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Online Creative Writing Workshop
Robert O’Brien will share his expertise in memoir. He has recently published his own memoir, Just One More Drive: The True Story of a Stuttering Homosexual and His Race Car.
Authors Among Us: Hassan Al Kontar
Meet the author of Man at the Airport: How Social Media Saved My Life (One Syrian's Story).
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We want to learn how the library has impacted your life. Share what the library means to you.
Sign Up For A Library Card From Home
Get access to our online library to download eBooks, and eAudiobooks, stream movies, and TV.
Book Club Kits
Book clubs made easy! Kit includes 10 copies of the book, and questions for discussion.
Make It Digital
Have a treasured VHS tape you would love to see again or share online? We have tools to digitize!
Calling Local Writers
Want to see your book on our shelves or online? We have tools to help writers grow, connect, and get their works out into the community.
Gale eBooks
Find full text ebooks on a wide range of topics including business plans, coding, LGBTQ, and STEM/STEAM.
O’Reilly eBooks
Over 35,000 ebooks and 30,000 hours of video courses on technology and business topics, including consumer technology, software, and computer programming.
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BC Historical Newspapers
Searchable digitized newspaper archives covering the Vancouver Sun (1912 - 2010), The Province (1898 - 2010), and The Times Colonist (1884 - 2010).
Canadian Newsstream
Daily and local newspapers including the Vancouver Sun, Province and Globe & Mail. Also includes obituary search. Some not available until 2 days after publication.
EBSCOhost
A great starting place for any topic. Search for magazine stories, journal articles and more across a number of databases. App available.
Globe & Mail
Access the Globe and Mail from home. Our 2022 pilot gives you access to more content and earlier access to regularly scheduled columns. Read it today!
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Points to the Past
A gateway to a world-class collection of primary sources, with nearly 200 million pages of digitized historical content – maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits, and much more. Includes a solid collection of UK historical newspapers from the 17th to 19th Centuries.
PressReader
More than 1000 newspapers in 40 languages from 84 countries. Also has a range of magazines, including Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Harpers Bazaar (UK), the Walrus, and Toronto Life. App available.
Access Video On-Demand World Cinema
Streaming video platform with a focus on educational films. Also includes TV series and feature films, both classic and contemporary, by acclaimed directors from around the world .
Access Video on Demand - Just for Kids
Kid-safe, advertisement-free streaming videos to entertain, educate, and inspire.
Kanopy Great Courses
Start learning on the go, or from the comfort of home. Find in-depth video lectures on a wide variety of topics. .
Kanopy Kids
Stream a quality collection of kid's movies, TV series, and storytimes. There is also great math, science, and language learning content. App available. .
Medici.tv
Stream the largest online collection of classical music, operas, and ballets in the world. Offered as a pilot by Surrey Libraries.
O’Reilly eBooks
Over 35,000 ebooks and 30,000 hours of video courses on technology and business topics, including consumer technology, software, and computer programming.
Naxos Music Library
Listen to music online. More than 85,000 audio tracks of classical, jazz, world, and folk music. Up to 5 users at a time. App available .
Naxos Spoken Word Library
Listen to audiobooks online. More than 500 classics, biographies, non-fiction and poetry for adults and kids. Up to 5 users at a time. App available.
See a full list of our online resources.