Explore some of the great databases the St. Louis County Library has to help you on your path to creative success! Have you written a novel? Use Pressbooks to self-publish! Want to expand your Etsy store? Try new crafts from Craft & Hobby and Creativebug. Think you have what it takes to be the next Greta Gerwig or Martin Scorsese? Hone your skills with courses on Udemy!
ACLS Humanities eBooks is a digital collection of over 5700 foundational books in the humanities and social sciences. Discover an assortment of books on art and film studies.
BiblioBoard lets you create eBooks and print-ready books, share eBooks with the Indie Author Project, and read eBooks by local St. Louis and Missouri authors. You can also browse hundreds of public domain fine art pieces.
With Craft & Hobby, enjoy unlimited access to 4,000+ hours of crafting and hobby content in 20 different creative disciplines including woodworking, fitness, cake design, sewing, and more. Available in both English and Spanish.
Creativebug gives you access to over 1,000 art and craft video classes for adults and kids, taught by recognized design experts and artists. Topics include fiber and paper arts, jewelry making, sewing and quilting, food, home and more. Create your free account and enjoy unlimited access to instructional videos, patterns, and access to exclusive documentaries and live video feeds on Creativebug Television (CBTV).
With EBSCO eBooks, search the full text of over 4,200 fiction and nonfiction ebook titles. This database includes a variety of books on art, art history, film, and creative writing. Read the books on your computer, or download the app to your phone or tablet.
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research, including several books on the arts and how to publish your own book. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
Hoopla is a web and mobile library media streaming platform for audio books, comics, e-books, movies, music, and TV. Hoopla is only available to residents of St. Louis County. Limit of 10 titles per month.
With Kanopy, browse hundreds of movies on your computer or mobile device. Kanopy has a strong collection of independent, international, and documentaries to stream. Only available to residents of St. Louis County. Limit of 10 titles per month.
Libby is an innovative mobile app from OverDrive designed to make borrowing and enjoying e-books, magazines, and audiobooks from the library easier than ever. Find all kinds of books related to art, film, and creative writing, and be sure to check out magazines like Art in America, Total Film Magazine, and Writing Magazine.
LinkedIn Learning provides access to thousands of online courses and tutorials in seven different languages. Many of the courses are business related, but there are also a number of courses on drawing and painting. These self-paced courses include videos that vary from a few minutes long to multi-hour courses with downloadable exercise files. You can use LinkedIn Learning on your computer, or download the app to your phone or tablet.
Pressbooks is a digital self-publishing tool that you can use to create professional-quality eBook files that are ready to print and to distribute commercially. Save money on book production services and control the entire design process yourself - Pressbooks makes it easy!
Udemy offers thousands of on-demand video courses including drawing, painting, jewelry making, and film production. Courses are replaced monthly with new material addressing emerging topics. On-demand videos in eight different languages taught by native-speaking instructors are also included. You must be 13 years or older, and have your parent or guardian create your account if you are younger than 18.