Learn to download free eBooks to your eReader
Want to download books by Roberts, Larsson, Grisham or Evanovich to your eReader for free? Borrow them from the library! If you bring your device (and laptop if you have one) to the library, staff can show you how to get started using Adobe Digital Editions and eBooks from the Download Centre or EBSCOhost. Sessions with our staff experts are being offered at the following dates and locations.
 West Lorne: January 5th at 7pm
Aylmer: January 9th 4pm - 7pm
Rodney: January 10th at 7pm
Dutton: January 12th at 7pm
Belmont: January 16th at 6pm
Springfield: January 24th at 6pm
Straffordville: January 27th at 1pm
Note that library eBooks are not compatible with the Amazon’s Kindle devices in Canada.
Take a learning journey to celebrate Family Literacy Day
Pick up a Learning Passport for your family at any Elgin County Library branch in the month of January for a chance to win prizes! Use your passport to complete at least five activities before Family Literacy Day on January 27, 2012. When you are finished, bring your passport back to the library and you’ll be entered into a draw.
Special Family Literacy Day partner events will be hosted throughout the County on Friday, January 27th at 6:30 pm:
McGregor Public School, Aylmer
Elgin Mall, St. Thomas
Rodney Recreation Centre, Rodney
You can enter your completed passport into a draw at your local branch PLUS take it to one of these three events for more chances to win.
Computer Training Students are Back!
From September to March 2012, CAP youth workers are available at your local library branch to provide free computer training! Check the CAP web site and the newsletter of your local branch for course and registration information.
Elgin County Library acknowledges the generous funding support of Industry Canada, which enables us to hire CAP youth workers and provide free computer training to the public.
Check it In, Check it Out Podcasts Online
Elgin County Library’s highly successful radio show for kids is available online!
Listen to the shows here. No special software required!
New episodes of Check it In, Check it Out air Mondays at 7:15 pm on 105.9 FM DeBrigj and are replayed Wednesdays at 6:15 pm.
Use the BookMyne app for Apple or Android to Place Holds and Renew Materials
Once the free BookMyne app is downloaded from iTunes or the Android Market, it will automatically search for participating public libraries within a 25km radius of your location. If you click on the name of a library, you can also quickly look up your local library’s address, phone number and hours of operation.
When you search for a book, movie, or CD, you will be able to place a hold on the item, choose a pickup location, and will be contacted when the item becomes available. You can also take advantage of our popular renewal service. If you need to keep your materials past the due date and there is no waiting list, it is possible to renew select materials through BookMyne as well.
Download BookMyne from iTunes here.
Download BookMyne from Android Market here.
Harvest of Memories
This hardcover book provides – a beautiful pictorial tour of Elgin County featuring over 200 photographs selected from the holdings of the Elgin County Archives. Harvest of Memories features images of railway stations, streetscapes and historic buildings recalling many of the forgotten villages of Elgin. Other views of farms, fishing, factories, and mills recall the many changes that have taken place over the last 100 years. The book also includes a special section on the International Plowing Matches hosted by Elgin County since 1940.
The book is available for $40.00 including HST at all Elgin County library branches and at the Elgin County Museum, 450 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas, 4th Floor 519-631-1460 ext 160.
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