Joanne

eBooks, eMagazines, music and video for summer

July 20, 2014 | Joanne | Comments (0)

Summer is a great time to relax and spend time reading, listening to music or watching movies. The library offers a wide variety of services for you to enjoy. OverDrive is our largest eBook collection with over 40,000 available titles including fiction and non-fiction. Penguin Canada titles have been recently added.               […]

Summertime Reading – Zinio eMagazines

June 28, 2013 | Joanne | Comments (0)

       Summer is a great time to get caught up on magazine reading. Zinio eMagazines, a new service, offers unlimited access to current issues of over 300 popular magazines. You can check out as many magazines as you like. Magazine issues are always available and remain on your computer or device until you delete […]

Garlic, Gingko and Yoga

January 28, 2013 | Joanne | Comments (0)

What do garlic, gingko and yoga have in common? Information about these alternative and complementary therapy treatments can be found in Natural Standard. Check out this online resource for evidence-based information on: Foods Herbs Supplements Natural Therapies Interactions Side Effects Doses A Flashcard or Bottom Line Summary can be printed or emailed. How do major […]

World Book Online – A Trusted Resource

October 15, 2012 | Joanne | Comments (0)

World Book Online is a reliable electronic database. It has something for everyone. The library makes available World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online Info Finder and World Book Online for Kids. A French (Encyclopedie Decouverte) and Spanish (Enciclopedie Estudiantil Hallazgos) version is also available for children. World Book Online Info Finder is good for middle […]

Summer Reading

July 23, 2012 | Joanne | Comments (0)

Summer is the perfect time to plan a trip or just relax and enjoy a good book. Travel eBooks  Check out Canadian Travel Guides, Ulysses Series! Includes over 125 eBooks from Canada's leading travel publisher. Some titles are in French. Titles are streamed on library computers and can also be enjoyed on a home computer. In addition to […]

Reading is Easy with Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks

May 2, 2012 | Joanne | Comments (0)

Gale Virtual Reference Library, available through the library's A-Z list of databases, provides reference eBooks on a wide range of topics. This online tool has been used to find literary criticism of Yann Martel's Life of Pi. Relevant articles were found in Literary Newsmakers for Students. This resource also includes the 2011 Business Plans Handbook, titles in […]

Online help with Shakespeare

February 13, 2012 | Joanne | Comments (0)

Discovery Collection, TumbleReadables and Audio Book Cloud, all available through the library's A-Z list of all databases, provide online help for students studying Shakespeare. Discovery Collection provides critical essays, plot summaries and narrative biographies on the popular Shakespeare plays Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar and Macbeth.   It is easy to use: Go to […]