College Prep

FinancialFit offers short, easy-to-understand lessons, videos and interactive tools to help you make informed financial decisions and achieve your financial goals.

Learn about:

• Building Credit
• Buying a Home
• Choosing a Credit Card
• Getting a Car
• Living with Roommates
• Managing Credit Cards
• Managing Debt
• Marriage and Partnership Personal finance lessons to guide your biggest financial decisions
• Monthly Budgeting
• Paying for Higher Education
• Planning for Emergencies
• Planning for Major Purchases
• Renting a Home
• Setting up a Joint Household
• Setting up Bank Accounts
• Starting Work Life

To access FinancialFit, go to the LearingExpress Library, click on the product hub, then click on the FinancialFit module.

GALILEO is a research and learning platform offered by the University of Georgia and available to all students in our state. GALILEO hosts many online research and study databases and collections of digital materials helpful in many different areas. Knowing how to use GALILEO to retrieve information for assignments is considered a core skill for college and university students, as so High School students are encouraged to use this resource as much as possible to prepare themselves higher education class work.

Use your library card number and pin to access GALILEO. Forgot your card PIN/Password? It's CHANGEME unless you changed it - check with Ask A Librarian for more help!

Hundreds of individual online reference resources are searchable within GALILEO. Some digital platforms in GALILEO popular with Fulton County Library System patrons include:

eBooks: Novelist K-8, Novelist Plus, eBook Central, and EBooks from EBSCO.

Consumer Reports magazine

Genealogy research: Accessible Archives, HeritageQuest, and Ancestry Library Edition.

Legal forms: GALE legal forms. Your password for GALE Legal Forms will be your Fulco library password/pin.

State History: The Digital Library of Georgia

This database for academic articles and research is core to success in higher education. If you want primary sources on just about any subject, JSTOR is where you want to start.

Nearly the entire contents of the electronic resource known as ARTSTOR are now accessible inside JSTOR. Explore Artstor's collections of high-quality images, curated from leading museums and archives around the world.

The Learning Express platform contains many learning tools for all ages! With practice tests and study materials at every level, this GALILEO provided resource is highly rated by educators at all levels. You can also find the Job and Career Accelerator here.

Learning Express also contains areas for college admissions test prep (SAT, ACT, ASVAB, etc.), a High School Equivalency Center, a Computer Skills Center, and resources for Spanish speakers.

This free-of-charge language learning platform is one of the most popular electronic resources used by Fulton County Library System patrons! Enjoy the games, quizzes and helpful lessons for dozens of languages with Mango.

English as a Second Language (ESL) is offered for a variety of speakers of other languages.

You can also find language learning classes offered at some of our branches. Check our events page to see if a class is offered near you. 

Find your next great read with NoveList. NoveList Plus helps readers of all ages find books that match their reading level and interests. Search by title, author, genre, subject, or mood, and fill up your to-read list!

Parents and caregivers can search for similar titles to those that inspired their young readers.

Educators and students can use the advanced search to find titles based on lexile range or accelerated reader level. 

Book club members will want to check out the quick links to find the Book Club Best Bets and Award Winners lists. 

You may just want to have fun playing with the plethora of filters. Looking for a haunting classic book with an unreliable narrator? Novelist Plus has a recommendation!

Free 24/7 Tutoring Available Through Paper  / Tutoría Gratuita las 24 Horas del Día, los 7 Días de la Semana, Disponible a través de Paper

Fulton County Library System offers students at all levels with unlimited, on-demand access to free academic support through Paper.

Need someone to talk through a particularly tough math problem? A Paper Tutor will be there to assist students within seconds. Need someone to read an essay and make suggestions on how you can improve it before submitting? A Paper Tutor will be there to assist students.

No matter what a student's academic needs are, Paper’s expert learning assistants are available to help 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Just log in to Paper and get started!

If you do not attend an Atlanta Public School, choose Fulton County Library System as your school when prompted. All students who live in Fulton County or the City of Atlanta are welcome to use Paper.co with their library card number.

How do students log on?
-Students log in at paper.co using their library card number or Atlanta Public Schools ID as their username and pin/password
-When they log in, they'll be prompted to add an email address to their account
-After they add their email, they'll receive an email to verify their email address
-Students can then use the platform as much as they need!

More tips to login:
-Use chrome browser
-Choose Fulton County Library as your school if you are not an APS student
-Type your library card number or Atlanta Public Schools ID where it says Email or Username
-Type your library card PIN/password in all caps where it says password if you previously did lower case
-If you are having issues after trying these steps please Ask a Librarian for help

Prepare for standardized tests with Peterson’s Test Prep. This valuable resource includes full-length practice tests for GED, SAT, ACT, AP, PSAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, U.S. citizenship, and more. It offers information on undergraduate and graduate programs and tuition and scholarship assistance, as well as a resume builder and interviewing advice. Whether you’re a student planning for college or a professional embarking on a new career path, Peterson’s Test Prep can help you along the way.

Access to this resource for FulcoLibrary patrons will end on August 14th, 2025. 

Other test prep materials and skills courses can be found in OverDrive/Libby, Hoopla, Universal Class, and Learning Express. Don't forget to check out the STEM learning available from Infobase or tutoring available from Paper. 

Universal Class is our most popular platform for continuing education, with over 500 online self-paced continuing education classes for adults in a range of subjects. With topics on important life skills such as parenting, computer skills, entrepreneurship and more, Universal Class can help those who want to learn both with or without just reading a book.

All IACET courses are approved by the Atlanta Public School System and the Professional Standards Board. Get your continuing education credits, or explore classes that can help you get ahead on your job search or career change.