Consumer & Do It Yourself
Discover an abundance of online resources ready to help you with your consumer research, handy-person skills, craftiness and do-it-yourself projects.
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Get Your Garden and Yard Ready!
Thinking about your spring and summer backyard parties? Home Improvement Source can help with your landscaping and yard projects!
Clear Creek Makerspace Discounted Membership
Kick-start your creative journey at the Clear Creek Makerspace. Use your JCPL card for a discounted membership rate.
Hobbies & Crafts Source
Discover detailed how-to instructions and get creative ideas for virtually every do-it-yourselfer hobbyist.
Online Resources
Online Resources
Auto Repair Source
Find step-by-step instructions and current service and repair information for most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles.
Chilton Library
Search the most authoritative automotive repair information available. Find up-to-date content to simplify even the most complicated tasks.
Creativebug
Explore more than 1,000 award-winning art and craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
Home Improvement Source
Tackle all your home improvement and repair projects with detailed, user-friendly how-to information.
Auto Repair Source
Find step-by-step instructions and current service and repair information for most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles.
Chilton Library
Search the most authoritative automotive repair information available. Find up-to-date content to simplify even the most complicated tasks.
Creativebug
Explore more than 1,000 award-winning art and craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
Home Improvement Source
Tackle all your home improvement and repair projects with detailed, user-friendly how-to information.
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Geek Out! Fandom for All
What do you geek out about? Do you like to dress up as your favorite character? Write fan-fic? Check out these "fan"-tastic library reads!
Color Your Summer with Creativebug!
Hone your crafty skills and try out these gems — each one counts as an activity in the Library Summer Challenge: Color Our World!
Geek Out! Fandom for All
What do you geek out about? Do you like to dress up as your favorite character? Write fan-fic? Check out these "fan"-tastic library reads!
Color Your Summer with Creativebug!
Hone your crafty skills and try out these gems — each one counts as an activity in the Library Summer Challenge: Color Our World!
Getting Started
Get a library card and access all of the great online resources JCPL has to offer.
Learn How: Auto Repair Source
Before you dive deep into Auto Repair Source, check out this introductory tutorial from Niche Academy.
Learn How: Chilton Library
Explore Chilton Library's automotive database of maintenance instructions and repair guides with help from Niche Academy.
Learn How: Auto Repair Source
Before you dive deep into Auto Repair Source, check out this introductory tutorial from Niche Academy.
Learn How: Chilton Library
Explore Chilton Library's automotive database of maintenance instructions and repair guides with help from Niche Academy.
Book a Librarian
Book a Librarian
Got a new tablet or other device? Want to download e-content from the Library? Book a Librarian for a free, 30-minute tech help appointment.