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Cantook Station – French Language Ebooks
A collection of French language ebooks and audiobooks from Canadian and international publishers. It includes popular genre fiction, bestsellers, non-fiction, and more! Titles for all ages free with your library card!
Access thousands of ebooks, digital audiobooks, and emagazines for free with your library card. Get these same materials on your iOS or Android device with the Libby app!
Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts! Learn skills that will help you in school, personal, and work life for free with your library card.
Open Access Websites & Local Resources
An independent provincial public educational broadcaster that operates a television channel and streaming platforms exclusively in the public interest.
Berklee College of Music – Free Music Resources
Offers free course samplings and handbooks useful for teaching all aspects of music – production, theory, and practice.
Numerous online or in-person programming workshops, free of charge. Different workshops for all ages and types of learners, on every topic from website design, to artificial intelligence, to internet safety and more! Includes resources for educators.
Watch full episodes of CBC documentaries from CBC Docs POV, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki, Short Docs, and more.
Coursera partners with more than 275 leading universities and companies to bring flexible, affordable, job-relevant online learning to individuals and organizations worldwide. Offers a range of learning opportunities—from hands-on projects and courses to job-ready certificates and degree programs. Must create an account.
If you are new to computers, haven’t used them for a while, are a little unsure and uncomfortable, or just need a bit of a refresher, Digital Learn has the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed.
Covers a great range of topics from universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Berkeley, meaning a high-quality, free online education is entirely possible here. Must create an account.
Four Seasons of Indigenous Learning
Register for 10, 30-minute monthly modules from October 2023 to June 2024 and receive a certificate from First Nations University of Canada. Also get the chance to gather virtually with Indigenous elders, educators, and other learners once per month via video conference. Note: this is a paid learning opportunity
Offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Topics include math, science, computing, history, art history, economics, etc., as well as grades K-14 and test preparation (SAT, Praxis, LSAT) content.
Over 200 free, online tutorials on a large variety of topics in numerous languages from the Goodwill Community Foundation.
Great resources to support digital and media literacy for all ages.
Discover the magazine, photo galleries, and videos about the environmental and cultural landscape of our planet.
Provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.
Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, the Social Media Lab is a multi- and interdisciplinary research laboratory at Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University. Conducts research studies, as well as provides research tools and resources for both educators and learners.
A free educational website that teaches older adults and other inexperienced Internet users with basic computer skills about websites that can help improve their quality of life.
TED-Ed is TED’s youth and education initiative. Includes resources for students, educators, and parents.
Check out YouTube EDU for high quality educational videos on all topics, for every age.