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News & Updates

Current Technical Issues

All technical issues with MyHeritage have now been resolved. Please feel free to contact us if you have further problems or have questions. Thanks so much for your patience!

Current Trials!

These resources are available to us for a limited time so that we can see if they fit the needs of our members. We'd love to have your feedback! If you have comments or questions about any of these trial resources, please contact us through our eResources Email Form.

Ancestry Library Edition
For a Limited Time! Get Remote access to The Ancestry Library Edition, including approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; biographical index, DAR information, Social Security Index and a strong Civil War collection.
A to Z World Food
Explore food culture and traditional recipes from around the world It's a movable feast in a digital cookbook. Learn to make classic dishes from 174 countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
World Book Activity Corner
Activity Corner offers thousands of activities with easy, clear instructions, photographs, illustrations, and more.
World Book Dramatic Learning
By turning texts into plays, skits, and monologues and providing teaching tools to apply these materials in the classroom, Dramatic Learning can help students become more fluent readers, understand core concepts, and internalize content.
World Book Science Power
Science Power is an engaging and visually rich supplemental science learning site for upper elementary-age children. The site is correlated to popular science textbooks as well as state/provincial standards, and includes differentiated content to help struggling readers master the material.
World Book Social Studies Power
varied lesson content with rich multimedia, read-aloud text, literacy tools, and geography basics to provide a well-rounded learning experience for students and an effective instructional tool for their educators.

eResources Updates & Changes

RomanceBookCloud is no longer available to Alameda County Library as of April 30, 2020. Check out OverDrive and hoopla for a large selection of Romance titles.

No Longer Available: OverDrive/Libby Automatic Hold Checkout
OverDrive's auto hold checkout has been retired in favor of a new feature: Hold Redelivery! Check out our blog for details.

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Managing Kindle eBooks
This tutorial will teach you how to find, checkout, and manage your Kindle eBooks.
Quick Start Guides
Here you'll find quick start guides and tips & tricks for our eResources. This course will grow over time, so check back now and then!
Guide to the New Catalog
This guide to BiblioCommons, our new catalog, will help you get started plus much more!