Explore food culture and traditional recipes from 174 countries. Learn key topics such as national and regional cuisine, daily meals, dining etiquette, recipes, historic timelines, and more!
Remote Access: A valid Urbandale Public Library card is required.
A comprehensive travel guide providing practical information for experiencing the world and all its wonders, for travelers and students alike. Includes 202 world cities and key topics about each including, local attractions, city facts, climate, food, language, maps, money, transportation, and more!
Remote Access: A valid Urbandale Public Library card is required.
Enjoy unlimited access to 4,000+ hours of crafting and hobby content in 20 different creative disciplines including woodworking, cake design, sewing, and even fitness!
Remote Access: A valid Urbandale Public Library card is required.
Enjoy new, live-streamed bestselling author events each month, concluding with interactive Q&A sessions with the author. Browse upcoming author talks and register for an event to watch from the comfort of your home or come into the library to watch on one of our computers. All author talks are recorded and can be watched on-demand a few days following the conclusion of the live event.
The library periodically hosts a watch party for some of the author events so check our calendar for updates.
Sponsored by the Urbandale Library Foundation.
Niche Academy is an online learning platform that includes how-to videos for common library services like Libby, Beanstack, and Mango Languages to name a few. Niche also offers tutorials for various free online resources and platforms like getting started with popular social media, how to take free college level classes with MIT OpenCourseWare, using Google Docs suite, and more.
Enjoy book reviews and read-alike recommendations for readers of all ages.
Remote Access: Contact the Library to obtain the required user ID and password. Remote Access Link