Online Resources

Want to search everything at once? Check out our Universal Search Box!

ReferenceUSA

Phone number & address look-ups for individuals and businesses.

Great for finding lost relatives, sales leads and prospective employers. Tip: To find most people, including those without land-lines, use the “U.S. Consumers / Lifestyles” database.

ReferenceUSA help

Mango

Learn over 60 languages!

Mango Help Sheet

Philadelphia Inquirer

1981-present & Philadelphia Inquirer Historical Archive, 1829-1922 Extra! Read today’s newspaper in full here!

Learning Express

Achieve your educational and career goals. Choose a center: Job & Career, Adult Learning, College Prep, Computer Skills & High School Equivalency. Also US Citizenship Test Practice!

Ancestry.com

Genealogy information.

In library only. (Link on the start menu of our computers.)

For more local history resources, check out our Local History page!

PowerLibrary Database

General OneFile: search for magazine and newspaper articles
EBSCO eBooks: access to over 16,000 eBooks
Books and Authors: Powered by “What Do I Read Next?”
Science Reference Center: full-text science articles
Business Insights: Essentials
Health & Wellness Resource Center: Health information for consumers

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Sites for Readers

Series Information

What’s Next: Books in a Series by KDL

“I need a Good Book”

LibraryThing (Do a search by tag to find similar books!)
Goodreads

Genre Websites

Stop, You’re Killing Me: “A Site to die for…If you love mystery books!”
All About Romance: The Back-Fence for Lovers of Romance Novels
SF Site: Science Fiction/Fantasy reviews, author interviews, conference information and more
Historical Novels.info

Internet Sites the Librarians Like

Books & Audiobooks for the Home Bound and/or Disabled

Books by Mail at Norristown Public Library
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at Free Library of Philadelphia

Health Links

Health Insurance Marketplace
Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council: Performance reports for hospitals and health care companies
Quality Check: Check up on the performance of hospitals

Voting Information: Information on ballot questions & local & national races

Project Vote-Smart: Enter your zip code for local races. Don’t know your zip+4? Look it up at the USPS site.
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania: National election information.
Montgomery County Voter Services: Voter registration forms

Tax Forms

Local Resources for Tough Times

Community Connections: Provides Navicates that will help residents navigate Montgomery County Human Services resources
Pennysylvania Department of Human Services: links to the programs that can help you in tough times.
Pennsylvania 211 Southeast
Law Library of Montgomery County: the county center for help with the law
- Courthouse-PO Box 311, Norristown PA 19404-0311, Ph: 610-278-3805, Fax: 610-278-5998
PA LawHelp.org: Legal information and legal services in Pennsylvania
PA Career Link: Get resume help, take classes and brush up on your skills.
- 1855 New Hope Street, Norristown, PA. 19401, Ph: 610-270-3429, Fax: 610-270-3428, TTY: 610-270-1273
LIHEAP: help pay your heating bills through home heating energy assistance grants and crisis grants. 1-866-857-7095, TDD: 1-800-451-5886
Disaster Assistance: or 1-800-621-FEMA (3362)