Digital Library
Vancouver Public Library subscribes to thousands of online books, audiobooks, magazine and newspaper articles, indexes, and other recreational and research resources. Explore our digital collections below, or try one of our research guides, to point you in the right direction.
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Interactive activities, practice tests, and grammar resources offer assistance in successfully improving your English Language skills.
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Provides a single point of entry to legal information, education and help for people living in British Columbia.
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This database offers international coverage on a wide range of public health topics.
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Comprehensive information and advice on consumer products and services. Includes reviews and buying guides.
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These vendors and publishers have generously permitted temporary access to an array of resources.
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Enjoy unlimited arts and crafts project suggestions, workshops & techniques by top designers and artists via streaming video.
Mobile app users must first create an account with an email address and password (using the browser version of Creativebug).
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Brief biographies of notable Canadians from the years 1000 to 1930.
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This easy-to-use, public, online portal provides access to academic research related to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, as well as community-generated research and reports.
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Covers more than six decades of civil rights, education, entrepreneurship, and social topics that reflected the Black community in America and worldwide.
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A collection of hundreds of full-text titles across a variety of subjects. It includes: literary classics & criticism, fiction, drama, poetry, and business & economics and more.
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