Government Documents

Government Documents Available at the Downtown Branch at The Slover

Norfolk Public Library’s federal documents are accessible to the public at Downtown Branch inside The Slover.  For information and assistance using the collection, please call 757-431-7429 or visit the Downtown Branch located inside The Slover at 235 E. Plume Street in downtown Norfolk.

Census Bureau Data

A source for population, economic, housing, and geographic information and data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island areas.

Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government

Ben's Guide is a service designed to inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government.

Catalog of the U.S. Government Publications

The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online.

Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents

The daily and weekly compilations of the Presidential documents are the official publication of material released by the White House Press Secretary.

DiscoverGov

DiscoverGov provides simple, one-stop searching across multiple U.S. Federal Government databases including GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and GovInfo.

GovInfo (formerly FDsys)

An online database that gives free access to official publications from all three branches of the United States Government.

Norfolk Community Rating System Documents

FEMA publications for the Community Rating System (CRS) of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

Occupational Outlook Handbook

A resource for occupational and career information, providing profiles on a majority of jobs in the United States. Profiles describe the work environment, education and training needed, ten-year outlook, and median pay for workers.

Social Security Handbook

The resource for all Social Security questions.