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Online resources

Online research, learning, and entertainment, all available (and free!) with your Durham County Library card.

Our resources are provided by a variety of vendors. Please see our privacy policy for more about how they and we handle your account data.

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Copyright.gov

Category: Business and entrepreneurship, Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Search existing copyrights, register a work, or get your copyright questions answered.

Durham (City) Code of Ordinances

Category: Durham community, Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Local laws passed by the Durham City Council.

Durham City

Category: Durham community, Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

City of Durham website with information including history, city services, and activities.

Durham County

Category: Durham community, Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Durham County Government website with a wide variety of information and resources for Durham County residents and visitors.

Durham County Board of Elections

Category: Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Check if you are registered to vote and find information on voter registration, elections, and polling locations. You can also see current officeholders and find your representatives.

Durham County Code of Ordinances

Category: Durham community, Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Local laws passed by the Durham County Board of Commissioners.

Durham One Call

Category: Consumer resources and personal finance, Durham community, Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Is there a pothole or a street light that has gone out in front of your house? Call 919-560-1200 to contact a city agency or get general information.

Durham Open Data

Category: Data and statistics, Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

A great source for local data and statistics.

Internal Revenue Service

Category: Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Tax forms and instructions for current and previous years, as well as info on federal tax related topics.

IRS Free Tax Return Preparation Programs

Category: Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Free tax help for low- to moderate-income people who can't prepare their own tax returns. Certified volunteers help prepare basic tax returns.

LearningExpress Library

Category: Education and college resources, Government, Homework help, Job help, Online classes, Test preparation
Audience: Adults, Teens
Access: Library card + PIN

Provides online classes for the SATs, ACTs, and GEDs. It also has practice tests with scoring for all of those plus the ASVAB, high school AP exams, graduate school entrance exams, nursing, real estate, firefighter, cosmetology, police officer and more.

Help and more info for LearningExpress Library

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Military Database

Category: Government
Audience: Adults
Access: Library card + PIN

Articles from topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering, and more.

Provided by NC LIVE

North Carolina Department of Revenue

Category: Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

North Carolina tax forms and instructions for current and prior years.

North Carolina Division of Employment Security

Category: Government, Job help
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Learn about unemployment benefits and apply online.

U. S. Patent and Trademark Office

Category: Business and entrepreneurship, Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Research copyright, patents, and trademarks. Search for U.S. patents, file patents, and check the status of a patent.

USA.gov

Category: Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

A central location for finding info from most U.S. government agencies.

Vital Records (National)

Category: Genealogy, Government
Audience: Adults
Access: No card required

Info about how to get birth, death, marriage, and divorce records by state.