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	Learning Express Library Paid for by VPL Skill building for all levels from Grade 4 Elementary to Adult. Covers many standard courses, basic education, and general subjects: math, reading, writing, vocabulary, computer skills, and more. Some material is available in Spanish. Practice tests are available for GED, TOEFL, TOIC, and for exams such as firefighter, civil service, citizenship, real estate, and more. Users need to create a login and password. Some titles are now available as downloadable ebooks in PDF format. Access Now [opens in new window]
	LearnNow BC Paid for by the Province of British Columbia Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 2 children will love to learn with the LearnNowBC programs. Early reading skills are developed with Bailey's Book House. Millie's Math House helps kids jump delve into numbers. Sammy's Science House explores life sciences. Trudy's Time & Place House allows kids to visit the social sciences.
	LexisNexis Paid for by VPL Canadian, U.S. and international media, legal, and government full-text information; current and historical. Contact InfoAction to pay for a search
	Library Literature and Information Science Paid for by VPL Indexes library and information science publications, and provides full-text articles for over a hundred select publications. Includes conference proceedings, pamphlets, books, and theses. This database has a limited number of simultaneous users. If you have trouble accessing or receive an error message please try again later. Tutorial \| Video Tutorial Access Now [opens in new window]
	Library to Go Paid for by VPL A great selection of popular fiction and non-fiction ebooks (EPUB & PDF) and audiobooks (MP3 & WMA) are available through BC Libraries: Library To Go. Titles can be downloaded to your computer and transferred to a portable device. Check your ereader or player for compatibility. For more information, see our Guide. Get the Overdrive Media Console app and download EPUB and MP3 files direct to your iphone, ipod touch, ipad, Blackberry, Android and Windows Mobile Devices. In order to borrow eBooks and Audiobooks, you will need to use a library card from the city in which you live. Access Now [opens in new window]
	Literature Criticism Online Paid for by VPL Find authoritative critical essays and biographical profiles in this comprehensive full-text database, which includes the hundreds of volumes of Literature Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Literature Criticism 1400-1800, Poetry Criticism, Shakespearean Criticism, and 20th Century Literature Criticism. Modern and historical essays are included, covering all literary genres and periods. Access Now [opens in new window]
	Literature EBooks Paid for by VPL Resources for understanding works of literature. Includes the For Students literature criticism series, Something About the Author series, plus encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries and other authoritative reference sources. A subcollection of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Access Now [opens in new window]
	Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Free Resource Provides access to more than 50,000 words with definitions and examples, from the highly regarded Longman Dictionary.

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