Getting Started With Our Online Library

 

Use online entertainment and learning resources from home with your library card. Stream movies, TV, music as well as download eBooks and eAudiobooks. We also have a great collection of newspapers and magazines you can read online and online learning options.

To get started you need to have a library card and be registered as a

  • Surrey resident, or
  • Surrey Business Owner, or
  • City of Surrey employee.

Need help getting started?

You can contact us by email. We also have great tutorials available from Niche Academy

Streaming movies and TV

Kanopy

Stream an amazing collection of movies and documentaries. You can also learn new skills with the Great Courses. App available.

Kanopy Kids

Stream a quality collection of kid's movies, TV series, and storytimes. There is also great math, science, and language learning content. App available.

Kanopy Great Courses

Start learning on the go, or from the comfort of home. Find in-depth video lectures on a wide variety of topics. App available.

Medici.tv

Stream a large collection of classical music, operas, and ballets. App available. 

Access Video On Demand - World Cinema

Streaming video platform with a focus on educational films. Also includes TV series and feature films, both classic and contemporary, by acclaimed directors from around the world.

Summa

Information videos featuring Canadian and Indigenous voices.

Summa Kids

Educational videos for kids featuring Canadian and Indigenous voices.

Ebooks & Audiobooks

OverDrive eBooks

Download eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines to your device! Use the Libby app.

OverDrive for Kids

Download eBooks and audiobooks to your device! Use the Libby app​.

O’Reilly eBooks

Over 45,000 eBooks and 30,000 hours of video courses on technology and business topics. Includes consumer technology, software, and computer programming.

TumbleBook Library

A collection of animated picturebooks, games & puzzles for kids. Titles in English, French and some Spanish.

Magazines

Flipster

Downloadable popular magazines. App available.

OverDrive Magazines

Download magazines to your device! Libby app​ also available for your mobile device.

PressReader

More than 7000 newspapers and magazines in 60 languages from 120 countries. Find the Vancouver Sun, The Guardian, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, the Walrus, and Toronto Life. App available.

Newspapers

BC Historical Newspapers

Searchable newspaper archives for the Vancouver Sun (1912 - 2010), The Province (1894 - 2010), and The Times Colonist (1884 - 2010).

New York Times

Enjoy 24 hours of free access to the New York Times. Redeem your code to read online or in the app.

App available.

PressReader

More than 7000 newspapers and magazines in 60 languages from 120 countries. Find the Vancouver Sun, The Guardian, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, the Walrus, and Toronto Life. App available.

Online Learning

LinkedIn Learning

Online learning with courses taught by world experts. Learn new software, business strategies, algebra and more. App available.

Mango Languages

Learn languages online. In addition to foreign languages, you can also learn English as a Second Language. App available.

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