Libraries and Archives - Public Library Services

Provides free loans of books, DVDs and other multimedia. Most public library locations also offer:

• Child and youth programs
• Technology training programs
• Public access computers
• Reference desk services
• Interlibrary loans
• Assistive technology
• Access to online resources such as music, language courses, SaltWire's online news content and more

Non-traditional items are also available to borrow. Includes:

• Audio Player (Yoto's screen less portable audio player)
• Artwork
• Binge Boxes (collections of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box")
• Board games
• Cake pans
• CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) monitors
• C-Pens (a portable scanning pen that reads printed text out loud)
• Disc Golf sets
• Dodow sleep aids (metronome-style sleeping aid that helps users fall asleep naturally through one's breath and relaxation)
• Energy meters (calculate energy consumption and cost of home appliances)
• Fitness passes (select locations)
• Hiking backpacks (for adults)
• Ice skates
• Learn French Kits
• Light therapy lamps
• Mental health kits
• Musical instruments (150+ instruments to borrow for up to three weeks)
• Nature backpacks (kit that contains a variety of books and tools for kids and families to learn about nature)
• Noise cancelling headphones
• PLAY kits (kits include toys such as bean bags, foam discs, sensory balls, etc that encourage play for toddlers)
• Radon detectors
• Sensory kits
• Snowshoes
• Snowshoe/walking poles
• STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) kits
• Telescopes
• Thermal cameras
• Tools (bike repair kits, shovels, gardening tools and hoses, cultivators, stud finders, etc)
• White noise machines
• Heart Health kit(a blood pressure monitor, fingertip pulse oximeter, healthy cooking and exercise books)
• Cognitive Wellness kits(games, puzzles, and resources)

Visit the website for the full list.