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The Florida Department of Children and Families Automated Community Connection to Economic Self Sufficiency (ACCESS). The ACCESS Florida system allows customers to connect with their public assistance information 24/7, through the online application and MyACCESS Account.

Ask a Librarian is Florida’s Virtual Reference Service · Over 100 academic, cooperative, K-12, public, and special libraries are members.

Use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form to apply for financial aid for college or graduate school.

Florida’s Family Court uses a fully integrated, comprehensive approach to handling all cases involving children and families, while at the same time resolving family disputes in a fair, timely, efficient, and cost effective manner.

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation is the agency charged with licensing and regulating businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as cosmetologists, veterinarians, real estate agents and pari-mutuel wagering facilities. Our mission is to license efficiently and regulate fairly, and we strive to meet this goal in our day-to-day operations.

The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) was established by the Florida Legislature in 1996.

Gale offers a variety of resources for education, lifelong learning, and academic research. Whether you are looking for peer-reviewed articles; full-text magazines, newspapers, and eBooks; primary source documents; and videos or podcasts, Gale puts the right vetted content and tools at your fingertips!

FloridaLawHelp.org is a free website with information about: Laws in Florida, Going to court, Legal forms, Do-it-yourself, Free and low-cost legal service programs, and Lawyer referral programs.

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida.

Answer the age-old question, “What do I read next?” Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.

Gain consumer and market insight from highly detailed demographic data on millions of U.S. businesses and consumers.

Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more.

Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.

Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.

Access the most searched magazines across Gale OneFile focusing on current events, sports, science, and health issues.

Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.

Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career.

Gale offers a variety of resources for education, lifelong learning, and academic research. Whether you are looking for peer-reviewed articles; full-text magazines, newspapers, and eBooks; primary source documents; and videos or podcasts, Gale puts the right vetted content and tools at your fingertips!

Official site of Affordable Care Act.

Internal Revenue Service

The Merck Manuals are a comprehensive medical information source covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine. They are offered as a free public service to health care professionals and the general public.

The Right Service at the Right Time is an online tool used by librarians and library users throughout Florida to find necessary social services and government assistance.

Website for the Social Security Administration.

Techboomers has over 100 free courses with thousands of step-by-step tutorials and informational articles that can help you learn anything and everything about the Internet’s most popular websites and apps. Check out our full range of courses, or jump down to any category that interests you!

USCIS is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. We are 19,000 government employees and contractors working at more than 200 offices across the world.

CONNECT is Florida’s Reemployment Assistance claims system. CONNECT offers access to file, manage, and review your claim details 24/7.

Where to Write for Vital Records

Preserving the History and Heritage of Walton County, Florida

Search 4,000+ books, audiobooks, and films from YALSA’s book awards and book lists.