Online Resources

The Dryden & District Museum and Dryden Public Library's collection of Dryden Observer Newspapers can now be accessed online! 

The views and opinions stated in the archival collection of The Dryden Observer newspapers are those of the authors who wrote them. This information does not necessarily reflect the position of the City of Dryden, Dryden & District Museum or Dryden Public Library. Some content may be dated, sensitive, or no longer socially acceptable. Please use the information acquired respectfully.

English: Search: The City of Dryden Archives (vitacollections.ca)

French: https://vitacollections.ca/drydenarchives-FR/search 

Thank you to the Department of Canadian Heritage Museum Assistance Program for their grant which made this project possible. 

Thank you to all of our donors:

(merci à tous les donateurs:)

Editor status ($5,000.00 +)

• Rotary Club of Dryden ($10,000)

Columnist status ($1,000.00 - $4,999.00)

• Domtar ($3,000)
• Willem Vermeer ($1,000)
• Friends of the Dryden Public Library ($1,000)
• Pam Cooper ($1,000)
• Pat Rigey ($1,000)

Subscriber status ($500.00 - $999.00)

• Retired Teachers of Ontario District 35
• Dryden Genealogical Society
• Amy Paget
• Susan Reany-Iskra

Reader status ($25.00 - $499.00)

• Egli's Sheep Farm
• Justus Leschied
• Marg Bonham
• Lucille Ayers
• Laura Sfreddo
• Janet Alexander
• Judy Alexander
• Bruce Cook
• Michelle Milanese
• Janis Carter
• Don & Lynn Wilton

The following links will help you find general reference material:

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

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

• Overdrive (library card required to sign in)
• Hoopla
• EBSCO e-Books and Audiobooks (library card required to sign in)
• EBSCO eBooks Canadian Subscription Collection (library card required to sign in)

Online Magazines

• Available on Libby

Language Learning

Want to learn a new language? Try Transparent Languages!

• Transparent Language

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

• NoveList Plus (Adult/Teen) (library card required to sign in)
• Novelist K-8 (library card required to sign in)
• Fantastic Fiction

• EBSCO eBooks Canadian Subscription Collection (library card required to sign in)

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

• Explora (EBSCO) (library card required to sign in)
• EBSCO eBooks Canadian Subscription Collection (library card required to sign in)

• Novelist K-8 (library card required to sign in)
• PebbleGo (Animals, Science, and Health Modules)

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

• Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO) (library card required to sign in)