Learning & Research

Ancestry Library is a genealogical resource that contains over 3,000 databases and billions of primary source documents. This genealogy treasure trove helps you find information to uncover your personal family history. Ancestry Library is only available for use at our TNRL branches.

Auto Repair Source provides service and repair information for thousands of vehicles. Detailed step-by-step guides, pictures, and exhaustive lists of parts and specifications provide all the information you’ll need to perform basic to advanced repairs.

Access the BC Building, Plumbing, and Fire codes free online.

Access BC Law publications such as Bills, Orders in Council, and Proclamations all free online.

Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998.

Consumer Health Complete is designed for the everyday consumer of health care information. It provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information.

Search EBSCOhost for ratings and information on thousands of products from appliances to automobiles.

EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference database that offers a variety of full text scholarly and popular articles from leading information providers.

Explora provides access to Canadian Reference Centre, Consumer Health Complete, Literary Reference Centre Plus, Masterfile Complete, and Primary Search.

Explora Primary is designed for students and teachers with reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction.

GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering 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.

Instantly borrow digital movies, music, TV shows, and ebooks and eaudiobooks on your computer, tablet, phone or Internet-enabled TV or access the Great Courses Library Collection and learn something new! Create an account and start streaming or download something to enjoy offline later.

Search for titles in BC’s public and academic libraries using Illume.

Lynda.com is now LinkedIn Learning.
An online education tool offering over 5,000 video courses by experts in many different fields including design, business, photography and more.

Find the perfect book with NoveList. NoveList will suggest books to read based on title and author read-a-likes, genres, and suggested lists.

Rocket Languages features lessons in Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Hindi, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, and American Sign Language.

ScienceFlix™ is an online resource that focuses science content for students in grades 4-9. Each of the 30 ScienceFlix units focus on subjects relating to science, technology, and engineering.

The Small Engine Repair Reference Center provides users with detailed, yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines.