Getting Started With Our Online Library
Use online entertainment and learning resources from home with your library card. Stream movies, TV, music as well as download eBooks and eAudiobooks. We also have a great collection of newspapers and magazines you can read online and online learning options.
To get started you need to have a library card and be registered as a
- Surrey resident, or
- Surrey Business Owner, or
- City of Surrey employee.
Need help getting started?
You can contact us by email. We also have great tutorials available from Niche Academy.
Streaming movies and TV
Kanopy
Stream an amazing collection of movies and documentaries. You can also learn new skills with the Great Courses. App available. .
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Kanopy Kids
Stream a quality collection of kid's movies, TV series, and storytimes. There is also great math, science, and language learning content. App available. .
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Access Video on Demand - Just for Kids
Kid-safe, advertisement-free streaming videos to entertain, educate, and inspire..
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Kanopy Great Courses
Start learning on the go, or from the comfort of home. Find in-depth video lectures on a wide variety of topics. .
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Medici.tv
Stream the largest online collection of classical music, operas, and ballets in the world. Offered as a pilot by Surrey Libraries.
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Access Video On Demand - World Cinema
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. .
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Summa
Information videos featuring Canadian and Indigenous voices.
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Summa Kids
Educational videos for kids featuring Canadian and Indigenous voices.
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OverDrive eBooks
Download eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines to your device! Use the Libby app .
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OverDrive for Kids
Download eBooks and audiobooks to your device! Use the Libby app.
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O’Reilly eBooks
Over 35,000 ebooks and 30,000 hours of video courses on technology and business topics, including consumer technology, software, and computer programming.
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TumbleBook Library
A collection of animated picturebooks, games & puzzles for kids. Titles in English, French and some Spanish. z
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Flipster
Downloadable popular magazines. App available..
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OverDrive eBooks
Download eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines to your device! Use the Libby app .
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BC Historical Newspapers
Searchable digitized newspaper archives covering the Vancouver Sun (1912 - 2010), The Province (1898 - 2010), and The Times Colonist (1884 - 2010).
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Globe & Mail
Access the Globe and Mail from home. Our 2022 pilot gives you access to more content and earlier access to regularly scheduled columns. Read it today!
Our access is ending effective December 1, 2022
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New York Times
Enjoy 24 hours of free access to the New York Times. Redeem your code to read online or in the app (iOS and Android).
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PressReader
More than 1000 newspapers in 40 languages from 84 countries. Also has a range of magazines, including Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Harpers Bazaar (UK), the Walrus, and Toronto Life. App available.
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Learning Express
Comprehensive range of practice tests and tutorial courses for all ages. Learn new skills, build your resume and prepare for career or entrance exams .
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LinkedIn Learning
Online learning with courses taught by world experts. Learn new software, business strategies, algebra and more. App available .
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Mango Languages
Learn languages online. In addition to foreign languages, you can also learn English as a Second Language. App available.
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