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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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    Culture and History Subject Icon

    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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    General Reference Subject Icon

    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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    Newspapers and Magazines Subject Icon

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

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    General Reference Subject Icon

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

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    General Reference Subject Icon

    A multimedia encyclopedia especially for children.

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

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    Culture and History Subject Icon

    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.

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    Newspapers and Magazines Subject Icon

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

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    Arts and Recreation Subject Icon

    Over 1,500 classic and contemporary film scripts.

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    Newspapers and Magazines Subject Icon

    Read current issues of popular emagazines for kids and adults.

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

     

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