eBooks & More
eBooks and more
eBooks
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Checkout, download, and read eBooks via prêtnumerique.
Project Gutenberg offers over 58,000 free eBooks: Choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. You will find the world’s great literature here, especially older works for which copyright has expired. Project Gutenberg digitizes and diligently proofreads them with the help of thousands of volunteers.
Movies
Hoopla Digital is a digital media service that allows library members to stream videos, music, audiobooks and comics to their computer, or download titles to the smartphone app. Members can borrow 5 items per month.
Kanopy offers a large collection of high quality films and documentaries, ranging from classic films to international cinema.
Online Learning
Mango is an online language learning system that can help you learn a foreign language. Includes over 70 self-paced language learning courses and dialects. Learners are introduced to vocabulary, cultural insights, grammar and more. The courses are delivered by native speakers. They include critical-thinking and memory-building exercises.
Biblio-Santé consists of a series of 15 thematic booklets that inform health system users and caregivers about various illnesses as well as the issues that they face. Each booklet provides a list of organizations, a selection of relevant websites, as well as reading and film suggestions.
For almost 20 years, the GCF program has helped millions around the world learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century by offering self-paced online courses.
Newspapers & Magazines
NYTimes.com provides access to the latest news articles from the New York Times newspaper.
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Biblimags is a digital magazine service which offers thousands of multilingual magazine titles, easily accessible, and compatible with various tablets and smart phones.
Pressreader is an all-you-can-read digital newsstand with thousands of the world’s most popular newspapers and magazines. Includes a vast selection of top stories in full-content format.
Consumer Reports enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions on the products they are shopping for.
Literary Resources
Novelist is the number one guide to over 125,000 works of fiction. It includes reviews and annotations of books and other features such as Author Read-alikes, What We’re Reading, and Book Discussion Guides.
Encyclopedias
Universalis is an extensive collection of French-language reference resources. Encyclopedia Universalis provides a wealth of reliable Britannica information. Includes a world atlas, timelines, an integrated dictionary, bibliographies, news and current events, original source documents, and a guide to select Web sites. A science center explains 11 scientific topics and uses more than 60 multimedia elements to demonstrate important topics.
Encyclopedia Britannica is a general purpose English-language encyclopedia with articles, biographies, videos, and more. Includes Britannica for Kids.
Encyclopedia Judaica provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge.
Canadian Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive, objective and accurate source of information on Canada.
For Children & Teens
TumbleBookLibrary helps your child build reading, math and language skills with this fun collection of animated, talking picture books for preschool and elementary-age children. Includes some books in French.
In the Kanopy Kids section, you’ll only see content that’s suitable for children, so kids can browse freely. You can also set up parental controls to ensure children can’t view content outside of Kanopy Kids.
Universalis Junior is a French-language reference tool for ages 7 and up. The perfect companion for homework, projects, and satisfying natural curiosity, Universalis Junior is an easy-to-use and engaging tool that teaches research skills and makes learning fun. Includes includes access to more than 4,000 encyclopedia articles and 1,700 English-language articles for bilingual education.
NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids and teens find books that are just right for their reading level and interests.
National Library of Quebec
If you can’t find what you are looking for on this page, try using the online services of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Click here to subscribe remotely to their services.
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board offers free streaming of documentary and animated films as well as interactive stories, all of which explore the world we live in from a Canadian point of view.
