Every Californian with a library card can now access over 5,000 theatre, music and dance performance videos and audio performances and over 3,000 world music albums anytime they want, online at no charge through their school district and local library.

These video and audio recordings from the Alexander Street platform by ProQuest (part of Clarivate) are the latest addition to the online resources the California State Library provides to K-12 students and include performances from L.A. Theatre Works, The Royal Shakespeare Company, National Theatre, music from Smithsonian’s Folkways label, and video recordings chronicling music history and cultural change co-created by Grammy-Award winner Quincy Jones.

 The Alexander Street collections include performances from California arts organizations and artists. Some examples:

• Video performances from the Los Angeles Symphony and San Francisco Opera
• International dance recordings produced from Berkeley, CA
• Jazz performances video and international music audio recorded in California
• Lectures on acting technique from California-based professionals
• ​Over 430 full-length audio plays produced by L.A. Theatre Works, featuring well-known actors from around the world.

Mariposa County library-card holders can access the resources online below. 

• Alexander Street Press Videos 
• Alexander Street Press
• CultureGrams
• eLibrary
• SIRS Discoverer
• SIRS Researcher
• Proquest Research Companion
• School & Educators Complete
• Homework Central

To learn more, visit https://www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2023/10/PressRelease-2023-10-16-K-12-Online-Resources.pdf