Our Digital Library is always open with thousands of items to enjoy from home! TNRL subscribes to thousands of online books, audiobooks, magazine and newspaper articles, indexes, and other recreational and research resources. Explore our digital collections below.
How do I access the Digital Library?
- You already have access if you are a Thompson-Nicola Regional District resident with a library card, just log in to any online resource in our collection using your library card number!
- If you are a TNRD resident and do not have a library card you can currently register online.
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 BC Law publications such as Bills, Orders in Council, and Proclamations all free online. Bibliothèque numérique by Cantook Station is an online collection of French-language eBooks and eAudiobooks. Great for adults, teens, and children! Anyone in British Columbia can access 125+ years of digital news archives remotely, anytime – no authentication required. This online access is made possible through a collaboration of academic, public, and school libraries across B.C. Newspapers include The Province, The Times Colonist, and the Vancouver Sun. 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. TNRL partners with CELA to provide access to hundreds of thousands of titles in accessible formats for people with print disabilities. 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. Use Library2Go for downloadable eBooks, eAudiobooks, and Magazines. Choose from thousands of items to enjoy on your electronic device. Use the Libby, by Overdrive app to access Library2Go from your Android or apple device. Click on More Info to learn more. Lynda.com is now LinkedIn Learning. Patrons with a visual, physical, or perceptual disability can access thousands of titles through NNELS. Find the perfect book with NoveList. NoveList will suggest books to read based on title and author read-a-likes, genres, and suggested lists. Access newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries in 60 different languages. 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. Tumblebook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love.Ancestry Library
Auto Repair Source
BC Laws
Bibliothèque numérique by Cantook Station
British Columbia Historical Newspapers
Business Source Premier
CELA – Centre for Equitable Library Access
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Reports
EBSCOhost
Explora
Explora Primary
GreenFILE
hoopla
Library2Go (Overdrive/Libby)
LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)
An online education tool offering over 5,000 video courses by experts in many different fields including design, business, photography and more.NNELS – National Network for Equitable Library Service
NoveList
Pressreader
Rocket Languages
ScienceFlix
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
TumbleBook