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Online Resources

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The Library offers a number of free online resources for cardholders. Come into the Library anytime during open hours to sign up for your free library card.

Ancestry Library Edition

Let Ancestry Library Edition be your source for family history and genealogy. Create your family tree and learn more about your lineage than you ever thought possible. This database must be accessed from within the Library building.

Boukili

Check out Boukili for free access to hundreds of books, games and quizzes in French! Share the love of reading in French with children from 4 years old and up.

The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM)

The CVWM is a registry to honour and remember the sacrifices of the more than 118,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who, since Confederation, have given their lives serving in uniform.

Cantook Station
French-language eBooks and eAudiobooks, available from Franco-Ontarian, Québécois and international publishers. Includes titles for adults, teens and children.

CBC Corner

Discover the best Canadian shows, stories & more. This digital portal allows you to discover trusted news, entertaining TV and radio shows, educational kids content, news in foreign languages and much more!

Consumer Reports.org

Use Consumer Reports for all your product selection and review needs. Make informed decisions about large purchases and explore all purchase options and prices.

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Destination Canada

Destination Canada provides intelligence, tools and resources that help the Canadian tourism industry reach domestic and international markets.

D ownloadLibrary

Download e-books and audiobooks, and watch streaming video, on your computer, e-reader or mobile device. Available 24/7 for access to our full digital collection. If you're using a newer device, try the Libby app here.

The Official Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Driver’s Handbook

The online version of the Ontario’s driver’s handbook- available for free! Use this book to study for your G1 driver’s licence, test your knowledge, and prepare for your Level 2 road test.

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hoopla is a digital media service offered by your library that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! Titles can be streamed immediately or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. For help getting set up, watch the tutorial. Hoopla may be discontinued in 2025 or toward the end of 2024 as it is budget dependent.

Novelist Plus will help you decide what you want to read next. Search by author, title, series, or the kind of book you like to read. It will also help find specific books based on details of the book if you cannot remember the title or author.

Ontario Cemetary Finding Aid

The Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid is a pointer database consisting of the surnames, cemetery name and location of over 3 Million interments from several thousand cemeteries, cairns, memorials, and cenotaphs in Ontario Canada.

PressReader

Get access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers with PressReader and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves. Publications include the London Free Press, Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail and more. All free with your Library card! Check out our video sign up tutorial to get started. Please note that some newspapers like the Globe and Mail are only available on PressReader while in the Library building.

Pronunciator

Choose from over 100 languages. Customize your own language course or choose one of the guided language courses for travelers, or beginners through advanced learners. Pronunciator features lessons, pronunciation analysis, live tutor opportunities, quizzes, and more. You can also work on ESL courses or learn a new language using your first language.

Stratford-Perth Archives

Browse the county archives for newspapers and more. All free!

Teen Health & Wellness

Teen Health & Wellness has a new, sleek look. You’ll find the familiar functionality and trusted content you rely on and expect —updated to meet the needs of today’s teens. Now with new content on bullying, suicide, vaping, opioid abuse, gender identity, school safety, sexual harassment, COVID-19, and more.

Tumblebooks is a collection of animated and talking picture books for children. With book levels from pre-reader on up, TumbleBooks will help children to grow to love and enjoy reading.

World Book Online

This database offers all of the articles from the print version of the World Book Encyclopedia, a Biography Center, a dictionary, an atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, links to thousands of editor-selected websites, interactive features, and new and enhanced research capabilities.