On-Line Resources (Selected)

Download and listen to audiobooks and read eBooks at home anytime! Audio titles will play on most MP3 players, including iPods, or can be burned onto a CD. This project

is made possible by the Ontario Ministry of Culture’s $15 Million Investment in Public Libraries.   

Preschool - Early Elementary

A research database for PreK-Grade 3 covering Animals and Earth & Space.  Includes leveled text, games, read-along audio and word-by-word highlighting.

Access several databases with millions of full-text articles from magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers and more.  Includes the Biography Resource Center, Health and Wellness Center and much more.

Access full-text articles from magazines, journals and newspapers.  Includes the Canadian Reference Center and Kids Search.

Chilton Library represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models.

Learn about different careers and find education and training programs in Canada.  The place to go to explore your options and learn more about various career paths.

Watch, listen and read along with animated picture books in various languages.  Many books are read by the authors themselves!

Your first stop for fun and learning in the early grades.  Easy to read articles, images, maps, games, activities, and the amazing  "animal world".  Includes access to the full World Book Encyclopedia set.

Three interactive sections for the younger user:  Trek's Travels has narrated stories and games. Welcome to Reading provides reading practice for 4 reading levels. Know It is a visual encyclopedia.

Developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Whether you want to learn a language for travel, business, or personal enrichment, Powerspeak Languages is a breakthrough in online language learning. The highly engaging courses utilize an arsenal of progressive language learning methods. Powerspeak Languages is an entertaining and effective way to learn a new language.

The best place to start for your school projects. Access the entire World Book Encyclopedia as well as primary documents, images, an online dictionary, biographies, science fair project outlines, and more.

World Book Digital Libraries

Living Green provides information on biomes, pollution, green building, food production and much more.  Inventions and Discoveries found in many areas such as agriculture, transportation, warfare, engineering and much more.  Early Peoples covers 16 ancient civilizations.

Reading suggestions, book discussion guides, author information and more.  Everything you need to decide on what to read next.

Go to Novelist K-8 to learn more about the children's books and authors you are reading, or to get suggestions for what to read next.

Designed for students reading below grade level due to language or learning difficulties. This database includes reference articles relevant to older students, text-to-speech capabilities, translation into 30 languages, learning and life skills activities, research tools, multimedia, and interactive video.

Ancestry® Library Edition is your source for genealogical research.  It offers a wealth of census, vital, church, court, and immigration records from many other countries.  This database must be accessed from library computers at any of our four branches.

Designed for junior high school students, Junior Edition features full-text magazines, newspapers and reference works that support the school curriculum.

Complete online French encyclopedia.  Search for articles, images, activities, and browse the French visual dictionary.

Gale Virtual Reference Library has hundreds of full-text articles and electronic reference books.  An excellent source for secondary school projects including Independent Study Units (ISUs). 

Complete World Book Encyclopedia and much more.  Excellent place to start your research.  Search for articles, primary documents, maps, images, video and sound clips.

Check here for all of the answers when it comes to your health and well being.  Includes self help tools and first person narratives from teens who have been there before.