Online Resources
Read It Now
hoopla Magazines BingePass
Digital access to magazines like HGTV, Popular Mechanics, Elle, Inc, Time for Kids and many more. With just one hoopla borrow, you get unlimited access to all magazines for 7 days.
Entertainment Now
Online Learning
African-American Heritage Quest
Genealogy tools specifically for African Americans. Enter your 13-digit library card number and start discovering today.
Black Freedom Struggle - Pro Quest
ProQuest invites you to explore the new Black Freedom Struggle website free through February, featuring expertly selected open primary source documents.
Black Life in America
The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.
Brainfuse E-Learning
On demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning. Easy, intuitive and engaging e-learning for all ages and levels.
Document Bank of Virginia
Document Bank of Virginia (DBVa) is the Library of Virginia’s initiative to provide primary sources to teachers and classrooms, supporting state standards. Make history relevant!
Find It Virginia
Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and digital reading content for all ages.
The Great Courses
The Great Courses Library Collection - the world's most engaging professors provide you with an immersive learning experience, covering a wide variety of subjects
The Great Courses Binge Pass
The new hoopla BingePass includes unlimited streaming of The Great Courses Library Collection. Watch as much of The Great Courses as you want for 7 days, using one borrow!
Heritage Hub
Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today.
Hispanic Life in America
Comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from the early 18th century to the present day.
MasterFILE Complete
MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading publishers.
Medline Plus
A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), Medline Plus, presents high-quality, relevant health and wellness information that is trusted, easy to understand, and free of advertising, in both English and Spanish.
Newsbank
Read the Richmond Times-Dispatch and other US daily newspapers. Database includes RTD archives. You must have a 13-digit or permanent library card with RPL to be able to access this database.
Read It!
Designed for middle and high school students and adults who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects.
RPL Presents
Business Services
Accel5 Online Learning
Explore a unique business library, featuring videos, book summaries, and articles on professional development, leadership theory, and business best practices. Create an individual account to keep track of your reading materials and progress.
AtoZdatabases
Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends, relatives and more. Also in Spanish.
Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative
Use these self-paced, online classes to learn how to think like an entrepreneur as you prepare to launch a small business venture or plan a career path. Take your passion into the business world. (ELI is the equivalent of 3 college credits).
FDO Essential
Trying to search for grants from home? You can access Candid’s (candid.org) Foundation Directory Online here. We can also assist you with funding searches directly. Click on our Ask a Librarian tab if you have questions.
JobNow: Job Seeker Assistance Page & Online Learning
Connect with a certified career coach, seven days a week between 2 and 11 pm. Get help with résumé writing, applications, searches, and skill development needs.
Mergent Archives
Indexed collection of more than a century's worth of global corporate and industry-related documents.
Mergent Intellect
Locate company data and contact info, explore consumer data and demographic groups, or conduct residential searches
Mergent Online
Stock and financial on US and international companies. Access: Enter your Richmond Public Library card number.