Online Resources

NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers’ advisory solution for fiction and non fiction lovers. With an intuitive interface and extensive content, NoveList Plus answers the question: What should I read next? Find your next read by author, title, subject, or genre. NoveList Plus K-8 is your solution for integrating fiction and non fiction across the curriculum. With a fun and intuitive interface, NoveList Plus K-8 will be the resource you and your young readers turn to when looking for the next book to read.

*The following resources are only available in our library branches through desktop computers provided by our library or your own personal laptop, tablet, or mobile phone. (Remote access is not supported.) A collection of thousands of individual genealogy databases from many different institutions. It includes American, Canadian and U.K. sources as well as some for Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Canadian coverage includes major sources such as the censuses from 1851 to 1916, Ontario civil registration of births, marriages and deaths, and the Quebec Drouin Collection (courthouse copies of parish registers). German records include passenger lists for many people leaving Eastern Europe. New databases are constantly being added.  Many of the sources are digitized.  Bring a USB flash drive to download your records.

Discover your family’s story through historical records.​ FamilySearch adds over 300 million free genealogical records and images online yearly from all over the world and manages the famous Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It has amassed billions of birth, marriage, death, census, land and court records from more than 130 countries to help you discover and make family connections.

Frontier Life is a digital collection of primary source documents which helps us to understand life on the edges of the anglophone world from 1650-1920. Discover the various European and colonial frontier regions of North America, Africa and Australasia through the lives of settlers and indigenous peoples in these areas.

The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center and other contributing libraries and archives.

Find digital images, text, audio and videos about Ontario history, heritage and culture. Search the collections of libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, heritage and community groups, government agencies, and private collections in Ontario and across Canada via a single search portal. English and French content.

free. fun. effective. Learning with Duolingo is fun, and research shows that it works! With quick, bite-sized lessons, you’ll earn points and unlock new levels while gaining real-world communication skills. With the free mobile app or web and a few minutes a day, everyone can Duolingo. Learn 30+ languages online with bite-size lessons based on science.

A company dedicated to driver safety and education, to offer free G1 practice tests to library patrons. The new service includes free tests, written specifically based on the official ON driver’s handbook materials.

Starting October 6th. Kanopy is a video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. An ad-free experience that can be enjoyed on your TV, mobile phone, tablets and online. Stream for free, thanks to the generous support of your public library. Learn more about the Kanopy streaming service. Please note: This service is currently available to North Grenville residents only and is running as a pilot project. If it continues next year, ticket limits will change based on usage. Want to know how to make the most of your tickets? Learn more here.