.

Answers await everyone—whether professional or hobbyist, expert or novice, genealogist, or historian—inside the more than 4,000 available databases. Here, you can unlock the story of you with sources like censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more.

This resource is accessible from within the library network.  You can bring your laptop or sign in to use the workstations at the library.  The world of information is at your fingertips!

Click here to start using Ancestry Library Edition: http://ancestrylibrary.proquest.com

eBooks for e-readers (except Kindle) are finally here! The library is now offering access to 1600+ eBooks in PDF format though NetLibrary. This exciting FREE service will be available to patrons during regular library hours within the library as well as 24 hours, 7 days a week from any computer with an Internet connection! Enjoy the convenience of accessing a wide variety of digital books anytime, anyplace! Patrons must have a library card and a Netlibrary account to check out eBooks. For more information, please contact your local branch.

Did you know that you can also read these books online or on your computer?  Please see below for viewing requirements.

Adobe® Reader® 4.0 or higher is required for online viewing.
Adobe® Digital Editions 1.7.1 or higher is required for offline viewing.

Need more help?  Check out this quickstart guide.

The World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

Click here to see all World Book resources.  Follow this link to access World Book from home.

Brainfuse offers live, on-demand online tutoring for students in grades three through college. Library card holders can get instant academic assistance from expert tutors throughout the week.  This service is available daily, from 3PM to midnight.

What is Brainfuse?
Brainfuse is a provider of one-to-one tutoring to students (grades 3-12), offering online tutoring in math, science, social studies, and English/language arts.

When can I get tutoring?
Tutoring is available from 3PM. to 12AM every day. With Brainfuse, students receive individual attention from certified tutors through a kid-friendly online classroom.

How do I access Brainfuse from my computer?
You must download software to use this service. Brainfuse QuickConnect is an easy-to-use application that resides on your computer desktop and allows you to connect to the Brainfuse virtual tutoring room.

Download Brainfuse Quickconnect

I want to connect to Brainfuse from the Livingston Parish Library. How do I do that?

Connect to Brainfuse from the library
 

 
Livingston Parish Library is happy to announce a new digital service! We now have access to Lynda.com Online Training Library®. The OTL features more than 21,000 professionally produced video tutorials. No remote access, in-library use only.

Livingston Parish Library is proud to offer Marshall Cavendish Digital resources.
You must be a Livingston Parish Library patron with a library card, to access these resources.  Click here to access the database.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Marshall Cavendish Digital resources?

A customizable, Web-based, digital collection of reference works featuring remote access and the same high-quality, well-illustrated, authoritative, accurate, and in-depth content Marshall Cavendish is known for.

Who is Marshall Cavendish Digital?

Developed as a reference resource for student research, Marshall Cavendish Digital offers products covering a wide array of subjects and interests within the school curriculum. Based on and expanded from their award-winning printed encyclopedias and nonfiction series, each title offers all of the authoritative content and visual excitement you would expect from Marshall Cavendish, with the addition of online functionality that reflects the experience and needs of a new generation of students.

What main categories are available?

Animals and Plants, Geography, Health, Sciences, Social Studies, World Cultures, and hundreds more! 

PebbleGo features more than 200 animal articles, audio, video, educational games and read-aloud online books. To access from the library, click on the logo above. Click here to access this resource from home. Username: livingston | Password: livingston

 
The library currently offers 6 online language courses:French, Italian, Chinese, Spanish, ESL Spanish, and Russian.

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. 

For in-library access click here.
When accessing the database from home, click here. Please note, when accessing the database remotely, you will need to provide your library ID card number.

Prices4Antiques Reference provides past auction prices for antiques, collectibles, and fine art.

Standard legal tasks can become less daunting, thanks, in part, to Gale LegalForms. This online resource delivers everything do-it-yourselfers need to take charge of their legal affairs with confidence. Gale LegalForms offers an easy-to-use, step-by-step approach to addressing basic legal matters. Simply locate the form that’s needed by using any of the links found on the home page and download the specific form. Then, enter all relevant information and print it. Completed forms also can be saved to a computer’s hard drive or e-mailed to a home address. The information entered is held in absolute privacy.

What are e-Audiobooks? They’re digital versions of audiobooks that can be downloaded to computers and then transferred to portable listening devices or played on your computer. Click here For easier browsing of the Netlibrary collection and to simplify the transfer of files from your computer to your media player please download the Netlibrary Media Center. Click here to begin download (Netlibrary login required).

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