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24-hour Digital Library Access! Select any of the resources below to download books and audiobooks, do research, learn a new language, take a test, draft a resume and so much more!

 


AtoZ World Food

AtoZ World Food: The world’s largest and most comprehensive database of food and food culture for 174 countries. This proprietary database includes 884 food culture articles, 6,500 traditional recipes, 545 ingredient articles, historical timelines, glossaries, and 2,000 food quotes. Lavishly illustrated with 14,000 photos.


AtoZ World Travel

AtoZ World Travel: AtoZ World Travel is a comprehensive travel resource with information about points of interest, security, transportation, food and recipes, culture, language, and more. With 202 World City Travel Guides covering 67 topics each, plus an additional 57 travel resources, AtoZ World Travel provides the knowledge you need to experience the world and all its wonders.


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Consumer Reports: Consumer Reports is the world's largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. Compare price, performance and reliability with expert ratings, reviews and buying guides for cars, appliances, electronics and more. Purchase the best product on an ad-free website from favorite retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy and Home Depot.

Hoopla: An all-in-one media service where you can browse 900,000+ titles in six different formats—audiobooks, eBooks, comics/graphic novels, full music albums, movies, and TV—and instantly borrow, then download or stream, the titles of your choice! You can access the title you borrow instantly on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Get started simply creating an account, agreeing to terms and conditions, selecting our library system and entering your library card number and pin!


Kanopy: Offering what the New York Times calls a garden of cinematic delights, Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world's best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie, and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, The Orchard, The Great Courses, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers.

With the motto of "thoughtful entertainment," Kanopy provides Walla Walla Rural Library patrons with access to films of unique social and cultural value; films that are often difficult or impossible to access elsewhere, and programming that features diversity, with a wide array of foreign language films and films on race, and current affairs.


Libby

Libby: Built for readers to discover and enjoy ebooks and audiobooks from your library. Inspired by user and library feedback, Libby was designed to get people reading as quickly and seamlessly as possible.

Get the app today! Or, use it in your web browser at libbyapp.com.


LinkedIn Learning: Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts. Get started with your library card.


Niche Academy: Ready-to-use tutorials for the most commonly used library electronic resources. Our channel houses Storytimes as well as our most popular tutorials, covering our digital resources such as Kanopy, Libby, NoveList and many more.


novelist-plus-button-200x200NoveList: Information on over 155,000 fiction titles, including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists, and more. Wondering what to read next? NoveList can help!

Enter a title or author to find read-alikes

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NoveList K-8 Plus: NoveList K-8 Plus helps you find just the right book for your younger readers. It includes information on author read-alikes, reading level information, series information, lists, resources for teachers and parents, and more!


The Palace Project logoThe Palace Project: Libraries are palaces for the people. Introducing the Palace app, your newest e-reading experience. Find titles in our catalog, and access the Palace collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks in a simple app. Enjoy thousands of free books from the Palace Bookshelf as well as exclusive titles only available to you in Palace. Download the Palace app for Android or Apple iOS today!


World Book GeneralWorld Book Online: A premier suite of digital resources, with content to engage and excite all minds from pre-readers to advanced researchers. The databases are progressive and align patrons with their appropriate learning level. The built-in tools are accessible, flexible, and easy to use. (All ages and reading levels)


World Book Early LearningWorld Book Early Learning: The perfect tool for pre- and emergent readers to explore independently or learn with an adult. Developed with experts on early childhood education to offer tools and content that reinforces early childhood curriculum. Fun short videos, read-aloud stories, printable activities, and matching and tracing games kids love. A guided reading program, lesson plans, and curriculum correlations teachers, educators, and caregivers love! (Recommended ages: 2-8)


WB KidsWorld Book Kids: An ideal learning resource for elementary-aged students, designed to build confidence and encourage creativity. Easy-to-read articles that can be read aloud or translated and a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities. Encourage self-direction with our visual navigation in Explore, independent learning with WebQuest, and compare and contrast skills with Compare Animals and Compare Places. (Recommended ages: 6-10)


World Book StudentWorld Book Student: World Book’s beloved encyclopedia comes to life in a digital format, with so much more! A one-stop-shop for cross-curricular learning, with such features as translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings, while teaching important 21st-century research skills. (Recommended ages: 8-16)


World Book TimelinesWorld Book Timelines: A collection of 650 unique timelines, spanning the arts, science & technology, society & culture, sports, world history & geography, and more. Create, customize, collaborate, and share your timelines, which is great for visual learners to put events into context and for classroom instruction to introduce a subject. (Recommended ages: 8+)


World Book enciclopediaWorld Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos: The ideal Spanish-language reference tool for those learning Spanish and ELL students. Browse features provide visual prompts, and bilingual features allow students to toggle between Spanish and English text. The site includes concise articles, videos, maps, activities, and more. (Recommended ages: 6-12)

Es la mejor herramienta de referencia en español para niños. Contiene miles de artículos fáciles de leer y repletos de impresionantes ilustraciones, videos, mapas interactivos y una amplia variedad de juegos y actividades. Está diseñado para desarrollar las habilidades claves del lenguaje y de investigación durante su educación.