Access to Digital Collections
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Ebooks
- OverDrive: Borrow thousands of ebooks, e-audiobooks and magazines for all ages. Read more
- Biblioboard: Ebooks from our Emerging Local Authors Collection and more. Read more
- Biblioenfants: Digital picture books in French with animation, sound effects and narration. Read more
- TumbleBooks: Digital picture books with animation, sound effects and narration. Read more
- NoveList: Get reading suggestions and discover new authors. Read more
- Indie Author Project: Authors can submit their ebooks to be available in libraries across North America. Read more
Audiobooks
- OverDrive/Libby: Borrow thousands of ebooks, e-audiobooks and magazines for all ages. Read more
- Hoopla: Instantly access movies, music, audiobooks, comics, TV shows and more. Read more
Magazines & Newspapers
- OverDrive/Libby: Borrow thousands of ebooks, e-audiobooks and magazines for all ages. Read more
- Flipster: Current issues of popular magazines not available in OverDrive, including Consumer Reports. Read more
- PressReader: Today's international newspapers and magazines from 120 countries. Read more
- New York Times: Full unlimited access to New York Times online. Read more
- New York Times Cooking: Over 15,000 recipes and more from New York Times. Read more
- New York Times Games: Enjoy the daily New York Times crossword plus other games. Read more
- DragonSource: Digital copies of popular Chinese-language magazines. Read more
- Canadian Newsstream: Articles from more than 300 newspapers from the last 10 to 20 years. Read more
- International Newsstream: Articles from more than 600 international newspapers going back 10 to 20 years. Read more
- Proquest Digital Times Colonist: Back issues of the Times Colonist from 2011 to three months ago. Read more
- BC Historial Newspapers: More than 125 years of Times Colonist, the Vancouver Sun, and the Province. Read more
Video
- Kanopy: On-demand streaming service featuring movies, documentaries and TV shows. Read more
- Hoopla: Instantly access movies, music, audiobooks, comics, TV shows and more. Read more
Music
- Hoopla: Instantly access movies, music, audiobooks, comics, TV shows and more. Read more
- Naxos Music Library: Stream more than two million tracks of classical, jazz, opera, pop, rock and more. Read more
Learning
- LinkedIn Learning: Online learning platform with video tutorials by industry experts. Read more
- Mango Languages: Online language-learning platform with videos, audio clips and quizzes. Read more
Research
- Ancestry Library: Trace your family's history with historical documents. In branch access only. Read more
- Auto Repair Source: Step-by-step auto repair information and specifications. Read more
- BC Codes Online: BC Building Code, Fire Code and Plumbing Services. Read more
- BC Laws: Current laws of the province of British Columbia. Read more
- BC Stats: Statistics from the province of British Columbia. Read more
- BC Vehicle Safety and Inspection Standards: In branch access only. Read more
- Canadian Newsstream: Articles from more than 300 newspapers from the last 10 to 20 years. Read more
- Coronavirus Research Database: Read content related to coronaviruses, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
- Encyclopedie Universalis: French-language encyclopedia with thousands of articles updated regularly. Read more
- GreenFILE: Articles covering human impact to the environment. Read more
- International Newsstream: Articles from more than 600 international newspapers going back 10 to 20 years. Read more
- MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO): Thousands of articles and documents on every subject, including articles from Consumer Reports. Read more
- NoveList: Get reading suggestions and discover new authors. Read more
- Proquest Digital Times Colonist: Back issues of the Times Colonist from 2011 to three months ago. Read more
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