The Library provides online access to thousands of magazines, newspapers, reference books, and downloadable audio and electronic books, free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Click on the links below to access topic related research databases or browse the latest editions of magazines and newspapers. Age and grade appropriate databases are listed on our Kids Zone Resources page and our Teen 2.0 Homework Help page. To connect directly from inside the library just click on the link. To connect from home, school, office or anywhere else in the world you will need your 14 digit Georgina Public Libraries card number. For general help on using databases, click here.
Chilton Library represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models.
Consumer Reports contains the complete contents of Consumer Reports Magazine. Browse or search for product information on everything from cars to toasters.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center contains the full set of small engine repair manuals from Clymer, with thousands of accurate and concise step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for motorcycles, ATVs, personal water craft, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers, generators, and more.
Books & Reading
Gale Virtual Reference Library a database of eBooks, encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Each collection offers a description and cover photo, illustration list, eBook Indexes, eBook table of contents, in-line graphics and tables, and hyperlinks to related content within an eBook. On-demand interface translation into English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and other languages.
NoveList® Plus helps customers find that next great read. With well over 200,000 fiction and readable nonfictiontitles included, plus feature content including lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, Recommended Reads and more, NoveList Plus is a complete readers’ resource.
OverDrive a provincial collection of fiction and non-fiction audiobooks and eBooks.
First time OverDrive users, please click here for info on getting started.
Overdrive is made possible through Capacity Building Grant funding from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
Business
Small Business Resource Center is a comprehensive database covering all major areas of starting, operating and maintaining a business from financing, management, marketing, accounting, taxes and more.
Canadian
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre is a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills. Each Points of View Essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications.
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index)
Useful to libraries, professionals, researchers, government institutions and organizations, it contains a wealth of Canadian and international periodicals — including Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Maclean's weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and encyclopedic reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. [Titles List]
Careers
Career Cruising offers a suite of online career guidance and planning tools designed for people of all ages. Using our tools, you can find the right career, explore education and training options, build your own portfolio, manage your school’s course selection process, or set up a career development network in your community.
LearningExpress Library offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want-at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you. Now featuring practice for the Canadian Citizenship Test and a full battery of practice tests for the Canadian edition of the GED.
Genealogy
Ancestry.ca contains census, birth, marriage & death records, directories, passenger lists, immigration records, maps and more from Canada, US and the UK. For In-Library Use ONLY, not available remotely from home.
Canada's Heritage from 1844 provides full-page archives of The Globe and Mail back to 1844.
Pages of the Past contains the complete archives of the Toronto Star back to 1892. Select Pages of the Past from the list, and click on "Click here to search".
Consumer Health Completeis a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.
Consumer Reports contains the complete contents of Consumer Reports Magazine. Browse or search for product information on everything from cars to toasters.
Grzimek's Animal Life is an image-rich, dynamic online resource featuring more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals and Simple Aquatic Life, including information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more.
Home Improvement Collection a collection of more than 180 home-improvement focused titles covers such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more will meet the needs of hobbyists and professionals alike.
LearningExpress Library offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want-at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you. Now featuring practice for the Canadian Citizenship Test and a full battery of practice tests for the Canadian edition of the GED.
Mango is a language learning program teaching 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.
PebbleGo offers interactive content, reading supports, learning activities and educational games about animals, space, weather, seasons and much more.
Health & Wellness
Culinary Arts Collection- includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
Consumer Health Completeis a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.
Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is created for teens with their unique concerns and perspective in mind, but will also be useful for parents, teachers and others who are part of a teen's life.
Languages
Mango is a language learning program teaching 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.
Newspapers & Magazines
Canada in Context created especially for researchers and educators studying Canada, its people and its history, Canada in Context integrates many Gale references — like Worldmark Encyclopedia of Canadian Provinces, Discovering Authors Canadian Edition, Native North American Almanac and more — with media-rich options.
Consumer Reports contains the complete contents of Consumer Reports Magazine. Browse or search for product information on everything from cars to toasters.
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index)
Useful to libraries, professionals, researchers, government institutions and organizations, it contains a wealth of Canadian and international periodicals — including The Globe and Mail; Maclean's weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and encyclopedic reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. [Titles List]
Gale PowerSearch searches all Gale Infotrac databases together from one search screen. One-stop-shopping for all research topics.
Research
Canada in Context created especially for researchers and educators studying Canada, its people and its history, Canada in Context integrates many Gale references — like Worldmark Encyclopedia of Canadian Provinces, Discovering Authors Canadian Edition, Native North American Almanac and more — with media-rich options.
Consumer Reports contains the complete contents of Consumer Reports Magazine. Browse or search for product information on everything from cars to toasters.
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index)
Useful to libraries, professionals, researchers, government institutions and organizations, it contains a wealth of Canadian and international periodicals — including The Globe and Mail; Maclean's weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and encyclopedic reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. [Titles List]
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre is a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills. Each Points of View Essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications.
LearningExpress Library offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want-at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you. Now featuring practice for the Canadian Citizenship Test and a full battery of practice tests for the Canadian edition of the GED.
PowerSearch searches all Gale Infotrac databases together from one search screen. One-stop-shopping for all research topics.
Gale Virtual Reference Library a database of eBooks, encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Each collection offers a description and cover photo, illustration list, eBook Indexes, eBook table of contents, in-line graphics and tables, and hyperlinks to related content within an eBook. On-demand interface translation into English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and other languages.
Chilton Library represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models.
Consumer Reports contains the complete contents of Consumer Reports Magazine. Browse or search for product information on everything from cars to toasters.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center contains the full set of small engine repair manuals from Clymer, with thousands of accurate and concise step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for motorcycles, ATVs, personal water craft, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers, generators, and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library a database of eBooks, encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Each collection offers a description and cover photo, illustration list, eBook Indexes, eBook table of contents, in-line graphics and tables, and hyperlinks to related content within an eBook. On-demand interface translation into English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and other languages.
OverDrive 
Small Business Resource Center is a comprehensive database covering all major areas of starting, operating and maintaining a business from financing, management, marketing, accounting, taxes and more.
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre is a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills. Each Points of View Essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications.
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index)
Career Cruising offers a suite of online career guidance and planning tools designed for people of all ages. Using our tools, you can find the right career, explore education and training options, build your own portfolio, manage your school’s course selection process, or set up a career development network in your community.
LearningExpress Library offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want-at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you. Now featuring practice for the Canadian Citizenship Test and a full battery of practice tests for the Canadian edition of the GED.
Ancestry.ca contains census, birth, marriage & death records, directories, passenger lists, immigration records, maps and more from Canada, US and the UK. For In-Library Use ONLY, not available remotely from home.
Canada's Heritage from 1844 provides full-page archives of The Globe and Mail back to 1844.
Pages of the Past contains the complete archives of the Toronto Star back to 1892. Select Pages of the Past from the list, and click on "Click here to search". 
Consumer Health Complete 
Grzimek's Animal Life is an image-rich, dynamic online resource featuring more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals and Simple Aquatic Life, including information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more.
Home Improvement Collection a collection of more than 180 home-improvement focused titles covers such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more will meet the needs of hobbyists and professionals alike.
Mango is a language learning program teaching 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.
PebbleGo offers interactive content, reading supports, learning activities and educational games about animals, space, weather, seasons and much more.
Culinary Arts Collection- includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information. 
Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers is created for teens with their unique concerns and perspective in mind, but will also be useful for parents, teachers and others who are part of a teen's life.
Canada in Context created especially for researchers and educators studying Canada, its people and its history, Canada in Context integrates many Gale references — like Worldmark Encyclopedia of Canadian Provinces, Discovering Authors Canadian Edition, Native North American Almanac and more — with media-rich options.
Gale PowerSearch searches all Gale Infotrac databases together from one search screen. One-stop-shopping for all research topics.