Alexander Street Performing Arts Collection

Audio Collections

The L.A. Theatre Works Collection contains some of the most important dramatic masterpieces and contemporary plays of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, performed by leading actors from around the world and recorded specifically for online listening.

Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries provides a virtual encyclopedia of unique American folk, blues, soul, jazz, and protest songs, as well as a broad range of world music through partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

Video Collections

Performing Arts Video Collection, including:

• Music Online: The Qwest TV Collection, co-created by Quincy Jones & Reza Ackbaraly, offers valuable materials for music history and cultural studies through the preservation of diverse live performances, representing jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop, folk, indie, electronic, blues, and other eclectic world genres.
• Dance Online: Dance in Video is a collection of performances, instructional materials, documentaries, and interviews, showcasing high-caliber performances from dance companies and performers worldwide, including traditional ballet to hip hop, street dance, and modern dance.
• Broadway On Demand includes plays, musicals, and dance performances along with behind-the-scenes series, documentaries, instructional videos, and more.
• National Theatre Collection provides contemporary video productions, modern reinterpretations of classic plays — all featuring acclaimed actors and directors along with behind-the-scenes archival content.
• The Royal Shakespeare Company Collection contains high-definition recordings of top Shakespearean actors and directors, along with supplementary teaching materials designed to help bring Shakespeare to life in the modern age.
• Theatre in Video offers access to hundreds of significant plays, documentaries, and instructional materials, as well as interviews with prominent directors, designers, writers, and actors, providing an authentic behind-the-scenes look at various productions.
• Classical Music in Video provides influential performances and documentaries demonstrating the development of classical music, spanning eras from past masters to modern composers.
• Opera in Video offers a wide curated selection of opera performances, featuring top artists, conductors, and venues.

Archives Unbound 

Archives Unbound addresses students and scholars' pressing need to see primary, unpublished archival documents. There is no better way to study the past than through consultation of primary source documents. Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historic documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the college and university level.

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

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports provides unbiased ratings and reviews for over 9,000 products and services. Access individual digital issues, from 1985 to present.

Consumer Reports database was made possible by the support of The Larkspur Library Foundation.

Coursera

Coursera offers online courses to improve job skills, learn in new fields, or earn university-issued certificates.

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Returning Users

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

Learning Express LibraryLearning Express Library is an interactive online learning platform featuring practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, and basic skills improvement in reading, writing, and math for all ages.

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

Newspaper Archive

NewspaperARCHIVE is the world's best resource for historical and genealogical information. Our unique archive spans more than 400 years of family history, small-town events, world news and more. Explore your family tree and discover your history at NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the world's largest online newspaper archive.

Mango LanguagesLearn over 20 languages through online interactive lessons, with a focus on conversational language skills. This is a great resource for travelers. Also includes English as Second Language (ESL) lessons.

Northstar Digital Literacy

Northstar Digital Literacy is a self-directed online instruction program that educates users on essential computer skills.

                The three main areas of study include:

• Essential Computer Skills - Basic Computer Skills, Internet Basics, Using Email, Windows OS, Mac OS
• Essential Software Skills – Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs
• Using Technology in Daily Life - Social Media, Information Literacy, Career Search Skills, Accessing Telehealth Appointments, Supporting K-12 Distance Learning, Your Digital Footprint.

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

Wall Street JournalAccess to The Wall Street Journal, an American business-focused, international daily newspaper.