Summer Reading for all ages starts June 1 through Beanstack
Register at www.pvaz.beanstack.com
or download the free app, Beanstack Tracker (for iphone or android)
Prescott Valley Public Library
will be closed on:
Monday, February 20th in recognition of
President's Day
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Inside the library: Click here. You will need to register the first time you access the New York Times. You have unlimited access when inside the library, using either the library computers or your own device connected to the library's wifi. You must have a public library card for access.
Outside the library: Click here. This subscription only allows 30 offsite users at a time within Yavapai County. Each offsite user has access for 24 hours. You must have a public library card for access, and you will need to register the first time you access the New York Times.
JobNow (by Brainfuse). Live, anytime, anywhere job assistance, including up-to-date nation-wide and local job search engines, professional resume critique and proven interview techniques. Experience personalized career center seamlessly integrated with advanced virtual technology to help job seekers of diverse backgrounds and needs. Library Card is required.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library Search a collection of hundreds of online reference books. Great for homework.
Automotive Repair
ChiltonLibrary A great auto repair solution for the “do-it-yourselfer” that is easy to use no matter the skill level. Repair, maintenance and specification tables provide critical data on thousands of domestic and imported models of cars and light trucks from 1940 onward.
Business
referenceUSA Arizonans can explore thousands of online articles and images from popular magazines, scholarly journals, current newspapers and other reference works through their public and school library websites.
Digital Arizona Library
Digital Arizona Library Arizonans can explore thousands of online articles and images from popular magazines, scholarly journals, current newspapers and other reference works.
E-Books, Magazines, and Newspapers
Libby The Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books and audiobooks from your public library.
ebrary Online digital library of full texts of over 100,000 scholarly eBooks. Includes sheet music and Government documents.
Open Library Internet archive that provides access to many public domain and out-of-print books.
Overdrive Download eBooks, eMagazines, and audiobooks for all ages.
Education & Student Resources
Peterson's Career Prep Find and Prepare for a Career. Choosing a career path doesn't come easy. Whether you're heading straight into the workforce or you're entering college first, our career tools help you get a handle on what you're interested in, the skills and training you'll need, and what you can expect from your career path. Discover which careers suit you best, research potential career options, and explore the requirements and outlooks for the occupations you're interested in.
Peterson's Test and Career Prep Find all the tools you need to discover your passion, ace your exams, and excel in your career. Over 100 practice tests & courses
Gale Presents: Udemy* offers more than 12,000 high-quality, on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors across 75 categories for upskilling in the areas of business, technology, and design. Your patrons can also achieve personal success with courses on health and well-being, the arts, language learning, and more
Genealogy
Ancestry Library Edition In-library use only. Genealogy research. Find your family in a variety of records, including census, birth, marriage, & death.
General Reference
Academic OneFile Working on a research paper? Try this database! It offers coverage of hard sciences, medicine, engineering, and business, plus full-text access to the London Times, Financial Times, and current issues of The New York Times.
Britannica Library An online Britannica Encyclopedia
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship is a comprehensive database that covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more.
Gale Business: Plan Builder. Entrepreneurs and existing business owners need access to a wide variety of information associated with planning, starting or managing a small business or nonprofit. With Gale Business: Plan Builder, your library can offer a direct path to select Gale business and legal resources that you subscribe to, making them even more discoverable.
General OneFile Provides periodical and news information through an intuitive, user-friendly search interface for researchers at all levels.
Home Improvement Reference Center. Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides do-it-yourselfers with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects.
OneFile News An innovative Web-based full-text newspaper database which allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section or other assigned fields.
Hobbies/Crafts
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center. This database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.
Homework
Biography A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
Books & Authors This great resource allows you to browse through genres, authors, or titles. With the B&A "Who, What, Where, When" tool you can find exactly the kind of book you're looking for!
Global Issues Provides users with the tools they need to understand today’s world issues from a global perspective.
High School offers cross-curricular content that supports national and state curriculum standards and reinforces the development of skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation. Explore topics within business and economics, geography, government, history, literature, science and health, social issues, and more.
Opposing Viewpoints Viewpoint (pro/con) articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, & newspaper articles on controversial topics.
Science Articles about science topics
U.S. History Search this overview of our nation's past that covers the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people.
World History Integrates full-text periodicals, reference materials, primary source documents and more into a broad collection searchable history collection.
Jobs
Career Transitions Provides hands-on guidance and access to job search activities.
Kids
Elementary A content-rich, authoritative, easy-to-use resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics.
Legal
Gale Legal Forms Provides convenient, authoritative means for understanding common legal procedures through access to “attorney forms”.
HeinOnline Search 100 million pages of legal history. provides comprehensive coverage of more than 2,000 law and law-related periodicals.
Literature & Language
Literature Resource Center Provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.
Literature: Scribner Writer Series Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.
Literature: Twayne's Author Series Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements.
Mango Languages Learn to speak different languages, including Spanish, French, Japanese and more! Look for the Mango Mobile app for Apple devices and the Mango Mobile app for Android.
NoveList Plus A comprehensive book database with reading lists, readalikes, and more!
Talking Book Library including audio books and magazines; movies with audio descriptions and Braille books and magazines by postage free mail