Resources – Addington High Lands Public Library

Addington Highlands Libraries Electronic Resources

Addington Highlands Public Library offers a rich selection of digital resources. Our databases are available through the library’s web site 24/7 from the library, home, school or work. You will need your library card number to access them.

Libby eBooks and Audio Books

Libby, by OverDrive is a free book lending service offered by the library that lets you borrow digital content such as e-books, audiobooks, and magazines anytime, anywhere with your library card.

AVOD Just For Kids

The Just for Kids Streaming Video Collection includes clips from thousands of fun and informative video and audio titles on topics including music and arts, animals, sports and hobbies, math and science, history, reading, and much more, plus hundreds of educational interactives—kid-safe, ad-free, and perfect for children’s programs.

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Teen Health & Wellness

Self-help for teens and young adults on topics including diseases and conditions; drugs and alcohol; nutrition and fitness; mental and emotional health; sexuality and sexual health; bullying; internet safety; green living; family life, and more.

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Ancestry Library Edition

Access available only on computers at your local library. Ask your librarian for details.

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Novelist k-8 Plus

Find your next read for kids. Fiction and nonfiction reading suggestions for children..

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Novelist Plus

Find your next read, fiction and nonfiction, by author, title, subject, genre.

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Our Ontario

Find digital image, text, audio and video materials about Ontario history, heritage and culture. Search the collections of libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, heritage and community groups, government agencies, and private collections in Ontario and across Canada … via a single search portal.

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Consumer Health Complete

Current information on all health related topics in mainstream medicine as well as complimentary and holistic medicine.

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LOTE4Kids supports library communities with an engaging collection of over 8000+ audio-enhanced picture books in various reading formats, allowing children to enjoy books and learn language through storytelling.

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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.

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PebbleGo is a K–5+ digital learning platform that gives educators the resources to help every student grow their literacy skills while building essential science and social studies knowledge.
With developmentally appropriate texts in English and Spanish, read-aloud audio, rich vocabulary support, and multimodal creation and learning tools, PebbleGo empowers every student to read, learn, explore, and create independently.

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Early Learning By World Books

New! Early Learning Basics is a fun, developmentally appropriate way to teach foundational reading and math skills to young children. Our videos are categorized by subject and are designed to provide visual, real-world examples of high-interest topics. Our educational, yet fun games and activities reinforce early childhood building blocks and stealth learning. Dive into our narrated stories, then guide young learners toward our related games to strengthen their understanding of what they just read. The read-aloud option across all functions of the database helps promote comprehension.

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