Online catalogs and research tools available in the library or anywhere you have internet access.
Search the Online Catalogs
Search the PALS Plus catalog for the collections of Ringwood and 17 other libraries.
Check your account or request renewals. Enter your library card number as your User ID and the last 4 digits of your phone number as your PIN.
If
you can’t find what you want in the PALS Plus catalog, search
JerseyCat to request materials from outside our system.
Digital
Library NJ
A free audiobook and eBook download service for your desktop and
mobile platforms including Windows, Mac, Android and Blackberry.
New
Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped
For library materials and services to any New Jersey resident
who cannot read regular printed books due to any visual, physical
or learning disability.
Open Borrowing
in Northern New Jersey
Your library card is good at many area libraries.
You have direct walk-in access to the collections of most public libraries in Passaic, Bergen, Middlesex and Morris Counties, as well as William Paterson University, Passaic County Community College, and Montclair University.
Job Search Tools
Learn-A-Test
Courses are offered in job search and workplace skills, including
job searching, resume and business writing, and interviewing skills.
Your Learning Express Job & Career Accelerator
Job & Career Accelerator is the most comprehensive and easy-to-use
job search application on the market. It integrates everything
a patron needs to conduct a successful job search. Interactive
wizards guide patrons through each step of the search process
in a personalized manner, from recommending occupations to fetching
up-to-the-minute job postings that are based on each user's career
preferences. In addition, users will have access to tools essential
to getting hired such as the resume and cover letter builders,
interview course and tips and expert advice to help make the job
search more effective.
Your Job-Related Resource Clearinghouse
NJWorks.org is a clearinghouse for job-related resources, support
groups, and training available at libraries and other community
centers across the state. NJWorks.org continues to grow and will
continue to offer a wealth of information to aid in the job-seeking
efforts of New Jersey's unemployed and underemployed. A project
of the NJ State Library.
Internet Research Tools
Go beyond Google and do your research using our extensive collection of databases.
- Ringwood
History — Upper Ringwood
The Upper Ringwood Virtual Scrapbook and Museum explores the rich history of a vibrant community through photographs and family keepsakes.
This site was made possible through the efforts
of Shirley DeFreese Van Dunk, Debbie Van Dunk, Betty Petak,
Barbara Van Der Sluys, and all the members of the community
who loaned us their family treasures to share with the world. - Ringwood History — The Writings of
Minnie May Monks.
An extensive collection of the original writings of Minnie May Monks, covering Ringwood and the surrounding area in the early 1900’s.
- Jersey
Clicks
Outside the library, you will need to enter your library card number.
Find
information in full-text magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias
and other resources for all subjects and age levels. Start
here for the most extensive one-step search over hundreds
of different databases allowing you to search them all with
a single click. For a complete list of the databases in
JerseyClicks, click on Custom Search on the opening page. -
Novelist Plus
Outside the library, you will need to enter your library card number.A readers' advisory site where you can enter your favorite author, title, series or other criteria and get suggestions for other books you might like.
- Reference
USA
Outside the library, you will need to enter your library card number.A detailed listing of 10.5 million businesses with the ability to search by company name, type of business, geography, business size and more.
- Literary
Reference Center
Outside the library, you will need to enter your library card number.For research on authors, criticisms, literature periods and other related topics.
- Hoovers
Remote access outside the library is not available.This database of 12 million companies, with in-depth coverage of 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises, is at the core of business tools and services that customers find vital to their business operations.
- Learn-A-Test
Take practice tests online. LearningExpress provides interactive learning to help you pass academic and licensing tests such as Civil Service, College Entrance, GED, Citizenship, Writing Skills and many more. You'll get immediate scoring, answer explanations and individualized analysis of your results. You will be asked to register by providing your e-mail address or a username of your choice and a password. Instructions for use of the service will follow registration. - Elibrary
Elementary
Designed especially for students from kindergarten through sixth grade, elibrary provides full text content in six media sources including magazines, newspapers, photographs, books, television transcripts, and maps.
Children will find it easy to use and full of the information they need.- User Name: RINGREMOTE
- Password: REMOTE001
- Points
of View Reference Center
Outside the library, you will need to enter your library card number.A database that provides students with essays presenting multiple sides of current issues. 200 topics are represented ranging from affirmative action to stem cell research and many more.
- Legal
Forms
Outside the library, you will need to enter your library card number.All Varieties of legal forms specific to New Jersey, along with Law Digest, q&a, legal definitions, an attorney directory and external links.
For a short tutorial, click here.
- Powerspeak
Languages
Outside the library, you will need to enter your library card number.An online interactive foreign language course. Reading, listening, and speaking are covered, as well as definitions, grammar and pronunciation. 10 languages including ESL.
For a short tutorial, click here.
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