E-Resources

This comprehensive resource offers hundreds of millions of current and archived full-text articles from over 7,000 news sources worldwide in a single, fully searchable online resource. Updated daily, it includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, and real estate so you can research topics and subjects, find events and milestones, and more. Includes over 30 Oklahoma news sources as well as 2,200 sources from across the United States.

Password: 14 digit Library Card Number

What will you discover in your family tree? It's not just history, it's your history. Learn more about Ancestry on their blog.

No Outside Library Access. Available in main library only.

Elementary and Middle School resources

Password: 14 digit library card number

Britannica in Spanish. There are Spanish resources for all ages.

Password: 14 digit library card number.

Chilton Online Auto Repair Manuals provide exclusive photographs, diagnostics, step-by-step repair procedures, original equipment manufacturer maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and technical service bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks.

Call the Lawton Public Library at 580-581-3450 ext 4 for the password.

Reports, encyclopedias, fact sheets, images, diagrams, videos and more.

User ID: lawton

Call the library at 580-581-3450 ext 4 for the password.

Includes full text journals, newspaper and magazine articles, reading guidance, children's information sources, maps and more.

User ID: lawton
Call the Lawton Public Library at 580-581-3450 ext. 4 for the password.

Explora K - 8 provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. Searches may be limited by lexile reading level.

Explora provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.

Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides convenient access to a growing collection of US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. It contains millions of records from world-class archives, many of which are exclusively available on Fold3.

Password: library card number (example: 29056001000000)

This database offers detailed how-to instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading lobby and craft magazines.

Online resource for assistance in areas such as repair, maintenance, remodeling, electrical work and much more.

Check out ebooks, eaudio, emovies, and more. You have up to 3 checkouts per month. Create an account and get started!

Please note: Not all Hoopla titles appears in the library catalog. Check Hoopla to see more titles. 

How to install the app and create an account. 

Video tutorials:  Getting Registered,  Hoopla for... Android,  iOS, FireTV, Roku, Apple TV. 

Search the Lawton Constitution archives from 1985 – today. Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues. Includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate and other sections. Available from inside the library or from home.

Password: 14 digit Library Card Number

Legal Forms offers thousands of customizable online legal forms specific to Oklahoma. The forms cover the legal categories of bankruptcy, bill of sale, contracts, divorce, employment, incorporation, LLC, landlord tenant, living wills, name change, power of attorney, real estate, taxes, last wills and testaments, and more. Users should consult an attorney for legal questions.

Password: library card number (example: 29056001000000)

Full text articles on many top consumer legal reference questions and legal forms.

Unique digital content spanning more than 100 years of Oklahoma history. Content ranges from the late 1800s to the present day.

Take free practice tests online for cars, motorcycles, and CDL. The handbooks are also available.

You must have a valid library card to access e-books and e-magazines.

Please note that not all OverDrive titles appear in the library catalog, so check OverDrive for more titles. 

Thanks to the generousity of the Laura Fields Trust, the Friends of the Lawton Public Library purchased OverDrive e-books through the Oklahoma Virtual Library Consortium.

Go to okvirtuallibrary.lib.overdrive.com to create an account and start reading!

If you are having a problem accessing OverDrive, here are a few helpful hints:

• Use the entire library barcode number.
• Your password is your last name in ALL CAPS.
• Once a year, your information will need to be updated in order for you to have access to OverDrive.

OverDrive Getting Started Guides

This full-text database provides a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as poetic forms, movements and techniques.

Browse by category, popular resources, state, and small business videos.

User ID: lawton

Password: Contact Library

Learn a new language! There are over 80 different languages available and 24 ESL courses for those looking to learn English. Create an account and get started learning today! Learn more:

Get Transparent Language Online as a mobile app.

World Cat allows you to search the world's libraries. You can borrow materials by using the online interlibrary loan form. Customers must have a Lawton Public Library card in good standing (active card with no more than $1.00 in late fees) before requested material will be ordered.

For more information on interlibrary loan policies, procedures, and instructions.

Authorization: 100-280-603

Contact Library for Password