Deposit Collections
The Oshawa Public Libraries offers on-site collections at:
- Retirement and long-term care residences for community members living in these locations. These collections contain large print books and audiobooks. They are rotated at least 2 (two) times a year.
- Group homes for children and teens. These collections contain items for children and teens, such as graphic novels, picture books, and chapter books.
Interested in our Deposit Collections program? Please get in touch with us at 905-579-6111, ext. 5267.
CELA (Centre for Equitable Library Access)
Oshawa Public Libraries offers access to the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) for those with difficulty reading print due to a visual, physical, and/or learning disability. This service provides access to the CELA Digital Library and the Children’s Discovery Portal, Canada’s largest collection of alternative-format books and online resources. Some restrictions apply.
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- More than 90,000 titles in English and French
- Unabridged titles in DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) format on CD
- Descriptive films and PBS television programs
- Daily newspapers available online and on CD
- Popular magazines available in DAISY format
- Braille & PrintBraille titles
- Braille Music and Music Instruction
- The CELA Digital Library and the Children’s Discovery Portal featuring online digital and e-text titles
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How does it work?
Oshawa Public Libraries carries a selection of CELA audiobooks (DAISY format) for eligible customers. Eligible customers can borrow materials from this collection for up to seven (7) weeks. CELA-registered customers may also access items directly by visiting celalibrary.ca.
Who qualifies for the CELA Program?
Anyone who is print disabled because of blindness, visual impairment, physical disability and/or learning disability in accordance with the definition provided for "perceptual disability" in Section 32. (1) of the Canadian Copyright Act qualifies.
"Perceptual Disability" means a disability that prevents or inhibits a person from reading or hearing a literary, musical, dramatic or artistic work in its original format and includes such a disability resulting from:
- Severe or total impairment of sight or hearing or the inability to focus or move one's eyes
- The inability to hold or manipulate a book
- An impairment relating to comprehension
Libraries must ensure that access to the CELA Program is provided only to customers with a perceptual disability.
How do I sign up?
You may either submit the CELA Declaration Form online, print the downloadable PDF version, drop it off at any of our locations, or mail it to Attn: Visiting Library Services, Oshawa Public Libraries, 65 Debwewin Miikan (formerly Bagot Street), Oshawa, ON L1H 1N2.
A staff member will be in touch to provide further information and complete the registration with you.
