eResources

Chilton Library--vehicle repair on all makes and models

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.
Login with your 14-digit physical library card or online card number.

Consumer Reports--ratings and reviews 

Consumer Reports offers non-biased reviews, ratings, and recommendations on thousands of items - from cars to household appliances. Includes articles, videos and more.  
Login with your 14-digit physical library card or online card number.

Freegal® Music--Free and legal music to download and stream including 9,000 eBooks

Check out Freegal! This eResource offers you access to over 1 million albums consisting of over 15 million songs and 40,000 music videos from more than 200 genres that originate in over 100 countries, along with 9,000 eBooks, including the Sony Music catalogue. There is no software to download and no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions; just download your files and go! Unlimited streaming of music each day and download 3 songs each week - yours to keep for your personal use! 

Use Freegal's wishlist feature to keep track of songs and artists you are interested in! Your account also gives you access to unlimited music streaming. Music videos and audiobooks are also available through Freegal®Music. Access Freegal® Music now. Download directly to your computer or use the Freegal® Music app for your Apple device or Android device. Download the instruction booklet to get started. 

Gale eBooks--eBooks appealing to non-fiction readers

Gale eBooks offer patrons an award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience—anytime, anywhere, and on any device. 

Choose from the following non-fiction Gale eBook collections: Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, General Reference, History, Information and Publishing, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, Social Science, and Technology.

hoopla--eAudioBooks, eBooks, comics, music, movies, documentaries

Borrow, listen, read, and enjoy on hoopla. Includes a selection of movies, television shows, educational/instructional videos, documentaries, music, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and comics via your browser, smartphone, or tablet (via iOS (Apple) devices and select Android devices). hoopla also supports Amazon Alexa devices including support for the Echo, Dot, Spot, and Show. No waiting lists. No holds. No late fees. Instant availability. Borrow 5 items per month. Get started enjoying hoopla.

hoopla now supports Amazon Alexa devices! You can play borrowed audiobooks and music albums directly on your Amazon Echo, Dot, Spot, and Show devices. Additionally, Alexa can tell you how many borrows you have left in the month, what you currently have borrowed, the Library’s phone number (if you need a person to talk with) and more!  When listening to music from Hoopla, you can use “Alexa next” or “Alexa previous” to go to the next/previous tracks. When asking Alexa to interact with Hoopla, phrase your command like this: “Alexa, ask hoopla…”

A hoopla eAudiobook experience is now available on Android and iPhone devices incorporating several key feature enhancements:

• Car & Activity Mode is a simplified interface with fewer controls and larger buttons for when you’re on the go.
• Chapter/Book Timer gives users a simple toggle to switch between viewing the time remaining in either the current chapter or the entire book.
• Playback Speed options have been increased to up to four times normal playback speed.
• Bookmark Notes can now be added to any audiobook bookmark, perfect for book clubs or educational listening.
• Sleep Timer has more options, including an End of Chapter option. Read more and watch the tutorial about these feature enhancements. 
• Sleep Timer has more options, including an End of Chapter option.

hoopla has released TV apps for AppleTV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV 3rd Generation as well as the Chromecast Ultra device. Patrons can download a hoopla app to view content on their televisions. hoopla is not compatible with Kobo eReaders since they currently only support viewing in ePub, Adobe PDF, plain text, and HTML. The device must be able to download the hoopla digital app for it to be a compatible device as well as it has to run one of our supported operating systems. hoopla works on most devices running Android 4.4 and above and then all devices that run iOS 11.4 and above. 

Need to know how to set up hoopla on your TV, please read the hoopla FAQ page.

After downloading the hoopla app, you can download content to your device.​

How to download movies, TV shows, audiobooks and music:

1. After you borrow an item, you'll see its info screen. 
2. Tap the download prompt or Download to your device. 

Kids Mode: open the hoopla app on your device, select "settings", and flip the toggle to put hoopla into Kids Mode. Doing so only affects the device and not your account. Need to turn off Kids Mode? Simply go back to settings and flip the toggle back to off.

NoveList K-8® Plus and Novelist® Plus--find your next author or title

NoveList K-8® Plus books are searchable through an easy-to-use interface with a single search bar that makes finding books and other content quick and simple. NoveList® K-8 Plus is designed to help you find your next great book (for kindergarten to Grade 8). This database contains information on over 70,000 fiction titles. 
Login with your 14-digit physical library card or online card number.

NoveList® Plus helps you find your next great read. With well over 200,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles included plus featured content of award-winning book lists, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, Recommended Reads and more.  
Login with your 14-digit physical library card or online card number.

OverDrive--eBooks and eAudiobooks

What are OverDrive’s plans for Libby and the OverDrive app?

OverDrive plans to wind down the legacy OverDrive app and make Libby the primary way for users to enjoy your digital library. As a first step, we will remove the OverDrive app from the Apple App Store, Google Play, and the Microsoft Store on February 23, 2022.

The goal of OverDrive is to move most patrons from the OverDrive app over to the Libby app by the end of 2022.

Get started with OverDrive. First time OverDrive users, read the instructions on how to get started. We encourage patrons to use the Libby app (for Android and Apple). You can use Libby in place of the OverDrive app. Of course, you can  continue to use the OverDrive app exclusively if you'd rather not try Libby at this time.  Need help? OverDrive now offers Front Line Tech Support. 

*New! Patrons can enjoy magazines, eBooks, and audiobooks all in one place. OverDrive is excited to offer OverDrive Magazines, over 3,000 popular titles available to read in Libby! Check out OverDrive Magazines.

OverDrive Magazines have no circulation cap and allow unlimited simultaneous use, so you can enjoy every issue of every magazine. With smart tags in Libby, you can be notified when each new issue is released.

OverDrive eBooks for Kids

OverDrive offers a collection of fiction and non-fiction eBooks, eAudiobooks, and more. 

Users may also download the new OverDrive app called Libby (for Android and Apple). You can use Libby in place of, or in addition to, the OverDrive app. Of course, you can also continue to use the OverDrive app exclusively if you'd rather not try Libby at this time. Want to see the current, popular titles? What others are checking out? Check out our OverDrive Dashboard.

Need help? OverDrive now offers Front Line Tech Support. 

Looking for some magazines that are kid-friendly? Check out OverDrive Magazines.

OverDrive Magazines--3,000 magazines to choose from

New! Patrons can enjoy magazines, eBooks, and audiobooks all in one place. OverDrive is excited to offer OverDrive Magazines, over 3,000 popular titles available to read in Libby! Check out OverDrive Magazines.

OverDrive Magazines have no circulation cap and allow unlimited simultaneous use, so you can enjoy every issue of every magazine. With smart tags in Libby, you can be notified when each new issue is released.

Pressreader--7,000 magazines and newspapers

Pressreader offers 7,000 magazines and newspapers in 60 different languages. Read instantly, or download for later. Access on a mobile device or desktop. Unlimited downloads with free access with your library card/PIN. Pressreader app is available in App Store and Google Play Store. Click Sign In, and choose "Library or Group", search and select "Georgina Public Library (Offsite)", and login with your 14-digit library card number (no spaces) and your PIN and start reading. Tip: If you see the green coffee cup in the top left corner of the screen, you have successfully logged in.*Please note, users will need to sign in with your library card and PIN every 30 days.

Navigate through the catalog with just one click:Whether you want to jump straight to the home feed or browse your recently read titles, your PressReader routine will take just a few clicks to get to where you want.

Find your favorite titles at a glance: Categories, recently read titles, top publications, and saved publications are conveniently displayed vertically in a grid layout.

Enjoy a cleaner home feed: Patrons will get to enjoy an improved reading experience when browsing through their home feed.

Introducing Pressreader Accessibility:

• On pressreader.com, hit Tab on your keyboard to switch to Accessibility Mode
• Or click the 3-dot menu in the top right corner and select Accessibility Mode
• Voila! You're in. Choose your favorite title and try out all the features

Get the Pressreader Quick Start Guide.

Tumblebook Library--children's eBooks for Kindergarten to Grade 6

TumbleBook Library has over 1100 titles for Grades Kindergarten to Grade 6, and includes unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features Graphic Novels and includes storybooks, read alongs, comics, math, puzzles, and games. It’s a great resource for tech-savvy kids, and teaches them the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.

Gale Business: Entrepreneurship--information to help you with your small business

Gale Business: Entrepreneurship is a comprehensive database covering all major areas of starting, operating, and maintaining a small business including financing, management, marketing, accounting, taxes, and more.

LinkedIn Learning: Online learning tutorials on business, software, technology, and creative skills

LinkedIn Learning features hundreds of training tutorials on a wide variety of business, software, technology, and creative skills, with new courses added all the time. 

Get started guide to LinkedIn Learning.

You will need to login with you full 14-digit library card number and your PIN. If you need a library card, or ff you don’t know your PIN,  please contact us. Want to get started right away, but can't make it to a branch to get a library card? Get an online card.  Online cards are good for 60 days.

Once logged in, create your profile. My Profile will help you track your progress in a chosen course, create playlists, and receive recommended Learning Paths based on your interests.

For more details, please visit our LinkedIn Learning page.

Canada in Context--Canada's history, authors, and First Nations

Canada in Context was created especially for researchers and educators studying Canada, its people, and its history. Canada in Context integrates many Gale resources -- like Worldmark Encyclopedia of Canadian provinces, Discovering Authors Canadian Edition, Native North American Almanac and more -- with media-rich options.

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre--Canadian issues

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre is a guide to debating, developing arguments, writing position papers, and 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 magazines, newspapers, and journals

CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly) is useful to libraries, professionals, researchers, government institutions and organizations. CPI.Q 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.

Freegal® Music--Free and legal music to download and stream--Canadian artists included

Every patron has access to three song downloads per week. Songs are yours to keep. Use Freegal's wishlist feature to keep track of songs and artists you are interested in! Your account also allows you to stream three hours of music per day. Music videos and audiobooks are also available through Freegal® Music. Access Freegal® Music now. Download directly to your computer or use the Freegal® Music app for your Apple device or Android device. 
Download the instruction booklet to get started. 

Freegal® Music is an ad-free music downloading service. Simply log in using your 14-digit library card number and your PIN to access today’s hits, and a readily available collection of over 1 million albums consisting of over 15 million songs and 40,000 music videos from more than 200 genres that originate in over 100 countries, along with 9,000 eBooks. There is no software to download and no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions; just download your files and go! 

Career Cruising--career guidance and planning tools

Career Cruising is a self-exploration and planning program that helps people of all ages achieve their potential in school, career and life.

The program enables patrons to complete personal assessments, explore career and school options, and build a portfolio of their interests, experiences, and skills. The result is a customized plan aligned to the user’s inputs, and reflective of their unique personality and attributes. With a robust career and school database, an embedded resume builder, and age appropriate exploratory activities, CareerCruising can be used by students for their post-secondary planning, or by job seekers to discover best-suited career options. 

Watch how to set up a My Plan profile and updates to Career Cruising job searching.

LinkedIn Learning: Online learning tutorials on business, software, technology, and creative skills

LinkedIn Learning features hundreds of training tutorials on a wide variety of business, software, technology, and creative skills, with new courses added all the time. 

Get started guide to LinkedIn Learning.

You will need to login with you full 14-digit library card number and your PIN. If you need a library card, or ff you don’t know your PIN,  please contact us. Want to get started right away, but can't make it to a branch to get a library card? Get an online card.  Online cards are good for 60 days.

Once logged in, create your profile. My Profile will help you track your progress in a chosen course, create playlists, and receive recommended Learning Paths based on your interests.

For more details, please visit our LinkedIn Learning page.

Borrow, listen, read, and enjoy on hoopla. Includes a selection of movies, television shows, educational/instructional videos, documentaries, music, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and comics via your browser, smartphone, or tablet (via iOS (Apple) devices and select Android devices). hoopla also supports Amazon Alexa devices including support for the Echo, Dot, Spot, and Show. No waiting lists. No holds. No late fees. Instant availability. Borrow 5 items per month. Get started enjoying hoopla.

hoopla now supports Amazon Alexa devices! You can play borrowed audiobooks and music albums directly on your Amazon Echo, Dot, Spot, and Show devices. Additionally, Alexa can tell you how many borrows you have left in the month, what you currently have borrowed, the Library’s phone number (if you need a person to talk with) and more!  When listening to music from Hoopla, you can use “Alexa next” or “Alexa previous” to go to the next/previous tracks. When asking Alexa to interact with Hoopla, phrase your command like this: “Alexa, ask hoopla…”

A hoopla eAudiobook experience is now available on Android and iPhone devices incorporating several key feature enhancements:

• Car & Activity Mode is a simplified interface with fewer controls and larger buttons for when you’re on the go.
• Chapter/Book Timer gives users a simple toggle to switch between viewing the time remaining in either the current chapter or the entire book.
• Playback Speed options have been increased to up to four times normal playback speed.
• Bookmark Notes can now be added to any audiobook bookmark, perfect for book clubs or educational listening.
• Sleep Timer has more options, including an End of Chapter option. Read more and watch the tutorial about these feature enhancements. 
• Sleep Timer has more options, including an End of Chapter option.

hoopla has released TV apps for AppleTV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV 3rd Generation as well as the Chromecast Ultra device. Patrons can download a hoopla app to view content on their televisions. hoopla is not compatible with Kobo eReaders since they currently only support viewing in ePub, Adobe PDF, plain text, and HTML. The device must be able to download the hoopla digital app for it to be a compatible device as well as it has to run one of our supported operating systems. hoopla works on most devices running Android 4.4 and above and then all devices that run iOS 11.4 and above. 

Need to know how to set up hoopla on your TV, please read the hoopla FAQ page.

After downloading the hoopla app, you can download content to your device.​

How to download movies, TV shows, audiobooks and music:

1. After you borrow an item, you'll see its info screen. 
2. Tap the download prompt or Download to your device. 

Kids Mode: open the hoopla app on your device, select "settings", and flip the toggle to put hoopla into Kids Mode. Doing so only affects the device and not your account. Need to turn off Kids Mode? Simply go back to settings and flip the toggle back to off.

Borrow, listen, read, and enjoy on hoopla. Includes a selection of movies, television shows, educational/instructional videos, documentaries, music, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and comics via your browser, smartphone, or tablet (via iOS (Apple) devices and select Android devices). hoopla also supports Amazon Alexa devices including support for the Echo, Dot, Spot, and Show. No waiting lists. No holds. No late fees. Instant availability. Borrow 5 items per month. Get started enjoying hoopla.

hoopla now supports Amazon Alexa devices! You can play borrowed audiobooks and music albums directly on your Amazon Echo, Dot, Spot, and Show devices. Additionally, Alexa can tell you how many borrows you have left in the month, what you currently have borrowed, the Library’s phone number (if you need a person to talk with) and more!  When listening to music from Hoopla, you can use “Alexa next” or “Alexa previous” to go to the next/previous tracks. When asking Alexa to interact with Hoopla, phrase your command like this: “Alexa, ask hoopla…”

A hoopla eAudiobook experience is now available on Android and iPhone devices incorporating several key feature enhancements:

• Car & Activity Mode is a simplified interface with fewer controls and larger buttons for when you’re on the go.
• Chapter/Book Timer gives users a simple toggle to switch between viewing the time remaining in either the current chapter or the entire book.
• Playback Speed options have been increased to up to four times normal playback speed.
• Bookmark Notes can now be added to any audiobook bookmark, perfect for book clubs or educational listening.
• Sleep Timer has more options, including an End of Chapter option. Read more and watch the tutorial about these feature enhancements. 
• Sleep Timer has more options, including an End of Chapter option.

hoopla has released TV apps for AppleTV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV 3rd Generation as well as the Chromecast Ultra device. Patrons can download a hoopla app to view content on their televisions. hoopla is not compatible with Kobo eReaders since they currently only support viewing in ePub, Adobe PDF, plain text, and HTML. The device must be able to download the hoopla digital app for it to be a compatible device as well as it has to run one of our supported operating systems. hoopla works on most devices running Android 4.4 and above and then all devices that run iOS 11.4 and above. 

Need to know how to set up hoopla on your TV, please read the hoopla FAQ page.

After downloading the hoopla app, you can download content to your device.​

How to download movies, TV shows, audiobooks and music:

1. After you borrow an item, you'll see its info screen. 
2. Tap the download prompt or Download to your device. 

Kids Mode: open the hoopla app on your device, select "settings", and flip the toggle to put hoopla into Kids Mode. Doing so only affects the device and not your account. Need to turn off Kids Mode? Simply go back to settings and flip the toggle back to off.

Discover a world of entertainment with Kanopy. Watch over 30,000 Documentaries, Classic and Indie Films, and courses on Kanopy. Available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast.

• Roku: add the Roku channel to your account here or download from the streaming channel store on your television
• Chromecast: available through the iOS and Android app, as well as through a Chromecast browser
• Apple Airplay: cast from your iOS device to your Apple TV
• Apple TV (app available through app store)
• HDMI: connect your computer to your television via HDMI cable (or Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cable for Mac computers)

Read the instruction sheet on how to signup. Having an issue with Kanopy. Submit your email to the Kanopy Support Desk.

Ancestry Library Edition--search for your ancestors at the library! 

Discover your unique family history using Ancestry.ca. Visit the library to log on to Ancestry on one of the public computers. The WiFi at Keswick Branch will allow you to connect using your mobile device or laptop.

Discover your unique family history using Ancestry.ca! This resource includes billions of records from around the world, including from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canadian census and vital records, immigration and passport records, periodicals and books, photos, and more. 

Consumer Health Complete--health information you can trust

Consumer Health Complete is 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--ratings and reviews 

Consumer Reports contains the complete contents of Consumer Reports Magazine. Browse or search for product information on everything from cars to toasters.

Kanopy--classic and indie films, documentaries

Kanopy is a video streaming service that provides access to over 10,500 videos. They include the following subjects: social sciences, global studies & languages, K-12 education, design, fashion, music, literature, business, health, nursing, medicine, children's health, media studies, marketing, biology, mathematics, philosophy & religion, biology, computer science & IT, psychology, sociology, justice studies, law, technical training, and more. Discover a world of entertainment with Kanopy. Watch over 30,000 Documentaries, Classic and Indie Films, and courses on Kanopy. Available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast. 

• Roku: add the Roku channel to your account here or download from the streaming channel store on your television
• Chromecast: available through the iOS and Android app, as well as through a Chromecast browser
• Apple Airplay: cast from your iOS device to your Apple TV
• Apple TV (app available through app store)
• HDMI: connect your computer to your television via HDMI cable (or Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cable for Mac computers)

Read the instruction sheet on how to signup. Having an issue with Kanopy. Submit your email to the Kanopy Support Desk.

Gale in Context Elementary--homework help 

Gale in Context Elementary (includes Kids InfoBits) has learning activities for primary school students, and includes indexed, searchable content with: 

• more than 16,600 images to visually enhance projects.
• over 1,700 charts and graphs for students to easily download and add to reports.
• more than 600 high-quality educational videos.
• over 1,050 topic pages for "one-stop-shop" learning.

LinkedIn Learning--online learning tutorials on business, software, technology, and creative skills

LinkedIn Learning features hundreds of training tutorials on a wide variety of business, software, technology, and creative skills, with new courses added all the time. 

Get started guide to LinkedIn Learning.

You will need to login with you full 14-digit library card number and your PIN. If you need a library card, or ff you don’t know your PIN,  please contact us. Want to get started right away, but can't make it to a branch to get a library card? Get an online card.  Online cards are good for 60 days.

Once logged in, create your profile. My Profile will help you track your progress in a chosen course, create playlists, and receive recommended Learning Paths based on your interests.

For more details, please visit our LinkedIn Learning page.

PebbleGo--Animals and Science

PebbleGo offers interactive content, reading supports, learning activities and educational games about animals and science.

SIRS Discoverer--homework and research help

TumbleBook Library

Consumer Health Complete--health information you can trust

Consumer Health Complete is 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 Health information French

Consumer Health Information French provides evidence-based health care information in French. Content is written by professional health care writers under the supervision of licensed health care professionals and information is updated on a regular basis. This eResource contains evidence-based health care information; covers two hundred of the most commonly asked health questions; provides medical illustrations; and content is written at a Grade 3 to Grade 7 reading level.

Teen Health & Wellness--health information for teens

Teen Health & Wellness: Real life, real answers: 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.

Check out Freegal! This eResource offers you access to over 1 million albums consisting of over 15 million songs and 40,000 music videos from more than 200 genres that originate in over 100 countries, along with 9,000 eBooks, including the Sony Music catalogue. There is no software to download and no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions; just download your files and go! Unlimited streaming of music each day and download 3 songs each week - yours to keep for your personal use! 

Use Freegal's wishlist feature to keep track of songs and artists you are interested in! Your account also gives you access to unlimited music streaming. Music videos and audiobooks are also available through Freegal®Music. Access Freegal® Music now. Download directly to your computer or use the Freegal® Music app for your Apple device or Android device. Download the instruction booklet to get started. 

Borrow, listen, read, and enjoy on hoopla. Includes a selection of movies, television shows, educational/instructional videos, documentaries, music, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and comics via your browser, smartphone, or tablet (via iOS (Apple) devices and select Android devices). hoopla also supports Amazon Alexa devices including support for the Echo, Dot, Spot, and Show. No waiting lists. No holds. No late fees. Instant availability. Borrow 5 items per month. Get started enjoying hoopla.

hoopla now supports Amazon Alexa devices! You can play borrowed audiobooks and music albums directly on your Amazon Echo, Dot, Spot, and Show devices. Additionally, Alexa can tell you how many borrows you have left in the month, what you currently have borrowed, the Library’s phone number (if you need a person to talk with) and more!  When listening to music from Hoopla, you can use “Alexa next” or “Alexa previous” to go to the next/previous tracks. When asking Alexa to interact with Hoopla, phrase your command like this: “Alexa, ask hoopla…”

A hoopla eAudiobook experience is now available on Android and iPhone devices incorporating several key feature enhancements:

• Car & Activity Mode is a simplified interface with fewer controls and larger buttons for when you’re on the go.
• Chapter/Book Timer gives users a simple toggle to switch between viewing the time remaining in either the current chapter or the entire book.
• Playback Speed options have been increased to up to four times normal playback speed.
• Bookmark Notes can now be added to any audiobook bookmark, perfect for book clubs or educational listening.
• Sleep Timer has more options, including an End of Chapter option. Read more and watch the tutorial about these feature enhancements. 
• Sleep Timer has more options, including an End of Chapter option.

hoopla has released TV apps for AppleTV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV 3rd Generation as well as the Chromecast Ultra device. Patrons can download a hoopla app to view content on their televisions. hoopla is not compatible with Kobo eReaders since they currently only support viewing in ePub, Adobe PDF, plain text, and HTML. The device must be able to download the hoopla digital app for it to be a compatible device as well as it has to run one of our supported operating systems. hoopla works on most devices running Android 4.4 and above and then all devices that run iOS 11.4 and above. 

Need to know how to set up hoopla on your TV, please read the hoopla FAQ page.

After downloading the hoopla app, you can download content to your device.​

How to download movies, TV shows, audiobooks and music:

1. After you borrow an item, you'll see its info screen. 
2. Tap the download prompt or Download to your device. 

Kids Mode: open the hoopla app on your device, select "settings", and flip the toggle to put hoopla into Kids Mode. Doing so only affects the device and not your account. Need to turn off Kids Mode? Simply go back to settings and flip the toggle back to off.

Consumer Reports--reviews and ratings 

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 newspapers and magazines

CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly) is useful to libraries, professionals, researchers, government institutions, and organizations. CPI.Q contains a wealth of Canadian and international periodicals including The Globe and Mail; Maclean's; Canadian News Facts; and encyclopedic reference materials such as Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. 

Gale PowerSearch--Search all Gale Infotrac databases

Gale PowerSearch searches all Gale Infotrac databases together from one search screen. One-stop-shopping for all research topics. 

General OneFile--international newspapers and magazines

General OneFile includes more than 7,800 full-text titles and 3,600 refereed journals, and hundreds of newspapers; over 500 travel guides; and full-text of the New York Times from 1985 to the present. This database is updated daily  with nearly 30 years of coverage. 

OverDrive Magazines--3,000 titles to choose from

New! Patrons can enjoy magazines, eBooks, and audiobooks all in one place. OverDrive is excited to offer OverDrive Magazines, over 3,000 popular titles available to read in Libby! Check out OverDrive Magazines.

OverDrive Magazines have no circulation cap and allow unlimited simultaneous use, so you can enjoy every issue of every magazine. With smart tags in Libby, you can be notified when each new issue is released.

Pressreader--7,000 magazines and newspapers in 60 languages

Pressreader offers 7,000 magazines and newspapers in 60 different languages. Read instantly, or download for later. Access on a mobile device or desktop. Unlimited downloads with free access with your library card/PIN. Pressreader app is available in App Store and Google Play Store. Click Sign In, and choose "Library or Group", search and select "Georgina Public Library (Offsite)", and login with your 14-digit library card number (no spaces) and your PIN and start reading. *Please note, users will need to sign in with your library card and PIN every 30 days.

Navigate through the catalog with just one click:Whether you want to jump straight to the home feed or browse your recently read titles, your PressReader routine will take just a few clicks to get to where you want.

Find your favorite titles at a glance: Categories, recently read titles, top publications, and saved publications are conveniently displayed vertically in a grid layout.

Enjoy a cleaner home feed: Patrons will get to enjoy an improved reading experience when browsing through their home feed.

Introducing Pressreader Accessibility:

• On pressreader.com, hit Tab on your keyboard to switch to Accessibility Mode
• Or click the 3-dot menu in the top right corner and select Accessibility Mode
• Voila! You're in. Choose your favorite title and try out all the features

Get the Pressreader Quick Start Guide.

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--reviews and ratings

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 magazines, newspapers and journals

CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly) is useful to libraries, professionals, researchers, government institutions and organizations. CPI.Q 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.

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre--Canadian issues

Canadian Points of View Reference Centre is a guide to debating, developing arguments, writing position papers, and 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.

eLibrary--homework help

Gale eBooks--appealing to non-fiction readers

Gale eBooks offer patrons an award-winning, hassle-free eBook experience—anytime, anywhere, and on any device. 

Choose from the following non-fiction Gale eBook collections: Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, General Reference, History, Information and Publishing, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, Social Science, and Technology.

Gale PowerSearch--Search all Gale Infotrac databases

Gale PowerSearch searches all Gale Infotrac databases together from one search screen. One-stop-shopping for all research topics.

Gale Literature Resource Center--Authors, their works, and literary criticisms