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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A comprehensive research resource for all areas of business and economics. It includes such noteworthy publications as The Economist, and major news sources such as The Wall Street Journal.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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A popular database for genealogical research. Includes census, baptism, marriage and military records.
Access: At VPL locations only
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Discover ancient and medieval civilizations through a rich selection of articles, images, videos, timelines and more.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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An archival collection of arts magazines, with subjects that span the worlds of architecture, crafting, design, fine arts, and photography.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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Provides an index of articles, interviews, and reviews published between 1929 and 1984 on art, architecture, interior design and textiles.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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With more than 150 years of publication history, the subject coverage is diverse -- from politics, foreign affairs, business and economics, to culture and the arts.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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Streaming audio of more than 300 dramatic works selected from a curated radio theatre archive.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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The library maintains a list of current and future local theatre auditions & productions.
Access: Everywhere for everyone
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Provides the minimum requirements for a safely built environment. Contains the BC Building Code, BC Fire Code and BC Plumbing Code.
Errata & Revisions (current & archived)Access: Everywhere for everyone
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Land title records for the province of British Columbia.
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