POWER Library offers access to thousands of full text periodical articles, newspapers, photographs, medical information and more. Materials and resources are available for all age groups.

POWER Library is offered as a service of Pennsylvania’s public libraries, school libraries and the State of Pennsylvania.

Overdrive provides access to audio books and eBooks, which can be checked out, downloaded to your computer, and transferred to a portable device.

Click here for E-Book information and resources from the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library

Click here for a video guide for downloading eBooks to your Kindle via Overdrive

Freading provides access to eBooks that you download to your computer or portable device. This service requires a valid Lower Providence Community Library barcode number and an Adobe ID.

World Book is a premiere online reference source offering an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids and curriculum guides. 

To access the databases, click on any one of the links to your left and enter your Lower Providence Library barcode number.

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Philadelphia Inquirer And NewsBank:

The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers (including The Philadelphia Inquirer) -- all in one easy-to-search database.

Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian and Russian and more!

ReferenceUSA provides access to directories for 12 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. households.

Don't search...Find.  Connect online with a real librarian -- one-to-one in real-time -- for help with any topic or information need.  Now available 24/7.

Discover your family's genealogical background.  Search United States census records, birth, marriage, death records and immigration lists.

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This database contains over 12,000 reviews of books and electronic media.  Book reviews date back to 1992. Features such as recommended reading lists, read-alikes, and readers' blogs make it a useful tool for people searching for the perfect book.

TumbleBooks is an e-books source for kids. Also includes puzzles & games, and language learning books.