Science

Collection of resources on physics, includes volumes on:

• Atomic, molecular, and optical physics.
• Nuclear physics, gravitation, and cosmology.
• The APS Journal Archive (back to 1893).

Gain in-demand job skills and certificates from experts at 200+ world-class universities and companies including:

• Yale
• University of Michigan
• Google
• IBM

Access

1. Click the Coursera link
2. Create/log in to your Coursera account
3. Redeem your unlimited access for 6 months.

This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library. Palo Alto City Library has access from Oct 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2024.

Get free and low-cost passes for cultural destinations like:

• museums
• science centers
• zoos
• theatres

Instructions

1. Log in with your library card and last name on the Discover & Go site
2. Browse for passes by date or by venue
3. Make a reservation
4. Print your pass

Restrictions

• Discover & Go passes are available to Palo Alto Library cardholders age 14 and older. For some attractions, the minimum age will be 16 or 18 and up.
• Patrons must live within the library's service area in order to log in and reserve passes.
• You can have 2 active reservations at a time.
• You can make reservations up to 3 months in advance.
• Active reservations can be canceled only if the pass has not been printed.
• If you reserve a pass and do not use it or cancel the reservation, the unused pass will count towards your limit.
• Some venues have placed a 1-pass-per-year restriction and you will only be able to reserve those passes once per calendar year. You will find details about each pass within the venue information.
• The pass is for use only by the person named and only on the date specified. No photocopies are allowed.
• Valid ID is required for admission with passes to venues.

Authoritative eBooks on a variety of subjects including:

• Arts
• Business
• Education
• Health and medicine
• History
• Law
• Religion and philosophy
• Science and technology
• Social Sciences

Study environmental issues that affect people globally through:

• Topic overviews
• Journals
• News
• Multimedia content

Made available by the California State Library.

Explore topics in various science areas such as:

• Earth science
• Biology
• Human Anatomy
• Chemistry

Allows students to manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand biology, chemistry, earth, and space sciences.

Made available by the California State Library.

Research database covering:

• Business
• Computers
• Current Events
• Economics
• Education
• Environmental Issues
• Health Care
• Hobbies
• Humanities
• Law
• Literature and Art
• Politics
• Science
• Social Science
• Sports
• Technology

Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts.

• software development
• business and project management
• creative skills and software training (Adobe, 3D animation, film making, etc.)

Access

• Desktop users: Enter your library account number and PIN with our special link.
• Mobile users: Use library code "paloaltocitylibrary" and then enter your library account and PIN on the following screen. 

This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library. Palo Alto City Library has access from Oct 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2024.

Kids can explore topics in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space through this multi-media collection of:

• Videos
• Pictures
• Books
• Magazines

Made possible through the California State Library.

Find your next science fair project or explore science topics and news.

• Articles, videos, images and audio files on science topics.
• Chemistry, Biology, Health and Medicine, Math and Technology.
• 200+ experiments and projects from U*X*L Experiment Central.
• Citation tools make creating a bibliography easy.