Nevada State Library, Archives & Public Records
Every resident of Nevada has free access to a statewide library system run by Nevada State Library, Archives & Public Records. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.
Nevada public libraries at a glance
Research databases: Nevada Statewide Licensed Databases
Nevada Statewide Licensed Databases is Nevada's free statewide research service.
Resources students can use inside Nevada Statewide Licensed Databases include:
- EBSCO (including the Explora interface)
- ABC-CLIO
- LearningExpress Library
- TeachingBooks
- World Book
- LinkedIn Learning for Public Libraries
Ebooks & audiobooks: EBSCO eBooks (statewide via the Nevada State Library), free with a library card.
Accessible reading & talking books
Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through Nevada Talking Books, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. Nevada Talking Book Services (Nevada State Library, Archives & Public Records), an NLS network library, serves NV residents with blindness or a visual, perceptual, reading, or physical disability; apply online, by phone, or by email.
Find a library & get a card
Use the official locator to find your nearest Nevada public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →