eBooks & Streaming Movies

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 Smithsonian Global Sound Audio Collection

Listen to music from an extensive 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. 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 Flipster Magazines

Access issues of Bloomberg Businessweek and Consumer Reports from 2014 to the current issue, as well as the Consumer Reports Annual Buying Guide. Read online through a browser or download to an app to read offline. Search your app store for the free Flipster app, available for iOS and Android.

Tip: To see back issues, click on the current magazine cover, and then select the “All Issues” icon from the menu at the top right.  You can also search within one issue or all issues, and browse all the covers.

Availability: Not all libraries in Marin offer Flipster magazines. 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 Kanopy

Watch streaming movies from Kanopy, featuring classic and world cinema, indie films and top documentaries. The Great Courses, opens a new window are also available on Kanopy. 

Check out Kanopy Kids, opens a new window for movies, TV and learning videos for kids.

Availability: Depending on your residence address, you may need to access Kanopy using the link from a different library, or your library may not have access. 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 O’Reilly Learning

Online books and videos on technology, digital media, and business. Free access to 35K+ books, 30K+ hours of video, curated learning paths, case studies, interactive tutorials, audio books, and O’Reilly conference videos!

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 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.