Alabama Virtual Library

To access vendor provided training videos and materials, please visit the Training section of the AVL website.

For assistance with your AVL credentials, please contact the AVL Help Desk.

Currently, these vendors provide access to e-books through AVL.

If you are an educator or librarian who needs AVL supplies or promotional materials, please use the AVL Promotional Materials Request form.

Promotional images are also available for download from the the AVL Advocacy page. Click here to access the AVL Advocacy page.

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For further assistance, please contact the AVL Help Desk.

To issue AVL accounts, please follow these steps:
Go to https://www.avl.lib.al.us. 

1. Click on Login (the link is in the top right of the webpage). Please note that if you were automatically authenticated, you will need to click on Logout.
2. Log in with your AVL credentials.
3. Fill out the AVL Account request form and click on the Review Submission button.
4. Review the information that was entered in the form. If the information is correct, click the Submit button.
5. The user will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to set their password. This should occur shortly after their account has been created.

Please note that passwords are case sensitive. 

AVL accounts will expire 5 years from the issuance date.

Click here for detailed instructions on how to issue AVL accounts at Public Schools.

To issue AVL accounts, please follow these steps:
Go to https://www.avl.lib.al.us. 

1. Click on Login (the link is in the top right of the webpage). Please note that if you were automatically authenticated, you will need to click on Logout.
2. Log in with your AVL credentials.
3. Fill out the AVL Account request form and click on the Review Submission button.
4. Review the information that was entered in the form. If the information is correct, click the Submit button.
5. The user will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to set their password. This should occur shortly after their account has been created.

Please note that passwords are case sensitive.

AVL accounts will expire 5 years from the issuance date.

Click here for detailed instructions on how to issue AVL accounts at Public Libraries and Post-Secondary Universities.

Follow these easy steps to create a shortcut to AVL on your desktop.

Windows Users

1. Open your browser and go to https://www.avl.lib.al.us.
2. Select a blank spot on the webpage (an area that does not contain any text or images), right click, and select Create Shortcut. Please note: If you are using Chrome, right click and select "Save As." If you are using Firefox, right click, and select "Save Page As."
3. Click Yes when asked if you create a shortcut on your desktop.
4. You now have a shortcut for AVL on your desktop.
    

Android Users

1. Open Chrome and go to https://www.avl.lib.al.us.
2. Tap the menu button and then tap on "Add to Home Screen."
3. You now have a shortcut for AVL on your home screen.
    

OS X Users

1. Open Safari and go to https://www.avl.lib.al.us.
2. Select the entire https://www.avl.lib.al.us URL that is in the web address bar. 
3. Click and drag the URL onto your desktop and release the mouse button.
4. You now have a shortcut for AVL on your desktop.
    

iOS Users

1. Launch Safari and go to https://www.avl.lib.al.us. 
2. Tap on the Share button on the browser's toolbar. Please note: For iPad users the toolbar is located at the top of the screen. For iPhone users the toolbar is located at the bottom of the screen. 
3. Tap on the "Add to Home Screen" button.
4. iOS will prompt you to name the shortcut before you can add it to the home screen. Once you name your shortcut tap the "Add" button.
5. You now have a shortcut for AVL on your home screen.

To see if your institution has already issued an AVL account to a patron, please follow these steps:

1. Log into AVL with your institutions' AVL administrative credentials.
2. Once you have logged in, click on the "Click Here to View Users" link in the top left of the page.
3. This will take you to the User Accounts page for your institution.
4. From here, you can enter the patron's e-mail address into the "Search by E-Mail Address" search box, and click the "Apply" button. If the patron has an AVL account their e-mail address will be listed in the search results.