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Sunday, December 15, 2019
Due to system maintenance, the access to library online catalogue and your library account will be temporarily unavailable on Sunday, December 15 between 8 am and 10 am.
Due to system maintenance, the access to library online catalogue and your library account will be temporarily unavailable on Sunday, December 15 between 8 am and 10 am.
We would be happy to support your organization or facility by visiting you to:
If you would like to arrange for any of these outreach services, please contact your local branch at 905-653-READ (7323).
Your organization or facility can arrange to have a selection of books and materials delivered to you. If you would like to know more about this service, please contact your local branch at 905-653-READ (7323).
Magnifiers that also serve as bookmarks and rulers can be purchased at the service desk for $1. 
The following words may help you when searching for materials about older adults in the Library Catalogue:
Try adding an additional word or two to one of the above terms in order to specify your particular subject of interest. The order of the words does not matter in the Catalogue search box.
Some examples:
For additional help, please contact a library staff member at your local branch at 905-653-READ (7323) or via email by using the email librarian form.
Clear information for staying active, engaged and informed. Information on all federal government programs, e.g., Old Age Security, Canada Pension Plan.
Supports, develops and delivers public services to improve the quality of life for seniors and helps them lead safe, engaged, active and healthy lives.
From Ontario Seniors' Secretariat website. Well organized and annotated listings with links to many services, programs and organizations, e.g., drug benefits, adult day programs, Osteoporosis Canada.
Health information specifically for older adults, e.g., disability, preventing falls, sexual activity.
Provides non-residential care for people approaching death and for their family and caregivers. Services include individual counseling, grief support groups, respite care, volunteer visitors with practical assistance.
Health, nutrition, fitness, travel, finance; news about the latest non-fiction releases and products; regular articles on housing, relationships and hobbies.
Montreal-focused but some of the human interest stories, as well as medical and retirement information will have broader appeal.
Preview partial contents of the current print issue of Zoomer Magazine online. The website features breaking news, comprehensive reporting, classifieds and dating as well as health, finance, travel, relationships, lifestyle, arts and entertainment – all customized for the 45-plus demographic.
Complete information about York Region Transit's service for those unable to use conventional public transit.
myRide Travel Training is a transit support program that prepares people to make independent journeys using YRT/Viva services in York Region.
Provide opportunities for adults 55+ to participate in sports and recreational activities to enhance their social, physical and mental well-being. York Region is District 14.
Not-for-profit provider of educational travel in 150 countries.
December 11 - 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
January 8 - The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
February 12 - Becoming by Michelle Obama
December 10- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
January 14- 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
February 11- Brother by David Chariandry
Wednesday, December 11 - Open discussion
Wednesday, January 29 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Wednesday, February 26 - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
December 10- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
January 14- 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
February 11- Brother by David Chariandry
December 11 - 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
January 8 - The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
February 12 - Becoming by Michelle Obama
Wednesday, December 11 - Open discussion
Wednesday, January 29 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Wednesday, February 26 - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
December 16 - My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
January 13 - The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
February 10 - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Eternal Life: A Novel by Dara Horn
The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World by Lucette Lagnado
Dec 7, 2019 - Blinded by the Light
Dec 14, 2019 - Where’d You Go Bernadette?
Dec 21, 2019 - The Goldfinch
Dec 28, 2019 - Wild Rose
January 28 - An Introduction to Philosophical Arguments
February 25 - Freedom to Read
February 11 - Word
February 18 - Powerpoint
February 25 - Excel