The Port Colborne Public Library subscribes to digital resources for community use. We also have resources for job seeking, knowing your rights, and researching local interest.

You will need an updated Port Colborne library card to use many of our digital resources. If you need to update your card or get your password, please contact us by email, call 905-834-6512, or visit us in person. If you need a card, join us today.

Go to Libby
Go to Libby

Download e-books, audiobooks and videos for 7 and 14 day loans. Over 3,000 magazines available. 

Access Libby via browser or download the Libby App from the App Store or GooglePlay. Looking for help switching from OverDrive? Check out this FAQ. 

Go to Hoopla
Go to Hoopla

Instantly borrow e-books, audiobooks, music, movies, comics and TV shows. Movies and TV shows loan for 3 days, music for 7, and other material 21. No holds! You can borrow up to 5 items per month.

Access Hoopla via browser or download the app from the App Store or GooglePlay. 

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Go to PressReader

Get access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves.

Read in your web browser or download the app for offline reading.

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Go to Frontier Life
Frontier Life is a collection of primary source documents exploring existence of the edges of the anglophone world from 1650-1920. The collection covers various European and colonial frontier regions of North America, Africa, and Australasia and includes photos, videos, and essays. Only accessible in the library.
Go to Ancestry
Go to Ancestry

Research genealogy and ancestry information using one of our library computers. Only accessible in the library. 

Go to NoveList Plus
Go to NoveList Plus

Compare titles, find read-a-likes, book lists, and suggestions for fiction and non-fiction books. Explore the tags to find your next read.

Go to NoveList K-8
Go to NoveList K-8

Compare titles, find read-a-likes, book lists, and suggestions for fiction and non-fiction books for children and teens. Explore the tags to find your next read.

Go to CLEO
Go to CLEO

Community Legal Education Ontario produces clear, accurate and practical legal information to help people understand and exercise their legal rights.

CBC Corner
Go to CBC Corner
Discover unique Canadian and local content including news, TV and radio shows, podcasts, kids content, a language learning app and much more!
TVO
Go to TVO

TVO Today is the immersive home for quality current affairs journalism, award-winning documentaries and podcasts.

Digital Archive: Toronto Public Library
Go to Digital Archive: Toronto Public Library

Photos, maps, manuscripts, digitized books and more from the Toronto Public Library collections.

Our Digital World
Go to Our Digital World

Access heritage collections from public and academic libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, women’s institutes, newspaper publishers, and community organizations.

The Canadian Encyclopedia
Go to the Canadian Encyclopedia

A bilingual encyclopedia managed by the non-profit Historica Foundation.

Further resources

Our community partners are here to help. Skill training, job seeking, mental and physical health and more.

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Go to PC Works
Personalized job search assistance, access to training opportunities, or support in connecting with employers. The PC Works team is available to assist you every step of the way.
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Go to Resource Navigator
The Resource Navigator is your front door to local and provincial services and will help you search for health and social resources in your community.
Go to more resources
Go to more resources

Find links to other libraries, topics of interest to residents, and job seeking help.