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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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  • Over 70 self-paced language learning courses and dialects.

    Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
  • Access to this online resource was discontinued as of April 30, 2024.
    Please refer to the print editions: Martin’s Annual Criminal Code and Martin’s Pocket Criminal Code


    Provides access to the current Criminal Code with annotations by this nation's most respected law experts.

    Access: At VPL locations only
  • 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
  • The largest classical music streaming library in the world featuring over 1,600 classical music videos, concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries and more!

    Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
  • Consumer friendly health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Includes information on prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs and common medical conditions.

    Access: Everywhere for everyone
  • Access to more than one million pages of scores and manuscripts from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century.

    Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
  • Watch quality Canadian documentary, animation, and fiction films online.

    Access: Everywhere for everyone
  • Streaming videos of 30 performances drawn from 10 years of National Theatre Live broadcasts and well as archival material.

    Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
  • A music streaming service featuring classical, jazz, folk and world music.

    Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
  • A jazz music streaming service with an extensive collection from over 150 jazz labels including Blue Note and Fantasy Jazz.

    Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders