ONLINE RESOURCES
Reader’s Advisory & Digital Library
NoveList Plus
Find recommendations for books, authors, or series you might like. A resource for both fiction and non-fiction recommendations.
Meet Libby
eBooks and eAudiobooks free with your library card!
Kanopy
Access Kanopy with an expertly curated collection of narrative and documentary films . Go to wrls.kanopy.com to get started today.
WISCAT
Not finding what you want? Expand your search to include all of Wisconsin with WISCAT.
Genealogy, History & Newspapers
Ancestry Library Edition
Start searching billions of records and discover your family’s story. Use this resource in the library with the public computers or your laptop, tablet or smart device.
Echo
Explore Wisconsin’s history through the ECHO Project, and view a growing collection of images from the past.
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.
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.
Resources & Lifelong Learning
Reference USA
The #1 source of information on businesses and people for small business owners, marketing professionals, researchers and job seekers. Reference USA helps users create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds and locate people. Available from home to anyone in the Winding Rivers Library System with a library card.
Consumer Reports
Testing results for a wide variety of products and comprehensive reviews wide variety of products and comprehensive reviews
CreativeBug
Creativebug inspires you to create and then teaches you how! Enjoy unlimited access to over 1,000 online art and craft classes, plus patterns, templates, and recipes. Topics include art & design, sewing, quilting, paper, knitting, crochet, food & home, jewelry, holiday & party, and classes for kids.
Gale Courses
Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online. These courses are free of charge to Winding Rivers Library System patrons.
BadgerLink
BadgerLink provides Wisconsin residents with licensed trustworthy content not available from free search engines.
ChiltonLibrary
OEM repair, maintenance, and service information on most cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs. Provides step-by-step procedures, diagnostic and troubleshooting help, and a video library. Available to residents of Wisconsin via BadgerLink.
Banzai!
The Black River Falls Public Library is partnering with the Co-op Credit Union to bring you this free online, interactive financial education tool.
Black River Falls Public Library
222 Fillmore St.
Black River Falls, WI 54615
715-284-4112
Hours:
Monday-Wednesday: 9AM-6PM
Thursday-Friday: 9AM-5PM
Saturday: 9AM-1PM