Digital Content
The Alberta Research Portal is your gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources. This outstanding resource provides all Albertans with perpetual access to the Gale Primary Sources database, with 69 unique primary source collections, including extensive resources related to First Nations and Indigenous peoples, the Archives of Human Sexuality and Gender, Associated Press Collections, Smithsonian Collection Online, Sabin Americana, 25 titles from Gale Virtual Reference Library, to name but a few. This includes monographs, photographs, newspapers, poetry, original documents, records, and more.
In-library access only. Genealogy database providing access to hundreds of millions of records.
Beanstack helps you reach your reading goals, while having fun! Log what you read, participate in reading challenges, see what your friends are reading and win badges. Log in with your library card to jumpstart your reading today.
Public library services for Canadians with print disabilities. Books, magazines, newspapers and more!
These free, interactive, and self-paced online courses from Cisco Networking Academy, including the Skills for All learning platform, will introduce you to important technology concepts and help you develop the skills necessary to participate in the modern workforce.
Enjoy unlimited immediate access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga – no holds, no wait lists. The full collection contains materials for adults, young adults, and teens, as well as all of the material in the Children’s Collection.
Enjoy unlimited immediate access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga – no holds, no wait lists. The Children’s Collection contains materials for children, juvenile, and emerging readers.
Build professional-looking resumes and custom cover letters in minutes! Simply type in your personal information and leave the difficult task of writing concise, descriptive statements to Cypress Resume.
Frontier Life is a digital collection of primary sources including material from the Hudson Bay Archives and the Glenbow Archives. It is now available to all libraries across Canada.
In-library access only. An innovative and comprehensive tool that connects charities with funders who share their cause. Search more than 3,000 Canadian grant-making foundations as well as corporations and government funded programs.
Downloadable movies, music, television shows, audiobooks, eBooks and comic books. Patrons can download up to four titles per month.
Formerly Lynda.com, choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts. When logging in via the app, use code 'yrl' to access the resource.
LOTE4Kids helps kids to engage in Languages Other Than English through narrated eBooks. Access stories in over 50 languages with animations, read along text and fun activities to help engage young readers. Login with your library card to get started.
NicheAcademy is your source for instructions on using your library’s eResources, as well as information on computers and digital literacy. Find easy to follow text and video tutorials on a variety of subjects. Learn about accessing digital resources, using electronic devices, programming, online safety, academic writing, career skills and more.
This website is an online public library of published books in accessible formats for Canadians with perceptual disabilities.
This is a popular readers' advisory service that helps readers find fiction and nonfiction books. It includes reviews, book covers, booklists, links to author web pages and much more!
With this readers' advisory tool, students and teachers can access over information on fiction and nonfiction titles aimed at the K-8 audience, complete with full text reviews. It also offers hundreds of reading lists, book talks, award lists, and teachers' resources.
Get access to thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines from your computer or mobile device through OverDrive and Libby.
On the go? Download Libby on your mobile device to borrow library materials straight to your phone or tablet.
Using a Kobo? Find out how you can access OverDrive materials on your Kobo eReader.
Did you know that members of TRAC also have access to available OverDrive materials through Parkland Regional Library System? Here’s how you can find them!
On the OverDrive website:
- Go to the TRAC OverDrive homepage.
- Click on the Partner Libraries link at the top of the page and choose Parkland Regional Library (PRL).
- Once on PRL's OverDrive site, click the Sign in button. Select TRAC Consortium and sign in with your TRAC library barcode number and PIN.
- Search and borrow PRL OverDrive items instantly.
On the Libby App:
- Open the Libby app and tap on the icon at the bottom of the screen. Under 'Your Libraries' select 'Add a Library.'
- Search Parkland Regional Library and tap when found.
- Tap 'Sign in with my card'.
- Sign in with your TRAC library barcode and PIN.
- Search and borrow PRL OverDrive items instantly.
Provides instant online access to magazines and current newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format. Please note: Access to The Globe and Mail is restricted to use within the library due to licensing restrictions by the publisher.
Learn 80 languages with Pronunciator. Features live tutors, movies, music with lyrics, pronunciation analysis, quizzes, and more! Plus free apps for Android, Apple, and Kindle Fire devices.
Read Alberta is a collection of 2000+ eBooks published within Alberta, available to read online or download. You can also browse from over 40 Albertan magazine titles, featuring a variety of topics including sports, crafting, news, arts, food, and other special interests. Log in with your library card information to start reading locally! Available on your web browser or through the Aldiko app on iOS and Android.
Solaro provides study help for Mathematics, English Language Arts and Science for grades 3 to 12. It follows the Alberta curriculum and contains thousands of practice questions and core concept sessions to help students of all ages.
TumbleBookLibrary now contains all the great content you expect for young children plus over 600 titles for kids in grades 3-6. This resource contains animated, talking picture books, early reader chapter books, children’s classics, graphic novels and National Geographic Videos.
An online suite of seven resources:
- Early Learning offers narrated stories, interactive games, leveled reading practice and visual encyclopedia for preschoolers and young children.
- World Book for Kids lets kids explore image-driven content, games, activities and projects, including STEM/STEAM initiatives.
- Student helps school-aged patrons' homework and research needs with multimedia and articles aligned to curriculum.
- Advanced offers topics for researchers and information seekers with access to worldwide news publications and reference materials.
- Timelines is an interactive and customizable database that generates timelines so learners can investigate the chronological significance of world events and historical figures.
- L'Encyclopédie Découverte for content in French.
- Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos to discover World Book's content in Spanish.