Books & Literature

Access L.A. Theatre Works Audio Collection

Listen to some of the most significant plays of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries by leading actors from around the world, all from the curated archive of the nation’s premiere radio theatre company and recorded specifically for online listening. You can also search all available Alexander Street content.

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

Access Performing Arts Video Collection

Watch videos from this diverse collection of Music, Dance and Theatre content, covering hundreds of genres and a wide range of content types, from instruction to performance. Video collections include content from the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Qwest TV, Broadway On-Demand, and many more. You can also search all available Alexander Street content.

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

Access Britannica Escolar

Escolar is the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish.

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

Access Britannica School Edition

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.

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

Access The HistoryMakers

Access the largest oral history collection documenting the lives of African Americans from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. The nationally acclaimed digital archive features clips, images, and transcripts for the stories of thousands of prominent Black people.

Availability: Not all libraries in Marin offer The HistoryMakers. Access depends on your residence address. Learn more.

Access Hoopla

Check out eBooks, comics, audiobooks, streaming movies and music.

Learn more about Hoopla on our eBooks page.

Availability: Not all libraries in Marin offer Hoopla. Access depends on your residence address. Out of county residents cannot access Hoopla per the terms of our agreement with this vendor. Learn more.

Access LOTE4Kids Digital Audio Picturebooks

Over 3000+ digital picture books with audio and text in over 65+ languages, LOTE4Kids is a library eResource that allows kids to enjoy the magic of digital books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English) from the comfort of their own home.  Kids can also watch each LOTE title translated and narrated in English to continue their reading and literacy development.

Availability: Not all libraries in Marin offer LOTE4Kids. Access depends on your residence address. Learn more.

Access OverDrive/Libby

Check out eBooks, audiobooks and digital magazines. 

Learn more about OverDrive and the Libby app on our eBooks page, audiobooks page or magazines page.

Access Palace Project

The Palace Project eReader app provides access to a statewide collection of ebooks, including titles the Digital Public Library of America, as well as OverDrive/Libby and Enki titles all in one place.

Learn more about Palace Project app on our eBooks page.

Access ProQuest Academic

Combination of several databases with over 20,000 publications that range from scholarly journals to popular magazines.  Databases include the Coronavirus Research Database, eBook Central, eLibrary, Global Newsstream, LA Times, Publicly Available Content Database, SIRS Discoverer and SIRS Issues Researcher.

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

Access Reference eLibrary

General reference collection of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. Includes newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, books, videos and audios, dissertations and theses, reports, blogs, and much more. (Grades 6+)

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

Access School & Educators Complete

Collection of over 12,000 eBooks supporting 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.

Access SIRS Discoverer

Selected content for beginning researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators. (Grades 3-9)

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

Access SIRS Issue Researcher

Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators. (Grades 6+)

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

Access TeachingBooks (previously called Book Connections)

A collection of instructional materials about children’s and young adult books and authors, including booklists, meet-the-author videos, and many other author and book resources.

Access provided courtesy of the California State Library.