Online Resources

Libby/Overdrive

Thousands of downloadable audiobooks and e-books. Get the Libby App for iPhone®, Android™, and Kindle® devices. Download to read offline for on-the-go reading! Cardholders can checkout up to 10 items at a time; borrowing period is 3 weeks; no late fees; eBooks and eAudiobooks automatically return at the end of the lending period. Email address required to place holds on titles.

TumbleBooks

Ebooks for children to listen to and read along with. Find children’s puzzles/games, language learning books and audiobooks. Access using a web browser or download the Tumblebooks app for Apple and Android devices.

LOTE4Kids

LOTE4Kids is an online database of digital books in World Languages, that allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Each book also comes with English translations to help kids learn languages.LOTE4Kids has over 2,000+ digital picture books in 50+ languages, with new books and languages released each month. Log in with your valid library card number.

ComicsPlus

Thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga with no wait lists or limits. Read directly on your favorite web browser, or download the app on the App Store or Google Play. Create a free account with a South Pasadena Library card and a PIN.
Watch a Tutorial on How to Use ComicsPlus !

enki California Digital Library

No library card is required, but you must be physically located in California to access. Includes over 5,300 simultaneous use ebooks from leading publishers as well as the Indie Author Project Select collection, which features over 400 award-winning indie-published ebooks. Note: this resource does not provide access to the entire enki library collection – just titles that are licensed for simultaneous use (no holds) and that fit the selected curations.

The Palace Project

Introducing the Palace Project, an e-reading experience developed by and for libraries. With the Palace app you have access to the library’s digital collections in one place. Enjoy thousands of free books from the Palace Bookshelf as well as titles your library has purchased through the Palace Marketplace–available exclusively in the app. Download The Palace Project app for Apple and Android devices.

PressReader

Unlimited access to e-newspapers and e-magazines from over 120 countries in over 60 languages. Select "Library or Group" to log in with your library card number and PIN: watch our video tutorial to see how.

Newspapers.com

Browse a digitized collection of South Pasadena local newspaper archives. In-Library use only.

California Digital Newspaper Collection

Contains over 1,500,000 pages of historical California newspapers published from 1846-present, including the first California newspaper the “Californian,” and the first daily California newspaper the “Daily Alta California."

New York Times: For Use Inside of the Library Building

Unlimited access to NYTimes.com from 1851 to present. This version of the NYTimes.com is In-Library use only. A NYTimes.com user account--including email address and password--is required.

New York Times: For Use Outside of the Library Building

Enjoy the NYTimes.com from outside of the library for 72 hours of unlimited access of articles 1851 to present. When your 72 hour access expires, return to this link and click again to start a new 72 hour access period. A NYTimes.com user account--including email address and password--is required.

Kanopy Film Streaming

Stream films and shows with 15 credits per month from Kanopy's collection of30,000 titles. Included are independent, foreign language, classic, documentary and educational films. The educational films include more than 3,000 Great Courses titles. Enjoy the Credit-Free collection, updated every month. Supported platforms include web browsers, apps for iPad/iPhone, Android, and Amazon’s fire Tablet, as well as Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast. Parental controls can be set to restrict access to films outside of the family friendly Kanopy Kids collection.

Visit the Library's Kanopy site to create a free account with your library card, email address, and password. NOTE: Older library cards with the "PSPA" prefix will not work with Kanopy.

ProQuest Performing Arts: Alexander Street Collections

A truly remarkable and diverse collection of Music, Dance and Theatre content, covering hundreds of genres and a wide range of content types, from instruction to performance. Leading content providers include the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Qwest TV, Smithsonian, L.A. Theatre Works, Broadway On-Demand, and many more. Click on "My Collections" in the top right to browse all of the collections available.

BrainFuse VetNow

Brainfuse VetNow features live online assistance, VA expert help, a wide range of tools to help veterans reach their goals. Live veteran navigators available M-F 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT.

HelpNow

HelpNow provides free online tutoring for California K-12 students, available through public libraries. Through HelpNow, live real-time homework assistance is available 24 hours a day by laptop, tablet, or phone from qualified tutors using state curriculum and standards.

ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher

Background and analysis on 360+ leading and controversial issues including pros and cons, overviews, relevant articles and images. Supports state, national and international learning standards. Log in with your valid library card number.

ProQuest SIRS Discoverer

General reference database for upper elementary and middle school learners, researchers, and educators covering curriculum areas such as reading, language arts, science, social studies, history, health and technology. Log in with your valid library card number.

ProQuest CultureGrams

Primary source reference for concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on 200+ countries, all 50 United States, and the Canadian provinces. Facts and information on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. Log in with your valid library card number.

ProQuest eLibrary

Easily and efficiently choose research topics and find authoritative information to support research claims. Every range of user from elementary students to college-level researchers can access primary and scholarly sources, and all content is in 100% full text. 1,700+ magazines, newspapers, transcripts and digitized reference book content, more than seven million images, maps, websites, videos and interactive simulations. Log in with your valid library card number.

National Geographic Kids

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Read full National Geographic Kids magazines and books digitally. Best for children aged 6–14.

Gale Primary Sources

Contains the Gale Archives Unbound and the Archives of Sexuality and Gender primary source content. Find primary source documents on U.S. foreign policy; U.S. civil rights; colonial studies; African American studies; American Indian studies; Asian studies; British history; Holocaust studies; LGBTQ studies; Latin American and Caribbean studies; Middle East studies and more. Log in with your valid library card number.

Gale Interactive: Science

Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science.

Gale in Context: Environmental Studies

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

Mango Languages

Fun and immersive language learning software for students, travelers, and life-long learners. Courses are PhD-created, available in 70 languages, and accessible via apps for iPhone®, Android™, Kindle® and Nook®, or on any computer with an internet connection. English language courses are available in 17 different languages. 

Lil' Pim

Pimsleur's popular Little Pim® language learning program for kids is now live on Mango. Designed for ages 0-5, Little Pim®’s Entertainment Immersion Method® introduces a new language in a way that builds on a child’s natural love of play. Little Pim® is available for learning Spanish, French, Italian, German, Mandarin, Japanese, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, and English (ESL.)

• On Mango desktop, choose which language you are interested in then the Little Pim content can be found under the "explore" tab for the selected language.
• On the Mango mobile app you can toggle to Little Pim along the bottom of the screen.

LOTE4Kids

LOTE4Kids is an online database of digital books in World Languages, that allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Each book also comes with English translations to help kids learn languages.LOTE4Kids has over 2,000+ digital picture books in 50+ languages, with new books and languages released each month. Log in with your valid library card number.

World Book

Encyclopedia for children, teens and adults including images and primary sources along with a dictionary and atlas. Also includes Spanish language encyclopedia Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos. Log in with your valid library card number.

Britannica School

 Encyclopedia for elementary to high school learners.

Britannica Escolar

Spanish language encyclopedia for elementary to middle school learners.

NoveList Plus

Reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. Log in with your valid library card number.

Book Browse

Find your next great read with reviews, recommendations, read-alikes, author bios and interviews, resources for book clubs, and much more.

Teaching Books

Children’s instructional reading resources from book guides, meet-the-author videos, author biographies, to literature-based vocabulary lists and more.

Local History Research Guides

View curated resources for popular South Pasadena Local History research topics such as the Red Car Trolleys, Rialto Theatre, Ostrich Farm, and more.

Flickr

Over 1,500 historical photos from the Library's Local History Collection.

Calisphere

Find South Pasadena’s local history photographs and primary resources on California history and culture.

AtoZdatabases

Find a business, find a person, find a job. Search over 240 million people, 30 million business & executive profiles, 1.1 million healthcare professionals, 2.3 million job listings, and more.