Whitchurch Library News and Events http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca Sun, 19 May 2013 08:30:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca Whitchurch Library News and Events http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/dedicate-a-book Click on this link for information on how to dedicate a book Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:57:52 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/book-club-kits Book Club Kits are available at the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library Click on this link for details Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:56:38 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/small-business-resources Small Business Resources Market Research Statistics click on the following link: Canada Business Network Portal for information from federal provincial governments Statistical Profile of Canadian Communities click on the following link: Statistics Canada Use the search box.  Covers almost 6000 towns, villages cities. Data from 2006 Census.  Each profile covers population, vital statistics, education, income work, families dwellings, general population health infomation.  Mapping feature available. ONe-Source for Business click on the following link: Service Ontario Service Ontario's Services to Business Guide click on the following link: Services to Business Guide Canadian Business Database Information about Canadian and U.S. businesses From the library's website look under:     Resources     Online Databases     Canadian Business Database Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:09:12 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/author-visit-terry-fallis Author Terry Fallis   will be visiting the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library on Nov. 29        7 p.m.      Admission is free, but get tickets in advance at the library's Information Desk to ensure seating. Click on this link for details  Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:17:49 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/chris-mckhool Children's Entertainer Chris McKhool Sunday, Nov. 4     2 p.m.   @ 19 on the Park Free adminssion, but contact the box office for ticket information 905-640-2322   Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:40:48 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/small-business-unconference   Small Business Un-conference What: A peer-to-peer conference.  You pick the topics, set the agenda and share your expertise. When: Monday, October 15   8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Where: Lebovic Centre for Arts Entertainment - 19 Civic Ave. Cost: $30 (lunch included) Learn more at: www.canadaone.com/unconference Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:53:14 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/becoming-a-canadian-citizen Becoming a Canadian Citizen Thursday, September 27,  7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Free.  Information evening. In partnership with the Library Settlement Partnerships, the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library invites adults to this special presentation to find out the rights and responsibilites of a Canadian Citizen, who can apply, how to apply and how to prepare for the citizenship test. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:49:53 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/complaints-regarding-material Complaints regarding material held in the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library   Click here to view the form (http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/images/stories/files/About_the_Library/complaints%20form.pdf) Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:27:29 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/adult-writing-competition In honour of the 200th Anniversary of the first publication of the brothers Grimms' folk tales, the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library is holding a writing contest.  Prizes will be awarded.                                    Click on this link for details Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:22:44 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/links-government-a-legal Recommended Links - Government Legal Click on one of the following links: Ministry of the Attorney General - Legislation Lists the status of current legislation, statutes and regulations in the Legislature of Ontario, in addition to the Hansard and the Members of the Legislature.  Find a flawyer, family law, traffic tickets, etc. Welcome to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario This website contains all the information about bills as they proceed through the Ontario Legislative Assembly. House Government Bills Full text access to all the bills of the current session of Canadian Parliament as well as previous Parliaments. Constitution Acts 1867 to 1982 Full text of the constitution Act of 1867 and the Constitution Act of 1982. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms Complete and official text of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:05:39 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/links-special-interest Recommended Links - Special Interest Click on one of the following links: IMDb (The Internet Movie Database) Radio Locator Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:39:25 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/links-science Recommended Links - Science Click on one of the following links: Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information GEOSOURCE Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:38:40 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/links-reaearch Recommended Links - Research Click on one of the following links: Virtual Religion Index Encyclopedia Mythica Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:37:57 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/links-home-a-life Recommended Links - Home Life Click on one of the following links: WhitePages.com Ontario Tourism Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:36:47 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/links-history-a-current-events Recommended Links - History Current Events Click on one of the following links: Veteran's Affairs Canada CIA World Factbook Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:35:46 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/links-health-a-wellness Recommended Links - Health Wellness Click on one of the following links: Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Consumer Centre MedlinePlus: Mental Health Mayo Clinic Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:34:56 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/links-french-a-multicultural Recommended Links - French Multicultural Click on one of the following links: Assembly of First Nations NAHO National Aboriginal Health Organization Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:33:45 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/links-business-a-careers Recommended Links - Business Careers Click on one of the following links: Industry Canada Site Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:09:05 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/links-books-a-authors Recommended Links - Books Authors Click on one of the following links: Canadian Children's Book Centre Forest of Reading Canadian Books and Authors Caldecott Medal Newbery Medal New York Public Library Reading and Books - Recommended for Kids MGPL Webrary - Kids' Booklists Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:51:17 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/recommended-links Recommended Links   Browse by Subject Click on one of the following subjects:   Books Authors (./index.php?option=com_content view=article id=174) Business Careers French Multicultual Government Legal... Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:38:15 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/online-databases-subject-list Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:54:07 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/online-databases-alphabetical Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:53:23 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/genealogy-online Online Databases - Genealogy    Ancestry - Library Edition - in library use, only Click on one of the following links to chose a database:           Stouffville Sun/Tribune    Toronto Star - Pages of the Past Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:39:28 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/special-interest Online Databases - Special Interest Click on one of the following links to chose a database:    Career Cruising    Chilton's     Criminal Justice Collection    Diversity Studies Collection    Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection    Learning Express Library    Military and Intelligence Database    Religion and Philosophy Collection    War and Terrorism Collection Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:31:08 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/science Online Databases - Science Click on one of the following links to chose a database:    Communications Mass Media Collection    Computer Database    Environmental Issues and Policy Collection    General Science Collection    Grzimek's Animal Life    Information Science and Technology    Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:30:35 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/research Online Databases - Research Click on one of the following links to chose a database:        Britannica       Canadian Points of View    Canadian Reference Centre Select    CPI.Q    Educators 200    General OneFile    General Reference Centre Gold    Literature Resource Centre    Marshall Cavendish Digital Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:29:57 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/newstand Online Databases - Newstand Click on one of the following links to chose a database:    Canadian Reference Centre    Communications Mass Media Collection    Stouffville Sun/Tribune    Toronto Star - Pages of the Past Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:29:05 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/homework-help Online Databases - Homework Help Click on one of the following links to chose a database:     Britannica    Discovering Collection    Grzimek's Animal Life    InfoTrac Student Edition    InfoTrac Student Edition K-12    Kids InfoBits    Learning Express Library    Marshall Cavendish Reference Centre Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:28:24 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/home-a-life Online Databases - Home Life Click on one of the following links to chose a database:    Canadian Points of View    Diversity Studies    Gardening, Landscape, Horticultural Collection       Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:27:29 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/history-a-current-events Online Databases - History Current Events     Ancestry - Library Edition - in library use, only (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid custid=s8913966 profile=ehost defaultdb=nlabk) Click on one of the following links to chose a database:    - (http://search.proquest.com/torstarpagesofthepast?accountid=35070)Pages of the Past    War Terrorism Collection    World History Collection Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:26:50 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/french-a-multilingual Online Databases - French Multicultural Click on one of the following links to chose a database:    Consumer Health Information - French    Mango Language Learning    Learning Express Library Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:24:35 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/digital-library Online Databases - Digital Library Click on one of the following links to chose a database:          eAudiobooks (Ebsco)       eBooks (Ebsco)    Overdrive (eBooks eAudiobooks)    Tumblebooks (eBooks for eKids) Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:22:38 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/fine-rates-a-loan-periods Fine Rates and Loan Periods    Books, audio books and music CD’s:     · 3 week loan period     · 30¢ per day if overdue     · 2 Renewals, if not on Reserve  Magazines:     · 3 week loan period     · 25¢ per day if overdue     · 2 Renewals, if not on Reserve  Playaways:     · 3 week loan period     · 30¢ per day if overdue     · No Renewals, no Reserves Playaway Views:        · 1 week loan period     · $2 per day if overdue     · No Renewals, no Reserves       · Limit of 2 per card  DVD’s and Computer Games:     · 7 day loan period     · $2 per day if overdue     · No Renewals, no Reserves A short-term loan period of 7 days is set for books with multiple requests: $1.50 per day if overdue.  Requests may be placed on books, audio books, magazines and music CD’s through our online catalogue via the Library website at www.whitchurch-library.on.ca.  Requests must be picked up within 3 business days.   Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:02:28 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/childrens Online Databases - Children's Click on one of the following links to chose a database:        Britannica for kids    Kids InfoBits   LearningExpressLibrary   NoveList K-8   PebbleGo   Tumblebooks   Tumble Readables   Tumble Audio Book Cloud Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:54:00 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/business-a-careers Online Databases - Business Careers Click on one of the following links to chose a database:    Business Source Premier    Canadian Business Database (Reference Canada)    Career Cruising    General Business File ASAP(Gale)    Insurance Liability Collection (Gale)    Learning Express Library    LegalTrac (Gale)    Small Business Collection (Gale)    Vocation Careers Collection (Gale) Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:19:35 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/books-a-authors Online Databases - Books Authors Click on one of the following links to chose a database:    eAudiobooks (Ebsco)       eBooks (Ebsco)    Literature Resource Center (Gale)    Next Reads    NoveList Plus (Ebsco)    Overdrive (eBooks  eAudiobooks)    Tumble Books (eBooks for eKids) Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:39:59 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/delegation-request-form Delegation Request Form Click here to view the form (http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/images/stories/files/About_the_Library/delegation%20-%20form.pdf) Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:11:43 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/library-hockey-contest                           Library Hockey Contest Click on the following links to view the appropriate quiz: Ages 6 - 11 Ages 12 - 17 Ages 18 and older Hand in your completed quiz at the library before 8:30 p.m. on August 9th Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:00:39 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/ancestry-in-library-use-only   Ancestry.com is available for in-house use at the library. For more information contact the staff at the Information Desk 905-642-7323, Ext. 5230 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:02:36 +0100 http://www.whitchurch-library.on.ca/component/content/adaption     Accessibility @ your library         Adaptive Technology Work Station          For people with a visual impairment:   · ZoomText Screen Magnifier enlarges everything on the computer screen up to 36 times its normal size.   · JAWS is screen reading software that reads aloud the information shown on the screen.          For people with a reading or language struggle    and/or a visual impairment:   · Kurzweil 1000 / Kurzweil 3000 is scanning, reading, writing and learning software. It works with a flatbed scanner to allow scanned-in text to be converted to speech and read back to the user.   Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:27:32 +0100