This magazine covers the history of design, offers creative ideas, and shows examples of culture, art, one-of-a-kind homes, and design styles from around the world. Content includes top architects and interior designers, celebrity styles, landscaping, home improvement, and more.
The current issue plus back issues for 1 year are available in print. Check them out in our catalog.
Read articles on politics, foreign affairs, business and economy, culture and the arts, technology, science, and other topics of interest. This magazine was originally created with a focus on abolition and education, and has featured many well-known writers. Note: Issues of The Atlantic Magazine from 2014 to Present are available in Flipster.
Offers geographical information from around the world. Find maps, statistics, history, infographics, and images. Explore the United States, Canada, and over 200 more countries! Watch CultureGrams tutorial.
Get free or low-cost passes to museums, science centers, zoos, theaters, and other cultural venues across the greater Bay Area. You must be at least 18 years old and live in the library's service area to use the Discover & Go service.
A free music streaming service which offers access to more than 20 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. In total, the collection has 200 genres of music from over 100 countries. The collection also features music videos and audiobooks.
Streaming is unlimited, and you can also download up to 5 DRM-free songs or 2 music videos per week. Create and save playlists and share them with others. New AI Powered search recommendations provide personalized music selections.
Freegal Music can be accessed from your computer or mobile device, as well as from library computers. All you need is your library card and PIN. Don't have headphones with you? Ask for earbuds at the reference desk while supplies last. For more information, see the Lending Information and Help Guide, or watch the Freegal tutorial.
Note: When you access the Freegal Music link you will be leaving the Santa Clara County Library District website and directed to Freegal Music website, a downloadable and streaming music service that provides access to the catalog of artists in Sony Music Entertainment, including Online Distribution Alliance. This service is provided at no charge to Santa Clara County Library District patrons. Library cardholders may listen to 24/7 unlimited streaming music and download five songs or two videos per week using their card number and PIN. By accessing Freegal, you agree to Freegal End User License Agreement and accept all risks and responsibilities for the losses and damages that may arise from your use of Freegal Music. The Santa Clara County Library District bears no responsibility for the services provided by Freegal Music, and you should contact Freegal Music for answers to questions regarding its content. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Santa Clara County Library District from all claims and liability arising from your use of Freegal Music services. Please be aware that policies that apply to the Library and its website may not be the same as the terms of use for other websites. Technical requirements and services are the sole responsibility of Freegal Music.
Features storytelling through documentary photographs and informative captions. Each issue visually and powerfully depicted national and international events and topical stories, providing intimate views of real people and their real life situations. Articles and cover pages are fully indexed and advertisements are individually identified, ensuring researchers and readers can quickly and accurately locate the information they seek. Life Magazine Archive is valuable to researchers of 20th Century current events, politics and culture, as well as those interested in the history of business, advertising, and popular culture.
Medici.tv ofrece acceso a lo mejor de la música clásica. Transmita conciertos, óperas, ballets, documentales y clases magistrales en vivo y bajo demanda con algunas de las salas de conciertos, teatros de ópera y festivales más prestigiosos del mundo. Incluye sinopsis de actuaciones, información del reparto, detalles del compositor y más. Todo el contenido está disponible para transmisión ilimitada.
Por Favor, ten en cuenta: Si quieres usar la app, primero usa el enlace de arriba y regístrate para obtener una cuenta personal de Medici.tv en un navegador de computadora. Medici.tv registrar su cuenta personal como usuario de la biblioteca. Luego descarga la app “Medici.tv para bibliotecas” e inicia sesión con su cuenta de Medici.tv para acceso gratuito. Consulta esta página Medici.tv preguntas frecuentes para más detalles.
Medici.tv offers access to the best of classical music. Stream concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, and master classes live & on demand with some of the most prestigious concert halls, opera houses and festivals around the world. Includes performance synopses, cast information, composer details, and more. All content is available for unlimited streaming. Please Note: If you would like to use the app, first use the access link above and sign up for a personal Medici.tv account in a computer browser. Medici.tv will register your personal account as a library user. Then download the "Medici.tv for Libraries" app and sign in with your Medici.tv account for free access. See this Medici.tv FAQ for details.
The American Music collection lets people to hear and feel the music from America's past. The collection includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers and cowboys. Also included are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more. All content is available for unlimited streaming.
An extensive multi-label collection of Classical music recordings. Includes music written from the earliest times (for example, Gregorian Chant) to the present, including many contemporary composers. Repertoire ranges from vocal and choral music, to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental, and opera. All content is available for unlimited streaming.
Contemporary World Music delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent. The collection contains important genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz. It also includes other genres such as traditional music such as Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more. All content is available for unlimited streaming.
The Jazz Music Library offers a large collection of unlimited streaming music from thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres.
Contains a wide range of popular music from around the world, including hundreds of thousands of tracks from major genres in pop music. Music genres include alternative, country, Christian, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk, new age, R&B, reggae, rock, soundtracks and many more. All content is available for unlimited streaming.
Smithsonian Global Sound is produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. This collection is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms. All content is available for unlimited streaming.
With The Nation researchers can access 14 decades of historic articles, editorials, letters, reviews, poems, and puzzles dating back to the magazine's first issue from July 6, 1865. The Nation is an important clearinghouse of primary source material in American and world history, offering a 150-year archive of reporting opinion and criticism. It covers topics including activism, arts, books, culture, economy, environment, politics, and society.
Find articles, books, images, and videos. Topics cover nature, animals, history, science, and more from around the world. This collection includes:
Watch the National Geographic tutorial.
The New York Times Cooking is an inspiring cooking guide, innovative and interactive kitchen tool, and diverse recipe collection. Home cooks of every level can discover, save, and organize the recipes from around the world, find cooking and baking tips, and improve their culinary skills. First redeem access and log in to your New York Times account. Cooking is available from the NYT website menu.
Please Note: The New York Times (NYT) requires users to be 13 or older. The NYT also asks users age 13-17 to obtain parental or legal guardian consent to the NYT Terms of Service and NYT Privacy Policy. By following the link below to access the NYT, you certify that you are 13 or older, and that if you are 13-17 years old, that you have obtained the consent of your parent or legal guardian to the NYT terms of service and privacy policy.
When accessing the New York Times link, you will be leaving the Santa Clara County Library District website and directed to the New York Times site. This service is provided at no charge to Santa Clara County Library District patrons. Please be aware that policies that apply to the Library and its website may not be the same as the terms of use for other websites. By proceeding you agree to accept and assume all risks and responsibilities for the losses and damages that may arise from your use of the New York Times website and release the Santa Clara County Library District from all liability.
The Oxford Handbook of Opera captures the highly charged dynamic between opera and its audience, bringing the complexities of scholarship and the excitement of performance into the mainstream conversation. Fifty essays address an extensive range of topics, ranging from "What is opera?" to "Divas and Divos" to "The Operatic Canon."
People Magazine focuses on the stories of people in and behind the news. Each issue contains a blend of celebrity, lifestyle and human interest stories. The digital magazine archive chronicles popular culture and trends over time. Note: If you would like to read the current issues of People Magazine, you can find physical copies at our libraries and in our catalog.
Easily search hundreds of publications from scholarly journals, magazines, newsletters, images and other authoritative sources covering various topics on religion and philosophy.
Sports Illustrated Magazine Archive is valuable to researchers of 20th-century current events, politics and culture, as well as those interested in the history of business, advertising, and popular culture. Subjects cover professional and amateur sports, high school and college athletics, and biographies of athletes and other sports figures.
Capturing the relevant news for a given week, TIME Magazine remains an important resource for researchers studying just about any aspect of 20th Century history and life including national and international current events, politics, sports and entertainment. Articles and cover pages are fully indexed and advertisements are individually identified, ensuring researchers and readers can quickly and accurately find the information they seek. Note: The current and recent issues of Time Magazine are available in Flipster.
Published by Conde Nast Publications, Vanity Fair has been highlighting artists, illustrators and writers providing in-depth coverage and social commentary. Beginning with the Jazz Age, the magazine archive chronicles popular culture, fashion, celebrity portraiture and politics through the years. Vanity Fair is known for the contributions of famous photographers such as Bruce Weber, Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino and Herb Ritts. They’ve provided the magazine with a series of lavish covers and full-page portraits of current celebrities. In addition, the magazine has been known for a string of exposés e.g. about the cigarette industry, and the unveiling of the identity of Deep Throat. The magazine has also featured candid interviews with celebrities, including a monthly Proust Questionnaire. Note: Issues of Vanity Fair from 2016 to Current are available in Libby Magazines.
