Calm is an online service that provides guided meditations, courses, stories, music, and other helpful tools to manage stress and mental health. Calm is available both via the web, opens a new window and through a mobile app. See below links. Requires 29041, 29731 or 29735 library card.
San Mateo County Libraries now offers a fully accredited online high school diploma and career certification program through Career Online High School (COHS). COHS is available via the internet, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. A limited number of scholarships are available to card holders who are California residents and 19 years of age or older.
A combined catalog of books from participating public and academic libraries throughout California and Nevada. Members of the LINK+ consortium utilize a single searchable catalog to seamlessly borrow books from each other. Requires "29041" or "29047" library card.
Print passes for museums and attractions throughout the Bay Area, such as the Asian Art Museum, Oakland Zoo, Cartoon Art Museum, and many more through Discover & Go!
24-hour complimentary access to New York Times Cooking. New York Times Cooking provides a diverse recipe collection that helps home cooks of every level discover new recipes and become more well-versed cooks.
Getting Started
To get started, register for a free account either by being logged into smcl.org, opens a new window or from within a San Mateo County Libraries location, opens a new window using a library computer or using your own device on the library WiFi. Once registered, you will be able to enjoy your 24-hour access pass from anywhere by logging in with the same email and password entered during registration.
After your 24-hour pass expires, you may activate a new pass by visiting the pass activation page, opens a new window while once again being logged into smcl.org, opens a new window or from within a San Mateo County Libraries location, opens a new window using a library computer or using your own device on the library WiFi.
Short, easy-to-follow video tutorials that can help you get the most out of our Online Resources, including eMagazines, research databases, eVideos, and eBooks/eAudiobooks.
Students can access all of Redwood City Public Library's eResources using their Empower Card. Requires 29731 or 29735 library card.
Professional educators can search multiple databases at once for full-text articles from peer-reviewed education journals and educational reports.
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Search the library catalogs of thousands of worldwide public, school, academic, law, health and other libraries.
Yewno Discover is a research tool that augments reference databases and keyword searching. Yewno allows users to browse for information and ideas through a visual map called a Knowledge Map, suggesting other related concepts. Drawing on Yewno's databases, users can then review, build upon, and refine their search by making connections between related concepts.
