Databases
Use our subscription databases to find citations and full text articles. To get started, just click on the database that you would like to search. If you're outside the library, you may need to enter your library card number and PIN in order to access the database.
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Access Video On Demand: Just for Kids
Over 12,000 ad-free entertaining and educational videos, games, songs, and interactives like Sesame Street, Electric Factory, Reading Rainbow, Baby Einstein and more.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Access Video on Demand: Master Collection
Over 44,000 unlimited films, documentaries, and how-to-videos. Enjoy titles from Ken Burns, BBC, PBS, HBO and Rick Steves. Note: Unable to filter content for Children's Restricted Cards.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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American Song
Listen to over 50,000 recordings from America's past; songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys; songs of Civil Rights, Prohibition, the Civil War, and more.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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BookFlix
A digital literacy resource, for grades preK-3, that pairs animated fiction stories with nonfiction ebooks to build a love of reading. Includes lesson plans for teachers and tips for caregiversAvailable To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Classical Music Library
A comprehensive database of distinguished classical recordings offered in streaming format. The Classical Music Library also includes anthology playlists linked to the major music history and appreciation textbooks.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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ComicsPlus All Access
ComicsPlus All Access has thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, & manga for kids, teens, and adults. A Free Library of Philadelphia card and PIN is required for onsite and offsite use. Mobile app available: use library card and PIN.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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ComicsPlus Children
Adventure Time, Bone, Minecraft, and the Big Nate series and more. Simultaneous use will allow whole-class read-alongs. A Free Library card and PIN is required for onsite and offsite use. Mobile app available: use library card and PIN.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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ComicsPlus Teens
Thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga especially for teens. A Free Library of Philadelphia card and PIN is required for onsite and offsite use. Mobile app available: use library card and PIN.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Contemporary World Music
This resource includes contemporary and traditional world music including tracks of reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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eAudiobooks from Overdrive
Download audiobooks from Overdrive to your PC, Mac, or mobile device. Get the Libby app to borrow on the go.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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eBooks from Overdrive
Available in a variety of formats, here you will find the Library's Overdrive ebook collection. Get the Libby app to borrow on the go; enter your library card and PIN.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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eBooks on EBSCOhost (formerly NetLibrary)
Approximately 20,000 electronic books in all subject areas from careers to classics to Cliffs Notes. Mobile app available: create an online account for full access.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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eMagazines on OverDrive (formerly RBdigital Magazines)
Read and download over 4,000 digital magazines on OverDrive or the Libby app.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Es la mejor herramienta de referencia en español para niños. Spanish-language tool for those learning Spanish and ELL students. Spanish and English text. Includes concise articles, videos, maps and activities more. (Recommended grades K+)Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Freading
Over 200,000 downloadable ebooks for Free Library of Philadelphia library card holders. Mobile app available: use library card and PIN.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Free Library of Philadelphia Podcasts
The Free Library Podcast is an easy way to participate in the author events and lectures that take place at the Central Library. Visit Author Events for upcoming events and information.Available To: Unrestricted, free web resource
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Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Explore over 1,200 nonfiction, fully searchable reference titles. Access accurate information on science, literature, history, business, and more.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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HistoryMakers Digital Archive
HistoryMakers Digital Archive is the nation's largest African American video oral history collection with high-quality primary source content, with fully searchable transcripts, from thousands of people from a broad range of backgrounds and experiencesAvailable To: All Free Library locations. Please visit one of our locations for access.
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Input
Input was a local Philadelphia panel discussion program, airing Sunday mornings from 1968 through early 1971Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Jazz Music Library
Jazz Music Library will be the largest and most comprehensive collection of jazz available online.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Kanopy
Acclaimed movies, documentaries and kids films. Note: Kanopy is unable to filter for Children's Restricted Cards. Mobile app available: create an account for best results.Available To: Free Library card holders
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Kids from World Book Online
Ideal learning resource for elementary-aged students and up. Easy-to-read articles, engaging games, science projects, and activities. Additional teaching tools for educators and parents make this a complete solution for elementary-aged students.Available To:
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Music Online
Find and listen to music from a variety of genresAvailable To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Overdrive Kid's eReading Room
Download ebooks and audiobooks for readers ages 0-12. Get the Libby app to borrow on the go.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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OverDrive Sala de Lectura Electrónica en Español
Descargue libros electrónicos y audiolibros en español para niños, adolescentes, y adultos. (Download ebooks and audiobooks in Spanish for kids, teens, and adults.)Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Overdrive World Languages eReading Room
Download ebooks and audiobooks in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, French, and other languages. Get the Libby app to borrow on the go.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Popular Music Library
Find a wide range of popular music from around the world, including pop music, alternative, country, Christian, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk, new age, R&B, reggae, rock, soundtracks and more.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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PressReader including the Economist Magazine
Read or listen to 6,300+ newspapers from the U.S. and around the world in digital format in 60 languages from 120 countries. Translate into 20 languages. Borrow the Economist for 7 day periods. Mobile app available: use library card & PIN.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries
With an extraordinary array of more than 35,000 individual tracks of streaming music, spoken word, and natural and human-made sounds, users can listen to performances by American folk icons such as Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Pete Seeger and many more.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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Student from World Book Online
(Recommended grades 5+) This trusted online encyclopedia contains a Biography Center, current events, research guides, Citation Builder, games, and integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive.Available To:
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Timelines from World Book Online
Timelines offers hundreds of timelines across eight broad topics, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures. Users can also create their own timelines from scratch. (Recommended grades 5+)Available To:
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TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading. Check out our home user guide. Mobile App: use your library card and PIN.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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World Book Online
Popular online encyclopedia for children and teens, including Spanish language content.Available To: All Free Library locations and internet with authentication.
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World Cinema Collection
Over 1,000 classic and contemporary films from the U.S and around the world. There are even silent films to enjoy! Note: World Cinema Collection is unable to filter for Children's Restricted Cards.Available To: All Free Library locations and online with your library card.
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