Online Resources & Databases

Databases

We are pleased to offer several databases for research and enjoyment.

Access

To access any of the following databases, you must have an active library card with The Festus Public Library.

When prompted to enter your card number, you will do so with the following formula: fpl####. For example, most library cards with Festus Public Library are 5 digits.

To access these databases, you will first enter the letters fpl followed by your card number. This formula will work for all Festus Public Library cards, even if they are 1, 2, 3, or 4 digit numbers.

The Tumble Book Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation), TumbleTV which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books and Tumble Puzzles and Games. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format.

HeritageQuest

HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources-rich in:

Convenient research guides
Interactive census maps
Local and family histories
Unique primary sources
And more

Notice

Access to EBSCOhost, HeritageQuest and LearningExpressLibrary is provided to eligible MOREnet members through funding by the Missouri General Assembly for the REAL Program. This appropriation is made to the Secretary of State's Office and is administered by the Missouri State Library. Additional funding for these resources is provided by MOREnet member fees.