Databases by Name
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Adult Learning Center
Get live, one-on-one help from tutors for the GED, Citizenship Test, Microsoft Office and more.
Archives of Sexuality & Gender:
LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940
The largest collection available in support of the study of
gender and sexuality. Enables scholars to make new connections in LGBTQ history
and activism, cultural studies, psychology, health, political science, policy
studies, and other related areas of research.
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Brainfuse Online Tutoring
Get live online homework help from an expert tutor.
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California State Tax Forms
Franchise Tax board forms and publications.
City Council
Agendas, staff reports, minutes and videos.
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DRAM
A streaming service for new, creative, and unusual music.
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eBooks & eApps Download eBooks and eAudiobooks to your computer, compatible portable device, or phone. Watch streaming video, listen to music, and read magazines.
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Foundation Directory Online (FDO) EssentialThe Library has compiled a list of Resources for Nonprofits for those seeking funding during the COVID-19 crisis.
Trying to search for grants from home? Foundation Directory Online (FDO) Essential is available for remote access through 2021. Once on the site, you will be asked to create an account and sign up for a day pass. The day pass allows you to use FDO Essential remotely anytime within a 24-hour window. There is a clock at the top of the screen that will tell you how much time remains in the pass. After the 24 hour period ends, the clock will show the next date on which you can activate a new pass (every 30 days).
Contact us for questions and assistance at:
Phone: (310) 458-8600 Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm
Email: Reference@smgov.net
Foundation Directory Online Professional The Foundation Center’s directory of foundation and company grantmakers and non-profit grant recipients. This searchable database is available only in the Main Library.
Foundation Center Grants to Individuals Online
The Foundation Center’s directory that provides detailed descriptions of foundations that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. This searchable database is available only in the Main Library.
Foundation Center's Grantspace
The Foundation Center's learning portal.
Foundation Center Website
The Foundation Center website provides useful background information and instruction about the world of philanthropy and grant seeking. Note: If you are looking for a directory of grantmakers and grants, see the Foundation Directory Online Professional database or the Foundation Grants to Individuals Online database listed above.
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Imagine Santa Monica Online local history materials, including photographs, maps, newspaper citations and the contents of the Santa Monica Outlook newspaper for the years 1875 -1920.
IRS Tax Forms
Federal Tax forms and related publications.
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JobNow Get help writing resumes and conducting job interviews with live assistance (via online chat) and related resources. You must set up a free account for online chat services.
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Mango Languages Online lessons for many foreign languages and for English as a second language (ESL).
Masterfile Complete
Magazine and journal articles from thousands of publications.
Merriam Webster Dictionary
An unabridged dictionary plus a thesaurus, Spanish-English dictionary and medical dictionaries.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
An all-inclusive database providing comprehensive data and analysis of more than 35,000 investments, including stocks, mutual funds and other types of investment.
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New York Times Online
Use your Santa Monica Public Library card to create a free account and get 24-hour unlimited access to the digital edition of The New York Times.
NoveListPlus
Provides subject access, reviews and much more for the thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles.
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ProQuest Newspapers
Newspaper articles from Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
New! Recent Newspapers is ProQuest’s digital microfilm product. It provides the microfilm experience in a digital format. It consists of full-page images of every page of the newspapers (from 2008 up to 3 months ago), including Sunday classifieds and is completely full-text searchable.
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RBdigital
On February 1, 2021 our digital magazine collection moved to OverDrive/Libby. Learn more.
ReferenceUSA
Information on 14 million businesses and 89 million U.S. residents.
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Santa Monica City Council Agendas, Staff Reports, Minutes & Videos
Santa Monica Image Archives
Online local history materials, including photographs, maps, newspaper citations and the contents of the Santa Monica Outlook newspaper for the years 1875 -1925.
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U.S. Healthcare Providers
Information on 855,000 doctors and dentists.
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Value Line Investment Survey
Weekly up-to-date investment information and comprehensive reference for investors. In breadth of
coverage it is encyclopedic, covering some 1,700 equity issues.
Company name, Ticker or Industry Lookup
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World Book Encyclopedia
Popular generalist encyclopedia, includes separate editions for kids, students, advanced searchers and Spanish speakers.
WorldCat
WorldCat searches the holdings of libraries worldwide.