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O’Reilly includes books, videos, expert playlists and audiobooks, as well as resources from approximately 200 of the world’s leading publishers in business and technology.
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Kanopy
Stream an amazing collection of movies and documentaries. You can also learn new skills with the Great Courses. Users have access to 18 credits per month (but unlimited access to kids’ content).
New to Kanopy? View a tutorial.
Download the app: iOS | Android
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners 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, students, and business owners only.
Film & Music (streaming)
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, students, and business owners 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, students, and business owners 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
LinkedIn Learning – Artificial Intelligence
Learn about AI through LinkedIn Learning tutorials on machine learning, generative AI, and productivity tools.
Download the app: iOS | Android. Use Library ID westvanlibrary.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Click here for a tutorial on how to use LinkedIn Learning.
Online Courses
LinkedIn Learning – Tech Sense: What is two-factor authentication?
Local web designer and software developer Morten Rand-Hendriksen provides a concise overview of multi/two-factor authentication and password security in this LinkedIn Learning course.
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, students, and business owners 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, students, and business owners only.
Health & Wellness, Newspapers & Magazines
Medici.TV
Medici.tv streams videos of classical music, opera, dance, and jazz, offering a catalogue of over 4,000 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.
Download the App: iOS | Android
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners 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.) A thousand videos of operas, ballets, masterclasses, interviews, lessons, and performances are also available.
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, students, and business owners 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, students, and business owners only.
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, students, and business owners only.
Academic Articles & Encyclopedias, Genealogy & History
North Shore Digital Libraries
A special collection of digitized newspapers from North Vancouver and West Vancouver, including the North Shore News from 1976-2000. Enter search terms or browse all newspapers to see what’s available.
Presented in partnership by the North Shore News, North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver District Public Library, and West Vancouver Memorial Library.
Newspapers & Magazines
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, students, and business owners only.
O’Reilly
The O’Reilly digital platform includes books, videos, expert playlists and audiobooks, as well as resources from approximately 200 of the world’s leading publishers in business and technology. Topics range from programming to cybersecurity to project management to communications to presentation skills. The content includes certification test prep materials, on-demand training videos, and much more.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Note: the public library version of O’Reilly does not allow users to create personal accounts, add to playlists, or save progress. Any profile functions used will not be saved after your session ends. It is recommended that you make note of your progress before ending a session.
Careers & Jobs, Online Courses
O’Reilly – Security Skills
This database has answers to all of your tech questions and the resources you need to level up your digital literacy. The “Security” section covers practices such as prevention, protection, and remediation.
Careers & Jobs, Ebooks & Downloadable Audiobooks, Online Courses
O’Reilly – Skill: AI & MI
This page connects you to essential AI and machine learning resources—books, guides, and playlists designed to help you learn and innovate.
Access Information: Licensed for West Vancouver residents, students, and business owners only.
Online Courses
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 The Economist and 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, students, and business owners only.
Newspapers & Magazines
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