A-Z Resources

Discover your family's history through a collection of resources documenting our past: census records, military records, vital records and passenger lists help to tell your family's story. Genealogical information and records from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.

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In-library access only.

Featuring 200+ city travel guides, AtoZ World Travel is a comprehensive travel resource with information about points of interest, security, transportation, food and recipes, culture, language, and more.

Contains “Do-it-Yourself” car repair manuals for a large range of makes and models. Both domestic and imported manufacturers are included.

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Need help with your homework? Brainfuse is a free online service offering access to professional tutors and study materials for students from Kindergarten through Grade 12. Live tutoring is available daily from 2:00 pm until 11:00 pm to help with Math, Science, Reading, Social Studies, History, Geography, and Language Arts. 

The Adult Learning Centre offers high school equivalency prep, preparation for the Canadian Citizenship Test, and career resources.

Watch the Brainfuse tutorial, opens a new window to learn more about this great resource.

Includes full text for leading Canadian and international magazines and newspapers, such as Canadian MoneySaver, the Toronto Star, and Maclean's, as well as reference books, biographies, and thousands of images from the Canadian Press.

CareerCruising is a self-exploration and planning program that helps people of all ages achieve their potential in school, career, and life.

Discover the best Canadian shows, stories, and more. This one-of-a-kind digital portal allows you to access a wide variety of content including trusted news, local stories, entertaining TV and radio shows, award-winning podcasts, educational kids content, innovative podcasts, a free English and French language learning app, news in foreign languages, and much more!

A large ebook and eAudiobook collection with plenty of titles for adults, teens, and children. All titles are downloadable to your eReader, smartphone, or tablet. 

Find online help and how-to videos here.

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Browse, borrow, and enjoy more than 7,500 digital magazines and newspapers in over 50 languages directly through the cloudLibrary app or website. 

Access NewsStand right from the cloudLibrary app by scrolling to the bottom of the home screen and clicking on "Magazines." NewsStand will open in the cloudLibrary app, and you can begin browsing and downloading your favourite magazines immediately (available for offline reading).

You can also access NewsStand on your desktop, opens a new window (link). To begin, select "Not registered? Create an account". Follow the prompts, and you will be asked to select your Library and enter your Library card number. Once you register with your card, you will be able to log into the website using your email and password. 

A large collection of scanned early Canadian print materials, including complete ebooks. Some resources are only accessible inside the library.

A search selection which expands to include content suitable for primary education.

A convenient collection of research content and topic coverage which addresses subjects of interest to students and teachers today.

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An online resource for our youngest researchers to use. Explora has topic overviews, research starters, and an easy-to-use search interface to make learning and research for projects easy and fun!

Primary Search is for elementary school learners. It includes full text for the most popular children's magazines, e-books, and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids.

The world's largest family tree. See what others have contributed regarding your ancestors, and access a large database of genealogical resources.

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Your online magazine library. Visit this link and enter your library card number to login and start browsing or download the Flipster app for iOS or Android on your mobile device.

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This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Watch the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia tutorial, opens a new window to learn more about this resource.

Ready to get your driver's licence? Study for your G1 exam online with a series of G1 practice tests. Passing your G1 exam is all about preparation.

Spanning the years 1844 to 2020, the archive has searchable first-hand accounts and coverage of events and people in Canadian history.

See Oshawa as it was, and the people of Oshawa as they lived, throughout the history of the city. This photo archive recalls earlier eras in the streets and neighbourhoods we know today.

Hoopla offers online and app access to movies, TV, music, eBooks, eAudiobooks, and comics for all ages.  Available from your web browser or the hoopla app for phone or tablet. 

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LinkedIn Learning provides Oshawa residents access to more than 16,000 award-winning video tutorials. Learn new technical and creative skills, brush up your résumé, or expand your career potential! 

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Découvrez les meilleurs contenus d'ici, et bien plus. Ce portail numérique unique en son genre vous donne accès à une vaste gamme de contenus: information digne de confiance, reportages locaux, émissions de télévision et de radio divertissantes, balados primés, contenus éducatifs pour les enfants, derniers résultats sportifs, application d’apprentissage linguistique gratuite pour améliorer son français ou son anglais, articles de nouvelles en langues étrangères, et bien plus encore!

Mango languages is an engaging way to learn new languages. With helpful feedback, you can learn at your pace, wherever you are. Access Mango at home or on-the-go with your desktop or mobile app.

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Full text for over 2,000 publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covers covers a wide-range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This resource includes full-text and PDF versions of Consumer Reports from 1991 to present. 

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Access current and past issues of National Geographic Kids magazine as well as National Geographic Kids books and movies on kids' favourite topics.

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A guide to fiction that will help you find your next great read by author, plot, and character. Find books with similar themes and reviews.

Find your next great read with Novelist K-8! Search for books by theme, character, plot, and more! 

The Oshawa Public Libraries has a growing collection of digitized materials hosted on the Internet Archive, including books, newsletters, directories, and more. These are keyword searchable and free to download.

Search Oshawa Public Libraries' collection of obituaries and articles from newspapers of the past. Physical copies of articles and obituaries listed are available in microform at the McLaughlin Branch.

Specifically designed to meet the needs of PreK-3 researchers, PebbleGo supports literacy and builds a foundation for a lifetime of learning. Users can click Listen to engage the read-aloud feature and follow along with text-highlighting, and play games or answer the Question of the Day!

Road to IELTS is a comprehensive, 100% online preparation course designed by British Council IELTS experts.

• Covers listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills
• Practice with over 300 interactive activities
• 17 tutorial videos by British Council experts
• Mock papers for listening, speaking, reading, and writing
• Instant feedback in exercises
• General training:  aimed at those who are going to English-speaking countries for secondary education, work experience or training programs. Focuses on basic skills in broad social and workplace contexts.
• Academic training: for those applying for higher education or professional registration in an English-speaking environment.

You can access Road to IELTS anonymously by clicking Just Practice. If you want to create an account with them, click Create Account and follow the prompts.

Watch the Road to IELTS tutorial, opens a new window or this instructional video on how to use Road to IELTS, opens a new window (YouTube video) to learn more about this resource.

Ready to take the test? Find a local testing centre and book an IELTS Test here.

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SIRS Issues Researcher offers balanced content from more than 2,000 international sources. Analysis and opinions cover the pros, cons, and everything in between of 360+ social, scientific, health, historic, economic, and political issues. Includes full-text articles from over 1,500 magazines. 

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of eBooks and read-along chapter books, picture books, non-fiction titles, graphic novels, educational videos, and audiobooks, which teach children the joys of reading in a format they will love.

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TumbleMath is the most comprehensive collection of math picture books you will find anywhere. All complete with animation and narration.

Explore the world of animals, important people, and places in easy-to-read articles, images, and videos. You can also solve puzzles while learning fun facts or try out science experiments.