Online Resources

The following links will help you find general reference material:

• The Canadian Encyclopedia
• The Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Internet Archive
• Statistics Canada

You can access e-books and downloadable audiobooks through the following links:

• AudioBookCloud (online audiobooks for all ages)
• Overdrive (library card required to sign in)
• RomanceBookCloud (online eBooks for readers who love Romance Novels)
• TeenBookCloud (online books for readers in Grades 7-12)
• Tumblebooks (online books with animation for readers in Kindergarten to Grade 6)
• TumbleMath (online math themed stories for readers in Kindergarten to Grade 6)

Online Magazines

You can access our online magazine subscriptions through this link: 

• Flipster (library card required to sign in)

Language Learning

Mango Languages has offered free access to all Ontario libraries during the ongoing COVID-19 related closures.  Try their online language learning lessons here:

• Mango Languages

Looking for a good read? Use the links below to find book recommendations.

• NoveList, English (library card required to sign in)
• NoveList, French (library card required to sign in)
• Novelist K-8 (library card required to sign in)
• Fantastic Fiction
• Sign up for NextReads Book Recommendation Newsletters.

Looking for academic or research articles? Try any of the following resources:

• Canadian Reference Centre (EBSCO) (library card required to sign in)
• Explora (EBSCO) (library card required to sign in)
• Masterfile Premier (library card required to sign in)
• Primary Search (EBSCO)(library card required to sign in)

• Explora Primary (EBSCO) (library card required to sign in)
• Great North Comics (Free issues available during library closure)
• Novelist K-8 (library card required to sign in)
• PebbleGo (Animals and Science Modules)
• TeenBookCloud (online books for readers in Grades 7-12)
• Tumblebooks (online books with animation for readers in Kindergarten to Grade 6)
• TumbleMath (online math themed stories for readers in Kindergarten to Grade 6)
• Lerner eBooks (Collections for preK-5 and 6-12 - Available for free during library closure)

 Looking for information about your ancestry? Visit the Dryden Public Library in person to use our Ancestry Library database.

 Travel

• A to Z World Travel (library card required to sign in)

Need help with come do-it-yourself car or small engine repairs? Dryden Public Library has resources to help:

• Automate (EBSCO) (library card required to sign in)

 Food and Recipes

•  A to Z World Food (library card required to sign in)