- Plum Lake Library Catalog: Uses Merlin Library catalog search
- MERLIN: Library catalog
- WISCAT: State catalog
- NetLibrary: E-books
- OverDrive: Download audio books
- BadgerLink: Magazines and newspapers
- Northern Waters Library Service: Plum Lake Library is a member of the Wisconsin Northern Waters Library Service
- WorldCat: WorldCat is a worldwide union catalog of library holdings that contains millions of online records. Use authorization code: 100-296-063 and password: nwls
- Allreaders.com: "Choose from hundreds of plot, theme, character, and setting options to find precisely what you are looking for!" Free e-mail newsletter available.
- Bookreporter.com: Suspense/thriller author feature, debut suspense/thriller one to watch, mystery mayhem, fantasy author spotlight and chick lit as well as monthly features, sports, seasonal, political, etc. Sign up to receive the e-mail newsletter.
- Bookspot.com: "Book reviews, book awards, poetry, literary criticism, authors & more." Free e-mail newsletter available.
- Bookwire.com: With over 8,500 links in, and ranked in the top 100,000 most visited websites listed in Alexa; BookWire is the most comprehensive online portal into the book industry. Our mission is to provide librarians, publishers, booksellers, authors, and general book enthusiasts with the resources they need.
- TeachingBooks.com: An online collection of multimedia K-12 author and book resources.
- Overdrive Audiobooks: Select and download audiobooks to play directly on a PC, MP3 player or CD. The Overdrive Media console (a free downloadable program) must be installed. Once a book is chosen, you need to sign-in by selecting Northern Waters Library service from the system dropdown list and entering your Merlin card barcode number in the library card number field.
- Authors On The Web: Learn more about today's authors than the bios on their book flaps could ever tell you. This site has it all - author profiles, news, media appearances, and what's happening on some of your favorite author websites.
- BookTV: C-SPAN2 devotes its entire weekends to programs on new books, children's books, publishing information, and author interviews. Schedule for each weekend can be found at this site.
- Booknotes: Features book talking on C-Span Book's Message Boards and access to Book notes programs.
- Bookreporter: For reviews and excerpts of today's best books, interviews with your favorite writers, profiles of talented debut authors, editorial perspectives, contests, interactive features and more.
- HarperCollins Reader Resources: Reading guides with discussion topics and author information.
- Oprah's Book Club: Join one of the most talked about book clubs.
- Library of Congress Historical Information: Profiles of books on American politics, art, culture, architecture, etc.
- Project Gutenberg: 17,000 ebooks for download -- all free.
- Arts & Letters Daily: Links to some of the most fascinating articles on new books, essays and opinions.
- Audiobooks in Public Domain: This site features a collection of public-domain books read by volunteers -- all free.