Databases and More


Libby App

Libby is a library reading app for ebooks and audiobooks.

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Scholastic Digital

You can read children’s books, watch curated educational videos, and access themed lesson plans and integrated learning experiences. Perfect for family enrichment, home school curriculum, and even career exploration for your teens.

Scholastic Digital


Chilton Library

Step-by-step instructions for your auto repair needs. Includes videos and animations, close-up images, wiring diagrams, diagnostic information, and maintenance and specification tables.

Chilton Car Repair Manuals


Consumer Reports

Presents articles on health, public safety, marketplace economics and the judicial & regulatory actions that affect consumers.



Consumer Health Complete

Comprehensive resources for consumer-oriented health content. Designed to support the needs of patient and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Covers all areas of health and wellness.

Consumer Health Complete


Digital Skills Library

The Digital Skills Library is an open repository of free learning resources designed to help all adult learners develop the digital skills needed to achieve their personal, civic, educational, and career goals.

Digital Skills Library


Digital Public Library of America

Discover 33,092,706 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States.




EBSCOhost logo

EBSCOhost is an intuitive online research platform with quality databases and search features to help researchers of all kinds find the information they need fast. The updated User Interface offers updated accessibility features and is mobile-friendly.

EBSCOhost


GCF Global logo

Education website focused on building technology and life skills.

GCFGlobal


Idaho Digital Skills

Develop the digital skills you need to be successful and comfortable using a computer and the internet.

Idaho Digital Skills



Library of Short Stories

The Library of Short Stories contains thousands of public domain short stories.

Library of Short Stories




Newspaper Source

Full text coverage of major newspapers, videos, and podcasts covering critical news topics.

Newspaper Source Plus



Explora logo

  • Explora Educator’s Edition has lesson plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources. 
  • Explora Primary is a full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries, and a vast image collection. 
  • Explora Public Library offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, and other highly regarded sources from the world’s leading publishers.

Explora Educator’s Edition

Explora Primary School

Explora Public Libraries


History Reference Center

Full-text content of historical documents, biographies of historical figures, photos, maps, video, and other history reference materials.

History Reference Center



Internet Archive
Archive.org has declared themselves the free online library. You can register with them to get access to their full collection, however a large portion of it can be accessed or downloaded without an account. They have a large collection of ebooks, audiobooks, television episodes, and movies.


Learning Express

A comprehensive collection of test preparation tools, skill-building materials, and career resources. Use to prepare for college and career, education tutoring, software tutorials, and workforce development.

Learning Express Library


LibriVox

This collection of free audiobooks is recorded and produced by volunteers. It contains public domain books, including many classics. It doesn’t require your library card. You can either download the mp3s to your device, or they also have an app available.

www.librivox.org


LiLI.org logo

This is a set of databases and other electronic resources that are free to all Idaho residents. It is provided by the Idaho Commission for Libraries and can be accessed by anyone in the state of Idaho.

Lili.org


LiLI.org Genealogy

This set of resources includes everything from national archives to Idaho vital records for family history research and genealogy buffs.

Lili.org Genealogy Guide


Literary Reference Center

Provides information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.

Literary Reference Center



NoveList
Find fiction reading recommendations for all ages. Search by book title, author, genre, or key plot points. Ready-to-go read-alike lists for popular titles. Find information about a book series and discussion guides for book groups.

NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList Plus


Project Gutenberg

This is a free online library of classic and public domain books. It doesn’t require your library card, and you can download the ebook in many different formats, or read it right on the website.

Project Gutenberg


Scratch Programming

Focuses on Scratch, a programming language intended to make programming easier to learn for novice programmers. It can be used to create computer games, interactive stories, graphic artwork and computer animation, and all sorts of other multimedia projects. Scratch can also be used to play digital music and sound effects.

Scratch Programming for Teens


Small Business Reference Center

Information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, help and advice, and information for creating business plans.

Small Business Reference Center



Tech Boomers

A free educational website that teaches older adults and inexperienced internet users basic computer skills about websites. It provides many articles and tutorials on 21st-century online platforms, tools, and social media.

TechBoomers