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For just in time learning for the working professional, Accel5 Business Library features short videos on topics including business competencies, leadership and management, and personal effectiveness; summaries for business and leadership books; and articles by industry leaders on current working world issues.  

Benefits of creating an individual account: keeping your place in publications, tracking what you’ve read, recommended items that match to what you’ve already viewed.

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For just in time learning for the working professional, Accel5 Business Library features short videos on topics including business competencies, leadership and management, and personal effectiveness; summaries for business and leadership books; and articles by industry leaders on current working world issues.  

Provides searchable digitized copies of newspapers published in Winchester and the surrounding area between 1786 and 1925.  The website may be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection.

Please note: Issues of the Winchester Star are available via the Newspaper Archive database.

From the New England Historical Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors.org provides access to 1.4 billion+ searchable records, plus subscriptions to American Ancestors magazine and the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, two of genealogy’s leading print publications.

Access is only available on public computers in Handley Regional Library branches

Search millions of genealogical records, including birth, death, census, and military records. Access is only available on public computers in Handley Regional Library branches

AtoZ Maps is the world’s largest database of downloadable, royalty-free maps for student and library patron use. More than 100,000 maps are available in 48 categories. Users will find world, regional, country, and state maps as well as environmental, climate, antique and other maps. The database also contains extensive teaching tools for educators with lesson plans.

AtoZ World Culture is an educational resource that contains 121 topics for 175 countries. Starting with a country snapshot and cultural overview, topics that can be explored include: climate; food and recipes; history; language; maps; money and much more. 

AtoZ World Travel includes 202 world city travel guides covering 67 topics. Topics include pre-trip planning, points of interest, excursions, neighborhoods, restaurants, nightlife, as well as health and safety. AtoZ World Travel is designed for anyone who wants to prepare for their trip abroad.

Read or listen to free eBooks, eAudiobooks, & magazines on your mobile device using the Libby app or on your computer. Visit OverDrive help for more instructions.

Career Online High School (COHS) provides adults the chance to earn their high school diploma through select public libraries, along with career certificates and comprehensive career preparation support.

Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.

The GCFLearnFree.org program is designed to help you learn the essential skills needed to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 180 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons and 800+ videos, completely free.

Access highly respected ratings & reviews of thousands of consumer products.

Continue your at-home early literacy learning through this  family activity calendar with new suggestions every day for stories, songs, activities, and games! Esto también está disponible en Español.

Encyclopedia Virginia (EV) is an authoritative and user-friendly resource on the history and culture of Virginia. A project of Virginia Humanities in partnership with the Library of Virginia,  EV publishes topical and biographical entries written by scholars, edited to be accessible to a general audience, and vigorously fact-checked. 

Ebsco’s Explora is a user-friendly interface, designed to meet the unique needs of its users. Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction. Explora searches across the various resources, including Newspaper Source, ReadIt!, and MasterFile.  All Explora content is appropriate for grades 6 and up.  

Handley Regional Library  is a FamilySearch Affiliate, allowing patrons expanded access to millions of genealogical records. Affiliate access is only available on public computers in Handley Regional Library branches. Users must have, or sign up for, a free FamilySearch account to use this resource.

Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and digital reading content (both text and audio) for Virginians of all ages. Look for Master File and Read It!

Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and digital reading content (both text and audio) for Virginians of all ages. Look for Master File and Read It!

Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and digital reading content (both text and audio) for Virginians of all ages. Look for Master File and Read It!

Gale In Context: Elementary give children a safe place to find answers to their questions, practice research skills, and explore interests inside and outside the classroom. It also gives teachers access to digital resources that can supplement and enhance instruction

Having a clear, compelling point of view on today’s most debated political and social issues requires finding the most credible facts and insights. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints simplifies your search by bringing together thousands of resources to provide authoritative articles, research reports, videos, and statistics. This database steers you away from unreliable content that online browsers sometimes serve up and helps you draw your own conclusions about global warming, the minimum wage, and hundreds of other debated topics.

HelpNow by Brainfuse provides live, certified educator assistance for homework, research, and writing in all subjects for grades K-college seven days a week from 2 pm to 11 pm.

Hoopla is a web and mobile library media streaming platform that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone, even your TV.  Instant titles can be streamed immediately with no waiting, or be downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later.  More popular titles are listed as Flex titles - if you've reached your limit, return one to get another! 

Infoplease is a reference and learning site, combining the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas and several almanacs loaded with facts.

JobNow by Brainfuse provides live, certified educators and navigators seven days a week from 2 pm to 11 pm for application, résumé and cover letter writing, job searches and interview practice. 

Just for Kids by Infobase is a children's video streaming service that features entertaining and educational videos your kid will love!  Content is appropriate for kids of all ages.  

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Password: digital

Using your Handley Library card, you can access Kanopy. With an expertly curated collection of narrative and documentary films we think you’ll enjoy, we’re pleased to bring this streaming service to our community. Go to kanopy.com to get started today.

Organized into targeted learning centers, this e-resource supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass the GED^®, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

Find downloadable, fillable forms for basic legal transactions, current to Virginia code. Leases, sales contracts, powers of attorney, etc. [Legal Forms, its publisher, Gale Cengage, The Library of Virginia, Virginia public libraries and their funding bodies assume no liability for actions resulting in the use of these forms.]

The Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, is the library agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, its archival agency, and the reference library at the seat of government. Library of Virginia online houses the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government.

Winchester Virginia's volunteer adult literacy
 organization. They teach reading, math, English language, computer, financial and citizenship skills to adults.

Over 4,000 magazine titles available to read digitally!  Read in your browser or download the app for Apple or Android. 

An online language learning tool that offers courses in Spanish, Polish, English, Mandarin, and more.

Access digitized newspapers from Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Browse by keyword, place or date of publication, and title. This database includes the Winchester Star.

Access is available with a Handley library card number. Click on the View Resource link. You will be prompted to enter your card number and then to create a Newspaper Archive account.

Try the book suggestions in our NextReads newsletters. Pick what types of books you like – from thrillers and romance to biographies and armchair travel – and we’ll deliver reading lists right to your inbox along with new gems, bestsellers, and related titles.

Niche Academy is a digital literacy and skill building resource offering instructional videos on many common digital library tools.

NoveList K-8 Plus is a comprehensive reading resource for fiction and nonfiction. With a fun and intuitive interface, and extensive proprietary content, NoveList K-8 Plus will help you integrate reading across the curriculum and support your young readers.

Fiction database that provides subject-heading access, reviews, annotation, sections for Author Read-a-likes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks, Annotated Book Lists and more. 

This research based database aimed at parents of children ages birth-adolescents includes short video clips by experts in the field on many topics that parents/caregivers need. Topics vary from Parenting Styles and Child Development to Wellbeing and Teen Life Skills. Available in multiple languages, including Arabic, Cantonese, English, Hindi, Mandarin, and Spanish.

Enter your library barcode # (2992500) at home or on-the-go to access.

Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks". 

(Formerly Reference USA), Reference Solutions provides access to accurate & complete business and consumer data for job seekers, small business owners, marketing professionals, and researchers.  Find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, read news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research, and much more.

Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn.  With courses and supplemental resources in 110+ languages, Transparent Language Online can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.  Some languages include a KidSpeak track for young learners.  

Includes a link to The United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley "Community Services Directory" and information about the Concern Hotline.

Learn something new or update your existing skills! Choose from over 500 online courses, from photography to physics, computers to calligraphy.

For beginning as well as veteran investors, Value Line provides reliable, unbiased information. Find accurate, insightful research on companies, industries, markets, and economies. Evaluate investments with confidence and make smarter, more profitable decisions.

VetNow by Brainfuse provides live, certified educators and navigators Monday through Friday, from 2 pm to 11 pm for assistance to veterans in navigating Department of Veteran Affairs benefits, paperwork, programs, etc. 

There is a general district court in each city and county in Virginia. The general district court handles traffic violations, hears minor criminal cases known as misdemeanors, and conducts preliminary hearings for more serious criminal cases called felonies.

Virginia Free Legal Answers is a pro bono service of the Virginia State Bar and American Bar Association where low-income users can submit their legal questions online and get free answers from a licensed Virginia lawyer in good standing.

Includes the Constitution of Virginia, Code of Virginia, Uncodified Acts of Assembly, Regulations of Virginia, Charters and Authorities of Virginia Localities, and Compacts of Virginia. It features easy navigation and readable presentation of content. Visitors can search across all of Virginia Law to find the information they want, without having to know where the information resides.

This Virginia State Bar services allows users to get an up-to-30-minute call with a local lawyer for $35. There are no strings attached and sometimes that 30-minute call is enough to solve the legal issue. The new online portal allows people to put in their legal issue and geographic location and be referred a lawyer 24/7.

The mission of this 501c3 non-profit organization is to provide helpful, free resource information associated with aging, disabilities, post-military life, and overall well-being. The family of websites features easily searchable programs and services, educational articles, an “Ask an Expert” feature, and a Community Calendar.