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Kid-safe, advertisement-free streaming videos to entertain, educate, and inspire.

Streaming video platform with a focus on educational films. Also includes TV series and feature films, both classic and contemporary, by acclaimed directors from around the world.

Find automotive repair information from manufacturer's manuals. Covers 1982 to present. Available only at the City Centre, Guildford and Newton branches.

Access to more than 1.4 billion records covering the United States, eastern Canada, the British Isles, continental Europe, and beyond.  It includes one of the most extensive online collections of early American genealogical records, and the largest collection of U.S Catholic records online.  Available at Cloverdale branch.

Contains over 20 billion records from more than 80 countries, is the largest international online genealogy database, and has the largest Canadian collection. Available in-branch only.

Learn about the cultures of ancient and medieval cultures. Includes biographies, timelines, maps and videos.

Start your research with our powerful online tools. Search across databases including Academic Search Elite, EBSCO eBooks, MasterFILE Premier, and others. EBSCOhost app available.

Search the indexes to British Columbia births (1854-1903), marriages (1871-1946), deaths (1872-2001), colonial marriages (1859-1872) and baptisms (1836-1888).

Find what you are looking for faster with the B.C. Building Code, B.C. Fire Code, and B.C. Plumbing Code online.

Searchable newspaper archives for the Vancouver Sun (1912 - 2010), The Province (1894 - 2010), and The Times Colonist (1884 - 2010).

A collection of French language eBooks and audiobooks for readers of all ages, available through Cantook Station. Includes popular genre fiction, bestsellers, non-fiction, and more.

This is a cooperative database with the birth, marriage, and burial records for Quebec and “New France”. Data is collected from 24 genealogical societies in Quebec province. It contains over 15 million records from the 16th to 20th Centuries.  Available at Cloverdale branch. 

Find country economic data, company profiles, industry information, and market research.

Daily and local newspapers including the Vancouver Sun, Province and Globe & Mail. Also includes obituary search. Some not available until 2 days after publication.

Explore careers, plan your education, and jumpstart your job search. Includes career match assessments, a resume builder, and a national database of post-secondary education options. (Aussi disponible en français).

Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) provides access to a collection of over 230,000 books, magazines, and newspapers in accessible formats for adults, teens, and children who have a print disability.

Learn to recognize and pronounce the 43 sounds of English through audio, video, and interactive activities. 10 users at one time. 

Find quality health information from trusted sources. Articles and ebooks on mainstream and alternative health.

Need help with your next big purchase? Consumer Reports gives quality, trusted reviews on a wide range of products.

Experience the joy of making with thousands of award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists.

A great starting place for any topic. Search for magazine stories, journal articles and more across a number of databases. App available.

Let your research take flight! History, geography, technology, sports, cultures, and much more.

FamilySearch.org provides free online access to records containing over 4 billion names from many countries.  Using FamilySearch at an affiliate library allows users to access many digital images of original documents that would otherwise be locked to home users. Available at Cloverdale branch. 

International collection with a strong UK focus. Contains over 2 billion records from around the world, with the largest online collection of Irish records, millions of historical newspaper pages, emigration records, census, vitals, military, apprenticeship and more.  Includes free access to 1921 Census.

Available at Cloverdale branch.

Downloadable popular magazines. App available.

Find encyclopedia articles you can use with confidence. More than 25,000 articles covering a variety of subject areas.

A key site for British research, this database contains over 800 million records and includes collections not found in other databases. International holdings include emigration and military records for Canada, Australia, South Africa, and India, and Scottish directories from the 15th to 19th Century.  Available at Cloverdale branch.

Offers a searchable version of this leading management and administration publication.

Stream an amazing collection of movies and documentaries. You can also learn new skills with the Great Courses. App available.

Start learning on the go, or from the comfort of home. Find in-depth video lectures on a wide variety of topics.

Stream a quality collection of kid's movies, TV series, and storytimes. There is also great math, science, and language learning content. App available.

Online learning with courses taught by world experts. Learn new software, business strategies, algebra and more. App available.

Explore a collection of kids books read aloud in over 65 world languages. App available.

Learn languages online. In addition to foreign languages, you can also learn English as a Second Language.

Stream a large collection of classical music, operas, and ballets.

Listen to music online. More than 2.5 million audio tracks of classical, jazz, world, and folk music. Up to 5 users at a time. App available.

Listen to audiobooks online. More than 15,000 classics, biographies, non-fiction, and poetry for adults and kids. Up to 5 users at a time. App available.

Enjoy 24 hours of free access to the New York Times. Redeem your code to read online or in the app.

Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks for people with print disabilities that prevent them from reading a traditional book. Provided by National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS)

Find books in a series, get recommendations, and more by authors you love.

Over 45,000 eBooks and 30,000 hours of video courses on technology and business topics. Includes consumer technology, software, and computer programming.

Download eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines to your device! Use the Libby app.

Download eBooks and audiobooks to your device! Use the Libby app​.

Download eBooks and audiobooks to your device! Use the Libby app.

Download magazines to your device! Libby app​ also available for your mobile device.

A gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources, with nearly 200 million pages of digitized historical content – maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits, and much more. Includes a solid collection of UK historical newspapers from the 17th to 19th Centuries.

More than 7000 newspapers and magazines in 60 languages from 120 countries. Find the Vancouver Sun, The Guardian, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, the Walrus, and Toronto Life. App available.

Read articles from popular children's magazines. For elementary school projects and homework.

Contains over 2.4 million Quebec and “New France” records of various types from the 17th to 19th Century: various records from parishes, missions, and Catholic institutions, and over 26,000 Protestant marriages. A variety of other records as well, such as name census and passenger lists. Available at Cloverdale branch.

Great tool for market research and job hunting. Discover 2.3 million Canadian business and 11 million household records.

Incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Prepare for the IELTS Academic test. Track your progress on practice exams and use interactive activities, advice, and tips on question types. 10 users at one time. Not available on IE 11.

Prepare for the IELTS General test. Track your progress on practice exams and use interactive activities, advice, and tips on question types.

Diagrams, experiments, biographies and more. For school projects and homework grades 4 through 12.

Search across three national databases for historical resources relating to places in Scotland.  Includes millions of photographs, maps and digitized archives, as well as tax records and old Ordnance Survey records.  Learn more about Scottish ancestors by researching details about where they lived.

A unique collection of Atlantic Canada shipping records from the mid-19th Century to the early 20th Century, featuring Canadian and British crews and vessels.  Information on the masters and seamen who crewed the vessels, ship owners, ports of call and voyages.  Searchable by name.  Available at Cloverdale branch.

Repair information for ATVs, generators, boat motors, motorcycles, outdoor power equipment, personal water crafts, snowmobiles and tractors.

For researching German ancestors in Eastern Europe.  This genealogical society has several extensive databases of old church records not found elsewhere online.  Its website also offers many research aids including historical maps.  Available at Cloverdale branch.

Find lessons, and practice tests for students in grades 3 to 12. Follows the BC provincial curriculum and is developed by the publishers of the Key/SOLARO Study guides.

Search statistics from the federal and provincial governments, and by the City of Surrey.

Information videos featuring Canadian and Indigenous voices.

Educational videos for kids featuring Canadian and Indigenous voices.

Free practice ICBC tests to help you prepare for your learner’s (Class 7L) licence knowledge test.

A collection of animated picturebooks, games & puzzles for kids. Titles in English, French and some Spanish.

B.C. bulletins, fact sheets, laws and inspection manuals relating to vehicle safety. Available in-branch only.

Complete career and personality quizzes, get personalized results, and use that information to plan the next steps in your career.