Vaughan Public Libraries’ three Resource Libraries are closed due to weather
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Update: the Significant Weather Event ended as of Monday, Jan. 31, 2022.
Tools and databases available
online at vaughanpl.info
Vaughan
Public Libraries (VPL) has closed its three Resource Libraries – Bathurst Clark, Civic Centre and Pierre
Berton – in response to the Significant Weather
Event the City declared on Sunday, Jan. 16 and Environment
Canada’s current Blizzard Warning for Vaughan. The
Community Libraries also remain closed.
VPL ONLINE
VPL’s fully digital library service is frequently enhanced to engage
and educate residents of all ages. Available at vaughanpl.info/VPL_at_home, the web hub features a variety of free online resources, including eBooks and
audiobooks, films and television programs, music streaming services, e-learning
courses, bilingual materials and more. More information on online offerings available
are as follows:
- eBooks and audiobooks: VPL provides customers with free access to a number of digital platforms, including Hoopla, Overdrive and Tumblebooks. Adults, teens and kids will find something they love, allowing them to bring a little piece of the library home without leaving the house. Titles include novels, animated picture books, non-fiction, graphic novels and more. Audiobooks can be played on a smartphone, computer or smart TV.
- Films and television: Residents can borrow free digital videos with a library card. Gain access to Hoopla titles – available for instant streaming or temporary download – and watch on a smartphone, tablet or computer. VPL also provides access to Kanopy, which offers more than 30,000 critically acclaimed films. The selection ranges from new popular titles and classics, to world cinema and art and indie as well as top-rated documentaries.
- Music: Stream more than 150,000 albums of classical, opera, jazz and world music with Naxos Music Library. Use a library card and PIN and start streaming today for free.
- Online learning: LinkedIn Learning gives users free access to thousands of video tutorial courses with a focus on such areas as technology, software development, business skills, project management as well as creative skills like animation and video editing. The courses are taught by recognized industry experts who guide participants along in learning the skills for personal and professional development. Also available is Transparent Language – a fun way to learn a new language. The app aims to lock words and phrases into participants’ memories so they can recall them perfectly.
- Newspapers: For customers who want to read newspapers in languages other than English and French, VPL provides access to Press Reader, a database that allows customers to access more than 4,000 newspapers from 100 countries in 60 languages.
- French offerings: Through Cantook Station, customers have access to nearly 7,000 eBooks in this collection and 39 audiobooks. VPL customers can check out up to seven eBooks at a time and have up to three on hold.
- Databases: Whether a customer is doing research for a business or academic project or is interested in expanding their knowledge, VPL has a database that can help. For example, World Book Online for Kids brings the classic encyclopedia set into the home.
- Kermode Education: With Kermode Education, users can evaluate websites for content accuracy and bias using cutting-edge page analysis technology, Inquiry Based Learning, and projects/lesson plans developed by incredible educators.
STAY INFORMED
Residents
can stay up to date with the latest news from VPL by:
- signing up for the VPL eNewsletter.
- downloading the VPL mobile app from Apple App Store and Google Play.
- visiting vaughanpl.info.
- following VPL on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
- For an update on Vaughan’s winter operations, visit vaughan.ca/snow or call the Snow Hotline at 905-879-SNOW (7669).
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