| Local Interest Databases |
- A comprehensive compilation of hundreds of thousands of burial plots in 923 cemeteries from an area stretching as far north as Haliburton, east to the Quebec border and west to Bowmanville.
- An amazing resource of the Cobourg Library's digital collection Archival Photos, and a growing portion of our Archival Documents!
- Updated weekly by Library staff, this is an index to the Northumberland News and Snapd Northumberland West. Indexing for editions of the Cobourg Daily Star/Northumberland Today.com are available (ceased publication November 2017).
- Find a wealth of online resources to aide in your search for your ancestors, or historical information on our area.
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| Video Streaming Service |
Kanopy Plus - Enjoy free video streaming
- Enter your 14-digit Cobourg Public Library card and your 4-digit PIN# to access Kanopy Plus.
- With an expertly curated collection of Kanopy Favourites, Easy Watching, British Cinema and Episodic Series, we are sure you will find something to enjoy.
- Go to https://cobourgpl.kanopy.com/
- Or access it through the "Extras" section when you login to our Download Centre (OveDrive), Libbyapp.com or with the Libby app to get started today.
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| E-Magazines, E-Books and E-Audiobooks - to download or view/listen to online |
Download Center (OverDrive) Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and now e-magazines - anywhere, anytime. All you need is a library card and your PIN#.
 TumbleBookLibrary
- An online collection of e-books for children in grades K-6.
- They are a great way to encourage and foster a love of reading with your kids!
- There are over 350 animated, talking picture books!
- The site also features books in Spanish and French, read-along chapter books, graphic novels, and non-fiction books, plus games and puzzles!
- Use our TumbleSearch to find books by title, author, subject, and Lexile and Accelerated Reader Level.
- You can use your computer or download our TumbleBookLibrary App!
- To sign into the app, all you need is your library card.
- Happy Tumbling!
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| Find your next great read - Author read-a-likes - What's the next title in that series? |
- Enjoy podcasts and interviews with authors - updated daily.
- Find your next great read; The order of books in a series; Suggestions for books on topics you enjoy.
- A readers' advisory service, which provides access to 155,000 fiction titles, with features such as: Author read-a-likes, Book discussion guides, Reading lists and more.
- Click the link to check the Library's catalogue to see if it is available, or place a hold!
- Ages 0 to 18 - Find your next great read with: Booklists, recommended reads, book discussion guides, author biographies and award winners and more.
- Click on the link to check the Library catalogue to see if it is available or place a hold!
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| Hobbies & Crafts - Health Information - Learn a New Language |
Mauril (from CBC Corner) - A fun and engaging way to learn French and English.
- Ready to take your French or English language skills to the next level?
- Test your listening comprehension skills with audio and video content from CBC and Radio-Canada.
- Progress at your own pace and step out of your comfort zone with language challenges. Mauril will help you feel more confident using French or English in any context.
- Health resources on a variety of health and wellness topics, including complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
- Content for Teens and Their Parents - dozens of articles on a variety of teen health topics from smoking and sexting to dealing with anger and coping with divorce.
- Explains medical disorders, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, and how they can be prevented or treated.
- There are 3 versions: Professional Version, Consumer Version and the new Veterinary Manual.
- Free public service to health care professionals and the general public.
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| Research and Education |
- A genealogy or family history research tool with records from Canada, the US, UK, and some European countries.
- Records include census and voter lists, birth, marriage and death, military, immigration and emigration
- Containing resources that present multiple sides of a current issue — including information on key topics of interest to Canadian researchers — this database helps students develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
- This database includes leading Canadian and international periodicals in full text, full-text reference books, biographies, and an image collection containing more than one million photos, maps and flags.
- Discover the best Canadian shows, stories & more.
- This digital portal allows you to discover trusted news, entertaining TV and radio shows, education kids content, news in foreign languages and much more! French Language Link.
- A comprehensive compilation of hundreds of thousands of burial plots in 923 cemeteries from an area stretching as far north as Haliburton, east to the Quebec border and west to Bowmanville.
- Search 5 database at the same time: Canadian Reference Centre, Primary Search, MasterFILE, GreenFILE and Canadian Literary Centre. Trustworthy, intuitive and simple research tool.
- A self-guided online software program that teaches youth (ages 8 to 18 years) how to code through hundreds of coding tutorials and dozens of real-world projects.
- A gamified learning experience ― as you progress through the activities, you will earn clothes and accessories for your personal avatar within the software.
- You can learn to build websites, video games, apps, animations, and programs, while using the programing languages of HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, Scratch, and SQL.
- Sign-up and get coding today!
- A digital collection of primary sources including material from the Hudson Bay Archives and the Glenbow Archives.
- Designed to enrich teaching and research, examining settlement, existence and interactions at the edge of the Anglophone world from 1650-1920.
- This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
- Topics covered include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling.
- A Digital Collection of Full-Text Magazines that provides full text for magazines, reference books and primary source documents.
- Also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.
- Main Edition provides access to popular full-text magazines for elementary school research.
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| Self-Help and Education |
- As a community-based organization, Contact North | Contact Nord increases the number of underserved Ontario residents who take online programs and courses from Ontario’s colleges, universities, Indigenous institutes, and other providers while remaining in their community.
- We recruit and provide free support services to students in 1,500+ communities, in person at locations across the province, or by phone, email, live chat or virtually.
- Our services are available in English and French.
- We help increase access and success for underrepresented learner groups, including:
- Francophone learners
- Indigenous learners
- Unemployed learners
- Learners accessing Ontario Works
- Learners with disabilities
- Your online learning centre in Cobourg is now open by appointment — make yours today!
- Call 1-855-361-1421 or e-mail northumberlandpeterborough@contactnorth.ca to book an appointment.
- This online resource provides G1 practice tests for anyone that is preparing for the written portion of their G1 driving exam.
- NOTE: This is NOT an official G1 test website, please visit http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/ for more information about licenses and driving tests.
- Available online, at the Library, or at a Service Ontario Centre. Do you have questions about Driver's Licenses, Vehicle Records, Accessible Parking Permits, Business, Health, ID and Certificates, Outdoors card and much more.
- Learn how to use popular websites and apps for free
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