Digital Library

E-Book and Audiobooks

Hoopla Digital

Enjoy e-books and audiobooks for free on your computer or mobile device. Borrow up to 8 titles each calendar month for up to 21 days per title.

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CloudLibrary

Read or listen to books on your computer, phone or mobile device. Borrow up to 8 titles at one time and keep them for up to 14 days.

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Tumblebooks

A collection of online books created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books from major children's book publishers and designed to develop a love of reading in children.

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Movies, Music, and TV

Hoopla Digital

Hoopla’s selection of music, tv and movies are always available for streaming and downloading.

Titles are always available and return automatically. SCPL cardholders may borrow 8 Hoopla titles per month.

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Kanopy

Kanopy’s streaming collection of films include the Criterion Collection, documentaries, Great Courses and more.

Titles are always available and return automatically after 72 hours. SCPL cardholders receive 30 tickets per month to spend on borrowing materials.

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Kanopy Kids

It’s all the things you love about Kanopy tailored for the young people in our lives.

Stream a selection of educational and enriching videos on Kanopy Kids with developmentally appropriate, age-based ratings from Common Sense Media, as well as additional parental controls.

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Digital Magazines and Newspapers

Flipster

Flipster is a next-generation magazine service that allows you to download digital versions of the latest issues of popular magazines to your computer, tablet or mobile device. Download an unlimited number of magazines each month!

Weekly titles expire in 2 days, while select monthly titles expire in 7 days. All magazines are automatically returned upon expiry but can be redownloaded!

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Consumer Reports

Contains reliable reviews, expert ratings and unbiased evaluations for a wide variety of consumer products including cars, appliances and electronics. Search for a specific make and model or browse complete issues of the print magazine from the last 5 years. Don’t make any major purchase without checking Consumer Reports first!

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CBC Corner

Developed specifically for public libraries, CBC Corner is a digital portal that brings together the wide variety of CBC and Radio-Canada digital content and resources into a single experience. CBC Corner provides a unique, free digital collection including news, audio, video, kids content, a language learning app, and much more.

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Maclean’s Magazine Archives

Maclean’s Magazine Archive offers access to every story and every issue from 1905 to 2015. This searchable database contains indexing, abstracting and full text PDFs of this influential Canadian magazine. Current print issues are available in the Library's collection.

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NewsBank

Access current and historical news articles from over 240 Ontario newspapers, including the St. Catharines Standard from 1996 to the current issue. Other local publications include Brock Press, Fort Erie Post, Grimsby Lincoln News, Hamilton Spectator, Niagara this Week, NOTL Advance, NOTL Town Crier, Welland Tribune, Stoney Creek News and the Niagara Falls Review.

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PressReader

PressReader provides full-colour, digital access to thousands of current newspapers from around the world. Canadian titles include the St. Catharines Standard, Globe and Mail, National Post and Toronto Star. Up to 90 days of back issues are available.

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Learn Something New

LinkedIn Learning

Access over 23,000 expert-led courses across a variety of online class topics for every step of your career. From finance and accounting to graphic design and photography, prepare for professional success with new skills and tools right at your fingertips.

The login process only requires a library card number and PIN, without the need for a LinkedIn profile. The interface is intuitive, updated and easy-to-use. Once a course is complete, users receive a certificate.

Library ID: myscpl

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G1.ca

G1.ca offers a series of free practice tests, based on the most recent MTO Driver’s Handbook, and a G1 test simulator designed to help prepare you for your G1 exam. This resource also includes M1 practice tests. Find answers to frequently asked questions about applying for or renewing a driver's licence in Ontario, and more.

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Mango Languages

Learn a new language with Mango! This interactive, self-paced resource is designed to help you learn common conversational words and phrases in your language of choice. Great for vacationers and ESL students! Appropriate for all ages.

Go to Mango Languages

Reading Recommendations

Novelist

Discover exciting new authors and titles based upon your reading preferences! Search by author, title and series for great books for children, teens and adults. Contains read-a-like recommendations for fiction as well as a few non-fiction titles.

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Novelist K-8

Find new picture books, chapter books and teen/tween fiction to read based upon your reading preferences!

Go to Novelist K-8

E-Book and Audiobooks

Movies, Music, and TV

Digital Magazines and Newspapers

Learn Something New

Reading Recommendations

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