Our buildings may be closed as part of the global COVID-19 response but our digital library is available 24/7. The following is a regularly updated list of resources and services available online. Some these databases are available because the vendor has offered a free subscription during the Covid crisis.

eBooks and Digital Audiobooks

OverDrive / Libby

• We have an extensive collection of eBooks and Digital Audiobooks with more items being added to the collection every week
• Access the collection here: https://odmc.overdrive.com/
• Download apps for your mobile devices here: https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/
• Not sure how to get started? Our staff are happy to help, we can walk you through the process over the phone. Please email us at info@brocklibraries.ca

Tumblebooks

• Tumblebooks has offered free access to the following eResources until Aug 31st, 2020. Click on the title link to access:
  • TumbleBookLibrary - K-6 children's ebook database
  • TumbleMath - K-6 math ebook database
  • TeenBookCloud - gr 7-12 ebook database
  • AudioBookCloud - all ages audio book database
  • RomanceBookCloud - a huge collection of steamy Romance novels for the older crowd!

EBSCO

• Access to the following ebook collections is available until the end of June. Please use the following login information: UserId = solstrial; password=Spring20202!
  • eBooks Canadian collection  -offers researchers thousands of e-books from top Canadian publishers and authors
  • eBooks Cricket Media Collection  - for students from pre-K to 8th grade offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and non-fiction tiles by Cricket Media

Harry Potter at Home

• The first book in the Harry Potter series is being made available as an eBook and digital audiobook for all users
• Download the eBook from our collection here: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• Download the digital audiobook from our collection here: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Check out the Harry Potter at Home website for more fun activities

Library Programming

Family Fun

• We can't run our usual programs but our dedicated staff will be available to connect with you and your family virtually: see our Facebook page for regular updates

Databases and eResources

For a complete listing of our databases and other eResources please visit our eResources page.

Ancestry.ca

• Normally only available within our facilities, Proquest has made Ancestry.ca available to Brock Libraries patrons at home for a limited time
• To use this service, please email us (info@brocklibraries.ca) to request the password
• Navigate to our Ancestry.ca Login page and use the password provided when prompted, then click the "Launch Ancestry.ca" button
• If you have any trouble please email us for assistance

Mango Languages

• Mango is a comprehensive language learning tool and completely free with your Brock Libraries card
• Visit the Brock Libraries Mango Languages Page to get started

EXTRA eRESOURCES AVAILABLE DURING COVID SHUTDOWN

Rosetta Stone Library Solution

• Rosetta Stone has offered free access until June 30, 2020. Click on the title link below to access:
  • Rosetta Stone Library Solution  - Interactive language instruction is available in 30 languages, including English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Pebble Go

• Aside from our current subscriptions to the Animal and Science modules, Pebble Go has added additional content: Biographies, Social Studies and Dinosaurs, until May 31st to assist students/teachers/parents with remote learning. Use the current Pebble Go link on our eResources page.

World Trade Press

• World Trade Press has offered free access to the following e-databases until July 31, 2020. Click on the title link to access:
  • Global Road Warrior
  • AtoZ World Food
    
  • AtoZ Food America
    
  • AtoZ World Travel
    
  • AtoZ World Business
    
  • AtoZ Maps Online
    
  • Lingo Lite

EBSCO

• Access to the following eDatabases is available until the end of June. Please use the following login information: UserId = solstrial; password=Spring20202!

• • Canadian Reference Centre  -the largest collection of regional full-text content available to Canadian schools and libraries. The database includes leading Canadian and international periodicals, reference books and biographies, plus thousands of images from the Canadian Press
  • Canadian Literacy Centre  - With a deliberate Canadian focus, this database consists of book and reference content from Essays on Canadian Writing Press (ECW Press). ECW Press also provides several individual monographs, author biographies, essays, literary criticism and book reviews