The circuit courts are sometimes referred to as courts of general jurisdiction, in recognition of the fact that most criminal and civil cases originate at this level. The 15th Judicial Circuit Court serves Palm Beach County.
211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast’s mission is to save and improve lives through crisis intervention and by connecting people to health, mental health and wellness services 24 hours a day, every day.
Helping children with special needs live better lives by connecting their families with support, answers and resources.
The purpose of Florida’s District Courts of Appeal is to provide the opportunity for thoughtful review of decisions of lower tribunals by multi-judge panels. The 4th District Court of Appeals serves Palm Beach County.
Award-winning app to help build your child’s skills in reading, math, phonics and more!
Explore and stay informed on local and international topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the globe including The Palm Beach Post.
Works with local organizations and private providers to support people who have developmental disabilities and their families in living, learning and working in their communities.
A nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally.
Find out about your history. Includes over one billion records from Social Security Death Index, U.S. Federal Census Images, Military and Immigration and Naturalization Records.
Only available at Palm Beach County Library System locations
Access to full-text American Physical Society Journals.
Provides disability services in Palm Beach County.
Non-profit organization that celebrates and promotes autistic community and culture through policy and legal advocacy, making educational resources, creating advocacy tools and providing leadership training for autistic self-advocates.
For ESL tutors and students. Offers workbooks of grammar and writing to beginner English language learners. Students improve their English skills through simple examples and exercises. Each lesson includes a topic for vocabulary and introduces a basic grammar concept.
An interactive, mobile-friendly website on the workings of the U.S. Government and history.
Your path to government benefits.
Your link to more than 320,000 people from throughout history and around the world.
Learn about the experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media.
A library of literacy criticism presenting expert analysis of the writers and works often studied in high school, college and university.
Can’t decide what to read next? Find thousands of titles and authors, read-alike, award winners and librarian's favorites lists.
Business resource that delivers authoritative company and industry information, articles and statistical data.
Business content from a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings.
Find out about starting your business using this comprehensive resource that covers all major areas of starting and operating a business.
CareerSource Palm Beach County is chartered by the state of Florida and has a dedicated team of career counselors, business coaches and training providers to help area businesses stay competitive through training grants and talent acquisition and assist job seekers in finding new jobs through career assessments, training and employment assistance.
Includes links to: tips for selecting quality child care, how to navigate child care options as well as access to the Health Department's provider search of licensed facilities.
Get tips and advice from local experts, personalized parenting news and connections to people who can help.
Search engine for civil and criminal case summaries in the 15th Judicial District, Palm Beach County.
Promoting independence for people with disabilities.
Learn the basics of computer science and coding for kids & teens.
Everything you need to learn how to code.
College & Research Libraries (C&RL) is the official, bi-monthly, online-only scholarly research journal of the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.
Connecting philanthropy with nonprofits to create a better community.
Get unbiased ratings and reviews for 9,000+ products and services plus trusted advice and in-depth reporting on what matters most.
Creativebug is an online resource that offers thousands of high-quality, on-demand art and craft classes suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists.
Aquí encontrarás todos los contenidos necesarios para aprender la lengua inglesa a tu ritmo.
Electronic directory of over 24 million U.S. businesses and over 210 million U.S. residents. Useful for market research, job searching, business and residential contact information.
Includes teaching resources, lesson ideas and jobs.
Access demographic information including income, housing, race, age, education, retail spending, consumer expenditures, businesses and more.
Presents information about dietary supplements and their ingredients. These include vitamins, minerals, herbs and botanicals, probiotics and more.
Search full content of Directories in Print, Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media and the Encyclopedia of Associations.
Everything you need to know about applying for and taking your drivers' test. Access car practice tests, motorcycle practice tests and drivers' handbooks for Florida.
Drug information regarding medications, homeopathic herbs and supplements.
Connects families to inclusion services, including technical assistance and consultation regarding curriculum, teaching strategies and environmental adaptations.
Access electronic encyclopedias and reference books; includes biographies, literature, business, medicine, government, science and more.
A collection of e-books (full-text electronic versions of published books), including over 21,000 titles across all subject areas.
Find out what magazines, journals and newsletters are available in our branches online in full-text format.
Find full-text articles and citations on current library trends and developments.
Database of education literature with article and document citations; includes a wide range of full-text content. Sponsored by the Institution of Education Sciences.
Largest collections of free editable English worksheets.
A non-profit organization serving individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families around the world.
Discover what energy is, where it comes from and how to use and save it!
Learn English free with videos.
A digital resource that answers inquiries about environmental concerns with coverage of more than 5.4 million articles from more than 300 journals and book reference content from Delmar. Provided through the Florida Electronic Library.
Audiobooks, news stories, songs and more.
Provides a comprehensive grammar review for all levels.
Expert consulting, training and support, at no charge, for people with autism and related disabilities, their families, employers, the professionals and community and governmental agencies serving them.
View sample test items for VPK-2, or take a sample test for Grades 3-10.
Provides a searchable database of lawyers who are licensed to practice law in the state of Florida.
The state’s central location for business entity filing, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, trade and service marks and fictitious name registrations.
Books, magazines and digital collections, including historic documents, photographs and music owned by libraries in Florida.
Easy access to healthcare information.
Free resources for tutors.
Locate medical doctors, osteopathic physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses licensed to practice in Florida.
For closed claims against doctors, dentists, hospitals, HMOs, abortion clinics, ambulatory surgical centers and crisis stabilization units.
FRLS provides free civil legal assistance to indigent families and low income elderly people in thirteen South Central Florida counties. FRLS also provides legal assistance to migrant workers throughout the state of Florida.
Offers statewide early intervention, family-centered opportunities free of charge for children ages 0-5 who are deaf/hard of hearing or blind/visually impaired.
The highest appellate court in Florida, the Florida Supreme Court’s 170+ years span a time when the state was the least populated (1845) to the present when it ranks third nationwide.
Florida Virtual School is one of the world’s leading online learning providers that delivers engaging and innovative experiences so students can enjoy a safe, reliable, and flexible education in a supportive environment.
Search drama, novels, poetry and short stories for students.
The leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide.
Available for in-library use only
Search peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Includes physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
An entire directory of all the Gale databases the Library offers.
Search full content of Directories in Print, Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media and the Encyclopedia of Associations.
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
Brings together Gale's premier literary databases in a new digital environment that allows researchers, faculty and students to search across these resources to discover and analyze content in entirely new ways.
Self-paced tutorials designed to teach basic computer and Internet skills, including Microsoft and Google applications, social media, online safety, graphic design, image editing, and more.
Access news and magazine articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and general interest.
A public health resource aiming to support people living with a rare disease and their caregivers by providing access to easy-to-understand information that is free and reliable.
Online gateway to over 1,300 newspapers with archives going back to the 1980s. For an obituary search, select the advanced search option and choose "Obituary" under "Document Type."
Information, education and support for people with Down syndrome and their families, friends, educators and professionals.
Premier destination for nonprofits and nonprofit research.
Available for in-library use only
Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in Gale's award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
Find health and medicine, medications and wellness information from encyclopedias, directories, medical dictionary, magazines, journals and newspapers.
Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace.
Search more than 25,000 family and local histories, census records and more.
Learn about the experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media — 1700 to today.
Database for educational resources for elementary students.
Database for educational resources for middle school students.
TOEFL test preparation.
Helping students build vocabulary and phonics skills through online activities.
Resources for those with learning disabilities.
Online learning with skill-building modules, test preparation materials, citizenship exam prep and practice exams. Includes tests for ACT®, SAT®, TOEFL®, firefighter, postal worker and many more.
Provides free (pro bono) legal assistance in civil matters to the disadvantaged.
Sample thousands of Florida and United States legal forms including wills, landlord/tenant and real estate forms as well as a wide variety of business letters.
Indexing for nearly 600 periodicals, books, research reports and proceedings regarding libraries and information management (from the mid-1960s).
A not-for-profit organization committed to ensuring that every resident of Palm Beach County is able to read.
Access up-to-date analysis, biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all periods, and from around the world.
A resource for teachers, librarians, and home-school families that provides practical, ready–to–use
materials for learning. Materials are provided for pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.
For people studying English as a Second Language.
Find general information about doctors, clinicians and groups that accept Medicare
An online health information resource for patients and their families and friends.
Find concise up-to-date information to help families navigate various aspects of military life.
In-depth financial information on more than 21,000 stocks and funds.
Learn how to use a mouse using this fun game.
Provides a prevention and wellness resource that health professionals can recommend to individuals and families to get information about clinical preventive services, including prevention and wellness topics, and interactive quizzes and tools.
The nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
Explore games, animations, projects and fun facts about Earth, space and technology.
Advocacy and services for teens and adults with disabilities and their families, providing work force development and employment services as well as transportation and education.
Find medical information for parents, kids and teens from pediatric care experts.
Get the Times from 1851 to today, with many years available as exact cover-to-cover digital reproductions. Full-text coverage from 1985 to present.
The New York Times is a global news resource that offers breaking news articles, videos, and the digital book review. Access from all library branches and from home.
Easy-to-read news stories that can help you learn to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Federal and state court cases; statutes, codes and regulations; company information for 43 million businesses; news coverage including 1,200 newspapers, 300 magazines and journals; and broadcast transcripts.
Specially curated tutorials to help enrich your library experience on topics such as online research, social media, accessing our digital collection, genealogy, and more!
Search for books by favorite author, series, setting or type of story.
Find new authors, series and titles to try in this database of book recommendations.
Search bibliographic records and library holdings from around the world, and access other databases including health, education, government and more.
Get information, projects and activities about archaeology, astronomy, zoology and other science topics.
Provides assistance with navigating the court system in Palm Beach County.
Provides an access point for equal justice through legal reference and referral services within the guidelines of Florida Statute 454.23.
Provided by the Municipal Code Corporation.
Explore Palm Beach history through local news, events and people. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
Access virtual K-12 education provided by the Palm Beach County School District.
Assists job seekers at all levels whether entering the workforce for the first time or searching for new opportunities. Create visually interesting resumes, cover letters and personal websites that can be shared with prospective employers.
National Literacy Tutor/Teacher Resource Center.
Search through 4 historic newspapers and other databases.
Online English listening comprehension activities.
El Sistema de Bibliotecas de el Condado de Palm Beach presenta este recurso sobre el uso de computadoras para ayudar a principiantes a familiarizarse con el uso del raton.
Large-scale, historic maps of nearly 150 Florida towns and cities; providing background information for genealogists, local historians, and urban planners.
Looking for money to pay for school? This free tool matches you to scholarship money.
Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE) Program provides health insurance information plus free, unbiased and confidential counseling assistance to Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers.
Reading comprehension resource.
View selected full-text content, from 1985 to present, of local and regional news.
A free, educational website that teaches older adults and other inexperienced internet users with basic computer skills about websites that can help improve their quality of life.
Gain a competitive edge in the job market with this professional development resource: technology training for non-techies and communications skills expertise.
Testing.com is a health information digital resource designed to help people understand the many lab tests that are a vital part of health care.
Current news stories written in simple English.
An online system for learning and developing language skills in a fun and engaging way. Includes tools and activities for learning over 80 languages from Afrikaans to Zulu.
Tutorías Gratuitas • Matemáticas • Ciencias • Jardín de la infancia-12, Introducción a la Universidad y Estudiante Adulto. Todo los dÍas 12:00 hasta 12:00 am.
Free online tutoring in math, science, social studies and language arts. There are also resources for job seekers available too including, local open jobs, resume and cover letter templates, interview guidelines and much more.
Helps you read for success, fine-tune your writing, expand your vocabulary, get a grip on math and explore science. TV411 is a collection of entertaining videos and engaging web activities all designed to help you reach your learning goals.
Learn to type faster, easier and better.
Learn fun facts about money as well as how to save it.
An online learning tool with courses available in a wide range of categories including leadership, software and personal development. The self-paced courses include videos, resources that can be downloaded and saved, and exercises and activities.
Agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security that administers the country's naturalization and immigration system.
Free English classes for you!
Helps investors get independently-created research information available about stocks and other investments. Access Value Line from a Library computer or from your home computer with your Library card number.
Listening and comprehension lessons through daily news and interactive English.
Helps people with disabilities find and maintain employment and enhance their independence.
Full-text content from 1984 to present.
Get up-to-date ratings information on insurance companies, financial institutions, mutual funds and other investment products.
Uncover information about science, animals, nutrition, history, countries and more.
Promotes the healthy development of infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities and those who work on their behalf.
