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 complete Smithsonian Folkways catalogue, featuring folk music from more than 150 countries.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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Online access to the New York Times. Includes both current news and archived articles.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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Full-page image scans of the newspaper, covering Jan. 1st, 2008 to the present (with one month delay.)
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is an online public library of downloadable ebooks and audiobooks for Vancouver residents with print disabilities.
Access: For cardholders with print disabilities
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Find the perfect fiction and non-fiction book with NoveList Plus. A reader's advisory tool for all ages, this database includes book discussion guides, author read-alikes, listen-alikes and reading lists.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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Discover the perfect fiction and non-fiction book with NoveList Plus Kids and Teens. Find new children's and young adult literature by browsing booklists or searching for author read-alikes and listen-alikes.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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Canada's most comprehensive collection of legal forms and precedents.
In-person access to Division I, Commercial and General is available online at the Central and Mount Pleasant branch locations.Access: At some VPL locations only
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Trial update: O’Reilly will continue to be offered on a trial basis through December 2024.
Contains a vast collection of technology and business ebooks, videos, courses, and more. A great resource for professional development.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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A large selection of magazines from around the world. Read using Libby app for best small screen reading experience.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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The most comprehensive dictionary of the English language and the authority on the etymology of English words.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
