Databases
The following databases are available for use with your library card. Most require a login using your 14-digit card number and 4-digit PIN. Many databases have an app version that can save your credentials and optimize usage for phones and tablets. The links below will take you to the web version of each resource. Please contact us at 253.841.5454 if you need assistance selecting a database or logging in with your library credentials.
If you would rather browse an alphabetic list of our database products, please see the apps and digital resources page.
Click on the daffodil next to the category name to the left to see a list of databases on that topic.
Find information about countries and other cultures, including pictures, music, and recipes from around the world. Login using your library card.
Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research.
Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete
Gain insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy. Best for educators, administrators, and education students.
eLearning portal from LinkedIn. Take courses at your own pace in technology, design, web development, business fundamentals, and more! If you are using the app, you will need our library ID which is puyallup, then log in using your library card and PIN.
A PhD-created language-learning software with a sense of humor that features over 70 languages.
Your access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from 100+ library-friendly publishers. The collection includes popular and award-winning titles for every age range and interest. The corresponding app for ComicsPlus is called LibraryPass.
Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
Access literary works and authors throughout history, including full-text poems, plays, short stories, speeches, and more.
A trusted source to learn about books, authors, and read-alike recommendations for all ages.
Check out eBooks and eAudiobooks for your computer, mobile device, or eReader. You can browse books by interest, popularity, language, and more. Please note that Libby is the preferred app. The link will take you to the web version of Overdrive. Use your library card to log in to the Washington Anytime Library.
With a core collection of 1800 titles, including award winners and best sellers, plus new books added all the time, you will never run out of romance to read.
TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music, and narration to existing picture books. Now your book can be read to you! These eBooks can be accessed online from any computer or mobile device with an internet connection.
Washington Talking Book and Braille Library
WTBBL provides audio books, Braille editions, and other resources for visually impaired, blind, and learning-disabled individuals. Contact the library to arrange for materials to be sent directly to your home.
ABI/Inform Trade and Industry Journals
In-depth coverage of products and trends in a variety of industries including telecommunications, computing, transportation, construction, petrochemicals, and others.
Compare global economies, countries, and industries with an in-depth analysis of over 400,000 companies.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how-to guides, articles, and more.
Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily.
Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory
Discover content useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, and more.
Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship
Analyze business insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Updated daily. Best for business schools and entrepreneurs.
Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability
Discover information about physical and intellectual asset protection, from individuals to multinational corporations.
Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management
Search authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning, and more. Updated daily.
ReferenceUSA is the premier business and consumer reference and research tool offering instant, real-time access to in-depth information on millions of U.S Businesses and Consumers.
Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career.
Business news and analysis from the United States. Also covers international business, economics, and emerging markets.
Access to repair & maintenance information, service schedules, wiring diagrams, and more for cars, vans, SUVs, and light trucks from 1940 onward.
Do you like to sew, knit, crochet, cook, or create decorative items? Creativebug offers hundreds of videos on DIY projects that can add a personal touch and create a big impact on your friends and family. Log in using your library card and PIN, then explore the tutorials to find your next great project.
Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles.
Gale OneFile: Home Improvement
Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool, and material selection, zoning requirements, and more.
Your access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from 100+ library-friendly publishers. The collection includes popular and award-winning titles for every age range and interest. The corresponding app for ComicsPlus is called LibraryPass.
Find information about countries and other cultures, including pictures, music, and recipes from around the world. Use login “puyallup” and password “puyallup” for remote access.
Want free music? How about access to 15 million songs and music videos? Just enter your library card number and PIN to download up to five songs per week. The music files never expire. Plus, you can stream music and music videos for free!
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Overdrive contains free downloadable eBooks and audiobooks for all ages. From chapter books to picture books to easy readers, there is something for everyone. You can read or listen to books on your computer and smart devices.
ProQuest Student Resources is a great place to find scholarly articles for school reports. This database covers over 150 subjects and topics, including Spanish-language options.
TumbleBooks is an online collection of talking picture books that teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music, and narration to existing picture books to produce an electronic picture book that can be read to you.
Your access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from 100+ library-friendly publishers. The collection includes popular and award-winning titles for every age range and interest. The corresponding app for ComicsPlus is called LibraryPass.
Find information about countries and other cultures, including pictures, music, and recipes from around the world. Use login “puyallup” and password “puyallup” for remote access.
Want free music? How about access to 15 million songs and music videos? Just enter your library card number and PIN to download up to five songs per week. The music files never expire. Plus, you can stream music and music videos for free!
Gale In Context: College is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a wide array of subjects. The solution merges Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
Gale in Context: Middle School
Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
Gale OneFile: High School Edition
Search magazines, journals, newspapers, and references on a range of topics. Best for middle- and high-school students.
Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.
ProQuest eLibrary offers a collection of full-text multidisciplinary periodical and media content, designed for middle and high school students, college undergraduates, instructors, and librarians.
Search from a highly respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 subjects and topics.
Conduct genealogical and local history research in Ancestry Library Edition. This database contains, birth, death, marriage, and other public record information. This resource must be used at the library either on your own device using the Library's wireless network or on one of the public access computers. This link will connect you once you are on the Library's public network.
Research the U.S. Federal Census from 1790-1930 and over 25,000 books on family and local histories are available.
The purpose of Access Washington is to promote public service to citizens and businesses by expanding business and citizen access to government services and government information.
Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice
Comprehensive periodical content for researchers studying law, law enforcement, forensic science, terrorism, and more.
Municipal Research Services Center
The Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) is a nonprofit organization that helps local governments across Washington State better serve their communities by providing legal and policy guidance on any topic.
The compilation of all permanent laws now in force, arranged by topic, with amendments added and repealed laws removed.
Washington Administrative Code
The WAC codifies State regulations and arranges them by subject or agency. The online version is updated twice a month.
Journals and magazines cover a large range of health subjects including sports injuries, women’s health, nutrition, midwifery, eye care, and dentistry.
Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals.
Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health
Research full-text titles cited in CINAHL and other resources to support specialized care, treatment, and patient management.
Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
Access academic journals and magazines covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine.
Find authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology.
MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database that contains references to journal articles in life sciences, with a concentration on biomedicine.
MEDLINE content is searchable via PubMed and constitutes the primary component of PubMed, a literature database developed and maintained by the NLM National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news, and more, is written in everyday language.
Access World News from Newsbank
Explore and stay informed on local, national, and international topics, people, and events with information from credible vetted U.S. and global news sources, including the Puyallup Herald.
Your access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from 100+ library-friendly publishers. The collection includes popular and award-winning titles for every age range and interest. The corresponding app for ComicsPlus is called LibraryPass.
Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields.
Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines
Access the most searched magazines across Gale OneFile focusing on current events, sports, science, and health issues.
Founded in 1851, the New York Times is a trusted source of news, information, and opinion.
Check out magazines, streaming videos, eBooks, and audiobooks for your computer, mobile device, or eReader. You can browse by interest, popularity, language, and more. Please note that Libby is the preferred app. The link will take you to the web version of Overdrive. Use your library card to log in to the Washington Anytime Library.
Access articles from the local newspaper online from 2007 to the current day. Log in with your library card.
Search more than 30 years of Seattle area history with The Seattle Times Integrated collection.
Do you like to sew, knit, crochet, cook, or create decorative items? Creativebug offers hundreds of videos on DIY projects that can add a personal touch and create a big impact on your friends and family. Log in using your library card and PIN, then explore the tutorials to find your next great project.
Want free music? How about access to 15 million songs and music videos? Just enter your library card number and PIN to download up to five songs per week. The music files never expire. Plus, you can stream music and music videos for free!
Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Diverse resource for serious fine arts students.
Access current and authoritative periodical content covering agriculture and its related fields.
Gale OneFile: Computer Science
Access leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries.
Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy
Investigate environmental issues with diverse perspectives from the scientific community, policymakers, and corporate interests.
Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture
Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts.
Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines. Updated daily.
Gale in Context: Global Issues
Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content.
Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media
Search millions of articles covering all aspects of communications, including advertising, public relations, and more.
Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women's Issues
Find timely and historically relevant content on issues that influence women’s lives across the globe.
Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies
Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.
Discover balanced coverage of topics related to gender studies, family, and marital issues, and more.
Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism
Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current situation in the hospitality and tourism industries.
Gale OneFile: Information Science
Access articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology. Updated daily.
Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence
Search scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of past and present military affairs. Updated daily.
Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies
Access scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture.
Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy
Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily.
Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.
Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism
Gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale.
Access balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work being established in the field.