Online Library - Digital resources

Enjoy all the online services offered by the Library. All you need to access the online content is your Library card and PIN.

If you have any difficulty accessing one of these systems, please contact the Library at 514 630-2726.

Register from the comfort of your home

If you live in Kirkland and don’t have a Library card, all you need to do is complete the online form to apply for a temporary membership. You’ll receive a member number and personal identification number (PIN) by email within three working days of your application. This information will give you access to all our online resources!

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For children

Ebooks

• Tumblebook Library  - animated and narrated children’s book collections, puzzles and interactive games (username: tumble2020 / password: A3b5c6)
• Overdrive - ebooks and audiobooks 

Story time online

• Bookaboo - CBC - Canadian authors and celebrities reading aloud
• Jbrary storytimes - A list of libraries livestreaming story times
• Storytime Online - Actors reading their favourite books
• KidLit TV - Explore the world of children’s literature
• Brightly Storytime - Lots of read-alongs and activities
• Librarian Bookends - Virtual activities and story times
• We are teachers - Games, activities and story times

Audio books

• The Fable Cottage (multilingual)
• Stories with Dr. Seuss 
• LibriVox 

Podcasts

• The Story Seeds Podcast - Best-Selling authors meet up (6-12 years old)
• Kids Ask Authors podcast - Podcast where kids can ask the authors of their favourite books a question
• Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls - A fairy tale podcast for kids about extraordinary women from all over the world
• By Kids, For Kids Story Time - Classic children’s fairy tales, presented as audio dramas performed by kids, for kids 

Education and learning

• TumbleMath - Use of stories to teach mathematics (username: tumble2020 / password: A3b5c6)
• Open School - Education platform offered by the Quebec government
• EMSB - English Montreal School Board website and resources  

Activities:

• Reading gives you superpowers - Activities and material to inspire young readers
• Harry Potter at Home - The ebook and audiobook of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is available for unlimited access through our @OverDriveLibs digital collection in the month of April. Download Libby to unlock the magic. 

For teens

• TeenBookCloud: ebooks for 7 to 12 year olds
  AudioBookCloud: ebooks for youth and adults

For adults

Ebooks

• Overdrive (Libby app)  

Movies, TV series, audiobooks

• Hoopla

Emagazines

• Biblimags 

Online courses

• Skilleos is an online video course platform for training in a wide variety of fields, whether for leisure or professional needs. This resource offers a multitude of online video courses, notably on hobbies and the development of professional skills such as piano, sewing, baking, carpentry, yoga, boosting your memory, understanding finance, Excel, Photoshop, etc. Note: available in French only 

• Mango: Platform for learning new languages