Digital Library

Covers more than six decades of civil rights, education, entrepreneurship, and social topics that reflected the Black community in America and worldwide.

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.

Find out which magazines and newspapers you can access online through Vancouver Public Library's subscription databases.

Multimedia encyclopedia with world-renowned entries on thousands of topics. *Also suitable for research at the elementary and high school levels.

A multimedia encyclopedia especially for children.

Complete online text of the Encyclopedia Judaica. Provides a comprehensive picture of all aspects of Jewish life and knowledge up to the present day.

NOTE: this online resource will be discontinued as of December 31, 2024. A print copy is available at the Central library.

Online version of the 1999 resource that describes the nation’s 119 different ethnic groups: their process of migration, arrival and settlement, community life, intergroup relations, language and culture.

Global news database featuring nearly 33,000 sources. Includes Dow Jones Risk and Compliance database.

Over 1,500 classic and contemporary film scripts.

Read current issues of popular emagazines for kids and adults.

Read using Flipster app for iOS or Android for best small screen reading experience.