News & Events...
Job Opportunity at the Library
We have an immediate opening at our Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch
for a Library Student.
For details and job description, please click here
For this position, apply to hrjobs@georgina.ca by May 26, 2013.
Teen Book Club
Join us for an hour to chat about hot new novels, meet other teens who love to read,
and enjoy snacks too.
Keswick Branch: Third Tuesday of every month, 8:00-8:45pm
May 21 - We know you will be busy studying for school so we will be having a games night instead of chatting about novels. Anyone 13 or older are more than welcome to come.
We will be taking a break for the summer but will start up again in September.
SYNC YA Literature into your Earphones
Teens and other readers of Young Adult Literature will have the opportunity to listen to bestselling titles and classics this summer. Each week from May 30 - August 21 SYNC will offer two free audiobook downloads. Check out their impressive list of titles.
You can text syncya to 25827 for alerts on the SYNC title releases, sign up for their email alerts, and follow their blog.
Steampunk Display at the Keswick Branch
Our staff have created a Steampunk display. Have you read any Steampunk novels?
Here is a list of authors to choose from.
AudioBookCloud
This collection includes online streaming audio books for teens that you can listen to from any computer or mobile device. AudioBookCloud provides unlimited remote access to high quality recordings of over 1000 titles. There are no sign outs, no CDs, no return date, and no software to download. Just choose from the collection and start listening. Click on the logo to check it out!
eBooks and Audiobooks for Teens
TumbleBookCloud is our middle school AND high school collection which contains over 600 titles! This collection contains a vast array of YA/Teen novels, classics, poetry, short stories, YA/Teen audiobooks, our very popular graphic novels, and world class educational videos from National Geographic.
Learn about careers and explore educational options.
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.
***You will need to create an account in order to use this database.***
Career Cruising is one of our eResources.
Online homework help
The Discovering Collection is one of our eResources. Thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, timelines and multimedia elements comprise the Discovering Collection comprehensive online reference resource.
askON
This is a live, chat-based information and research service offered by libraries.Get help with research for term papers, assignments and other academic projects. Library staff is available to chat in real-time and help you:formulate research topics, find library and online resources on your topic, select and access appropriate resources, and evaluate information resources. The askON chat reference service is staffed by participating libraries around Ontario.
Did you know...
…that we have all kinds of great online resources to help you with homework and anything else that's going on in your life?
Teen Health & Wellness, one of our eResources, offers information about teen-focussed topics, including friendship and dating, green living, bullying, diseases, fitness, and more. There's even a video contest (you could win an iPod shuffle)!
Are you 13-15? You need to know this!
You now need to bring in a signed permission form in order to use our Internet computers. Click here for more details, or here to get a form.
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