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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search a library of reference books online – business, history, literature, and political geography.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias
illume
Search B.C. public and academic libraries and request items through interlibrary loan.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias, Genealogy & History, Health & Wellness, Newspapers & Magazines
Kanopy
Stream an amazing collection of movies and documentaries. You can also learn new skills with the Great Courses. Users have access to 6 plays per month (but unlimited access to Great Courses and kids’ content).
New to Kanopy? View a tutorial.
Download the app: iOS | Android
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only.
Film & Music (streaming)
Kanopy Kids
Stream a quality collection of kids’ movies, TV series and storytimes. There is also great math, science and language learning content.
New to Kanopy? View a tutorial.
Download the app: iOS | Android
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only
Film & Music (streaming)
L’Encyclopedie Decouverte
A French-language version of World Book Encyclopedia. Excellent selection of encyclopedia articles, pictures, maps, charts and audio and video clips on a wide variety of topics. Perfect for students of all ages, especially French immersion students.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias
Libby (by OverDrive)
Our largest collection of ebooks, downloadable audiobooks, and magazines. Search for, check out, and download titles through our catalogue or the OverDrive website. Using a tablet or phone? Get the Libby by OverDrive app, find West Vancouver Memorial Library, and enter your barcode/PIN to log in. For more information visit or call the Help Desk.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only.
New to Libby (Library2Go)? View a tutorial.
Download the app: iOS | Android
Ebooks & Downloadable Audiobooks
LinkedIn Learning
Watch courses on business, creative, and technology skills. LinkedIn Learning offers more than 8,000 on-demand courses to help you build professional skills across a range of job functions, plus all of the 7,000 courses previously offered on Lynda.com. Support for additional languages, such as French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, and Portuguese, is included. Click here to see FAQ.
Download the app: iOS | Android. Use Library ID westvanlibrary.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only.
Click here for a tutorial on how to use LinkedIn Learning.
- Download the Linkedin Learning app from Google Play/ Apple App Store
- Open the app
- Tap on “Sign in”
- Select “Sign in with your library card”
- Enter “westvanlibrary” as your Library ID
- Tap on “Continue”
- Enter your Library Barcode and PIN
- Tap on “Continue”
Careers & Jobs, Online Courses
Mango Languages
Lessons in over 70 languages (including English). Sign up for an account on our website, or download the Mango Languages app on your mobile device.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only
Click here for an online tutorial on how to use Mango Languages.
Online Courses
MasterFILE Premier
This database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering nearly all subjects including current events, books and reading, consumer information, health, fashion, decor and more, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps and flags.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only.
Health & Wellness, Newspapers & Magazines
Medici.TV
Medici.tv streams videos of classical music, opera, dance, and jazz, offering a catalogue of over 3,000 programs, including concerts, ballets, operas, documentaries, and master classes, filmed from the 1940s to the present day. Every year medici.tv streams over 150 live events from the world’s most prestigious concert halls, opera houses, festivals, and competitions. Replays are usually available for three months.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only.
Film & Music (streaming)
Naxos Music Library
Complete catalogues or selected recordings of over 800 classical music labels including Chandos, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Erato, Finlandia, Hänssler Classic, Harmonia Mundi, Hungaroton, LSO Live, Marco Polo, Naxos, New York Philharmonic, Nimbus, Nonesuch, RCA, Sony Classical, Teldec, Universal Classics, Warner Classics, and Parlophone (former EMI Classics.)
Listen in browser or download the app*: iOS | Android
*App users must first create an account: click here.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only.
Film & Music (streaming)
Naxos Music Library – Jazz
All jazz, all the time. Listen online to an entire album or search for your favourite song or performer.
Listen in browser or download the app*: iOS | Android
*App users must first create an account: click here.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only.
Film & Music (streaming)
Naxos Music Library – World Music
Stream a wide range of world music, from legendary historical musical performances to contemporary world music. Almost 15,000 albums available, representing over 32,000 artists, 1500 cultural groups and 150 countries. Includes the complete Smithsonian Folkways catalogue.
Listen in browser or download the app*: iOS | Android
*App users must first create an account: click here.
Film & Music (streaming)
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
A six-volume survey the history of Western thought and culture, presented through 700 alphabetically arranged entries on major concepts, movements and thinkers. Each entry explores the origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes of such subjects as beauty, love, feminism, diversity, and social capital, among many others. For students and general readers.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias, Genealogy & History
NoveList Plus
Looking for an edgy mystery or a button-up romance? Find titles by subject, genre, mood, or other criteria. NoveList Plus, a readers’ guide to fiction and nonfiction including audiobooks, provides access to information on over 200,000 titles. This resource includes series, book discussion guides, reading lists and more. Invaluable information for avid readers and book clubs.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only.
PLOS Public Library of Science
Browse more than 33,000 articles on science and medicine. PLOS is a publisher dedicated to open research communication with more than 90,000 peer review contributors.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias, Health & Wellness
Points to the Past
Points to the Past provides access to primary source material dating from 1450 to 2008. This includes over half a million books, digitized newspapers (The Economist, Financial Times, and more), 6.5 million manuscript pages, maps, photos, pamphlets, sermons and poems.
Available in the library and at home within BC.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias, Genealogy & History
PressReader
Digital versions of current newspapers and magazines from all over the world, in dozens of languages. Search by country, language or name of newspaper. Includes today’s Vancouver Sun and Province. Rolling archives of all papers, from five to 90 days old. Use the app to access and download your favourite titles anywhere.
New to PressReader? View a tutorial.
Use the browser version, or download the app: iOS | Android
Note: users will need to log into their account again every three days.
Instructions for first time mobile users:
- Before using the app, you will need to create a PressReader account via the WVML website.
- Open PressReader (access this link from the Library’s Magazines & Newspapers page)
- Enter your WVML card number and PIN
- Then select Sign In at the top
- Then select New user? Sign up now and enter your first and last name, email address, and choose a password
- Once you have created an account, download the app by going to the Google Play Store (Android devices) or the App Store (Apple mobile devices) and searching for and installing PressReader.
- Tap on the app to open it and then select Sign in.
- Then select Email and enter your email address and the password that you created in step 1.
- Now you can start to browse publications or search for a specific publication.
Note: When you use our website to navigate to the PressReader site, you have to type your WVML card number and PIN. This authorizes you to use PressReader for 3 days. After 3 days, you have to go through the steps above to authenticate and sign in to your account again.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only
Newspapers & Magazines
Road to IELTS (Academic)
A practice resource for IELTS. Track your progress on practice exams and use more than 100 hours of interactive activities including advice, hints, and tips on question types. You need an up-to-date version of one of the following browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge. Please note: Road to IELTS does not work with Internet Explorer.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only
Careers & Jobs
Shakespeare for Students
Features plot summaries, character discussion, historical context and more for all of Shakespeare’s major plays. An ideal resource for students or anyone completing an essay or project on the Bard.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents only
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