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  1. Fri Dec. 1 - Sat Dec. 30

    Plumas County Library December Book Giveaway Join the December Book Giveaway at all library branches. Children ages 0-18 can receive a free, bran...
    Plumas County Library December Book Giveaway
  2. Wed Dec. 13

    Chester Library - Storytime Join Chester Library for Storytime. The program is aimed at kids from 3 - 7 years old, but all child...
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COLLECTIONS AND DATABASES

Check out our growing print and digital collections, get a book delivered right to your door, stream movies from your couch, study from home, and improve academic and life skills through our many options.

For patron ease the main databases and programs are linked below. All services (usually with more details) can also be found on their more specific sub-pages to the left, as well as dozens of additional resources, services, and more. 


Brainfuse HelpNow Opens in new windowAccess to and more details about Brainfuse HelpNow (which provides free homework help for all grade levels in all subjects) is available at this link.


Physical Collections * Digital Collections * Newspapers

Plumas County Online Catalog Opens in new window

Library card required. 

Check out our online catalog to find our physical collection of books, audiobooks, DVDs, and more.

How to Use Our Online Catalog

Our New Shelf Search

Our CA Collection

Zip Book Program Opens in new window

Library card required. 

Don't see a book in our catalog? Order it through the Zip Book Program and get it delivered right to your door.

More Information about the Zip Book Program

Palace Project Opens in new window

Library card required.

e-Books & e-Audiobooks

Get the app! 

Guide for Using Palace Project

Overdrive - Libby Opens in new window

Library card required.

e-Books & e-Audiobooks
& e-magazines

Get the app or use your web browser!

Guide for Using Libby (Overdrive)

Kanopy Opens in new window

Library card required.

Stream movies from home.

(Limit 3 per month)

Get the app, use your web browser, or watch on your TV!

The NY Times  Opens in new window

Library card required.

Full access to the New York Times, from 1851 to today.  

The link to retrieve the code for the NY Times is only available after you sign into your account through www.plumaslibrary.org. (It will be a clearly marked link on the left-hand side.) The code lasts 72 hours and there's no limit on the number of articles you read with each code or the number of codes you retrieve in a year.

Instruction Sheet / Instruction Video

NewsBank Opens in new window

Library card required.

Today's News

Provides access to hundreds of digital newspapers like the Chico Enterprise-Record, Oroville Mercury Register, and the Sacramento Bee for current news.

Main Databases & Subscriptions


ProQuest  Opens in new window

Library card required.

Recommended For Grades 3-12

ProQuest
Provides reference help and research articles, videos, and books using six different databases of content. 

CultureGrams
Concise cultural information on countries around the world.

Gale Opens in new window

Library card required.

Gale Archives Unbound
Offers topically-focused digital collections of historical documents for research.

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

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

Gale National Geographic Kids
Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. (Best for children aged 6–14.)

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Library card required.

EBSCO Learning Express
Helps improve core academic skills, pass the GED, prepare for college, obtain occupational certification, become a U.S. citizen, and more.

The link to EBSCO Learning Express is only available after you sign into your account through www.plumaslibrary.org. (It will be a clearly marked link on the left-hand side.)

El programa LearningExpress apoya a aquellos que buscan mejorar las habilidades académicas, aprobar el GED, prepararse para la universidad, inscribirse a las fuerzas armadas, obtener una certificación ocupacional, encontrar un trabajo, cambiar de carrera, convertirse en ciudadano estadounidense y mucho más.

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Encyclopedia Britannica
A comprehensive interactive resource for research and learning for grades K-12. Includes correlations to CA Content Standards and other valuable teacher resources. 

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Encyclopedia Britannica ofrece un recurso interactivo integral para los estudios y el aprendizaje de los grados de jardín de infantes a duodécimo.

Linked in Learning Opens in new window

Library card required

LinkedIn Learning
Provides unlimited, cost-effective access to great content from Lynda.com. It gives users of any skill level bite-size tutorials or comprehensive courses on hundreds of topics.

Brainfuse VetNow Opens in new window

Library card required.

Brainfuse VetNow
Provides help to veterans and their families with both job assistance and personalized assistance for the VA.

Brainfuse VetNow presenta ayuda a los veteranos y sus familias con todo.

Get Set Up Opens in new window

GetSetUp
A catalog of over 500 classes exclusively for older adults, with more than 40 live classes every day and 25 on weekends. Classes cover everything from physical and mental health to social activities like gardening and pets.

Driving Tests Opens in new window

Driving Tests
This site includes the CA Driver's Handbook and various DMV practice tests of increasing difficulty for cars, motorcycles, and your Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

Teaching Books Opens in new window

Teachingbooks.net
A website dedicated to enriching every student's reading experience and offers book guides, meet-the-author movies, vocabulary lists, help to build your own booklists, and so much more.

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Book Connections
Personalize and enjoy digital connections to books for kids and teens.

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GCF Global and Digital Learn Opens in new window

GCF Learning
Offers individual training in essential skills, from using Microsoft Office to emails to basic math. There are over 180 topics with more than 2000 lessons, all completely free.

GCF Learning
GCF Learning ofrece entrenamiento individual de habilidades esenciales. Hay más de 180 temas con más de 2000 lecciones, todas completamente gratis y disponibles en Español.

DigitalLearn.org
A collection of self-directed tutorials for end-users to increase their digital literacy.

Ofrece apoyo y formación en alfabetización digital. El sitio web incluye una colección de tutoriales autodirigidos para que los usuarios finales desarrollen su alfabetización digital, todo completamente gratis y disponible en Español.

Plumas County Library is a member of the North State Cooperative Library System and NorthNet Library System.



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Databases (Brainfuse, the NY Times, Gale, the CA Digital Newspaper Collection, Encyclopedia Britannica, Book Connections / Teaching Books, LinkedIn Learning, GetSetUp, the Alexander Street Collection), the CA Library Services for People with Print Disabilities, and the Zip Book Program are supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act or the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian or are supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.


Plumas County makes no warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the content of the websites provided and assumes no legal liability or responsibility for loss or damage resulting from using the website or the information contained therein. The presence of any link to articles, websites, or documents does not imply an endorsement by the Library or County.

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