Online Databases

Discover your family history and start your family tree.  Search billions of genealogy records including Census, SSDI & Military records.  Ancestry Library Edition can only be accessed within the Deptford Free Public Library.

Discover your next great book online! BookPage highlights the best new books across all genres. Access to the latest edition of BookPage, plus 12 back issues.

With Creativebug you’ll enjoy unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes. Watch classes anytime, anywhere. Since the classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities!

EBSCOhost is the world’s most-used reference resource. It is a customizable, intuitive search experience designed to cater to user needs and preferences at every level of research, with over 350 full text and secondary databases available.

This rich collection of consumer health information provides access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets.

Search military records, immigration records, census records and more to discover your family history. Heritage Quest can be accessed from home with your Deptford Free Public Library card number.

Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.

An online digital library featuring over 6,000 animated, audio-picture books in 85+ languages, designed for children to enjoy stories in their native language or learn a new one.

Learn new languages in a conversation based setting. Mango Languages has reading and listening lessons in 70 World Languages using proven linguistic methods from native speakers. If you are an English Language Learner, you can select your mother tongue, and the lessons will be provided in the language you are most comfortable with.