Great News! The Given Memorial Library is now a member of the
State Library of North Carolina (SLNC).  

The SLNC offers an amazing variety and depth available to our patrons through on-line and in person services. In order to use these services, simply click HERE and apply for a library card from the Government and Heritage Library. To use many of the other services you will select Given Memorial Library from a drop-down menu and use your Given Memorial Library card number--it’s that easy.

We recommend that you spend a little time surfing the SLNC pages HERE to see the services that are available.

For more information about what the SLNC offers,  click HERE.

Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

The NCLBPH is a special public library that circulates books and magazines especially made for persons who cannot use regular printed material because of a visual or physical disability. The library is located in Raleigh, but mails materials throughout the state. The NCLBPH is a state agency operated by the SLNC as a part of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. It is also a part of the network of regional libraries operated by the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. To sign up to use these services, click HERE.

Government and Heritage Library Online Databases and Resources

Newspapers – 19th Century Newspapers, Black History Newspapers, Newspapers.com, North Carolina Newspaper Digitization Project, New York Times, News and Observer and more
Genealogy & History – African American Biographical Database, American Ancestors, Ancestry Library, ANCHOR (A North Carolina History On-line Resource), Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, and more
Geographic Info – Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, Digital Sanborn Maps, NC OneMap, North Carolina Gazetteer (NCPedia) and more
Data, Demographics, Business – Access NC, Business Market Research Collection, Quick Facts, SimplyAnalytics, Statistical Abstracts of the United States
EBooks and Video – ABC-CLIO Ebook collection, Digital Public Library of America Bookshelf, EBook Central, EBooks on EBSCOHost, Films on Demand, HomeGrown eBooks Collection, NoveList, Open Library and more. The State Library of North Carolina also offers access to Fold 3, a military database, Heritage Quest, NC Family Records, Our State Magazine, and digital yearbooks, newspapers and city directories. There are also separate areas for extensive genealogical research and access to state and federal government documents.

NC Live

NC LIVE was founded in 1997 and is North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina.
NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative effort.
NC LIVE helps member libraries to better support education, enhance economic development, and improve the quality of life of all North Carolinians.
NC LIVE provides content, products, services, professional development and technical support to North Carolina’s libraries. Content includes an online collection of 1.4 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more.
NC LIVE is reducing the cost of higher education through its Open Education North Carolina initiative, which supports the adoption of free, open textbooks in college courses.
NC LIVE provides professional development opportunities through regional workshops, an instruction program, and our annual conference.

NC LIVE member libraries belong to four communities of interest: public libraries, community colleges, independent colleges and universities, and the UNC system campuses.

All North Carolinians may use NC LIVE resources through their local library. Online resources are designed for at-home use and are available from any internet connection via library websites, and through nclive.org.

Click HERE to visit the State Library Quick Link Access.