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NEW! Digital Local Newspaper Collection
The Lake Scugog Historical Society’s Scugog Digital Newspaper Collection is comprised of more than 20,000 pages of newspapers from Prince Albert and Port Perry. The newspapers include: The Ontario Observer, the first newspaper to begin publishing in Reach Township in 1857The Port Perry Standard, the town’s first newspaper established in 1866The North Ontario ObserverThe …
Library Service Updates
The Province will move to Step 3 of its ‘Roadmap to Reopen‘ on Friday, July 16th. Follow this link for more information on Provincial Health measures: https://www.ontario.ca/page/reopening-ontario. Many of our normal services resumed in Step 2, so there are not any major changes to library services as a result of the new …
Download the cloudLibrary App
We’re thrilled about this special new service! It’s a self-checkout app! Patrons can use it to check out items with a phone or tablet (right at the shelf). It also keeps a record of what you check out, when it’s due back, and more! Available now on your device’s App store.
Contactless Pickup
Step 1: Place holds using our online catalogue. If you don’t have access to the Internet, you may call to place your holds with staff during our operating hours at 905-985-7686. Step 2: Wait for a call or email. It usually takes a day for staff to receive notice of the hold and pull it …
Online Programs
We hope that all of our patrons are doing well and keeping safe! We have been busily planning ways to help keep you connected and entertained at home during the closure of our building. Click here for more information on our events, including live streamed Tea & Books programs and Zoom Book Clubs!
Access Our E-library
Limited Time Access to Ancestry from Home
We are happy to announce that temporary remote access to our free Ancestry Library Edition database has been extended to December 31, 2021. Click the link to log in with your library card & PIN number now. If you have any difficulty accessing it, please refer to this video walk through:
New E-Collections Added
Our friends at Tumblebooks have opened access to additional databases for out patrons for free until August 31st, 2020. Check out some of these great resources for readers of all ages! NOTE: No login is required for these databases, but you do have to reach it from our website by clicking these links each time …
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