Access NC LIVE through your Public Library!

What is NC LIVE?

NC LIVE (North Carolina LIbraries for Virtual Education) is the state's electronic library, created to give you access to magazine articles, national and local newspapers, business and professional journals, reference sources, and research material -- all electronically.

NC LIVE provides North Carolina residents and students with access to high quality information - searchable collections of magazine, newspaper, and journal articles, electronic books, historical materials, maps, and much more - covering a wide range of topics.

This exciting online information goes far beyond anything readily available over the Internet and represents a rich and diverse information resource to help you in your work, school, and other aspects of your daily life. 

NC LIVE offers the citizens of North Carolina online access to a diverse collection of electronic resources including complete articles from over 16,000 newspapers, journals, magazines, and encyclopedias, indexing for over 25,000 periodical titles, and access to over 25,000 online print and audio books. NC LIVE is available free of charge to library patrons, students, and educators from public libraries, community colleges, the state's university system, and members of the North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. NC LIVE can be accessed from within an affiliated library or from home.

NC LIVE is available to anyone who uses an NC LIVE library.  Resources found at this site are provided to North Carolina public libraries by the N.C. General Assembly.

Connect to NC LIVE here

NC LIVE is available through the Internet terminals at all public libraries in Alamance County.  Library users can also access NC LIVE from computers outside the library with a valid library card and NC LIVE password.

Obtain your personal password now to access valuable computer reference databases on the Internet.  Remote users who have a valid library card with any of the Alamance County Public Libraries may access this website from their home or office Internet computers by obtaining a limited-time password from the Reference Department at May Memorial Library.   Simply telephone 336-229-3588 or send email to reference.staff@alamancelibraries.org to obtain your password.

Passwords will be reissued every 4 to 6 months to eligible library cardholders upon request.  Area residents may obtain a library card by visiting any branch library location in Alamance County and presenting proof of current address.  NC LIVE passwords are for individual use and should not be shared with others due to the terms of vendor licensing agreements.