Virtual Library & Learning
EContent
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Freading
Freading is a free eBook service from your library. All you need is your library card!
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Freegal Music
Freegal is a free music service from your library. All you need is your library card and you have access to nearly 7 million songs! And best of all it is free!
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hoopla
Access movies, TV, music, comics, and graphic novels! Your public library at your fingertips. Anytime. Anywhere.
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NC Digital Library
The North Carolina Digital Public Library offers access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, and more. Best of all, access is free with your Gaston County Public Library card!
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NC Kids Digital Library
NC Kids Digital Library, powered by Overdrive, offers access to even more eBooks aimed at children!
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Open Library
Books to Read The World's classic literature at your fingertips. Over 1,000,000 free ebook titles available.
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TumbleBooks
Online collection of TumbleBooks animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
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TumbleBook AudioBookCloud
Listen to your favorite audio books with just a click of a button!
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TumbleBook Cloud
Online collection of ebooks and readalong chapter books, graphics novels, educational videos, and more!
Homework & Research
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Digital Public Library of America
Discover 44,396,968 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States.
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NCpedia
NCpedia highlights North Carolina's unique resources, people, and culture to enrich, educate and inform, coordinated and managed by the North Carolina Government & Heritage Library at the State Library of North Carolina.
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NC LIVE
NC LIVE proves access to an online collection of 1.6 billion full-text articles, eBooks, streaming videos, digitized newspapers, language learning tools, and more.
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Research Guides
Checkout these helpful guides, covering a multitude of topics, from adoption to women's suffrage, and more. Created and maintained by library staff!
Language Learning
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Rocket Languages
Learn a new language today with Rocket Languages. All you need is your library card!
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Transparent Language Online via NC LIVE
Transparent Language Online provides a fun, effective, and engaging experience for learners of all levels looking to build their skills in a foreign language.
Library Services
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BiblioBoard
Create, share, and discover with your library! Calling all local authors! Want to create and publish your own e-book? The library can help.
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Booklist Blog
Freely accessible book and awards lists, author/illustrator interviews, resources, and news from Booklist and the American Library Association.
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Elf
Sign up for Elf to help track your library account or receive reminders to let you know when items are coming due. Best of all, it is free!
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Northstar Digital Literacy
Online, self-guided modules to assess your abilities in essential computer and software skills as well as using technology in daily life. -
Virtual Learning & Library Portal
GCPL has partnered with Niche Academy to provide a platfom for tutorials for many of our virtual resources, how-to videos, technology learning, virtual story times, and more! -
Wowbrary
Sign up for our free Wowbrary newsletter to receive weekly emails about the library's newest additions to the collection, including the latest books, DVD’s, EContent, and more!
WOW Card Portal
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About the WOW Card
Learn about the basics of the WOW Card
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WOW Card Services
Discover the services offered through the WOW Card partnership
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Educator Resources
Resources for educators to assist parents and students with the WOW Card.
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Frequently Asked Questions About the WOW Card
The most frequently asked questions about the WOW Card
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Help with the WOW Card
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