Access a diverse collection of music, dance and theatre content, covering hundreds of genres and a wide range of content types including audio drama from L.A. Theater Works, Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, and a video collection with films from The Royal Shakespeare company, Broadway and The National Theatre.
This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.
Access free music lessons with your library card! ArtistWorks provides video based instruction from world class musicians. Access ArtistWorks via the Libby app.
The Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive is a full-color, article-level indexed resource for researching the history of film and the entertainment industry. Titles include core US and UK trade publications together with film fan magazines.
Craftsy is an online resource for all creative makers that includes over 3,000 hours of diverse video instruction for patrons that are just getting started or looking for advanced techniques. Access Craftsy via the Libby app.
medici.tv’s on-demand streaming platform boasts the largest online catalog of over 1,800 videos including concerts, ballets, operas, documentaries, master classes, behind-the-scenes footage and artist interviews.
Pop Culture Universe is an irresistible yet authoritative digital database on popular culture in America, both past and present—in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers. Included are references, scholarly works, primary documents and papers, photographs, audio clips, and maps.
Freegal allows users to download up to 5 music track downloads a week from the Sony Music catalog, plus unlimited streaming music. All selections are DRM-free in mp3 format. Patrons use their library card to download items.
Tessa is the home of Los Angeles Public Library's digitized rare and historical collections. The site provides instant access to over 150,000 digitized items, including photographs, maps, prints, and more.
Streaming films available to watch online, mostly foreign language but also has some classic American cinema. Includes feature films as well as documentaries.