All Resources A - Z

A full list of our subscription electronic resources organized alphabetically by name.

• Access World News (Newsbank) Global information from a variety of news media.
• Remote Access for Ancestry.com During the library’s closure, login to your library account to access Ancestry from home!  The link will be in your Account Summary.
• Ancestry.com (Proquest Library edition) For in-library use only.
• Biblioteca Tumblebook Tumblebooks - streaming childrens book en Espanol.
• Biography In Context Great biographical information on contemporary and historical figures.
• Chilton Auto Repair Automotive Repair Information and diagrams for Do-It-Yourself people
• Culturegrams
• Digital Public Library of America  Choose from classic novels, children’s books, textbooks and non-English titles, all for free, with no login or library card needed.
• Ebscohost Books, magazines articles, newspapers including Consumer Reports and the Skagit Valley Herald
• Elibrary
• Gale Virtual Reference Library Online ebook references on all research topics
• Health Wellness Resource Center Health information
• Heritage Quest Family History research - For remote, outside of library access
• History Study Center Historical reference material and primary sources covering ancient times to the present.
• Legal Forms Downloadable forms of all types, including Washington State forms.
• Legal Information Reference Center Legal forms, and general legal guidance written by lawyers.
• Literature Reference Center Research encyclopedias and articles about literature and reading for students.
• Lynda.com Video Online learning platform to support learning business, software, technology, and creative skills.
• Mango Languages Prepares learners for realistic conversations in over 70 world languages, including English.
• Masterfile™ Magazines articles including Consumer Reports
• Medline Plus Trusted information for you from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.  
• NewspaperSource Limited, full-text newspapers nationwide, including the Skagit Valley Herald.  To access this database you must be at the library.
• Novelist Plus Find a good novel, or non-fiction titles, plus reviews.
• Opposing Viewpoints In Context Fact checking and research for students on social and political policy issues.
• Overdrive - Washington Anytime Library Downloadable ebooks and audiobooks. *Right now OverDrive has opened up access to anyone in the Skagit County area.  Please use your BPL card or sign up for a BPL Digital Library Card and use that before creating a new OverDrive account.
• PressReader Full access to hundreds of magazines and newspapers. Until the end of July, login to your library account to access PressReader from home.  The link will be in your Account Summary under the Ancestry link.
• Project Gutenberg A library of over 60,000 free eBooks.
• Proquest Databases of articles and books for fact checking and research on all topics.
• Proquest Learning: Literature Research encyclopedias and articles about literature and reading for students.
• Referencia Latina Spanish language articles on all topics
• Reference USA Business and Telephone Directory for finding people and for business marketing.
• The Seattle Times Collection (Newsbank) Search more that 30 years of Seattle area history.  
• Salem Press: the Reference Shelf Access to Full-text reference books.
• SIRS Discoverer
• TumbleBooks Online children’s read-a-long books and language learning for pre Kindergarten through 2nd grade.
• Washington State Library Archives Ask an archivist, search online records, and view their archives catalog.
• Washington State News (Newsbank) Explore and research people, events, and issues across Washington State.