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Summit County Library offers a wealth of online materials you can access 24/7 using your library card. From books, audiobooks and magazines you can download to educational, business, investing, online encyclopedias and more. If you need help using these resources, please ask!

(Most resources on the list will need a valid Summit County Library Card to access)

E-Learning

Niche Academy - An online learning platform specifically for libraries with ready-to-follow tutorials. Summit County Libraries academy is filled with trainings on our digital resources, computer skills and beyond.

Automotive

Auto Repair Source
Accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.


Consumer Reports
Get unbiased ratings and reviews for 9000+ products and services. Search car reviews and find the right one for you.


Small Engine Repair Source

User-friendly repair guides and manuals for ATV's, marine and boat motors, motorcycles, snowmobiles and other small engines.

General Research

Academic Search Premier
A leading multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources.

Ethnic Diversity Source
This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America.

Explora General Research
Covers a wide scope of general interest topics. Includes newspapers, magazines, journals, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, etc.


Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.


Points of View Reference
Controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by supporting articles.


Religion and Philosophy Collection
Covers the topics of world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy with articles from over 200 journals.

Social Sciences Full Text
Provides access to the most important journals in the areas of applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, and includes subjects, such as addiction studies, anthropology, public welfare, urban studies and more.



WorldCat
Find what you want at a library near you with WorldCat, a global catalog of library collections.

Movies

Hoopla
Access more than 9,000 audiobooks, 800 music albums, and 4,000 movies and television series for mobile and online access with hoopla digital. Enjoy up to 5 free downloads a month.


IMDB-Internet Movie Database
“The world’s most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.”

Kanopy
Video-steaming service providing access to more than 30,000 independant and documentary films. Includes access to children's films and Great Courses. 15 tickets each month to spend on films or tv seasons.

Crafts, Hobbies and Home Improvement

Hobbies & Craft Source
This database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast.

Home Improvement Source
This database provides do-it-yourselfers with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects

Food, Travel & Language Learning

A-Z Food America
Contains recipes in all course categories (appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages) for six US regions, all 50 states, and 33 ethnic cuisines.

A-Z Maps Online
The world’s most comprehensive collection of more than 100,000 downloadable maps for schools, academic institutions, and public libraries.

A-Z World Culture
Information about world history, cultures, languages, foods, religions, and much more.

A-Z World Food
Covers food culture for 174 countries of the world in six categories: National Cuisine, Regional Cuisine, Daily Meals, Dining Etiquette, Special Occasion Foods, and Food Trivia.

Global Road Warrior
Extensive country-by-country resource for learning about culture, customs, history, and language worldwide. Consists of 174 Country Guides of 119 topics each.

Mango * New
Online language courses, emphasizing conversational skills. Covers more than 70 languages, plus English courses for speakers of about 20 languages.

Literature & Reading

BookFlix
(Pre K – 3rd grade) Pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning in all children.


Fantastic Fiction

Discover new books and authors, get book descriptions and genre booklists and read-a-likes.

GoodReads
Create a free online account to keep track and rate books you’ve read or want to read and connect with other readers for new recommendations.

Hoopla
Access more than 9,000 audiobooks, 800 music albums, and 4,000 movies and television series for mobile and online access with hoopla digital. Enjoy up to 5 free downloads a month.

How to Use Hoopla

Literary Reference Center
Provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.

Marmot Overdrive Digital Collection
Check out eBooks and audiobooks from your library 24/7 to your tablet, phone, mp3 player, Kindle, Nook or other e-reader.Download the Libby by Overdrive app.

Novelist K-8
Need help finding what to read next for younger readers? Find reading recommendations, book club discussion questions, author read-a-likes, book reviews and more.

Novelist Plus
Need help finding what to read next? Find reading recommendations, book club discussion questions, author read-a-likes, book reviews and more.


Libby for Magazines
Over 200 current and back issues of popular magazines you can download to your computer, tablet or phone using the Libby by Overdrive app.


Poetry and Short Story Reference Center
Coverage includes classic and contemporary poems as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays.

WorldCat
Worldcat lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and more then 10,000 libraries worldwide.

Health

Consumer Health Complete

Access to easily understandable health and medical information from medical reference books, journals, news sites, videos and more.



Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
The leading online research database providing full text for psychological journals and behavioral science journals. Includes full text for citations from PsycINFO.


Newspapers & Magazines

Colorado Historic Newspaper
Online collection of Colorado Historic Newspapers. Most content from between 1859 to 1923.

Denver Post Collection
Explore Denver history through local news, events and people with Denver Post Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Newspaper Source Plus
Cover-to-cover access to 23 national U.S. and international newspapers, selected full text from many regional U.S. newspapers and television & radio news transcripts from major news networks and NPR.

The New York Times
You can access The New York Times content remotely from your home computer, laptop, phone, or tablet.

Libby By Overdrive
Search our new collection of 150 different Online Magazines through Libby. Download the Libby App for use with your mobile devices.

Regional Business News

Full text articles from regional business publications from metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Summit Daily News
Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of the Summit Daily News. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Washington Post
Breaking news, live coverage, investigations, analysis, video, photos and opinions. Access for 7 days.

Wall Street Journal
Online coverage of breaking news and current headlines from the US and around the world.

K-12th Grade Student Resources

Biography Reference Center
More than 450,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.


Explora Elementary School
Elementary students can find articles on every subject for their school projects.


Explore Middle School
Middle and Junior High Students can find articles, essays, biographies, maps, images and more to help with school projects and research.

Explora High School
Look up topic overviews, magazine and academic journal articles, facts and primary sources for research papers, class projects or homework

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
Online encyclopedia with over entries covering a wide variety of subject areas.



History Reference Center
Search full-text articles, historical documents, biographies, maps and photos. Great for student history research.


Literary Reference Center
Provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.

Mango *New
Online language courses, emphasizing conversational skills. Covers more than 70 languages, plus English courses for speakers of about 20 languages.

Novelist K – 8 Plus
Find book recommendations for kids and young adults. Search by title, author, series or reading level to find similar titles and reviews.

Poetry and Short Story Reference Center
Browse most studied poems, poets, short stories and themes. In addition, the database includes plays and speeches, classic books, biographies, critical analyses, contextual essays and explications for important works, and essays on poetic forms, literary terms, techniques and movements.

Points of View Reference
Overviews, essays, articles and point & counterpoint arguments that present multiple sides of current issues.

Science Reference Center
Designed for student researchers, contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other reliable sources.

Business / Resume

Business Source Premier

Access to full text articles from top business magazines and journals as well as over 12,000 company profiles and 7800 case studies.


Regional Business News

Full text articles from regional business publications from metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Resume Builder
Templates to help you create, share, and download your resume in Microsoft Word or PDF formats. Free access does not require a library card but you must create an account.

Legal

ColoradoLegalServices.org

Self-help legal information for civil legal matters, where to find low or no-cost legal help, court information and other referral information.


Immigration Help
Legal aid non-profit that provides free legal services for work permits, DACA, and citizenship.

Legal Information Source
Thousands of legal forms and full text legal reference books from Nolo Press, the leading publisher of consumer legal information.

Science & Environment

Environment Complete
Comprehensive coverage for Environmental Studies including agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.


GreenFile

Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.


Psychology & Behavioral Sciences

Leading online research database with full text articles from psychology and behavioral sciences journals.


Science Reference Center

Designed for student researchers, contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other reliable sources.


Social Sciences Full Text
Covering the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applies and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, including addiction studies, ethics, public welfare, urban studies and more.

Spanish/Espanol

Magazines in Spanish - Libby by Overdrive
Magazines are now available in the Libby app. Gain access to over 3,000 titles

Mango * New
Online language courses, emphasizing conversational skills. Covers more than 70 languages, plus English courses for speakers of about 20 languages.

History & Genealogy

Biography Reference Center
More than 450,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.

Breckenridge History
Local nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting Breckenridge’s unique heritage.

Colorado Historic Newspaper
Online collection of Colorado Historic Newspapers. Most content from between 1859 to 1923.

Frisco Historic Park & Museum
Preserves and promotes the Town of Frisco’s heritage and history by presenting an excellent educational museum experience to the community and its visitors.


History Reference Center
Search full-text articles, historical documents, biographies, maps and photos. Great for student history research.

Breck History Archives
Breckenridge History actively collects and preserves original documents and letters, business records, photographic materials, moving images, oral histories, and more that tell the remarkable story of Breckenridge, Colorado and the greater Breckenridge area.

MyHeritage
Diverse genealogy databases providing access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries.

Summit Historical Society
Dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and exhibition of the rich heritage and history of Summit County.