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 Resource  Description
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition

Search for your ancestors in census records, immigration records, military records, historical newspapers and much more. You might even find an entire branch of your family tree!
In-Library Use Only

         Go to Canadian Points of View Reference Centre
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre

This database will help students and researchers investigate the multiple sides of current issues. Including videos, newspaper and magazine articles, and specially written reports, the information available will help users see the various reactions and opinions surrounding hotly debated topics, with a special concentration on Canadian points of view. 

Canadian Reference Centre
Canadian Reference Centre

Database includes leading Canadian, U.S. and U.K. periodicals in full text (Business Week, Chatelaine, Macleans,Consumer Reports); full-text reference books;full-text biographies, and 285,912 photos, maps and flags. 

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CBC Corner 

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, a free English and French language learning app, news in foreign languages and much more!

Chilton Auto Repair
Chilton Auto Repair

Contains "Do-It-Yourself" car repair manuals.

 Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete
  • Includes fact sheets pamphlets, diagrams, and drug information

  • Find out about medical conditions, alternative therapies and more

Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports

Provides ratings and reviews, recommendations and buying advice. Each product includes an overview and a ratings report card, as well as tester reviews & recommendations.

CPI.Q Canadian Periodicals
CPI.Q Canadian Periodicals

Contains full-text articles from English and French periodicals; selections from The Globe & Mail, MacLean's & Canadian News Facts.

Culinary Arts Collection
Culinary Arts Collection

The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information

Diversity Studies Collection
Diversity Studies Collection

A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes more than 150 journals. 

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EBSCO Host

Search for magazines, journals, newspapers, reports, biographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, photos, maps, flags and more.


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Educator's Reference Complete 

This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals is a great resource for any educator.  Covers multiple levels of education, from preschool to college, and every educational specialty—such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing. It also provides insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy.

Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
Environmental Studies & Policy

Robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including perspectives from the scientific community, policy makers, and more. 

g1.ca
g1.ca

Free G1 Practice Tests, based on the official Ontario Driver's Handbook. Ad-free, unlimited use, and no registration required. For official information about driver's licenses and tests please visit the Ministry's website at http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/

Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Collection

 

Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Collection

The premier resource for access to articles about gardens and plants. Topics include horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design & history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy

 General OneFile
General OneFile

More than 8000 full text journals covering business, computers, economics, education, environment, literature and art, politics, science, sports, technology. Includes reference, newspaper, and audio content that complements this resource's collection of magazines and journals.

General Science Collection
General Science Collection

A collection of over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology.

Historica
Historica

Bilingual educational website which promotes teaching and learning of Canadian history and heritage.

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Hoopla

Take the Library with you wherever you go! Thousands of movies, TV shows, audiobooks, e-books, comic books, and music albums are at your fingertips with hoopla.  (Beginning May 1, 2022 the monthly download limit is 5 items per card.)

Get Started with Hoopla

Insurance and Liability Collection
Insurance & Liability Collection

Protection of assets is a concern for all. This collection of journals takes a broad view of this multimillion dollar industry, covering such topics as labour relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.

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Kids InfoBits

Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

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Libby by OverDrive

Libby by OverDrive offers a selection of fiction and non-fiction eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages, including magazines, picture books, read-along books, video, graphic novels and comics. Download on your computer or mobile device anywhere in the world.

Visit the Libby help page to help started!

 lynda.com
LinkedIn Learning

The Library's Lynda.com database has transitioned to the new LinkedIn Learning platform. Orillia Public Library cardholders now have access to over 16,000 courses in languages including English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, and Portuguese. Just log in with your library card and PIN!

For more information, please read our Frequently Asked Questions, or contact us!

Literature Resource Center
Literature Resource Center

Biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on writers in all disciplines, from all periods and from around the world.

            Go to Mango Languages
Mango Languages

Mango is a language learning program that teaches practical conversation and cultural awareness for the world's most popular languages. It's the fun, easy and incredibly effective way for travelers of all kinds to learn to speak a foreign language

MasterFile Premier
MasterFILE Premier

Search articles from over 2,000 magazines covering general interest topics including current events, business, health, science, sports, multicultural issues, and more.

 NoveList Plus
NoveList Plus

Search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles. Find author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more!

Orillia in Pictures
Orillia in Pictures

Search the Orillia Historical Picture Collection. Includes photographs, maps, drawings, and much more.

Orillia News, Views and More
Orillia News, Views & More

Search local history index for images, Births, Marriages & Deaths and newspaper articles from the Orillia Packet & Times.  Full-text is not included so if further information is required, please visit the Library to view newspaper microfilm.

Our Ontario
Our Ontario

Find digital photos, maps, videos and documents about Ontario people, places, events, history and culture.

 Psychology Collection
Psychology Collection

Explores what makes people "tick" from childhood to death. This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and human development.

Religion & Philosophy Collection
Religion & Philosophy Collection

Features more than 250 magazines and academic journals covering religion and the related areas of philosophy, archaeology and anthropology. 

Small Business Collection
Small Business Collection

Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find hundreds of full text subject-appropriate periodicals.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Repair guides and routine maintenance information for small engine items including: ATVs, tractors and farm equipment, generators, motorcycles, boats, personal watercraft/jet ski, snowblowers, snowmobiles, and other small engines.
 Tech Boomers
Tech Boomers

Tech Boomers is a free-to-use educational website that teaches older adults and other newer Internet users with basic computer skills about popular websites. This is a great place to start if you want to learn how to use sites like Facebook, Amazon, Gmail and many more.

Toronto Star Pages of the Past
Toronto Star: Pages of the Past (1894-2012)

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time

 TumbleBook Library
TumbleBook Library

An online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love.

William Sword Frost
William Sword Frost Scrapbook 

The scrapbooks are comprised of photographs, letters and documents gathered by William Sword Frost during his lifetime. It is an an important record of life in Orillia and Ontario in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Volume 1 

Volume 2 

Volume 3

Wartime Images

World History Collection
World History Collection

Provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in world history.

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