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Click to explore free resources or use your library card to access our digital collections. Download library apps to your phone or tablet and take the library anywhere you go. To see a full listing of the digital resources available visit our Online Library A - Z page.

Choose from thousands of films to stream on your desktop, tv, or mobile device with Kanopy. Library card required.

Get e-books for free using cloudLibrary. Read on your computer, on an e-reader, or download the app for your phone or tablet. Library card required.

Borrow free digital music, e-books, movies and more using Hoopla digital. Access to read, listen or watch anywhere you go.
Library card required.

Research your family tree using Ancestry Library Edition.

Use these free research tools using your library card or go to educational websites to play. Includes Explora homework databases.

Use Flipster to view and download free digital magazines. Included are a variety of popular magazines and hundreds of back issues. Library card required.

Research almost any topic by searching thousands of free articles and quality resources through the main MasterFILE database, or the Canadian Reference Centre, Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia and more. Library card required.

Search the Grimsby Newspaper Index for birth, death and marriages from local newspapers. Find digitized copies of Grimsby Independent newspapers 1885-1949.

Get fast, streamlined access to current and back issues of Consumer Reports. Expert, comprehensive, and unbiased product reviews. 1984 - present. Powered by Ebscohost.
Library card required.

Find detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas that are sure to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast! Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines. Library card required.

Find links to job search engines, career guides, local career and educational resources, certification and apprenticeship programs, and more.

Search NoveList Plus for free book suggestions based the authors, titles, writing styles, and genres you enjoy. Find books for kids using NoveList K–8 Plus. Library card required.

Download apps to take the library with you when you're on the go. Library card required.

Visit the Grimsby Chautauqua Digital Collection to find historic photos, postcards, and documents related to the history of Grimsby Beach.

Take a series of practice tests to help prepare you for your G1 exam. Each test is based on the most recent MTO Driver’s Handbook.
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