Use free, public Wi-Fi at all FVRL locations.
Use our book returns and curbside services (holds pick-up, printing, and Library Sampler), and attend our virtual programs even though our buildings are closed because of state guidelines. For more information, see our COVID-19 response.
These resources are provided by FVRL and are available to all in any FVRL library. They are also available outside the library with your FVRL card. (See restrictions as noted.)
Available in library only.
Especially for young children: learn pre-reading and reading skills through games, music, and puzzles. Create your own account, so you can log back in each time you visit the library.
Read trade and industry-focused information in journal articles, market reports, industry reports, and news.
Search thousands of academic, peer reviewed, and trade journals or magazines to find articles you can use to stay informed or get ahead.
Temporarily available from home.
Learn about your ancestors. Search over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases, including the US Census, to find records and digitized documents.
Use Image Quest for more than two million images which may be used in assignments, activities, projects and other non-commercial educational uses.
Find articles, pictures, and videos about animals, arts, language, places, plants, science & math, social studies, sports, and religions. Even tour the USA or compare countries!
Search or browse articles, media, biographies, and a world atlas for information on both academic subjects and personal interests. Start with Research Tools and Materials if you're doing academic research.
Find articles, images, videos, and biographies for high school students in a variety of subjects. Start with Research Tools and Materials if you're working on a paper or report.
Find repair info by make and model combinations, covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of older, specialty models.
Search a variety of medical, trade, and scientific journals as well as magazines and reports for medical news, diagnostics, and information.
Search for recent Consumer Reports magazine articles and reviews in full-text. Find product reviews, recommendations, and comparisons to help you make choices.
Use Culture Grams to find maps and information on the peoples and cultures of over 185 countries, the provinces and territories of Canada, and all 50 states in the U.S.
Discover the everyday details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful.
Review industry intelligence tools that can be consumed very quickly to better understand a prospect’s or client’s business issues. Published by Hoover's Inc.
Search most online FVRL resources at once for full-text journal, magazine, or newspaper articles. No more trying one database after another in search of the article you need!
Access audio/video clips, pictures, maps, books, news, and more on homework topics common to middle and high school students.
Available only at Vancouver Community Library.
Research the impact of philanthropy around the world today with this interactive mapping tool.
Access a variety of ready-to-use and customizable demographic data reports for entrepreneurs, students or anyone who needs to identify cultural patterns or sociological trends.
Select from several news, magazine, or journal articles with images--many in full-text.
Use this eResource to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on all health related topics. The materials contained in this resource are intended for informational purposes only.
Search for people in articles and books, based on personal facts such as name, birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation, and gender.
Read about emerging green technologies and issues on the environment and sustainability.
Find resources on a wide range of subjects in this one-stop research source (including citation information) aimed at upper elementary and middle school students.
Research viewpoint essays, topic overviews, images, podcasts, articles, graphs, tables, and charts on a variety of current topics.
Find authoritative science information: full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
Find primary documents, reference books, journal articles, and scholarly analysis on periods and events in our history.
Find scholarly analysis, articles, references, and primary documents covering the past 5,000 years.
Find printable legal form templates and examples; legal, business, and other letter templates; definitions for legal terms; a law digest with articles on legal topics; and a national attorney practice directory.
Find everything you need to research the world of literature: biographies, bibliographies, critical analyses, essays, poems, primary sources, and more for authors both historical and current.
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Find detailed information about grantmakers to students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers, including 990 filings.
Search the digital US Census records from 1790-1940 or the full-text of 25,000 family and local history books in Heritage Quest.
View full-text reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, history periodicals, documents, and biographies along with historical photos, maps, and videos.
Dig into study units covering over 500 historical topics on global history from ancient times to the present day.
Find articles and instructions for projects in the areas of outdoor, electrical, remodeling, plumbing, woodworking, decorating, and maintenance.
Explore key players and the battles they fought to see how they shaped our nation.
Use powerful tools and find guidance to achieve your career goals. Units include: find a career match; explore occupations; search for jobs and internships; tools to get hired; career library; and school and scholarship finder.
Dig deeper into full-text, academic journal articles and primary sources in a variety of disciplines.
Use tools and instructions to independently address a wide-range of legal issues including business law, financial planning, family law, property & real estate, and rights & disputes.
Learn the basics of living on your own, including work, major purchases, housing, budgeting, and more.
Have fun with languages! Children can start learning a second language before they can read a first one. Create a free account in Little Pim and get started!
Find full-text articles and abstracts from general reference, business, consumer health, and general science magazines and journals.
Track stocks and mutual funds. Read in-depth, independent stock and fund reports.
Look at National Geographic books and magazines for kids right on your computer--no waiting! Explore topics to find pictures, videos, and more information.
Browse articles, explore topics, and find images. All the National Geographic resources are at your command, without the big stacks of yellow magazines.
Search or browse the full text of The New York Times from 1851 to 2011. Research world events, find obituaries, or read editorials and classified ads from years gone by.
Sign up to receive reading suggestions regularly via email or check the lists online whenever you like. There are over 24 genres for all ages from which to choose.
Discover new titles, series, and authors for kids and teens to enjoy. Find Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Feature Articles.
Find a great read through subject headings, reviews, annotations, and much more. Access Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Feature Articles.
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Download OverDrive's Libby app for iOS, Android or Windows 10+ and get help with Libby if you need it.
Here's how:
Download OverDrive's Libby App for iOS, Android or Windows 10+ and get help with Libby if you need it.
Watch a volcano erupt! Play games, find project ideas, and have fun learning about ecosystems, space, energy and matter, maps, climates and more in Power Knowledge.
Worried about polar bears? Study them and other animals, adaptation, habitats, the human body, food chains, green living, extinct species, and more in Power Knowledge.
What goes up must come down. You’ll find more about gravity, atoms, motion, temperature and more, with videos and games to explain it all in Power Knowledge.
Identify, research, and find pricing for art, antiques, and collectibles. Includes more than 10 million images to assist in searching.
Access thousands of full-text magazines and newspapers, including peer-reviewed scholarly journals, covering a broad array of subjects and locations.
Read KnowledgeNotes with author overviews and plot summaries for middle and high school assignment assistance.
Find citations and abstracts to worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological effects of trauma. Produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD.
Search this index for citations from the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States from the years 1890 through 1982.
View over 4,800 manuals for after-market schematic service data on all kinds of consumer electronics such as radio, TV, car-radio, etc.
Look for experiments, images, videos, and articles on recent events and discoveries in a range of science areas.
Get articles from magazines, newspapers, and U.S. government documents with the young researcher in mind.
Access step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for hundreds of small engine machines and their supporting components.
Stream eBooks, graphic novels, videos, and audiobooks of high interest to tweens and teens, as well as classics and some teacher-assigned titles. You'll need an internet connection only—no downloading!
Peruse animated, talking picture books, early chapter books, puzzles, and resources for kids and families in TumbleBooks. Includes a limited number of books in French, Spanish, and other languages.
Read, play, watch, and do! Activities for pre-readers and beginning readers.
Find articles, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities covering a variety of subjects for elementary and middle-school students.
Search for information on any topic. Learn how to do research, write citations, and even create an account to keep track of your research.
Find items--books, audiobooks, journals, and sometimes even articles--within and beyond FVRL's collection. Although you can access this without a library card, you must use your library card if you wish to start here in requesting an interlibrary loan.
