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Naxos Spoken Word Library
(Click for more detail)Listen to the world's literature! Access the complete catalogue of critically acclaimed Naxos audiobooks, with transcriptions available for English language learning. Categories for Children's Classics, Classic Fiction, and Shakespeare's plays. New titles are added monthly.
Naxos Video Library
(Click for more detail)See the world's greatest operas, ballets, orchestras and artists on demand. See performances by legendary artists like Placido Domingo, Claudio Abbado, Luciano Pavarotti, Martha Argerich and Herbert von Karajan. The collection includes more than 2,500 full-length videos.
Naxos Works Database
(Click for more detail)The Naxos Works Database is your online catalog of classical pieces accompanied by a wealth of data such as duration, instruments, publisher and introduction to the pieces. With more than 26,000 pieces and more added daily, it is your gateway to the world of classical music.
New York Times
(Click for more detail)Understand the world. Navigate life. Access The New York Times here.
Whether you’re managing finances, tackling tough parenting problems, or simply looking to make sense of this moment, rely on our original, quality journalism to lead the way.
NFB (National Film Board) Campus
(Click for more detail)NFB Campus streams almost 1,500 more films than the free NFB site. (Those 1,500 extra films are only available for streaming in library through OPL NFB Campus subscription; The other 4,300 films are available free from NFB site www.nfb.ca).
NoveList K-8 Plus: Find your next great read
(Click for more detail)NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
NoveList Plus : Find your next great read
(Click for more detail)Looking for your next book? Want to find more authors like your favorites? NoveList Plus has all your reading answers. Find books that match your interests, read-alikes for your favorite titles and authors, or ready-made book lists on your favorite genres.
Ottawa Citizen
(Click for more detail)A searchable archive of 30 days which is part of the database Library PressDisplay. Articles can be translated into German, Greek, Spanish or French. The viewer can also listen to individual articles in any of these languages.
Ottawa Citizen - ProQuest Historical Newspapers (1845 - 2010)
(Click for more detail)This digitized full-images archives of the Ottawa Citizen provides genealogists, researchers and general public with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
Overdrive eBooks and Audiobooks
(Click for more detail)eBooks and downloadable audiobooks. Compatible with most devices. Includes Libby, the newer library reading app by OverDrive.
Overdrive Magazines (Formerly RBDigital Unlimited Magazines -Zinio)
(Click for more detail)A package of over 3,000 popular titles (including Canadian Living, National Geographic, The New Yorker, and many more) with varieties of languages and up to three years of back issues are now available for unlimited simultaneous access with no circulation caps.