Books and literature

The Guelph Public Library partners with the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) to provide a collection of books, magazines, and newspapers in accessible formats for patrons with print disabilities. A print disability is a visual, physical, or learning disability that prevents a person from reading conventional print.

CELA offers:

• A growing collection of over 1 million titles for all ages in audio, braille, or accessible e-book formats
• Newspapers, magazines, and books
• English and French with expanding access to other languages
• Free DAISY apps for iOS or Android devices

To register for CELA please contact the library or self-register on the CELA website. You will need to provide your library card number to complete the registration process.

Canadian Reference Centre gives you full-text access to popular Canadian magazines, newspapers like the Toronto Star, CBC transcripts, and over 2 million news images. You’ll also find international favourites like TIME, The Atlantic, and Scientific American.

Contains French fiction and non-fiction eBooks and eAudiobooks. View Cantook Station's Start-up Guides, opens a new window and get started today! You can read Cantook Libraries' books offline by using the Cantook app.

CBC Corner brings together the wide variety of CBC and Radio-Canada digital content and resources into a single experience! Discover trusted Canadian and local content in the form of news, entertaining TV and radio shows, podcasts, educational kids content, news in foreign language, a language learning app (Mauril), and much more!

An online library of eBooks and eAudiobooks that can be downloaded to most personal devices and enjoyed offline.

CloudLibrary app instructions

1. Download the app from the App Store or Google Play!
2. Log into the app. You will need to enter your library barcode number and PIN.
3. The app allows you to browse, borrow, and read eBooks and eAudiobooks for offline reading. 

An online collection of digital magazines and newspapers, offering unlimited access to over 6,500 titles in more than 50 languages. New and popular titles are added regularly.

hoopla lets you borrow movies, TV shows, music, eBooks, audiobooks, and comics—for free! With a wide range of content for all ages and no waitlists, you can enjoy entertainment anytime, online or offline. Hoopla also offers the The Club, opens a new window - specially selected eBooks perfect for book clubs. Borrow up to 5 items per month. 

• Audiobooks: 21 day loan
• eBooks and graphic novels: 21 day loan
• Comic books: 21 day loan
• Music: 7 day loan
• Movies & TV: 3 day loan

Kanopy Kids offers a wide range of child-friendly categories, including Movies, TV Shows, Story Time, Language Learning, and more. You'll find some fan favourites along with critically acclaimed films and educational documentaries that the whole family can enjoy.

The Kanopy Kids section is fully separated from the main Kanopy library—even search results are limited to kid-appropriate content. Kanopy Kids doesn't use any credits and all shows and movies come with unlimited viewing. Parents can also enable parental controls to ensure children stay within the Kanopy Kids experience.

NoveList K-8 Plus helps kids in kindergarten to grade 8—and the adults who support them—find books they’ll enjoy and feel confident reading. With personalized suggestions, reading level filters, and diverse book picks, it’s an easy way to discover great reads and keep kids excited about reading.

NoveList helps you quickly find books you’ll love. With expert read-a-likes, genre and mood filters, curated lists, discussion guides, and audiobook narrator searches, it makes discovering your next great read easy and fun.

Contains a collection of Canadian and international newspapers and magazines that you can organize into your own personalized newsfeed. Discover publications from different countries and in various languages! Scroll down to the Publications section of PressReader and use the All Countries and All Languages drop-down menus to filter your results.