All Online Library Resources A to Z
These online resources provide you with reliable information. You will need a Library Card for access. A few are only available from inside the Library, as noted.
For a directory by subject, start at Online Resources Subject Guide.
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ABCmouse.com Using animated games and puzzles, kids learn the fundamentals of math and reading, in preparation for elementary school, and are introduced to art, music, science, and social studies.
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| Gale OneFile collections connect you to credible articles from leading magazines, newspapers, and journals. |
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| Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. |
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| This collection of streaming videos represents a remarkable and diverse set of Music, Dance and Theatre content, as well as History and News. It includes the National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Qwest TV, Broadway On-Demand, American History in Video, feature programs from CNN, and more. This resource is made available by the California State Library COMPASS program. |
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Auto repair information for import and domestic cars and light trucks, 1982-2012.
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| Family history research. AVAILABLE AT LIBRARY BRANCH ONLY. | Available only inside the Library |
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| Addresses students and scholars' pressing need to see primary, unpublished archival documents. |
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| Your musical journey starts here! Browse our online music courses to find out which one is right for you. Get instant access to over 25 hours of lessons, play-along tracks and written materials, PLUS the option of getting tailored feedback on your playing. |
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| An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people. |
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| Find historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom. |
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| Black Life in America is a unique digital archive covering the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. This primary source collection offers a window into centuries of African American history, culture, and daily life from more than 19,000 American and global newspapers including over 400 current and historical Black publications. |
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| Engaging resource for children in grades pre-K through 3 will help early readers develop and practice essential reading skills. Also available in Spanish. This resource will NOT work with Internet Explorer. |
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| Explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, and topics. |
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| Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish.
Un excelente recurso digital en español que ayuda a enriquecer el aprendizaje de los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria. |
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| The go-to site for research-offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended web sites, with three separate reading levels. |
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| Contains full-text coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, and business theory and practice. |
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| Offers access to case studies, in-depth statistical data coupled with deep research, and the ability to compare global economies, countries and industries. |
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| Search Gale Business: Entrepreneurship to learn how to plan, fund, start or manage your small business. |
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| Calisphere provides free access to more than 2,000 collections contributed by more than 300 cultural heritage organizations (libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies) in California. Each of these organizations has specific collection emphases, which may be informed by local history, activities, research interests, or other topics significant to its communities.
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| Find auto repair information on nearly all makes and models. Includes a labor-estimating calculator to help you anticipate repair costs. |
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| The fully interactive website companion to the Consumer Reports magazine. The site, accessible with a library card, includes articles, product reviews, and buying guides. |
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| Whatever you like to create, Craftsy gives you the tools to get the job done. Whether it's quilting or cooking, baking or painting, we're here to empower, inspire, and help you improve your skills. |
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| Learn computer basics and benefit from job readiness skills specific to Fresno. Resources in 8 subject areas, covering the complete job life cycle. | Selected Website |
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| Prepares researchers for social science, history, and liberal arts coursework. |
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| Practice taking the DMV driver’s permit test. Tests are available for cars, motorcycles and the CDL. | Selected Website |
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| Read eBooks and audiobooks on your phone or tablet or send books to your Kindle. |
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| Introduces elementary school students to database searching with easy-to-use resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content. |
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| Focuses on the physical and social aspects of environmental issues. |
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| Provides over 8 million songs and 15,000 music videos for streaming and download. This easy to use service is available on your computer, with apps also available for Apple and Android mobile devices. Fresno County Public Library provides Fresno County residents with cards in good standing 5 downloads per week and 5 hours of streaming per day. Learn how to access Freegal by watching this video tutorial. |
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| Explore current and archived issues of the Fresno Bee with full-color newspaper pages and individual articles. Learn how to access the Fresno Bee by watching this video tutorial. |
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| Focuses on the practical aspects and the scientific theory of horticulture studies. |
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| Provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. |
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| Provides access to a number of general reference magazines and key serials in a single resource. |
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| Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. |
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| Ground News is a platform that makes it easy to compare news sources, read between the lines of media bias and break free from algorithms. |
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| Includes information created specifically for students, knowledgeable consumer health researchers, and health care professionals. |
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| Offers access to thousands of full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more. |
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| HelpNow offers live tutor access for homework help, skills building and test preparation where after taking a quiz, the user can connect directly to a live tutor. |
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| Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 - today. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900's, and original obituary images. |
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| An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a wide array of subjects. |
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| Provides access to age-appropriate, authoritative digital content for middle- and high-school students to use for classroom assignments. |
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| Places the research of hobbyists and professionals on a solid foundation with home improvement-focused titles. |
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| Ofrece una amplia gama de publicaciones académicas y revistas de texto completo en español y portugués desde Latinoamérica. |
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| Users can manipulate and explore 3D interactive models, allowing students to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science. |
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| With more than 30,000 of the world's best films available for streaming, Kanopy offers award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema. Now streaming free with your library card. |
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Access to this CAreer Pathways resource ended September 30, 2024. For a similar resource, see Peterson's Test and Career Prep. |
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| Provides a wide selection of state-specific legal forms including real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. |
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| Provides indexing for law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals. |
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LinkedIn Learning helps you learn software, technology, creative, and business skills to achieve your personal and professional goals. Access requires a valid library barcode and PIN to use. Learn how to access LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com) by watching this video tutorial. To access via the app use Library ID: fresnolibrary |
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| Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews in all disciplines from around the world. |
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| Provides access to literary works and authors throughout history inluding full-text poems, poetry citations, short stories, speeches, and plays. |
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| A research database with comprehensive coverage of the Los Angeles Times back to 1985. It includes the complete text of each article with detailed indexing that helps users quickly find the news information they need. |
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| An archive of full-page PDF images of the Los Angeles Times that provides browsable cover-to-cover access to the newspaper's content. Every page is full-text searchable. Coverage begins in 2008 and goes through the most recent issue (with a content currency delay of a week or less). |
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| Read magazines and newspapers on your phone or tablet. |
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English: A digital library with 200 Spanish language eBooks for children. Discover exciting animated and interactive books, all in Spanish! MakeMake also includes resources for parents and educators, to help develop Spanish language literacy in children from birth through elementary school. Spanish: MakeMake es una plataforma de libros digitales, interactivos y animados que ofrece acceso a una colección de literatura infantil y juvenil uńica, proveniente de América Latina. En MakeMake encontrarás más de 1,000 cuentos ilustrados, historietas, novelas, mitos y leyendas para lectores desde los 3 años en adelante. |
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| Mango prepares learners for realistic conversations and strengthens everyday communication skills in over 70 world languages. Mango is available through your internet browser, Apple App Store, and Android Google Play. |
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| Information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written in everyday language. | Selected Website |
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| This course empowers students to build strong money management habits early in life and take charge of their financial futures. The curriculum can be used across middle and high school grade levels, and gives students a window into understanding credit, debt, investing, taxes, insurance, financial planning, and more. |
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| Combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. |
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| Investment data and reports on more than 30,000 mutual funds, stocks and ETFs. Also includes portfolio management tools. |
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| National Geographic Kids brings together a complete archive of National Geographic magazine - every page of every issue - along with a collection of interactive maps, images, and videos. |
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| 72-hours of complimentary, unlimited access to the digital edition of The New York Times. Learn how to access The New York Times by watching this video tutorial. |
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| Provides access to major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. |
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| Used by millions for genealogy and family history, historical research, crime investigations, journalism, and entertainment. Search for obituaries, marriage announcements, birth announcements, social pages, national and local news articles, sports, advertisements, entertainment, fashion and lifestyle pages, comics, and more. |
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| Looking for a great new book? Sign up for our NextReads newsletters and get insightful recommendations just for you. Learn how to access NextReads by watching this video tutorial. | Selected Website |
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| Need help finding good books to read? NoveList K-8 Plus helps kids and young teens do just that! |
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| Can't decide what to read next? Ready to dive into a new genre but don't know where to start? Novelist is here to assist you. |
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| Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. |
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| The California State Library, in partnership with the Black Gold Cooperative Library System, has launched eBooks for All California. Created to equalize access across California, this statewide collection can be accessed by anyone with a California public library card and an internet connection. |
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| Prepare for a variety of standardized exams, including college entry exams, vocational exams and U.S. citizenship. Students can find college planning tools. Job seekers can take advantage of career exploration tools, and find help creating resumés. There are additional materials to brush up on foundational skills in math, science, reading, writing, and computer technology. |
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| Thousands of images from the San Joaquin Valley & Sierra Foothills Photo Heritage Project. | Selected Website |
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| Procitizen offers preparation for the Naturalization Test. | Selected Website |
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| Preparación para el examen de ciudadanía. | Selected Website |
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| Pronunciator offers language learning courses taught in English and over 50 non-English languages. Learn another language from Spanish, English or a host of other languages. | Selected Website |
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| Aprenda más de 50 idiomas. Francés, Vietnamita, Ingles y más están disponibles para hispanohablantes que quieren aprender. | Selected Website |
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| Qello Concerts is the world's leading streaming service for full-length, on-demand concerts and music documentaries. The service is available on TV, mobile, and the web, and transforms any screen into a live concert video experience. |
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| Business and residential directories including phone numbers, addresses and detailed company information. Great for job searching or building client lists. Also contains a listing of 855,000 physicians and dentists in the country. |
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| Immersive language-learning platform, offering 30 languages to further ESL learning and language-learning for business and vacation travel. |
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| Repair information for over 190,000 models of consumer electronics devices, CBs, antique radios, car stereos and other devices from SAMS Technical Publishing. | Library resource-requires a Library Card. |
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| Read The San Francisco Chronicle in your web browser. Full text coverage is available online from 1985 to the present, and full scans with images are available from March 2017 to the present. |
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| The San Joaquin Valley Digitization Project image collection consists of photographs selected from the collections of the nine public libraries of the San Joaquin Valley Library System, as well as the collections of museums and individuals in their communities. The photos were selected mainly for their historical interest. They represent various aspects of life in the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada foothills; in the counties of Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, and Mariposa. The photos date from 1850 to 2002. | Selected Website |
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| Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. |
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| Social Security online. Retirement benefit information, get forms or replacement cards, apply for disability and more. |
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| TechLifeUnity.com is a free educational website that teaches people with limited computer skills how to use the most popular websites and tools on the Internet, including social networks. | Selected Website |
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| Gale Presents: Udemy is an online learning platform designed for users looking to improve their professional or personal skills. Users can search through more than 26,000 on-demand video courses across 75 categories in business, technology, design, personal development, and more, including courses taught by native speakers in 12 languages. All courses are taught by subject experts and offer simple course navigation and support so users can focus on learning. Video tutorial |
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| Provides contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. |
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VetNow supports our community's veterans and their families with navigating the VA bureaucracy, providing academic tutoring, and employment transition assistance. Learn how to access VetNow by watching this video tutorial. |
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Con su tarjeta de biblioteca puede usar VIP Learning. VIP Learning ofrece acceso gratuito a más de cincuenta cursos vocacionales y técnicos en temas como mecánica, belleza, alimentación, electrónica, educación, cerrajería, soldadura, clases de inglés y muchos más. La mayoría de los cursos están en español, hay algunos disponibles en inglés. Al finalizar el curso de estudios y aprobar un examen final, el participante obtendrá un certificado de aptitud.
With your library card you can access VIP Learning. VIP Learning offers free access to more than fifty vocational and technical courses in topics such as Mechanics, Beauty, Food, Electronics, Education, Locksmith, Welding, English classes, and so many more. While most courses are in Spanish, there are some available in English. Upon completion of the course of study, and passing a final exam, the participant will obtain a certificate of competence. |
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| 72-hours of complimentary, unlimited access to the digital edition of The Wall Street Journal. |
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| 7 days of complimentary, unlimited access to the digital edition of The Washington Post. |
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| Provides contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. |
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