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AudioBookCloud eAudiobooks

An online audiobook library collection of streaming audiobooks for children and adults. Listen online.


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Cantook Libraries

Welcome to Cantook Station, your HQ for French e-books and e-audiobooks. All you need to start borrowing are your library card and your pin. Download the Cantook app, or any other Cantook Station approved apps to access this service on all your devices! For more information, check out the helpful Startup Guides.


Bienvenue à Cantook Sation, votre référence pour les livres numériques et audios en français. Pour y accéder, vous avez simplement besoin de votre carte de bibliothèque et de votre nip. En téléchargeant l’application Cantook ou une des autres applications approuvées par Cantook Station, vous aurez accès à ce service de livres numériques sur tous vos appareils! Pour plus d’information, consultez les Guides de démarrage.


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Hoopla eBooks & eAudiobooks

Borrow free ebooks, audiobooks and comic books with your library card.

Note: Now with an additional 4,000+ junior and young adult titles migrated over from OverDrive.


How to use Hoopla

PDF Instructions PDF (2523 KB)

Youtube Tutorial Video


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OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks

Check out and download eBooks and eAudiobooks using your library card.

Note: We have moved all junior and young adult eBooks and eAudiobooks over to Hoopla.


How to use Overdrive

PDF Instructions PDF (771 KB)


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TumbleBook Library eBooks

TumbleBook Library offers online eBooks for kids! Not only are the books animated, but they are narrated too! Play games and puzzles! TumbleBook Library also offers some books in French and Spanish.


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TeenBookCloud eBooks

TeenBookCloud offers titles for middle school AND high school! This collection contains YA/Teen novels, classics, poetry, short stories, YA/Teen audiobooks, popular graphic novels, and world class educational videos from National Geographic.


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CBC Corner

CBC Corner - Discover the best Canadian shows, stories & more. This one-of-a-kind digital portal allows you to access a wide variety of content including trusted news, local stories, entertaining TV and radio shows, award-winning podcasts, educational kids content, innovative podcasts, a free English and French language learning app, news in foreign languages and much more! Available Online


L’espace Radio-Canada vous permet de découvrir le meilleur du contenu canadien. Ce portail numérique offre un accès direct à de l’information digne de confiance, des émissions de radio et des reportages locaux, des émissions de télévision divertissantes, des documentaires, films et balados primés, des contenus éducatifs pour enfants, les derniers résultats sportifs, ou encore une application d’apprentissage linguistique pour améliorer son français ou son anglais! Disponible en ligne


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Hoopla Films & Television

Borrow free digital video with your library card. Gain access to Hoopla titles - available for instant streaming or temporarily download - and watch on your smartphone, tablet or computer.

How to use Hoopla

PDF Instructions PDF (2523 KB)

Youtube Tutorial Video


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Kanopy

Kanopy is a video streaming service which offers over 30,000 critically acclaimed films. The selection ranges from new popular titles, classics, world cinema, art and indie as well as top rated documentaries. Your library card will get you started watching on your pc or mobile devices.


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  1. Sign up for a new account via Facebook or Google or using your email.
  2. If you sign up with your email, you will receive an email message asking you to verify your email address.
  3. If you are prompted to find your library, type in ‘Vaughan Public Libraries’.
  4. Click “Add library card”, enter your VPL library card number and PIN and click Save.
  5. Your Kanopy membership with VPL is now activated and you can start watching.

How to use Kanopy

PDF Instructions PDF (827 KB)


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The New York Times

NYTimes.com is a multi-platform news tool that provides full access to New York Times and International New York Times content, including breaking news, multimedia, reviews and opinion, blogs, videos and more. Also available in Chinese and Spanish.


Access from Library Computers or Library WI-FI

  1. Create an account with your personal email address, or “Log In” if you already have a New York Times account
  2. You now have unlimited access to New York Times articles

 

Out-of-Library Access

  1. Log in with your library card number and PIN
  2. Click ‘REDEEM’
  3. Create an account with your personal email address, or “Log In” if you already have a New York Times account
  4. You now have 72 hours out-of-library unlimited access to New York Times articles

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PressReader

Instant access to 4000 newspapers from 100 countries in 60 languages! The newspapers appear in their original format and original languages. Newspapers are often available before they hit the newsstands in their respective countries. PressReader features archived issues up to two weeks, a magnifying lens / zoom option, bookmarks, and full-text search. Newspapers are organized by country, by language, and alphabetically.
Requirements: Download 5 free newspapers daily over the library's WiFi, then read them offline, anywhere you like.
Note: The Globe and Mail is only accessible from using PressReader mobile app in the library using library WiFi. Mobile users can install the PressReader app, visit the library, connect to library WiFi, and download The Globe and Mail to the app, and then they can read the newspaper at home or on the go.


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OverDrive Digital Magazines

OverDrive offers full colour, interactive digital magazines for your enjoyment. Browse from VPL's collection of popular titles with no holds, and no limit to the number of magazines you can download.

RBdigital is now acquired by OverDrive and the platform transfer has completed. Over 3,000 magazine titles are now available in OverDrive and the Libby app.


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Hoopla Music

Borrow free music with your library card.

How to use Hoopla

PDF Instructions PDF (2523 KB)

Youtube Tutorial Video


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Naxos Music Library

An online music library containing over 1.6 million streaming audio tracks of classical music, jazz, world, and folk music - more than 100,000 albums' worth! Stream on your computer or on your mobile device with the Naxos Music Library (NML) app.


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eNewsletter

Get information about VPL's programs, services, announcements, author visits, Staff Picks and more delivered to your inbox!


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Chapter-A-Day Online Book Clubs

Join the Online Fiction, Non-Fiction, Romance, or Business Books Clubs and start reading books in your email. Each day we'll send you a 5-minute portion of a book. If you'd like to finish a book, stop by the library and pick up a copy. Every week a new book is featured.


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NextReads Newsletter

NextReads Newsletters deliver reading recommendations based on reader interests.

VPL's Mobile App

Vaughan Public Libraries' mobile app is available to download from Apple App Store and Google Play.

With VPL's mobile app, you will have the ability to:

  • Check Your Account
    • View account information, checked out items, holds and fees.
    • Renew checked out items.
    • Activate, pause or cancel your holds.
    • Use shelves to keep track of what you’re reading.
  • Search Library Catalogue
    • Browse curated book lists, bestsellers, and recently arrived titles.
    • Search by keyword.
    • Refine and filter your searches with options like language, format, branch, etc.
    • Place holds and see which branch has the title available now.
    • Search VPL's digital catalogue for items you can download immediately.
    • Scan an ISBN barcode and find out if a title is available at VPL.
  • Get directions to all VPL branches as well as library hours and information.
  • Display your library card barcode for scanning on self-checkout stations.

How to download the VPL mobile app

PDF Instructions PDF (588 KB)

Youtube Tutorial Video


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1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Read a book to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten.


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AccessMyLibrary by Gale

Locate VPL locations within 10 km and provide free access to Gale online resources.


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Aldiko Next

Aldiko Next is the app for Cantook Station. Read all your favourite French e-books and e-audiobooks on any devices! You can also import e-books you have downloaded from other services as well as access thousands of classics now in the public domain.


Aldiko Next est l’application par excellence pour les utilisateurs de Cantook Station. Retrouvez la meilleure sélection de livres numériques et audios en français sur tous vos appareils. Vous pouvez aussi utiliser l’application pour importer des livres numériques d’autres services en plus d’avoir accès à des milliers de classiques du domaine public.


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Hoopla

Borrow free digital video, music eBooks, comic books and audiobooks from Vaughan Public Libraries and play them on your smartphone or tablet.

How to use Hoopla

PDF Instructions PDF (2523 KB)

Youtube Tutorial Video


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Libby for OverDrive

Libby is the OverDrive app that makes it easier to borrow, read and download eBooks and audiobooks onto your mobile device.

How to use Libby

PDF Instructions PDF (771 KB)


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LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning (previously called Lynda.com) gives users free access to thousands of video tutorial courses with a focus on such areas as technology, software development, business skills, project management as well as creative skills like animation and video editing. The courses are taught by recognized industry experts who will guide you along in learning the skills you need for your personal and professional development.

For security and privacy purposes, access to LinkedIn Learning with your library card cannot connect with your personal LinkedIn account. Any achieved course certifications will not feature your name as a result.

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How to use LinkedIn Learning

PDF Desktop Instructions PDF (1989 KB)

PDF Mobile Instructions PDF (564 KB)

How to add Certificates to your LinkedIn Profile


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Kanopy

Kanopy is a video streaming service which offers over 30,000 critically acclaimed films. The selection ranges from new popular titles, classics, world cinema, art and indie as well as top rated documentaries. Your library card will get you started watching on your pc or mobile devices.

How to use Kanopy

PDF Instructions PDF (827 KB)


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MagnusCards

MagnusCards is a step-by-step visual guide app designed to assist individuals living with cognitive special needs to accomplish life skills independently such as using library services.


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Naxos Music Library

Listen to classical music and jazz. Access Naxos via Vaughan Public Libraries and sign up for a playlist login to use the app.


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The New York Times

NYTimes.com is a multi-platform news tool that provides full access to New York Times and International New York Times content, including breaking news, multimedia, reviews and opinion, blogs, videos and more. Also available in Chinese and Spanish.


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PressReader

Over 4000 full-content newspapers from 100 countries in 60 languages in just one app! Newspapers are often available before they hit the newsstands in their respective countries and archived issues are kept for up to two weeks.
Requirements: Download 5 free newspapers daily over the library's WiFi, then read them offline, anywhere you like.


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TumbleBook Library

Access the TumbleBook Library on your Android or iOS device using the official mobile app!


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Transparent Language

A fun and addictive way to learn a language on-the-go. The Transparent Language mobile app locks words and phrases into your memory, allowing you to recall them perfectly and remember them forever.

A Transparent Language account is required to use these apps. Create an account using your library card.


Borrow a Device

We carry an assortment of electronic devices that may be borrowed by any VPL Member with a library card. These devices may be used to help you with work, school, or personal recreation.

VPL Members may borrow a GoPro Camera Kit to capture their adventures or for creative projects. A GoPro is a durable action camera that can be used to capture videos and images of dynamic activities and moments. It can be mounted in different ways to record high-quality footage from interesting perspectives.

Loan Period: 21 Days


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Each kit includes a GoPro Camera, Waterproof Housing, 3-Way Mount, Head Strap, Chest Harness, Handlebar Mount, Thumb Screw, Micro SD Card, and USB Cable.

Download the user manual
Download the GoPro App

We have a collection of GPS Navigators available for VPL Members to borrow. Global Positioning System (GPS) is a radio network used worldwide to precisely locate your position. A GPS device can be used for navigation, mapping, and tracking while traveling, hiking, or exploring the outdoors.

Loan Period: 21 Days


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Our GPS devices are preloaded with detailed maps of Canada and the United States of America.

Download the user manual

We have a collection of Apple iPad tablets available for VPL Members to use while at the library or to borrow for use outside of the library. Our iPads are preloaded with library-recommended apps for productivity, learning, and entertainment. Explore creative tools, connect with family and friends, watch videos, listen to music, or even play a game!

Borrow (Loan Period: 21 Days)
You may borrow an iPad to use away from the library. The iPad comes with a wall charger.


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In-Library Use (Time Limit: 2 Hours)
You may take out an iPad for in-library use from the self-serve kiosk at Mackenzie Health Vaughan Library.


Important: Before returning an iPad to the library, please log out of all apps and clear any personal information from the device (such as emails, contacts, photos, and videos).

VPL Members may borrow a portable MiFi hotspot for internet access outside of the library. A MiFi is a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot device that provides a wireless internet connection to your devices. The MiFi may not be compatible with some wireless devices. Each MiFi device comes with a USB cable, wall charger, and Quick Start Guide.

Loan Period: 21 Days


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Each MiFi device comes with a USB cable, wall charger, and Quick Start Guide.

To borrow a MiFi device, you must first fill and sign the MiFi Borrowing Agreement.

PDF  MiFi Borrowing Agreement (137 KB)

VPL Members may borrow laptops or Chromebooks to use while at the library or to use at home. Use the software installed on the devices for your work, study, or recreation. Search the internet, join virtual meetings, watch videos, and more.

Borrow (Loan Period: 21 Days)
You may borrow a laptop to use away from the library. The laptop comes with a mouse, power adapter, and carrying bag.


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In-Library Use (Time Limit: 2 Hours)
You may borrow a laptop for in-library use at all VPL locations (except Kleinburg Library), either from self-serve kiosks or from the Service Desk.


Important: Library laptops and Chromebooks are equipped with software that automatically deletes saved information and usage history when the device is shutdown and restarted. Users are advised to exercise caution when viewing, transmitting, or saving personal information and files on library devices.


Important Information

Please return library devices to a library staff member at the Service Desk. Do not put a library device in a book drop (neither inside nor outside the library) because this may damage the device.

All users of library devices must comply with our Operational Policy and Internet Policy where applicable.

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The support of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport is gratefully acknowledged.