Browse our e-Resources that are available to our patrons below. Some resources can only be used in the library, with a library card, or by Yakima residents (as indicated).
Arts & Music
AtoZ Food America
The world’s largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. With thousands of recipes,...
Creativebug
Creativebug believes everyone has a creative side! As a Yakima Valley Libraries card holder...
Business
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
This database includes in-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends and other topics. With...
AtoZdatabases
AtoZdatabases is a directory and marketing database that includes 30 million businesses and 220...
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Information and advice on stocks, mutual funds and ETFs for the investor
Small Business Reference Center
This database offers a wide variety of information on small business and entrepreneurial subject...
Children
Consumer
AtoZ Food America
The world’s largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. With thousands of recipes,...
AtoZdatabases
AtoZdatabases is a directory and marketing database that includes 30 million businesses and 220...
Consumer Reports
Published monthly by Consumers Union since 1936, Consumer Report publishes reviews and comparisons of...
Crafts
AtoZ Food America
The world’s largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. With thousands of recipes,...
Creativebug
Creativebug believes everyone has a creative side! As a Yakima Valley Libraries card holder...
Culture
AtoZ Food America
The world’s largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. With thousands of recipes,...
CultureGrams Online
Cultural information on countries including manners and customs, food. Excellent for country reports and...
Education
AtoZ Food America
The world’s largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. With thousands of recipes,...
Britannica Escolar Online
Enriquezca el aprendizaje de los estudiantes de la primaria con el entorno virtual de...
Learning Express
Interactive test preparation guides for the GED, U.S. Citizenship, ASVAB, GRE, SAT and more
Encyclopedia
Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna
Britannica Moderna es el portal confiable y actualizado que le brinda una gran variedad...
Britannica Library
Explore the updated online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica with more than 120,000 articles, biographies,...
Entertainment
Kanopy
Yakima Valley Libraries now offers library card holders free access to Kanopy streaming video...
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 38,000 FREE ebooks: choose among free ePUB books, free Kindle...
Foreign Language
Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna
Britannica Moderna es el portal confiable y actualizado que le brinda una gran variedad...
Britannica Escolar Online
Enriquezca el aprendizaje de los estudiantes de la primaria con el entorno virtual de...
Mango Languages
Learn foreign languages quickly and easily via Mango Languages’ online learning courses. Start speaking...
Genealogy
Ancestry Library Edition
Currently available remotely. You can search the federal and state census, church, military, court, land,...
General Reference
Academic Search Complete
Designed for academic institutions, this database provides complete coverage of multidisciplinary academic journals. The...
AtoZ Food America
The world’s largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. With thousands of recipes,...
Driving-tests.org
Prepare for the Washington State DMV knowledge exam. Unlimited access to official state driver’s...
Ebsco Reference Databases
Magazine, journal and newspaper articles; Informacion en Espanol, Newspaper Source, Novelist : Searchasaurus-Elementary School,...
ELibrary
eLibrary delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodical and digital media...
MasterFILE Complete
MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of the most popular full-text magazines, journals, and...
SIRS Discoverer
An award-winning general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9. Includes...
Health
AtoZ Food America
The world’s largest database of American food, culture, and recipes. With thousands of recipes,...
History
Jobs & Careers
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
Foundation Center’s premier funding research tool for finding foundations that provide financial support for...
Learning Express
Interactive test preparation guides for the GED, U.S. Citizenship, ASVAB, GRE, SAT and more
K-12
Law
Legal Information Reference Center
Legal forms for Business, Family, Immigration, Financial, Patent, Real Estate, and Wills
WestlawNext
Available only at the Yakima Central Library. Using the WestlawNext Patron Access Database from...
Literature
Book Index With Reviews
Whether you need a bibliographic database for collection development or are looking for an...
Novelist Plus
Looking for something good to read? Find a new favorite author. Contains fiction and...
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 38,000 FREE ebooks: choose among free ePUB books, free Kindle...
ProQuest Learning: Literature
ProQuest Learning: Literature provides more than 180,000 full-text works of poetry, prose, and drama...
Manufacturing
Chilton Library
Repair information for domestic and import vehicles. Updated monthly. Includes wiring diagrams.
News
Foundation Directory Online
Updated weekly, this research tool provides access to essential facts on grantmakers and their...
NewsBank
NewsBank provides access to full-text articles published in newspapers from around the country including...
ProQuest
Access to thousands of current periodicals and newspapers including full text of some Washington...
Yakima Herald Republic
Search the Yakima Herald Republic from 1997 to date. Full-text articles available for printing.