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Catalog and Databases

CATALOG+ - Orange Public Library's Online Catalog

CATALOG+

Search the catalog of the Orange Public Library (Main, Taft & El Modena Libraries) If you are a registered Orange Public Library patron you may also place holds on items, renew library materials that are on loan and check the status of your account.
No card needed for guest access.
To place holds or renew items, log in with your library card #.
Your birthdate is your PIN code.

These databases are available inside and outside the library
OPL Library card needed to access these databases

Inside the Library

Ancestry Library Edition - Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition is only available from computers inside the libraries. This database includes:

  • Immigration records
  • Birth, death and marriage records
  • U.S. and U.K. census information
  • Collections of U.S. school yearbooks
  • Much more!

Only available inside the library.

Inside the Library

Outside the Library

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete is designed for the everyday consumer of health care information, and provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information.  Library users can search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
Enter entire library card #.

Inside or Outside the Library

Freegal Music Downloads

Freegal is a downloadable music service at Orange Public Library. All you need is your library card number and PIN.

With access to the Sony Music Entertainment catalog, it offers hundreds of thousands of songs, over 100 genres of music, and more than 50 record labels, all without having to download software or have any digital rights management (DRM) issues to deal with. Access to Freegal is limited to Orange Public Library cardholders.
Enter entire library card # and PIN.

Inside the Library

Outside the Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Reference

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.  Resources include the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, the American Decades series, the Encyclopedia of World Biography plus many more!
Enter entire library card #.

Inside the Library

Outside the Library

Heritage Quest Online - Genealogy

Heritage Quest Online is available from computers inside the libraries, or from home. This resource includes:

  • U.S. Census information from 1790 – 1930
  • Over 20,000 family and local histories
  • Nearly 2 million genealogy and local history articles
  • Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land application files
  • Much more!

Enter entire library card #.

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Outside the
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Legal Information Reference Center

Providing online full-text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Many of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most respected provider of legal information.
Enter entire library card #.
Inside the
Library
Outside the
Library
MasterFile Premier - Periodicals 

MasterFile Premier provides full text articles for over 1,890 periodicals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more. More than 2,500 periodicals are indexed and abstracted with some full text available back to 1975. Full text for nearly 200 reference and travel books; 88,000 biographies; 60,000 primary source documents; and 91,000 photos, maps, and flags is also contained in this database, which is updated daily.
Enter entire library card #.

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Outside the
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NoveList

NoveList is an extensive database containing information about books and novels for all ages.  This resource can help you answer the question of what to read next.  NoveList also contains plot descriptions, book discussion guides and many more features.
Enter entire library card #.

Inside the Library

Outside the Library

ProQuest - Newspapers

Full-text, online access to:

  • Orange County Register (1986 - Current)

Enter entire library card #.

Inside or Outside the Library

Rocket Languages

A comprehensive remote access product that provides lifelong language learning and includes over 62 hours interactive instruction, grammar and culture lessons, self-testing, and interactive audio tracks for 10 languages - Spanish, Arabic, French, German, Chinese (Mandarin) Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and American Sign Language.
Use entire library card # when creating an account.

Inside the Library

Outside the Library

Tuition Funding Source

Tuition Funding Source is designed to help students find scholarships, college and career information. TFS offers students the largest scholarship database in the world with over $41 Billion in scholarship awards along with a career personality test and detailed college and career information.
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