eLearning & Research

Ancestry Library Edition (In-library use only). Includes census, vital, church, court and immigration records from Canada, United States and the United Kingdom. Great beginner and advanced researchers!

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CBC Mauril - Improve your English and French language skills with CBC and Radio-Canada’s audio and video content, tailored for your listening comprehension practice.

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FamilySearch (In Library Use only). Find, preserve, and share your family history with free resources from FamilySearch. Search billions of historical records, photographs, and ancestor profiles all in one place. Visit any RWL branch location to access.

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Be prepared for your driver's licence with G1 Practice Tests for cars, M1 practice test for motorcycles, G1 and M1 test simulators as well as an FAQ with detailed answers to 100+ MTO-related questions. 

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Historical Newspaper: Waterloo Region Record (1893-2010). ProQuest’s Historical Newspaper provides fully searchable cover-to-cover access to Waterloo Region Record content from 1893 to 2010. Historical newspaper content is among the most sought-after primary source material in research including obituaries, birth notices, and local news. 

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Little Pim offers a leading language teaching method designed just for children. Short 5-minute videos hold their focus so they can begin their language learning journey on their own. Little Pim offers its videos in 12 languages including English, French, Arabic (Modern Standard), and Chinese (Mandarin).

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Learn another language, or improve one you already know, using Mango Languages! Free apps for iPhone and Android users so you can take your learning with you as you travel.

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Is your child looking for a new book to read? Check out NoveList K-8 to search for great kids' authors, titles, featured articles, award winners and more!

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Looking for the perfect book? Use NoveList Plus to search for author read-alikes, recommended reads, book discussion guides, feature articles, award winning titles and more. It includes more than 220,000 fiction titles and 60,000 non-fiction titles. 

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Ontario 211 is a local website to help you find the right community and social services. Search for health services and supports; financial and social assistance; children and youth services; seniors services and more.

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With 600+ courses, UniversalClass for Libraries allows patrons to pick up new skills and earn Continuing Education Units in everything from computer skills and candle making. Learners can audit courses for fun or complete courses to earn CEUs and certificates.

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World Book Student offers tens of thousands of encyclopedia articles along with nearly 700 videos and original animations and 17,000+ photos and illustrations. It also offers access to the World Book Biography Center, with more than 10,000 biographies of both historical and contemporary figures. 

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