Library Resources

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Our collection is constantly evolving.

Find out what books, audiobooks, periodicals, and DVDs we have at the library by searching Insignia, our online catalogue. To access the catalogue:

• Log in to your account using your card number and password (the default is your first name)
• Search by title, author, subject, etc.
• Reserve and renew materials
• See the load period for an item
• Check your loan history
• Review fines

Need more information? 

Contact the Library and staff will be happy to help.

Please refer to the E-Resources page for information.

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The Greater Madawaska Public Library & Learning Centre has a growing collection of circulating “things.”

You can borrow:

• Binoculars (1)
• Board games
• Chromebooks (3)
• Educational kits (more to come!): 
• Bees (bee kit)
• Fire engines (fire kit)
• Kobo Reader (1) - try it out!
• Leappads (2)
• Museum passes (all 7 national museums in Ottawa)
• Nature Discovery Backpacks (22) - Learn about our Watershed!
• Radon detectors (2)
• Watersheds water testing kits (4 - including 1 educational kit) 

To access these items, reserve them in our online catalogue.

TIP: Search by 'Call No' and enter 'LibraryOfThings' to search this list.

Find out about Greater Madawaska's history by exploring our local history materials at the library. Some of the content available:

• Songs, stories and poems by Wesley Bomhower
• Stories and certificates from Howard Popkie's scrapbook
• Scanned copy of Bagot and Blythfield Public Library's first 3 years
• A Black Donald Mines DVD
• Calabogie and Area historical photos
• Renfrew Mercury historical newspaper clippings
• Births, deaths register

NOTE: Much of our collection of local history materials is restricted to in-library use.

The following two (2) resources are available on-site at our library location in Calabogie (subscription is site-specific). Please use one of our public computers for full access. 

In-library access to Ancestry Library Edition - Explore your roots with this databank of genealogical records-- bringing history close to home! To learn more about this resource, check out the Ancestry.ca website.

In-library access to ProQuest - Expand your understanding of a topic with access to newspapers, magazines, ebooks, historical collections, dissertations, theses, governmental archives, cultural archives, and more! To learn more about this resource, check out the Proquest website.

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Museums

Greater Madawaska Public Library and Learning Centre has partnered with Ottawa area museums to offer free general admission (this excludes any special exhibits). 

All passes can be checked out for one week, each pass admits a family of 2 adults and 3 children, parking not included.

We are not permitted to reserve passes.

Please call ahead to book an appointment at the museum you intend to visit. 

• Canadian War Museum
• Canadian Museum of History
• Canadian Museum of Nature
• Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
• Canada Aviation and Space Museum
• Canada Science and Technology Museum
• Ottawa Museum Network (municipal locations across the Ottawa Valley - SUSPENDED in 2022)

Parks

Ontario Provincial Park passes (2) - Day access for 1 vehicle and its occupants. Check with the Library for free seasonal Ontario Parks parking passes. This pass provides day access to any of Ontario's Provincial Parks; Algonquin, Murphy's Point, Fitzroy, and Bonnechere are some of our favourites.

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