Digital Library & Research Databases
Resources and Databases are available online 24/7 from your library.
Some of our Digital Library databases require you to create your own account once inside their system and may require verifying your library card number. Please call or visit one of our libraries if you have any questions.
Everyone has their own criteria for what makes a book great. That’s why it’s important to get recommendations that consider your unique interests, moods, and preferences. NoveList does just that: it’s curated by real people who love books.
Choose to browse by subject or theme – get started here by entering in a book you’ve enjoyed or are wanting to read!
Novelist is also built directly into our materials catalog – just click on the Read-A-Likes tab on any book info page.
Downloadable & Streaming Materials
Libby from Overdrive
Download eBooks, eAudiobooks, and music to your digital devices using your library card. Choose from thousands of current best sellers and popular authors.
Kanopy
Get free access to thousands of movies with your library card. Stream critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, tv series, KanopyKids, and more! Start here to create an account, then download the app to stream from your device.
Author Talks
Enjoy a range of talks from bestselling authors and thought leaders! Enjoy live author interviews or watch the replay with your Book Club. Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.
The Palace Project
Palace Bookshelf provides free access to more than 19,000 eBooks via the free Palace e-reader app for iOS or Android. Choose Palace Bookshelf as your library. All titles are free to download.
BiblioBoard
The Washington State Library has a new collection of ebooks. Highlights for youth include the Kids and Teen Comics collections as well as Young Adult collections of Fantasy & Sci-Fi and Mystery & Action.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 75,000 free eBooks. Choose from free epub and Kindle eBooks, download to a device or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for you to enjoy.
LearnOutLoud
LearnOutLoud.com offers audio and video learning, with a large selection of free materials available - including podcasts, documentaries, and more. *Contains ads and sign-up contingencies*
LibriVox
Free public domain audiobooks- Read by volunteers from around the world. Volunteer to read and/or listen to audiobooks on your computer, mp3 player, or other mobile device. You can even burn your own CDs! Over 21,500+ books in the catalog
SmashWords
Over 1 million books, with almost 90,000 free options and dozens of categories to narrow down your favorites.
Digital Literacy, Tech & Job Skills
LinkedIn Learning
Learn software, technology, creative, and/or business skills to achieve your personal and professional goals! Create an account with your library card and PIN, then choose from over 16,000+ courses in seven languages, taught by recognized industry experts.
Northstar Digital Literacy
Learn It - Know It - Show It! Northstar Digital Literacy tests your computer skills and helps you build skills in key areas while demonstrating your knowledge by earning certificates and badges. Validate your computer with PIN YQMD to save progress to your account!
Northstar - Internet Basics
A Mobile Friendly, direct link to multiple computer basics mini-courses, such as connecting and navigating the internet, finding what you need online, and staying safe from scammers. Validate with PIN YQMD to save progress to your account!
Digital Learn
If you are new to computers, haven't used them for a while, are a little unsure and uncomfortable, or just need a bit of a refresher, this resource provides the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace. No login required.
Grow with Google
Grow with Google is your source for training and tools to help you grow your skills, career, or business. Whether you’re taking steps to find a job, start a new career, or expand your business, Grow with Google experts canto offer you tips and advice to help you achieve your goals.
CareerExploreNW
Explore the opportunities in your neighborhood and connect with local employers to find the career path that's right for you. Career data provided by KSPS / PBS and partners at the Spokane Workforce Council.
SkillUp
This non-profit helps job seekers and workers find training, skills, and connections with high-growth, good-wage jobs that don't require a degree. Free coaching, job matching, and opportunities with "earn-and-learn" companies.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense, a non-profit, is "dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive."
Microsoft Learn
Whether you're just starting your digital literacy experience or an experienced IT professional, our hands-on approach helps you arrive at your goals faster, with more confidence and at your own pace. Find Learning Paths, ask questions in the Student Hub, and more!
YJC Interview Skills
Youth Job Center is a leading provider of employment-related services for youth in Evanston and Chicago, serving more than 20,000 young people during our 40+ year history. YJC's job interview preparation training is helpful to secure employment.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy's mission is to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Khan Academy is 100% free for independent learners, teachers, and parents. Anyone can use the thousands of lessons they've developed for math, science, reading, test prep, computer science, and more.
Typetastic!
Discover a world of fundamental tech skills and interactive fun, gamified learning that helps "students to become productive, safe, and responsible digital citizens." **Can contain advertisements with free account**
Student & Life-Long Learning Resources
LinkedIn Learning
Learn software, technology, creative, and/or business skills to achieve your personal and professional goals! Create an account with your library card and PIN, then choose from over 16,000+ courses in seven languages, taught by recognized industry experts.
Driving Tests
Driving Tests is a partnership with Driving-Tests.org. Take practice tests for permits, motorcycles, and CDL exams or browse handbooks for all three. Available in English and en Espanol.
Mango Languages
An award-winning language learning resource. Click "Sign Up" to create an account that allows you to save your progress, or sign in as a guest with your library card number.
Intelligent
Higher education student resources to help make informed decisions for your future. Includes blog posts for self-improvements, resources for previously incarcerated individuals, information on degree programs, and much more.
Gale
GALE includes a variety of resources, like Home Improvement, Health Matters, Homework Helpers, Small Business Resources, and much, much more! Also find general interest magazines, research subjects, and key serials in a single resource. Choose to browse by subject or theme.
Open edX
One of the leading global open-source teaching and learning platforms. Powering 70,000 courses and supporting over 140 million learners.
Understood
Understood is the leading nonprofit empowering over 70 million people with learning and thinking differences in the United States. Resources for individuals with ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, language disorders, written expression disorders, and more.
Open Learning Initiative
Browse the catalog of Open Learning Initiative courses designed for individuals who want to learn at their own pace. These courses are self-guided and do not require a teacher or classroom. Many are free or low-cost and open to the public.
Senior Planet from AARP
Join a vibrant community and sharpen your digital skills with free expert-led classes, both online and in person. Find content and resources based on your interests. Discover articles, classes, videos, podcasts, and more.
Academic Earth
Free video lectures from the world's top scholars. Academic Earth was launched on the premise that everyone deserves access to a world-class education. Started in 2009, they bring the amazing world of academia to you for free.
Modern States
Free online courses taught by professors from world-class universities, covering the content taught in freshman-level college classes. Learners who complete our courses can take the exams through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), which are recognized for credit by nearly 3,000 colleges and universities, for free. Over 30 courses available.
Alison
These free online adult education courses are dedicated to helping adults get back into education. Whether you're interested in upskilling, personal development, or something more, you may need to learn new skills. Access thousands of courses without internet and learn on the go, anytime, anywhere with the Alison App. *Contains ads*
Research Resources
Mango Languages
An award-winning language learning resource. Click "Sign Up" to create an account that allows you to save your progress, or sign in as a guest with your library card number.
Gale
GALE includes a variety of resources, like Home Improvement, Health Matters, Homework Helpers, Small Business Resources, and much, much more! Also find general interest magazines, research subjects, and key serials in a single resource. Choose to browse by subject or theme.
FactCheck.org
A "nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics." Check sources with factual accuracy from ads, debates, speeches and more.
Novelist
A robust fiction database that provides book reviews, recommended reads, read-a-likes, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles.
Washington State Library Digital Collection & Resources
The Washington State Library offers several digital collections from its many historical resources. All of these collections will continue to grow as more books, maps, newspapers and manuscripts are scanned.
Digital Public Library of America
Discover 52,481,575 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States! The Digital Public Library of America empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better-functioning society by maximizing access to our shared history, culture, and knowledge.
Google News
Search hundreds of archived newspapers from around the world.
Library of Congress: Chronicling America
Chronicling America contains more than 16 million word-searchable newspaper pages from 1777-1963, covering 48 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The headlines, articles and advertisements capture the life and times of the American people, shining new light on historic events as they unfolded.
Photographs/Digital Materials
Search the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) to find catalog records and digital images representing a rich cross-section of still pictures held by the Prints & Photographs Division and, in some cases, other units of the Library of Congress.
Financial & Legal Resources
Khan Academy: Financial Literacy
With support from Walmart, Charles Schwab, and INTUIT, Khan Academy offers this practical financial literacy course for all ages. Take your finances to the next level with the practical tips and step-by-step guidance! You’ll learn everything you need to know to manage your finances like a pro and build a solid foundation for your financial future.
FDIC: Money Smart
The FDIC Money Smart financial education program can help people of all ages enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships. First released in 2001 and regularly updated since then, Money Smart has a long track record of success.
Court Forms
Provided by Access Washington for the State of Washington, the Washington Court Forms includes dozens of legal forms in PDF and Word format. You can also find form assistance, courthouse facilitators, legal assistance for low-income households, and more. Translated forms are also available in Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese.