e-Resources

OverDrive e-books

You can download and read eBooks on your computer, tablet, smartphone or eReader using your Muskoka Lakes Public Library card to access OverDrive. The loan period for OverDrive eBooks is 14 days.

OverDrive includes current, popular fiction and non-fiction eBooks. Download to read on your device. Learn about OverDrive.

For Apple iOS and Android devices you can use the original OverDrive app or the Libby app to access OverDrive.

• Download Libby, by OverDrive on Apple iOS
• Download Libby, by OverDrive for Android
• Download OverDrive App on Apple iOS
• Download OverDrive App for Android

Kobo eReaders released after 2016 (Kobo Forma, Aura ONE, Aura H2O Edition 2, Aura Edition 2, or Clara HD) can download eBooks directly to the eReader. Kobo eReaders released prior to 2016 must use Adobe Digital Editions to transfer eBooks to the eReader using a desktop or laptop computer.

• Download Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.10
• Download Adobe Digital Editions 3.0 (scroll down to bottom of the page)

Amazon Kindle devices do not work with OverDrive, with the exception of the Kindle Fire tablet (Android device).

OverDrive e-audiobooks

You can download and listen to audiobooks on your computer, tablet or smartphone using your Muskoka Lakes Public Library card to access Overdrive.

OverDrive includes current, popular fiction and non-fiction audiobooks. Download to listen on your device. Learn about OverDrive.

You can use the original OverDrive app or the Libby app to access OverDrive on a mobile device. The loan period for OverDrive audiobooks is 14 days.

• Download Libby, by OverDrive on Apple iOS
• Download Libby, by OverDrive for Android
• Download OverDrive App on Apple iOS
• Download OverDrive App for Android

Tumble book library

K-6 children's ebook database

Tumble math

K-6 math ebook database

Teen book cloud 

grade 7-12 ebook database

Romance book cloud

adult romance ebook database

Audio book cloud

 all ages audio book database

External links to free activities

• Breakout EDU A collection of digital games that students can play at home.

• Canada's Wonderland virtual rides Take a virtual ride at home!

• Coursera Build skills with courses, certificates, and degrees online from world-class universities and companies.

• Escape rooms Digital escape rooms created by librarians all around the world.

• Google arts & culture Learn something new every day. Stories and featured content curated by experts daily.
• Lunch Doodles Author and illustrator Mo Willems offers free drawing lessons of his beloved picture book characters.

• National Film Board of Canada Watch Canadian films online.

• National Geographic Kids Games, activities, videos.

• Storyline Online Stories read aloud by actors.

• Virtual Museum of Canada The largest digital source of stories and experiences shared by Canada’s museums and heritage organizations. 

Muskoka images

Muskoka Digital Archives is a collection of historical photographs of the Muskoka region.

Women's Institute

Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario digitized collections. Some of the digitized Tweedsmuir collections and other WI documents are available for searching and viewing. Records are released on an ongoing basis once they are reviewed for privacy considerations.

Ancestry library edition

Start searching billions of records and discover your family's story. Available for free only while in the library.

G1 driving practice test

G1.ca is for Ontario learner drivers to help you pass your G1 test. The site provides free practice tests that simulate the official G1 test. This is a privately owned website and is not owned by or affiliated with DriveTest or any other government agency.