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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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  • The Kanopy Kids area features unlimited access to streaming kids' movies, TV shows, and animated picture books for children ages 2 and up. Videos viewed through Kanopy Kids are not counted as part of the monthly 10 ticket limit in the main Kanopysite.

    Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
  • Create a Kanopy account to stream classic cinema, indie films, and top documentaries to your computer, phone or tablet. 

    Learn about Kanopy’s new ticket system here.

    Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
  • Large database of publications on legal, corporate, tax, government, academic and non-profit organizations.

    Access: Contact InfoAction to perform a search
  • Cover-to-cover access to Life Magazine from 1936 to 2000.

    Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
  • LinkedIn Learning offers video courses in business, computer technology, software, and creative skills, all conducted by experts in their fields.

    New to LinkedIn Learning? View a video tutorial or visit the LinkedIn Learning FAQ page for more information.

    Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
  • Discover signature collections such as the Historical Photographs collection featuring more than 40,000 digitized images, the Vancouver Building Register, and the British Columbia Index. 

    Access: Everywhere for everyone
  • A growing collection of digital picturebooks in 50+ languages. Kids can read with an adult, or enjoy the stories by themselves.

    Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
  • One hundred and ten years of searchable, cover-to-cover access to Canada’s leading general interest magazine.

    Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
  • Over 70 self-paced language learning courses and dialects.

    Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
  • Enhance your French and English language skills through a wide range of stimulating and entertaining content, focused on the rich cultural diversity of Canada, from CBC and Radio-Canada.

    Access: Everywhere for everyone