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Adult Learning Center -  Achieve your learning and career goals with our LIVE one-on-one academic coaching, practice test center, and online resources.

Alexander Street - Collection of Music, Dance and Theatre content, covering hundreds of genres and a wide range of content types, from instruction to performance.

Archives Unbound - Database that offers topically focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students.

Author Talks - Join us for Virtual Author Talks! Register and join live, or view previously recorded broadcasts. Subscribe to the monthly email newsletter to get notified of upcoming Virtual Author events.

Beanstack - Keep track of your reading and join our reading challenges.

Britannica Escolar - A Spanish language age appropriate information resource for young students, primary and secondary schools.

Britannica School - An age appropriate information resource for young students.

CollegeNow - Access to live online guidance counselors to help students through the college application process.

Consumer Reports - Use this search to access articles from Consumer Reports!

DigitalLearn - Short courses from the Public Library Association to help you learn computer basics, email, internet safety, mobile devices, and more.

Discover & Go - Free & discounted tickets to Northern California museums for library card holders!

Ebsco Research - Online access to articles, books, journals, magazines archives, and more. Search multiple databases at once, or narrow your search to specific resources. Includes the Legal Information Source, Teacher Reference Center, Small Business Source, Points of View Reference Source, MasterFILE Complete, Fiction and Nonfiction Core Collections, and more.

Enki Biblioboard - Ebook collection available to all CA residents, no library card required!

Explora - Research newspaper and magazine articles for elementary and high school students.

Gale Environmental Studies - Focuses on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues and includes sources such as topic summaries, scholarly articles, statistics, conference proceedings, news and magazine articles, podcasts, videos, industry reports, and consumer data.

Gale Science - Allows users to delve deeper into science, by exploring 3D models where they can zoom in, rotate or pull them apart.

Grantfinder - An incredibly user-friendly database of grants and foundation funding for municipalities and non-profit entities.

HelpNow - Live real-time homework assistance is available 24 hours a day by laptop, tablet, or phone from qualified tutors using state curriculum and standards.

Hoopla - Borrow streaming music, video, eBooks, and eAudiobooks.

Kanopy - An award-winning video streaming service providing access to more than 30,000 independent and documentary films.

Kovels - The go-to source for expert information, pricing, and trends on Antiques and Collectibles. Now, you can access Kovels in the Libby app!

Legal Information Source - Legal Books featuring articles and forms from Nolo Press. Available from Ebsco.

Libby/Overdrive - Get the latest eBooks, eAudiobooks, and magazines. Try out Libby, the new easy to use app for OverDrive! También disponible en español.

National Geographic for Kids - Online database housing books, videos, magazines and pictures produced by National Geographic for children.

New York Times - Your Library card gives you complementary twenty-four hour access to the New York Times digital edition courtesy of the California State Library. Users must register and can access either through the Library WiFi, or remotely.

Newsbank - Online access to The Fort Bragg Advocate, The Ukiah Daily Journal, the Willits News, and worldwide news.

NextReads - Subscribe to our email newsletters suggesting new books on your favorite topics! From the experts at NoveList Plus.

Novelist K-8 Plus - Looking for a good book? This is an excellent resource for read-alikes and book lists designed for grades K –8th.

Novelist Plus - Book recommendations from the Readers' Advisory with a focus on books for adults.

Overdrive/Libby - Get the latest eBooks, eAudiobooks, and magazines. Try out Libby, the new easy to use app for OverDrive! También disponible en español.

Palace Project - Reading app is a digital reading platform that allows you to access your library’s ebooks and audiobooks from the CA State Library collection, Libby/Overdrive, and Enki Biblioboard all in one place.

PebbleGo Science & Capstone Interactive eBooks - PebbleGo Science is a STEM database specifically geared toward the needs of K-2 learners. It helps children learn foundational research skills, plus provides critical early-reader supports like audio voiceovers and text highlighting. Also includes STEM interactive eBooks for kids from Capstone. También disponible en español.

Points of View Reference Source - Debate, anyone? A resource that provides multiple sides of an issue, rich in content to help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays and develop analytical skills. Available from Ebsco.

Press Democrat - Online access to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat newspaper.

ProCitizen - Prep for the U.S. Citizenship Naturalization test.

Pronunciator - Learn a new language online.

ProQuest - Online research database collection with articles, journals, eBooks, newspapers, magazines for students. Includes CultureGrams, SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Issues Researcher, eLibrary - Guided Research and Database Editions, ProQuest Research Companion, Schools & Educators Complete, eBook Central, Black Freedom Struggle, and U.S. Major Daily Newspaper access.

San Francisco Chronicle - Online access to the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper.

Search Catalog - Search the Library's online catalog for books, eBooks, and more.

Small Business Source - Offers full text for many consumer small business reference books as well as tools to address topics, business videos, help and advice and how to create business plans. Available from Ebsco.

Sora for Schools - Inspired by educator and student feedback, Sora was created to excite kids about reading and remove distractions to promote a focus on learning.  The Sora app was designed around the modern student reading experience. It empowers students to discover and enjoy ebooks and audiobooks from their school, for both leisure and class-assigned reading.

Teacher Reference Center - Research database for educators that offers indexing and abstracts for more than 230 peer-reviewed journals. Subjects include curriculum development, instructional media, literacy standards, teacher education, best practices, and more. Available from Ebsco.

TeachingBooks - Provides a suite of instructional resources including multimedia content to complement children's and young adult books. Resources include audiobook readings, author videos, book discussion guides and lesson plans for over 40,000 books in English and Spanish.


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