Inyo County California

OverDrive is a free service offered by Inyo County Free Library that lets you borrow eBooks, audiobooks, eMagazines and more from the Southern California Digital Library. All you need to get started with free digital titles from OverDrive is an internet connection and a library card with a barcode. Borrow and enjoy ebooks right in your browser, the Libby app, and on popular ereaders! 

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Stay entertained and informed with the world’s largest catalogue of digital magazines and newspapers delivered directly to your devices. Instantly access 7,000 titles in more than 60 languages when you access cloudLibrary NewsStand with browser or app.  All you need is your library card! 

Download cloudLibrary NewsStand app: Apple App Store | Google Play Store

The California State Library is pleased to offer the New York Times online to California public libraries! This offer features direct access to nytimes.com from 1851 to right now, including:

• All regular newspaper content (articles, editorials, etc.)
• All multimedia, including video, photography, VR features and all new multimedia to come
• Spanish and Mandarin Chinese versions of nytimes.com
• Personalized access, including e-mail newsletters such as California Today, mobile apps for phones and tablets, with customizable news feeds, and article recommendations based on topics you most commonly read about

Each remote access pass gives you free access to the New York Times for 72 hours.

Remote access to the NYT requires a log in to your library account through the Catalog

The New York Times has made instructional videos available via YouTube and with captions.

• Onsite access
• Offsite code
• Offsite pass

Kanopy is a video streaming service offering access to more than 30,000 documentaries, movies, and educational videos from thousands of producers such as Criterion Collection, PBS, Great Courses, Kino Lorber and more.

Kanopy Kids highlights films and TV series that inspire and inform, helping children develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem through entertaining and educational videos. Kanopy Kids categories include TV Series, Learning Languages, Animated Storybooks, Anime Favorites, Classic Films, and Movies for the Whole Family.

The world's leading classical music channel

Music with vision

The world’s premier resource for classical music programming: stunning live events from the world’s most prestigious halls, plus thousands of concerts, operas, ballets, and more in our VOD catalogue!

In conjunction with the library's print subscription of the Reference Shelffrom H. W. Wilson there is online access to this resource through Salem Press. Published 6 times per year, each Reference Shelf volume provides comprehensive, balanced coverage of an issue of importance in modern society. Each volume contains 35-45 notable documents and articles (complete or abstracted) from highly respected periodicals and media outlets. A bibliography, index and important websites enhance further research. For access to the Reference Shelf in print format of current and older issues that aren't available online, search the public access catalog using "search by series" using the words "Reference Shelf.

Also available on this site is Famous First Facts. For more than half a century, Famous First Facts has earned the accolades of reviewers and a place on library reference shelves nationwide. This new edition of the reference classic is updated and expanded with new entries reflecting the latest developments and discoveries, and newly organized for better access to information. This is an online version of the Library's print copy.

Salem Press includes Facts about the Presidents from H. W. Wilson.  This resource is the authoritative source for information about the lives, backgrounds, and terms of office of every American president, from George Washington onward.

 AtoZ World Travel is a comprehensive travel resource containing 202 Travel Guides covering 75 topics for each of 202 world cities. Topics include travel essentials, security, neighborhoods, excursions, food and restaurants, culture, language, and more.

202 World City Travel Guides:
•Travel Essentials •Security Briefings •City Facts •Neighborhoods •Local Transportation •Activities •Attractions •Points of Interest •Excursions •Maps •Language

AtoZ World Food is a comprehensive database of recipes and food culture articles for 174 countries. Think of it as a world cookbook for 174 countries, although it’s much more.

FEATURES:

• 174 Country Cookbooks
• 7,000+ Traditional Recipes for: •Appetizers •Soups •Salads •Main Dishes •Side Dishes •Breads •Snacks •Desserts
• 1,700+ Food Culture Articles
• 14,000+ Color Photos
• 700+ Ingredient Articles
• Reference (15+ modules)
• New featured country every day

The California Digital Newspaper Collection is a project of the Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research (CBSR) at the University of California, Riverside. The CDNC includes newspapers that the Library has digitized: The Inyo Independent (1870-1942) and the Big Pine Citizen (1914-1933)
 

The California Revealed collection includes a wide range of historical materials contributed by libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies across the state.  Inyo County Free Library has digitized and contributed historic materials from the Library’s collection.  Other local contributors include the Eastern California Museum, Manzanar National Historic Site and the Bishop Chamber of Commerce.  

 
Archives Unbound addresses students and scholars' pressing need to see primary, unpublished archival documents.  Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the college and university level. 

Particular strengths in the Archives Unbound catalog include U.S. foreign policy; U.S. civil rights; global affairs and colonial studies; and modern history. Broad topic clusters include: African American studies; American Indian studies; Asian studies; British history; Holocaust studies; LGBT studies; Latin American and Caribbean studies; Middle East studies; political science; religious studies; and women’s studies. The Archives Unbound program consists of more than 290,000 documents totaling 12 million pages.  Sponsored by the California State Library as part of their California Digital Archives. This service requires log in through the catalog, select Archives Unbound under Online Resources.

Brainfuse HelpNow is an all-in-one suite of tutoring services designed for a wide range of academic needs whether it’s tackling a tough homework problem, mastering a particular topic, or writing a paper. HelpNow services include expert academic tutoring and self-study tools to empower users to study at their own pace or collaborate with peers and teachers.

Students access live, on-demand academic help and state-aligned skills building lessons from expert tutors. With HelpNow, tutors and students communicate in real time in our online classroom by typing, drawing, and marking-up lessons and web content. Plus, students can use our secure file sharing feature in the writing lab to submit writing assignments to our writing tutors any time of the day.

The Brainfuse full-service test center offers practice tests for all levels in math, reading, and writing as well as college preparatory tests - including the SAT.

For adult learners, whether you are going back to school, switching jobs, or just want to brush up on an academic skill, our Adult Learning Center™ is here to help.

HelpNow User Guide

HelpNow User Guide Spanish

Educate Station is your one-stop destination for PreK-2nd grade learning. Currently, the site consists of two core pieces of content: learning plans and worksheets. Both are designed to engage children in meaningful, hands-on learning.

Whether you’re looking for hands-on activities to do in the classroom or supplementary projects to do at home, Educate Station learning plans are for you. These weekly plans consist of five days of instruction and activities, along with 5+ worksheets to support learning. Each of the plans are aligned to standards and topics that children need to master.

QUICK ACCESS TO CALIFORNIA K-12 ONLINE CONTENT DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS  California offers — at no cost to local schools, districts or students — access to online educational content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, ProQuest and TeachingBooks.net for use by every public K-12 school and student in the state.  ProQuest research databases, the TeachingBooks literacy service and online content from Encyclopaedia Britannica are available to every Californian from this website.

GALE RESOURCES

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content with Gale In Context: Environmental Studies.

Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science with Gale Interactive: Science.

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space with National Geographic Kids. Best for children aged 6-14.

Tuition Funding Sources is a private website designed to help students find scholarships, college and career information. TFS offers students the largest scholarship database in the world with over $41 Billion in scholarship awards along with a career personality test and detailed college and career information. You will have to register to use the site when you first visit it.  Tuition Funding Sources is sponsored by Inland Library System.