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Welcome to Grant Connect. This computer provides access to Grant Connect, an online database of funding opportunities for charities, nonprofits, and community organizations across Canada. Whether you're searching for grants, foundations, or corporate giving programs, Grant
Connect helps users identify and connect with funders that align with their goals.
With Grant Connect, you have access to:
  • Over 11,400 Canadian foundations, 500+ corporate giving programs, 500+ government grant programs, 80+ American foundations, and 250+ other kinds of grant opportunities.
  • Funder profiles that offer insights on specific grant programs, application preferences, financial summaries, and key decision-makers, and more.
  • Data on billions of dollars in past donations, categorized by size, cause, population, and region.
  • Targeted search filters that help you quickly find the right funder for your charity by gift size, deadline, type of support, and more.

This subscription is generously funded through a local partnership between the Trent Hills Public Library, the Community Foundation of Campbellford/Seymour and Northumberland, and a memorial fund created in loving memory of Teresa Castonguay. Teresa was a dedicated
supporter of community development who worked tirelessly with local organizations to help them secure funding and resources. Her legacy continues through this resource, empowering others to pursue meaningful projects in our region.

Feel free to explore and let a librarian know if you need help getting started!

How to use Grant Connect

 

CemSearch.ca

  • 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.  

Cobourg and District Images

  • An amazing resource of the Cobourg Library's digital collection Archival Photos, and a growing portion of our Archival Documents!

Cobourg Newspaper Index

  • 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).

Family and Local History Resources

  • Find a wealth of online resources to aide in your search for your ancestors, or historical information on our area.

Kanopy Plus 

  • Use your Cobourg Public Library card and your 4-digit PIN# you can access Kanopy Plus.
  • With an expertly curated collection of narrative and documentary films we think you’ll enjoy, we’re pleased to bring this streaming service to our community.
  • 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.
  • Learn more about this resource on Niche Academy

Download Center (OverDrive) Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and now e-magazines - anywhere, anytime.  All you need is a library card and your PIN#.

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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!
  • Learn more about this resource on Niche Academy

Reading and Books (CBC Corner)

  • Enjoy podcasts and interviews with authors - updated daily.

NoveList Plus

  • 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!
  • Learn more about this resource on Niche Academy

Novelist K-8 Plus

  • 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!
  • Learn more about this resource on Niche Academy

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.

Consumer Health Complete

  • 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.
  • Learn more about this resource on Niche Academy

Hobbies & Crafts Source

  • Got a hobby you’d like to nurture? Looking for a new activity to pass the time? 

  • This database from contains thousands of articles from top hobby and craft magazines and books as well as recipes, “how-to” videos and hobby profiles.  Time to get crafty!
  • Learn more about this resource on Niche Academy

Merck Manuals 

  • 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.

Ancestry Library (In-Library access only)

  • 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 
  • Learn more about this resource on Niche Academy

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre

  • 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.

Canadian Reference Centre

  • 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.

CBC Corner

  • 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.

CemSearch.ca

  • 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.  

Explora

  • Search 5 database at the same time: Canadian Reference Centre, Primary Search, MasterFILE, GreenFILE and Canadian Literary Centre.  Trustworthy, intuitive and simple research tool. 
  • Learn more about this resource on Niche Academy

Fiero Code

  • 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!
  • Learn more about this resource on Niche Academy

Frontier Life

  • 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.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

  • This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
  • Learn more about this resource on Niche Academy

GreenFile

  • Topics covered include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling.
  • Learn about this resource on Niche Academy

MasterFILE Premier

  • 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.
  • Learn More about this resource on Niche Academy

Primary Search Main Edition

  • Main Edition provides access to popular full-text magazines for elementary school research.

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Contact North / Contact Nord

  • 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.

Ontario G1 Practice Tests

  • 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.

Service Ontario

  • 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.

TechBoomers

  • Learn how to use popular websites and apps for free

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Contact Department

Cobourg Public Library
200 Ontario Street
Cobourg, ON K9A 5P4

Numbers

T: 905-372-9271
F: 905-372-4538
Bewdley Branch: 905-797-2535 ext 23
Gore's Landing Branch: 905-269-4151

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