Online Database FAQs

• Do library apps have parental controls or filters?

  Yes - the CRRL Mobile, Libby, Beanstack Tracker, and Kanopy, apps all have parental controls or filters that can be applied. See more here, opens a new window.

• How do I access online resources or research databases?

  If you are in one of our ten branches, just click on the database link.

   

  If you are at home (or anywhere outside of a library branch), you will need an online account. 

   

  If you're already logged in to your account, you can go straight to your selected resource. If not, you'll be asked to log in using your library card number or username and your library PIN (usually the last four digits of your phone number).

   

  If you haven't set up your online account yet, you'll need to take a few easy steps to get it set up.

   

  A few of our resources have their own accounts that you'll need to set up the first time you access them.

• Are all your databases available outside the library?

  Most of our databases are available outside of the library, but a few are only available within the library. This is marked with the following indication:

  Only available at Central Rappahannock Regional Library

  This appears if the resource is only accessible at a particular branch:

  Only available at the Fredericksburg Branch

• How do I find out what journals and magazines you have?

  For our print magazines, you can access our library catalog online. If you choose to search the catalog by subject, say for education journals, then type in "education periodicals" (without the quotes!). You will obtain a listing of our holdings in journals/magazines about education.

  You can also search by the specific journal title you need. We also have a collection of downloadable digital magazines, opens a new window, offered to library cardholders.