Information Services

In order to best assist you with all of your information needs, the Alamance County Public Libraries offer a variety of Reference and Information Services.

Questions and Answers          

The staff of each branch of the Alamance County Public Libraries strives to provide for the information needs of the public, both in person or by telephone.

Books, indexes, CD-ROM products and online services may all be used to locate information. For extensive research, the staff will assist in searching for the information needed.

InterLibrary Loan Services

Materials not owned by any of the libraries of the Alamance  County Public Libraries may be borrowed via InterLibrary Loan Service.   See our InterLibrary Loan guidelines for more information.

Local History and Genealogy Departments

The May Memorial Library maintains a  Local History Collection which is accessible during regular library hours. Included in this collection are works on the history and genealogy of Alamance County and its contiguous counties --- Caswell, Chatham, Orange, and Guilford. 

In addition, the branch libraries have small collections of historical and genealogical materials that are related to their geographical location.  Please call each branch for more specific information about their holdings.

Business Services

Business and manufacturing guides and directories suited to the needs of jobseekers, investors, entrepreneurs, small businesspeople, students, and other interested parties are available for use in each of the libraries, though the  most extensive collection of materials is found at the May Memorial Library.  Please call each branch for more specific information about materials in the Business Collection.

Internet Services

Public access to the Internet is available at each of the Alamance County Public Libraries.  Access to the many resources of NC LIVE is available to valid library card holders, both in the library and remotely. 

Check our Internet Use Policy for use of terminals within each library.  Call or come by to pick up your password to use NC LIVE.

A page of Internet Links compiled by library staff is now under construction.

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