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Overview and Access
Digital resources are online collections of ebooks, audiobooks, videos, magazines, music, newspapers, academic papers, professional reports, learning tools, job search tools, and more.
- Most digital databases require that you sign in with your Marin County library card number and pin number.
- Some require that you also set up an account with them directly.
- Some require that you download an app to your phone, computer, iPad, Kindle or similar devise to access the content.
- Most can be accessed from home, but a few require that you come into the Library and use one of our computers.
You need a Marin County library card to access many of the digital collections offered through Sausalito and other county libraries. Contact the Sausalito Library at (415) 289-4121 or email reference@sausalito.gov if you need help getting started.
Need a library card? Go here to learn how to sign up online or in person.
Already have a card? Download the MARINet app to access the library catalog and manage your loans using your mobile device.
Streaming Video
Biblio+ is a streaming video service featuring independent films and documentaries and a rotating collection of television series from the BBC. Unlike Kanopy, there is no limit to the number of films you can watch per month. For Sausalito residents only.
Hoopla offers thousands of streaming and downloadable movies and TV show episodes.
Kanopy for Sausalito residents only, offers on-demand streaming of classic, independent, and foreign films, as well as extensive instructional video collections. Titles are available from Paramount Classics, the Criterion Collection, the Great Courses, and more. The Sausalito Library also subscribes to four unlimited access collections within Kanopy that are exempt from the usual cap of eight streams per month:
Kanopy and Hoopla are made possible through a grant from the Friends of the Sausalito Library.
Alexander Street features approximately 500 videos of music, theater, and dance performances, including the Royal Shakespeare Company Collection and the Qwest Collection of live concerts.
E-Books, Audiobooks, Magazines, Music
Libby: Download the app and set up your account on your mobile device or computer to access e-books, audiobooks, and magazines, including recent titles from major publishers. Visit Overdrive's Getting Started page for directions on how to download and install Libby and for other Libby learning tools.
More detailed instructions are also available here, along with this handy guide on how to return e-books early (courtesy of the MARINet Digital Resources Working Group).
Hoopla: Set up your Sausalito Library Hoopla account to access a digital collection that includes thousands of popular e-books, audiobooks, comic books and music -- and no wait lists!
Enki: E-book titles including indie publishers, classic novels, and bestsellers before they become bestsellers. Browse the Enki collection or search for a book (you'll need your library number and pin). Once you choose a book you can read it online or download it to your device (note it's note compatible with Kindle). For help view Enki's LibAnswers forum.
O'Reilly Learning provides free access to online books and videos and tutorials on technology, digital media, and business.
The Palace Project an app for reading e-books, audiobooks available through the Marin library system, plus titles available only in the Palace app. Requires that you download the app.
ProQuest Ebook Central Find relevant e-books and chapters from scholarly sources including university presses; read online or download.
Overdrive Magazines Thousands of magazines in several languages, including popular magazines like The New Yorker, Newsweek, OK, and US Weekly. Also available through the Libby App.
Newspapers
New York Times Renewable 3-day online access when you sign up for an account using your email address.
Washington Post Renewable 7-day online access when you sign up for an account using your email address.
Access World News Local, national, and international media archive and current news source. Current issues of some newspapers are available including San Francisco Chronicle, Marin Independent Journal, and there's a collection of San Francisco Community Coverage from Bay Area news outlets. Issues are displayed as as text or as full-color, browsable images of the paper copy.
Archives
California Digital Newspaper Collection Repository of historical California newspapers published from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper, the Californian, and the first daily California newspaper, the Daily Alta California.
Sausalito News Digital access to scanned issues of the Sausalito News from February 1885 through December 1966.
Sausalito Marin Scope Digital Archives A digital archive of the Sausalito Marin Scope covering the years 1971 to 2019.
Consumer & Business Info
Consumer Reports Database Search the database of this popular resource for ratings and reviews of consumer products.
Flipster Magazine Issues of Bloomberg Businessweek and Consumer Reports magazines dating from 2014 to present. Also has the Consumer Reports Annual Buying Guide.
Reference Solutions Business and White Pages US and Canadian business and individual contact information, business and financial profiles, job postings (via Indeed), and more.
These resources courtesy of Marin County Free Library
Career & Job Skills
Visit our Career & Job Skills page to access job search, job training, and career development resources including: Coursera, EBSCO Learning Express, and SkillShare.
Community
Drivers: Practice Driving Tests Courtesy of the San Rafael Public Library
Elders: Get Set up Live online classes aimed at older adults.
Genealogy: Ancestry.com is available only in the Library. Discover your family history and start your family tree. Access billions of online genealogy records including Census, SSDI & Military records from this popular site.
Teachers: TeachingBooks.net
Veterans: JobNow
Visit the Library's Community Resources page for links to local services, assistance programs, and legal resources.
Young Learners (K-12)
Visit the Student Resources page to access K-12 learning and research tools including online live tutors, high quality academic and science databases, tools to help with school projects and more. This page also has resources for educators.
Adult Learners
How Stuff Works Learn how everything works. From digital cameras to identity theft, this site is a treasure trove of useful and searchable information.
LearningExpress Library (EBSCO) Practice tests, tutorials, guides and and other resources to assist students, college applicants, job and seekers.
Mango Languages is an online, interactive language learning tool for adults, featuring over 40 foreign languages for English speakers and more than 15 English language courses for non-English speakers.
O'Reilly Learning provides online books and videos and tutorials on technology, digital media, and business.
Adults might also benefit from content on the Student Resources page.
Research Tools
Archives Unbound is a unique historical collections database that includes primary source materials covering a vast array of subject areas.
Oxford English Dictionary A guide to the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases across the English-speaking world.
Proquest eLibrary is intended for students and educators at high schools, community colleges, and four-year universities. Full text content includes books, magazines, journals, newspapers, photographs, transcripts, and videos. Subjects include Business, Education, Health, General Interest, Language Arts, Science, Social Science.
Museum Passes
Discover & Go is a special service that provides free and discount museum passes to library patrons. Passes can be reserved and printed online via the Discover & Go website. Museums include the Exploratorium, the Asian Art Museum, the Bay Area Discovery Museum, the Lawrence Hall of Science, the Oakland Museum of California, and many more.