Resources, Research & Homework Help

National Geographic Kids

Find full issues of National Geographic Kids magazine as well as National Geographic Kids books, videos, and images for students across primary, upper-elementary, and middle school grades.

NoveList Plus K-8

Need some help finding a great read for your next book report or finding something new to read? Novelist is a great resource to search for your favourite authors - it will tell you all the books they wrote, and keeps track of what order a series comes in. Best of all you can check our catalogue right from the site by just clicking on a link!​

TumbleBooks

eBooks for eKids! TumbleBooks are created by taking picture books by popular authors and adding animation, sound, music, narration, and even interactive games. Children can read the text and turn the pages themselves, or listen and have the pages advance automatically.

Please note that authentication with a Library card is no longer required to access Tumblebooks online. The Tumblebooks app requires a valid Library card for the initial set-up.

BiblioEnfants

eBooks for eKids! TumbleBooks are created by taking picture books by popular authors and adding animation, sound, music, narration, and even interactive games. Children can read the text and turn the pages themselves, or listen and have the pages advance automatically.

Please note that authentication with a Library card number is now required to access this resource.

Gale OneFile

Research Gale’s largest general interest periodical database complete with over 14,000 periodicals, magazines, newspapers reference eBooks, images, and video to support everyday research. To access the interface in French and other languages, click the language drop-down menu at the top right. You can filter your search results by language of publication.

National Geographic Kids

Find full issues of National Geographic Kids magazine as well as National Geographic Kids books, videos, and images for students across primary, upper-elementary, and middle school grades. To access the interface in French and other languages, click the language drop-down menu at the top right.

OverDrive

eBooks and eAudiobooks for children, adults and teens. To access the French interface, click the language drop-down menu at the top right.

Transparent Languages

Learn a new language, anytime, anywhere! Sign in as a guest, or create an account to save your progress. You can also download the Transparent Languages app!

French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Farsi, Urdu, Hindi, Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog, and many more are available, including different dialects and Indigenous languages such as Ojibwe, Cree, Dakota, Denesuline, and Gwich’in. Please see the Transparent Languages blog post for more information regarding the Indigenous languages available and how the courses were developed.

Digitized Newspapers

We have begun digitizing our newspaper collection, and a portion is available online! Browse or search the collection to see some of our oldest papers including the Canadian Statesman and The Merchant and General Advertiser.

Full Listing of Genealogy & Local History Resources

For the full listing of our local historical & genealogical resources, please visit our Genealogy & Local History page.

Creativebug

Get making with our new eResource, Creativebug! Access online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques, including a patterns and printables library. Learn how to sew, quilt, papercraft, make jewellery, screen print, and more!

LinkedIn Learning

Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts. Get started with your Library card!

Transparent Languages

Learn a new language, anytime, anywhere! Sign in as a guest, or create an account to save your progress. You can also download the Transparent Languages app!

French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Farsi, Urdu, Hindi, Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog, and many more are available, including different dialects and Indigenous languages such as Ojibwe, Cree, Dakota, Denesuline, and Gwich’in. Please see the Transparent Languages blog post for more information regarding the Indigenous languages available and how the courses were developed.

NoveList Plus

An amazing resource for discovering your next read.  Find out author information, discussion guides, what order a series comes in and reading suggestions as diverse as our customers.

NoveList Plus K-8

Engage your younger readers and encourage reading success! NoveList K-8 helps parents, teachers, and librarians improve literacy, connect reading across curricular areas, teach reading & writing concepts, and engage young readers.

TumbleBooks

eBooks for eKids! TumbleBooks are created by taking picture books by popular authors and adding animation, sound, music, narration, and even interactive games. Children can read the text and turn the pages themselves, or listen and have the pages advance automatically.

Please note that authentication with a Library card is no longer required to access Tumblebooks online. The Tumblebooks app requires a valid Library card for the initial set-up.