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Arts & Literature

Book Club in a Box

Description

North State Cooperative Library System (NLS) has boxed sets of multiple copies of books with discussion questions available for community books clubs to borrow.  The Book Club in a Box sets are available for checkout at St. Helena Public Library through the Butte County Library.  Please allow for shipping time, books will come from Butte County.

Classica

Description

Classica offers premium content dedicated to classical music, opera, and ballet performances from around the world. Get access here.

Discover & Go

Description

Discover & Go is a nationally recognized museum pass program developed by Contra Costa County Library that provides California library cardholders with free and discounted tickets to local museums and cultural institutions.

iNDIEFLIX

Description

iNDIEFLIX is a streaming movie service that offers access to pop culture favorite, box office hits, and award-winning feature films, documentaries, and shorts. Get access here.

Kanopy

Description

Kanopy showcases  more  than  30,000  of  the  worlds  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.

NoveList Plus

Description

NoveList Plus has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. NoveList’s expertise in books and reading means that you’ll always get the best help for finding just the right books.

Quello

Description

Qello Concernts is the world's largest collection of full-length concerts and music documentaries, available to stream on demand. Check them out here.

TeachingBooks

Description

TeachingBooks.net is for anyone who reads, teaches, or enjoys books for children and teens. This resource identifies exceptional books that reflect diverse cultural experiences, interests, and ability levels and obtain resources paired with your book titles that further reading enjoyment, contextual knowledge, and educational relevance.

AtoZ Database

Description

This simple, user-friendly, web-based solution provides details on every business and every household within the U.S.

Legal Information Source

Description

An online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms, and how-to instructions. 

Auto Repair Resource

Description

Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.

Consumer Reports

Description

Consumer Reports is a nonprofit organization dedicated to unbiased product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, and consumer advocacy

Kelley Blue Book

Description

Check car prices and values when buying and selling new or used vehicles. Find expert reviews and ratings, and explore the latest car news.

Legal Information Source

Description

An online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms, and how-to instructions. 

Craftsy

Description

Craftsy is your online resource for all creative makers, where you can find everything you need – from basic instruction to advanced techniques. Baking, sewing, gardening, photography and more! Get access here

Craftsy en Español

Description

Craftsy en Español es un recurso en línea para todos los creadores, desde instruccíon básica hasta técnicas avanzadas para manualidades en tela e hilo, para hornear, dibujar, y mucho más. Puedes entrar aquí.

Creativebug

Description

Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.

By signing up for Creativebug you'll enjoy unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes. Watch our classes anytime, anywhere. Since our classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities!

BookFlix

Description

BookFlix is an exciting online literacy resource that pairs interactive, fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks. BookFlix engages young students, reinforces reading skills, and introduces early readers to a world of knowledge and exploration.

Craftsy

Description

Craftsy is your online resource for all creative makers, where you can find everything you need – from basic instruction to advanced techniques. Baking, sewing, gardening, photography and more! Get access here

Hoopla

Description

Hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. You will need your library card number with no spaces.

Kanopy

Description

Kanopy showcases  more  than  30,000  of  the  worlds  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.

Libby

Description

Libby is the app for Library to Go. Use Libby to download eBooks and audio books to your computer or handheld device.  You will need your library card number with no spaces.

Libby Extras

Description

Libby not only offers ebooks and audiobooks, but a lot of other fun resources, including cooking, music, and film! Please check them out here.

Palace Project

Description

Introducing your newest e-reader, the Palace Project! This app allows you to access ebooks and eaudiobooks for all ages; you'll also find many titles in Spanish and other languages. Use your mobile device to download the Palace Project app for Android or Apple iOS today!

ProQuest School & Educators Complete eBooks

Description

eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology). (Grades 9+, possibly some content for Middle School, also includes professional development content for faculty)

This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

Ancestry.com

Description

Ancestry Library Edition is a new genealogy research tool that provides library patrons instant access to a wide range of resources for genealogical and historical research. Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the U. S. Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more!

HeritageQuest

Description

HeritageQuest Online provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.

    Healthfinder

    Description

    Healthfinder is a consumer-oriented site has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from over 1,600 government and non-profit organizations to bring you the best, most reliable health information on the Internet.

    Medline Plus

    Description

    MedlinePlus contains summaries for over 800 diseases, conditions and wellness topics as well as the latest health news, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, and information on prescription and over-the-counter medications.

    Merck Manuals

    Description

    Merck Manuals is are one of the world’s most widely used medical information resource. The Manuals have committed to making the best current medical information accessible by up to 3 billion health care professionals and patients on every continent by 2020.

    Coursera

    Description

    Learners have access to over 5,000 job-relevant online courses, taught by leading university and industry educators including UC San Diego, UC Irvine, Amazon, and Microsoft in areas like business, technology, and data science. Coursera offers a range of learning opportunities—from hands-on projects and courses to job-ready certificates and degree programs. 

    JobNow

    Description

    JobNow provides live interactive online help combined with online resources to guide you through the necessary tasks to get a job.

    This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

    Book Club in a Box

    Description

    North State Cooperative Library System (NLS) has boxed sets of multiple copies of books with discussion questions available for community books clubs to borrow.  The Book Club in a Box sets are available for checkout at St. Helena Public Library through the Butte County Library.  Please allow for shipping time, books will come from Butte County.

    Brainfuse HelpNow

    Description

    Brainfuse HelpNow provides free online homework help through its HelpNow service — a unique blend of one-to-one homework help, skills building, test preparation, and writing assistance. LIVE tutoring assistance in math, reading, and writing is available 24/7. Tutors in other subjects are available from 10:00am - 10:00pm. There are bilingual tutors in Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalong, and Vietnamese.

    Discover & Go

    Description

    Discover & Go is a nationally recognized museum pass program developed by Contra Costa County Library that provides California library cardholders with free and discounted tickets to local museums and cultural institutions.

    Great Courses

    Description

    The Great Courses offers engaging and understandable lectures by esteemed professors, professionals, and experts in topics ranging from history, science, and much more. Check them out here.

    Kanopy

    Description

    Kanopy showcases  more  than  30,000  of  the  worlds  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.

    Legal Information Source

    Description

    An online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms, and how-to instructions. 

    Mango Languages

    Description

    Learn 70 foreign languages and 17 English courses taught in the user’s native tongue.

    MasterFILE

    Description

    Designed specifically for public libraries, this database provides full-text magazines, reference books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.

    ProQuest School & Educators Complete eBooks

    Description

    eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology). (Grades 9+, possibly some content for Middle School, also includes professional development content for faculty)

    This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

    TeachingBooks

    Description

    TeachingBooks.net is for anyone who reads, teaches, or enjoys books for children and teens. This resource identifies exceptional books that reflect diverse cultural experiences, interests, and ability levels and obtain resources paired with your book titles that further reading enjoyment, contextual knowledge, and educational relevance.

    CalMatters

    Description

    CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories that probe, explain and explore solutions to quality of life issues while holding our leaders accountable. We are the only journalism outlet dedicated to covering America’s biggest state, 39 million Californians and the world’s fifth largest economy.

    Consumer Reports

    Description

    Consumer Reports is a nonprofit organization dedicated to unbiased product testing, investigative journalism, consumer-oriented research, and consumer advocacy

    Digital Magazines

    Description

    Libby is the ultimate app for magazine lovers, with free digital magazines for iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC.

    MasterFILE

    Description

    Designed specifically for public libraries, this database provides full-text magazines, reference books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.

    Napa County Newspaper Archive

    Description

    A digital archive of local Napa County newspapers including the American Canyon Eagle, the Napa Valley Register, the St. Helena Star, and the Weekly Calistogan, from the 1800’s -2019.

    New York Times

    Description

    The New York Times featuring all regular newspaper content (articles, editorials, etc.) All multimedia including video, photography, VR features, personalized access, including e-mail newsletters such as California Todaymobile apps, with customizable news feeds, and article recommendations based on topics you most commonly read about

    Craftsy en Español

    Description

    Craftsy en Español es un recurso en línea para todos los creadores, desde instruccíon básica hasta técnicas avanzadas para manualidades en tela e hilo, para hornear, dibujar, y mucho más. Puedes entrar aquí.

    Escolar

    Description

    Escolar es el sitio de referencia para aprender más sobre cualquier tema, para todos los grados y todas las habilidades de lectura, que ofrece miles de artículos, imágenes, videos, clips de audio, fuentes primarias, mapas actualizados, seleccionados y relevantes para el plan de estudios herramientas de investigación, sitios web recomendados y tres bases de datos independientes: primaria, secundaria o preparatoria.

    Healthfinder Espanol

    Description

    Directorio de recomendaciones y artículos del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos.

    LearningExpress Recursos Para Hispanohablantes

    Description

    LearningExpress ofrece tutoriales interactivos, exámenes de práctica, libros electrónicos, tarjetas didácticas y artículos para el desarrollo de habilidades académicas, preparación de exámenes estandarizados, desarrollo profesional y más.

    Mango Languages

    Description

    Learn 70 foreign languages and 17 English courses taught in the user’s native tongue.

    MedlinePlus en Español

    Description

    MedlinePlus en español es el sitio web de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud para pacientes, familiares y amigos. Producida por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de los Estados Unidos, la biblioteca médica más grande del mundo, MedlinePlus le brinda información sobre enfermedades, afecciones y bienestar en un lenguaje fácil de leer. MedlinePlus le ofrece información confiable y actualizada en todo momento, en cualquier lugar y de forma gratuita.

    ABCmouse

    Description

    Educational activities for ages 2-7+. An award-winning online curriculum for young children from Age of Learning, Inc.

    Brainfuse HelpNow

    Description

    Brainfuse HelpNow provides free online homework help through its HelpNow service — a unique blend of one-to-one homework help, skills building, test preparation, and writing assistance. LIVE tutoring assistance in math, reading, and writing is available 24/7. Tutors in other subjects are available from 10:00am - 10:00pm. There are bilingual tutors in Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalong, and Vietnamese.

    Britannica School

    Description

    Britannica School is the go-to site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High

    Discover & Go

    Description

    Discover & Go is a nationally recognized museum pass program developed by Contra Costa County Library that provides California library cardholders with free and discounted tickets to local museums and cultural institutions.

    Gale In Context: Environmental Studies

    Description

    Explore key topics in Environmental Science.

    Gale In Context: Environmental Studies engages learners with reference works, multimedia materials, news and magazines, and more focused on current issues and science about the world around us. With just a few clicks users build a better understanding of our impact on the earth and how to keep it healthy.

    Gale Interactive: Science

    Description

    Explore Scientific Concepts

    Gale Interactive: Science allows science learners to explore and manipulate interactive models in Biology, Chemistry, Earth/Space Science, and Human Anatomy. Learners control the pace of discovery to build on current knowledge or find new topics of interest. Detailed 3D scientific models allow learners to pull apart and zoom in on microsopic structures and processes. Supporting reference content provides context to all activities.

    Great Courses

    Description

    The Great Courses offers engaging and understandable lectures by esteemed professors, professionals, and experts in topics ranging from history, science, and much more. Check them out here.

    Learning Express

    Description

    LearningExpress Library supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass the GED, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

    MasterFILE

    Description

    Designed specifically for public libraries, this database provides full-text magazines, reference books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.

    National Geographic Kids

    Description

    Engage young learners with full-text magazines and books, videos, and images. WIth just a few clicks students can explore science, animals, technology, cultures, and history. Full-text National Geographic Kids magazines from 2009 to current are available, along with full-text eBooks from the National Geographic Kids Book Collection and Ladders Readers.

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    Discover & Go

    Description

    Discover & Go is a nationally recognized museum pass program developed by Contra Costa County Library that provides California library cardholders with free and discounted tickets to local museums and cultural institutions.

    Gale In Context: Environmental Studies

    Description

    Explore key topics in Environmental Science.

    Gale In Context: Environmental Studies engages learners with reference works, multimedia materials, news and magazines, and more focused on current issues and science about the world around us. With just a few clicks users build a better understanding of our impact on the earth and how to keep it healthy.

    Gale Interactive: Science

    Description

    Explore Scientific Concepts

    Gale Interactive: Science allows science learners to explore and manipulate interactive models in Biology, Chemistry, Earth/Space Science, and Human Anatomy. Learners control the pace of discovery to build on current knowledge or find new topics of interest. Detailed 3D scientific models allow learners to pull apart and zoom in on microsopic structures and processes. Supporting reference content provides context to all activities.

    Great Courses

    Description

    The Great Courses offers engaging and understandable lectures by esteemed professors, professionals, and experts in topics ranging from history, science, and much more. Check them out here.

    National Geographic Kids

    Description

    Engage young learners with full-text magazines and books, videos, and images. WIth just a few clicks students can explore science, animals, technology, cultures, and history. Full-text National Geographic Kids magazines from 2009 to current are available, along with full-text eBooks from the National Geographic Kids Book Collection and Ladders Readers.

    Discover & Go

    Description

    Discover & Go is a nationally recognized museum pass program developed by Contra Costa County Library that provides California library cardholders with free and discounted tickets to local museums and cultural institutions.

    Mango Languages

    Description

    Learn 70 foreign languages and 17 English courses taught in the user’s native tongue.

    ProQuest CultureGrams

    Description

    Concise cultural information on countries around the world. (Grades 3-12)

    This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

    CLOSED MONDAY FEBRUARY 17

    The library will be closed Monday, February 17th in honor of Presidents' Day.