Heads Up!
Our online catalog is getting a makeover. For a sneek peek of how it is going to look, please visit Owen Sound's library catalog.
Fall programs and events lineup...
Visit our program and events page for adults to check out what we've got planned for the remainder of 2010: Film nights, kniterary nights and scrapbooking...
Take all the books you would like!
We have done away with our 2 books per subject in the ADULT non-fiction collection. Please note that there is still a limit on non-fiction books in the Children's department.
Now you can enjoy the ELF Child Safe Browser at home
We have recently invested in the Elf Child-Safe Browser which provides 100% safe Internet use for your child, conveniently in your home.
The Elf browser allows your children to safely explore carefully chosen, highly engaging free-use educational resources on the Internet. Your children can work on their own and you can feel comfortable knowing that they are visiting ONLY sites that are wholesome, educational, and fun. More...
Calling All Book Clubs...
Book Club Kits are now available!. We have 10 titles that can be reserved and borrowed. Each kit contains 10 copies of the book and can be checked out for a 6 week period. Search our catalog for "Book Club Set" to get a list of titles, or ask at the circulation desk for more details.
Stop Dead End Searching with
Novelist Select
More and more people are using the library from home to find books they have heard about. But what do you do if the book is checked out or there's a long hold queue. We have recently added NoveList Select to our online catalogue. Now when you search for a book, a listing of similar titles and authors is listed. You will find this below the call number information. Currently Novelist offers suggestions for over 4 million titles. Click here for a screen shot.
Available right in the results, Novelist Select also provides:
- Links to Recommended Reads lists,
- Author Read-alikes,
- Book Discussion Guides
To make it even easier, only titles owned by our library are suggested!
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