Online Resources

Digital Media Download Center
Wisconsin's Digital Library is a catalog of downloadable ebooks, videos, music and audiobooks available to Wisconsin residents. To get started, Sign In by choosing your library and entering your library card number. Visit the "Help" resources for more information on using the database.

Use the Libby app to download Ebooks and Audiobooks!

Kanopy
Kanopy is a video streaming service that provides free quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and more. Stream films anytime, anywhere on your preferred devices.

Visit https://northernwaters.kanopy.com/ to create an account using your email address and library card number.

• Each patron receives 15 tickets per calendar month.

• Tickets reset on the first of each month.

• Unused tickets do not roll over to the following month.

• A film uses tickets once you start it.

• You can see your remaining tickets for the month in the top-right corner of the homepage.

• As you browse for titles, you'll see the number of tickets required to watch each title and how long you have to watch it.

• For episodic titles like TV series, you'll also see what content the tickets unlock (e.g., "Season 1" or "all").

• When searching for titles, you can filter your search results by the number of tickets required.

Kanopy Kids features a collection of films and TV series that inspire and inform, helping children develop social emotional skills and reinforcing valuable learning topics, such as history, science, and new languages, offering a diverse selection of educational and entertaining content, including movies, TV series, animated storybooks, live action features, and animated favorites. Our patrons have unlimited viewing access to Kanopy Kids content. Tickets are not required.

Creativebug offers online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, and more -- all you need is a library card!

• To get started, click the link above.

• First time user? Enter your library card number in the box and follow the directions on the next screen.

• Already signed up? Click the link above and log in with your library card number.

Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn.  With courses and supplemental resources in 110+ languages, Transparent Language Online can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.

• To get started, click the link above.

• First time user? Click "Sign up" and enter your library card number in the box. Follow the directions to create a username and password.

• Already signed up? Click the link above and enter your username and password to log in to the resource.

America’s News by NewsBank allows you to explore local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. With current content and archives back to the 1980s from more than 4,050 credible U.S. news sources, it is the most comprehensive domestic news resources available. Includes the Superior Telegram, Duluth News-Tribune, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, and Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

HeritageHub by NewsBank allows you to explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and funeral home notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 - today. Easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 U.S. states, and territories, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7 on any device.  

Britannica Library - Comprehensive reference and learning resource for children and adults.

Britannica School - Includes Britannica School Early Elementary, Elementary, Middle, and High.

Britannica Escolar - Enciclopedia español para los estudiantes y educadores.

ChiltonLibrary - OEM repair, maintenance, and service information on most cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs. Provides step-by-step procedures, diagnostic and troubleshooting help, and a video library.

Explora for Everyone - A EBSCO research database specifically designed for public library users to easily find reliable information. It features a user-friendly, mobile-friendly interface with broad topic browsing (history, health, science) and high-quality full-text articles, magazines, and images.

Explora for Elementary Schools - Content from children's magazines, encyclopedia entries, images, and reference eBooks.

Explora for Middle & High Schools - Content from popular magazines and reference eBooks, as well as primary sources, biographies, images, and more.

Consumer Health Complete - Includes more than 200 health and wellness reference books and encyclopedias, thousands of health reports, drug evaluation sheets, videos, pamphlets and other documents.

History Reference Source - Full-text history reference resource with historical documents, photos, maps, film and video from leading history journals and magazines. Also includes biographies and reference eBooks.

Hobbies and Crafts Source - Magazines, recipes and videos with "how-to" instructions and creative do-it-yourself ideas.

Home Improvement Source - Magazines & reference books on home improvement and repair project topics.

Literary Reference Source Plus - Collection of literary criticism and reference works.

Poetry & Short Story Reference Source - Full-text classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans, and learning guides.

Points of View Reference Source - Resources presenting multiple sides of an issue to help assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.

Science Reference Source - Full-text science reference books, images, and periodicals.

Small Engine Repair Source - Detailed, user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines.

HeritageQuest Online - Comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources

MasterFILE Complete - A general reference database with nearly 1,700 publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Accessed in BadgerLink's Database List.

• Popular Magazines - List of popular magazines available in MasterFILE Complete

  • Consumer Reports Magazine - Full-text PDF version of the popular consumer magazine.

Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary - The largest, most comprehensive American dictionary

NoveList - A readers' advisory database with over 150,000 fiction titles, and over 4000 custom created articles and lists. Access Feature Articles, BookTalks, and Book Discussion Guides along with Author Read-alikes, Readers' Advisory training content and a variety of other reader materials.

NoveList K-8 - A readers' advisory database for grades K-8 with collection of titles, BookTalks, Recommended Reads book lists and more.

TeachingBooks Schools - Thousands of resources for k-12 multimedia fiction and nonfiction reading activities for educators, librarians, students and families supporting language arts, book clubs, art educators, social studies and much more.

TeachingBooks for Libraries - Public library interface focusing on enriching everyone's connection to children's and young adult books.

U.S. Newsstream - Current and archival to 1980s U.S. news featuring key national and regional sources including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune as well as over 80 Gannett titles.

Wisconsin Historical Society Family History Records - Family history research records from the Wisconsin Historical Society records available on Ancestry.