Teen eResources

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.

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, Career Cruising can be used by students for their post-secondary planning, or by job seekers to discover best-suited career options. 

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.

EBSCO eBooks Canadian Subscription Collection

EBSCO eBooks Canadian Subscription Collection offers researchers thousands of e-books from top Canadian publishers and authors. This e-book collection covers a diverse range of subjects including topics pertaining to Canada, Canadian history, native culture, politics and current events. 

Three downloads per week per patron.

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 15+ million songs and over 40,000 music videos from more than 200 genres that originate in over 100 countries. There is no software to download and no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions; just download your files and go! 

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. 

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.

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.

 hoopla--movies, television shows, ebooks, comics, and more

hoopla will be offering Bonus Borrows for the month of February. Patrons can choose from hundreds of titles from the Bonus Borrow collection, and still retain their five borrows per month.

Borrow, listen, read, and enjoy on hoopla. Includes a selection of movies, television shows, educational/instructional videos, documentaries, music, audiobooks, eBooks, and comics via your browser, smartphone, or tablet (via iOS (Apple) devices and select Android devices). No waiting lists. No holds. No late fees. Instant availability. Borrow (download or stream) 5 items per month. Get started enjoying hoopla.

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 works on most devices running Android 4.4 and above and then all devices that run iOS 11.4 and above. hoopla also supports Amazon Alexa devices including support for the Echo, Dot, Spot, and Show.

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

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.

 Kanopy--educational movies

Discover a world of entertainment with Kanopy. Watch over 30,000 Documentaries, Classic and Indie Films, and courses on Kanopy. 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.

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.

Lynda.com features hundreds of training tutorials on a wide variety of business, software, technology, and
creative skills, with new courses added all the time. 
Login to Lynda.com with your full 14-digit library card number and your PIN. If you don’t know your PIN, 
please contact us. 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 Lynda.com page.

Novelist K-8® Plus and NoveList® Plus 

NoveList®K-8 Plus has an easy-to-use interface with a single search bar that makes finding books and other content quick and simple. This database contains information on over 70 000 fiction titles. 

NoveList®Plus helps you find your next great read. With well over 200 000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles included, plus feature content including lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, Recommended Reads and more, NoveList® Plus is a complete reader's resource.

OverDrive eBooks for Teens

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

Important Notice: Since September 1, 2020, the OverDrive app and OverDrive websites have displayed messaging on devices currently using TLS 1.0 and 1.1 to alert affected users of the updated system requirements, with a link to this help article. Now that this change is complete, affected users will no longer be able to access your OverDrive service from devices using TLS 1.0 or 1.1.

We understand the inconvenience this may cause for your patrons on affected devices. This change was necessary to uphold our standards of security and patron privacy, and our commitment to delivering a quality experience to all OverDrive users.

As a reminder, TLS (Transport Layer Security) is the technology that keeps data private when it is sent over a secure (https) internet connection. TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1 date back to 1999 and 2006, respectively, and have since been replaced on most devices by TLS 1.2, which addresses weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the earlier versions. At OverDrive, TLS protects the privacy of patron data, including library card information.

User impact

This update most affects users with older Android devices that cannot upgrade to at least Android version 5, including early Kindle Fires, early Samsung Galaxy tablets, and Kobo Arc devices (all of which were released in 2014 or earlier). Based on our analytics, usage of these devices has been consistently declining and currently accounts for less than 1% of users across all OverDrive libraries. Most devices that don't support TLS 1.2 are also no longer supported by their manufacturers, cannot access other modern apps and websites, and currently offer a substandard experience with many apps and websites.

To keep using the OverDrive app and OverDrive websites, affected patrons need to either update their device's operating system (if possible) to a version that supports TLS 1.2 or switch to a device that supports TLS 1.2.

Libby users on Android devices should not be affected by this change, as Libby’s minimum system requirements were already raised to Android 5 in June 2020.

Need help? OverDrive now offers Front Line Tech Support. Download the OverDrive app for Android and Apple. 

Users may also wish to download the Libby app 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.

Pressreader--7,000 magazines and newspapers in 60 different 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. Tip: If you see the green coffee cup in the top left corner of the screen, you have successfully logged in.

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.

RBdigital Comics--digital comics and graphic novels

RBdigital--eAudioBooks and eBooks

RBdigital offers eAudioBooks and eBooks for download to your device. All of the RBdigital titles have unlimited user access, so there is no holds list! Read the instructions on how to get started. First time users will need to register with a user name and password.

Mobile Devices: Download the RBdigital app for Android, Apple, and Kindle Fire.

The RBDigital app:

• combines the RBdigital eAudiobook app with the RBdigital Magazines app to access eAudiobooks and in one app
• features improved navigation and native search
• allows in app preview and checkout of titles
• imports previously checked out items, but you will need to re-download them to view them

RBDigital Magazines

RBDigital Magazines offers full digital copies of your favourite magazines on a computer or mobile device. 
Browse our library's collection of popular titles, with no holds, no checkout periods, and no limit to the number of magazines that you can download.  Once you check out a magazine, it is yours to keep forever. There is no expiry date. The latest issues are released simultaneously as the print edition is released.

Mobile Devices: Download the RBdigital app for Android, Apple, and Kindle Fire. Download the instruction sheet to get started.

Teen Health & Wellness--health information for teens

Teen Health & Wellness is created for teens with your unique concerns and perspectives, but will also be useful for parents, teachers, and others who are part of a teen's life. Got questions? Get answers.