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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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 2018, 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.

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! 

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.

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

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.

Instructional video on how to use Road to IELTS, opens a new window (YouTube video)

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.

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.