Get a Library Card
Use this form to apply for a temporary account with the Loyal Public Library to provide access to a variety of free online resources!
By registering for this “Online Only” Library Card, you will be able to checkout eBooks and eAudiobooks on Overdrive and/or Libby, take educational courses on Gale Courses Online, etc. Take advantage of these great options!
If you already have a Library Card, there is no need to complete this registration as you already have access to these free resources.
Use the Digital Library!
Libby
Borrow library eBooks and audiobooks on your smart device.
NoveList Plus
A reader’s advisory database recommendations, author biographies, articles and lists for fiction and nonfiction books.
Gale Courses
Professional and personal enrichment online courses. Taught by experts in their field 12x per year.
Genealogy & Newspapers
Ancestry Library Edition
Start searching billions of records and discover your family’s story. Available for use only while using library wifi or public computers.
Heritage Quest Online
Access genealogical research: all U.S. Federal Census records, family and local histories, and access to PERSI PERiodical Source Index.
Newspapers.com
Historical newspapers archive from the 1700s-2000s containing thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries.
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research Site is a service of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association that provides access to 235 daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers both historical and current.
Resources & Lifelong Learning
Auto Repair Source
Authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
BadgerLink
Resources for personal interests to educational research.
Consumer Reports
Testing results for a wide variety of products and comprehensive reviews.
Gale Courses
Professional and personal enrichment online courses. Taught by experts in their field 12x per year.
Learning Express Library
Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, achieve success at school, at work or in life.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Offers assistance in providing routine maintenance (tune-ups, brake service, etc.) as well as extensive repairs (engine and transmission disassembly) and allows users to search by product type, brand, model/engine type, specific area of model/engine type, and model numbers.