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Libby

Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more for free from your local library with Libby, the library reading app.

EBSCO Databases

Search EBSCO's collection of academic research articles and historical periodicals, as well as a small collection of eBooks.

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My Heritage: Library Edition

Multilingual family history research database.

Washington Rural Heritage

Digitized primary sources documenting the early culture, industry, and community life of Washington State.

Washington Digital Newspapers

Washington Digital Newspapers brings together over 600,000 pages from Washington’s earliest Territorial newspapers to the present day. Freely accessible to the public, this growing collection complements the Washington State Library’s physical collection of more than 6,500 newspaper titles.

Curationist

Curationist features 4.4 million works from open-access collections of museums and archives and allows users to create their own collections, browse curated collections, read editorial features, and share cultural narratives.

C-SPAN Video Library

A stellar and comprehensive video library that houses all of C-SPAN’s content from September 1987 through 2017. The archive currently contains over 230,000 hours of material, including congressional hearings, White House daily briefings, commencement speeches, and interviews.

American Archive of Public Broadcasting

A collaboration between the Library of Congress and WGBH in Boston, this resource provides unprecedented access to approximately 40,000 hours of radio and TV programs selected by more than 100 public broadcasting stations nationwide. Programs date from the 1940s to the 21st century, covering a wide range of subjects, including news, literature, education, author interviews, and more. New material, in addition to increasing numbers of programs with speech-to-text transcripts, is added regularly.

DigitalLearn

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, DigitalLearn has the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed.

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Homework Help: Gale in Context

Perfect for finding topic overviews and then diving deeper with news, biographies, videos, images, articles, and more.

Newspapers, Magazines, and eBooks

Reference materials, business plans, company and industry information.

Science, Health, and Wellness

Authoritative consumer health information and the latest developments across scientific disciplines.

Vocation and Careers

Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career, develop job skills, and build a resume.

Local History, Heritage, and Genealogy

Search billions of historical documents through MyHeritage, and browse hundreds of photos from early Columbia County and Washington through Washington Rural Heritage.