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Connected California
Hoopla
LearningExpress Library
Library App
New York Times
Overdrive/Libby
Pronunciator
Sora

Resources by Category

Arts and Music

With more than 4,000 interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities, ABCmouse.com’s award-winning online curriculum is the most comprehensive online educational resource for young learners (ages 2–8).

A collection of music, dance, and theater content covering hundreds of genres and a wide range of content types, from instruction to performance.

Instantly stream movies, music, and television shows or download audiobooks, comics, and eBooks.


Transmita películas, música y programas de televisión al instante o descargue audiolibros, cómics y libros electrónicos.

Access the library catalog and your account from your mobile device. 


Acceder al catálogo de la biblioteca y a su cuenta desde su dispositivo móvil.

A comprehensive resource of youth book lists and guides to award-winning and diverse literature, literature lesson plans, literature-based vocabulary lists, meet-the-author videos and book readings, readers' theatre scripts, and video book trailers.

Homework Help

Free online tutoring and so much more.


Ayuda académica adicional gratuita en línea y más.

Los estudiantes de primaria a secundaria pueden acceder a artículos de enciclopedia, multimedia, fuentes primarias, juegos educativos y otros recursos de aprendizaje que apoyan la investigación de los estudiantes.

Elementary through high school students can access encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, educational games, and other learning resources that support student research.

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


Cubre temas ambientales que afectan a las personas a nivel mundial a través de descripciones generales de temas, revistas, noticias y contenido multimedia.

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

Primary source materials covering a vast array of topics of importance to U.S. and California history.


Materiales de fuentes primarias que cubren una amplia gama de temas de importancia para la historia de los Estados Unidos y California.

LearningExpress Library offers targeted learning centers — each with a collection of practice tests, tutorials, e-books, articles, and flashcards — to help you achieve your goals.


La Biblioteca LearningExpress ofrece centros de aprendizaje específicos - cada uno con una colección de pruebas de práctica, tutoriales, libros electrónicos, artículos y tarjetas didácticas - para ayudarle a lograr sus metas.

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.


Explore increíbles aventuras en la ciencia, la naturaleza, la cultura, la arqueología y el espacio.

Provides authoritative ebooks in a range of subjects from the world's top publishers.


Proporciona libros electrónicos autorizados en una variedad de temas de las principales editoriales del mundo.

Elementary through high school students can find homework help with learning resources in Homework Central, which links out to CultureGrams, eLibrary, ProQuest, ProQuest Research Companion, SIRS Discoverer and SIRS Issue Researcher.

Languages and Culture

A collection of music, dance, and theater content covering hundreds of genres and a wide range of content types, from instruction to performance.

Track your reading on Beanstack to participate in Lompoc Public Library's reading challenges!


¡Lleve un registro de su lectura en Beanstack para participar en los desafíos de lectura de la Biblioteca Pública de Lompoc!

A database for the Black Gold Cooperative Library System that houses digital archives featuring photos from the Central Coast. 

Learn a language with your library card!


¡Aprenda un idioma con su tarjeta de la biblioteca!

A comprehensive resource of youth book lists and guides to award-winning and diverse literature, literature lesson plans, literature-based vocabulary lists, meet-the-author videos and book readings, readers' theatre scripts, and video book trailers.

Lifelong Learning

Free online tutoring and so much more.


Ayuda académica adicional gratuita en línea y más.

Un equipo de Navegantes Digitales que están aquí para ayudarle a conectarse a Internet y a recursos en línea.

The Central Coast Literacy Council provides basic reading and writing instruction to adults with low literacy skills.

A team of Digital Navigators who are here to help you get connected to the internet and online resources.

Build skills with courses, certificates, and degrees online from world-class universities and companies.


Desarrolle habilidades con cursos, certificados y títulos en línea de universidades y empresas de clase mundial.

GetSetUp is a social learning platform for individuals 50+, taught by peers who are experts in their field. 


GetSetUp es una plataforma de aprendizaje social para individuos de 50 años, impartida por compañeros que son expertos en su campo.

LearningExpress Library offers targeted learning centers — each with a collection of practice tests, tutorials, e-books, articles, and flashcards — to help you achieve your goals.


La Biblioteca LearningExpress ofrece centros de aprendizaje específicos - cada uno con una colección de pruebas de práctica, tutoriales, libros electrónicos, artículos y tarjetas didácticas - para ayudarle a lograr sus metas.

A resource for people with no, low, or limited technology skills to build skills in key digital literacy areas.


Un recurso para personas con habilidades tecnológicas nulas, bajas o limitadas para desarrollar habilidades en áreas clave de alfabetización digital.

Learn a language with your library card!


¡Aprenda un idioma con su tarjeta de la biblioteca!

Offers thousands of classes on topics such as freelancing, entrepreneurship, graphic design, productivity, marketing, and more.


Ofrece miles de clases sobre temas como trabajo independiente, emprendimiento, diseño gráfico, productividad, marketing y más.

TFS Scholarships (TFS) is the most comprehensive online resource for higher education funding. A free and independent service, TFS links students to more than 7 million individual scholarships and to more than $41 billion in aid.

VetNow is an all-in-one suite of services designed for a wide range of career and veteran needs.


VetNow es un conjunto de servicios todo en uno diseñado para una amplia gama de necesidades profesionales y veteranas.

Local History

Access scans from California newspapers from 1846 to present for free.

Access the Lompoc Record newspaper digitally from 1875 to present.

A database for the Black Gold Cooperative Library System that houses digital archives featuring photos from the Central Coast. 

Newspapers and Magazines

Access scans from California newspapers from 1846 to present for free.

Access the Lompoc Record newspaper digitally from 1875 to present.

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.


Explore increíbles aventuras en la ciencia, la naturaleza, la cultura, la arqueología y el espacio.

Direct access to nytimes.com from 1851 to now.

Accessible ebooks, audiobooks and magazines on any device.


Libros electrónicos, audiolibros y revistas accesibles en cualquier dispositivo.

Reading Recommendations

Track your reading on Beanstack to participate in Lompoc Public Library's reading challenges!


¡Lleve un registro de su lectura en Beanstack para participar en los desafíos de lectura de la Biblioteca Pública de Lompoc!

Your guide to fiction for children and adults. Includes brief summaries, series lists, reviews, read-alikes, book discussion guides, and more.

A comprehensive resource of youth book lists and guides to award-winning and diverse literature, literature lesson plans, literature-based vocabulary lists, meet-the-author videos and book readings, readers' theatre scripts, and video book trailers.

Reference and Research

Free online tutoring and so much more.


Ayuda académica adicional gratuita en línea y más.

Los estudiantes de primaria a secundaria pueden acceder a artículos de enciclopedia, multimedia, fuentes primarias, juegos educativos y otros recursos de aprendizaje que apoyan la investigación de los estudiantes.

Elementary through high school students can access encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, educational games, and other learning resources that support student research.

Access scans from California newspapers from 1846 to present for free.

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


Cubre temas ambientales que afectan a las personas a nivel mundial a través de descripciones generales de temas, revistas, noticias y contenido multimedia.

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

Primary source materials covering a vast array of topics of importance to U.S. and California history.


Materiales de fuentes primarias que cubren una amplia gama de temas de importancia para la historia de los Estados Unidos y California.

Access the Lompoc Record newspaper digitally from 1875 to present.

Provides authoritative ebooks in a range of subjects from the world's top publishers.


Proporciona libros electrónicos autorizados en una variedad de temas de las principales editoriales del mundo.

Elementary through high school students can find homework help with learning resources in Homework Central, which links out to CultureGrams, eLibrary, ProQuest, ProQuest Research Companion, SIRS Discoverer and SIRS Issue Researcher.

TFS Scholarships (TFS) is the most comprehensive online resource for higher education funding. A free and independent service, TFS links students to more than 7 million individual scholarships and to more than $41 billion in aid.

Video Streaming

A collection of music, dance, and theater content covering hundreds of genres and a wide range of content types, from instruction to performance.

Instantly stream movies, music, and television shows or download audiobooks, comics, and eBooks.


Transmita películas, música y programas de televisión al instante o descargue audiolibros, cómics y libros electrónicos.

eBooks and Audiobooks

With more than 4,000 interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities, ABCmouse.com’s award-winning online curriculum is the most comprehensive online educational resource for young learners (ages 2–8).

Find and download books from smaller, independent publishers and self-published authors on Enki.


Encuentre y descargue libros de editoriales independientes más pequeñas y autores autopublicados en Enki.

Instantly stream movies, music, and television shows or download audiobooks, comics, and eBooks.


Transmita películas, música y programas de televisión al instante o descargue audiolibros, cómics y libros electrónicos.

Access the library catalog and your account from your mobile device. 


Acceder al catálogo de la biblioteca y a su cuenta desde su dispositivo móvil.

A program that loans talking (audio) and braille books, magazines, descriptive videos, and audio playback equipment free of charge to Californians unable to read conventional print due to a visual or physical disability.

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.


Explore increíbles aventuras en la ciencia, la naturaleza, la cultura, la arqueología y el espacio.

Accessible ebooks, audiobooks and magazines on any device.


Libros electrónicos, audiolibros y revistas accesibles en cualquier dispositivo.

Provides authoritative ebooks in a range of subjects from the world's top publishers.


Proporciona libros electrónicos autorizados en una variedad de temas de las principales editoriales del mundo.

Students from Lompoc Unified School District can access ebooks and audiobooks with Sora.


Los estudiantes del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Lompoc pueden acceder a libros electrónicos y audiolibros con Sora.

Enjoy thousands of free books from the Palace Bookshelf as well as titles your library has purchased through the Palace Marketplace.


Disfrute de miles de libros gratuitos de Palace Bookshelf, así como de títulos que su biblioteca ha comprado a través de Palace Marketplace.