General OneFile
Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
eResources
Global Issues (in Context)
Essential and balanced information regarding crucial international issues.
Health and Wellness
Provides access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
HelpNow (brainfuse)
Live, real-time homework assistance is available 24 hours a day by laptop, tablet, or phone from qualified tutors using state curriculum and standards.
hoopla Digital
Movies, television shows, and music albums available for mobile and online access. Currently, customers are allowed two "borrows" per month.
Literature Resource Center (GALE)
Primary sources, critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, and biographies (formerly Literature Resource Center).
MedlinePlus
Provided by the National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health’s free web site for patients and their families and friends.
Missions of California eBooks
Each of the 21 missions is covered in a separate ebook that can be viewed online.
NoveList K-8 Plus
NoveList K-8 Plus is a readers' advisory database, helping children and young teens (grades K-8) find books and audiobooks based on interests, genre, and reading level.
NoveList Plus
NoveList Plus is an online service helping readers find fiction and nonfiction titles by using books read and topics that interest them as criteria for locating new books.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
From the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, a guide to career information about hundreds of occupations.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (GALE)
Includes hundreds of topic pages on the most pressing issues of our time.
Palace Project
The Palace Project is an eBook and eAudiobook platform encompassing the largest eBook collection offered through Ventura County Library with collections supported by the California State Library.
Piru News
The Piru News (SN 94051107); 18 February 1927 - 26 December 1946; 946 issues, Piru, California.
PressReader
PressReader provides access to current newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format. Includes over 7,000 U.S. and international titles. Formerly called PressDisplay.
Project Gutenberg
Offers over 50,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
ProQuest eLibrary
eLibrary is a user-friendly general reference tool that provides content, context, and pathways to beginning users as they research a topic.
ProQuest Research Companion
Selected content for new researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators, covering a wide range of topics in a simple-to-navigate interface.