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Why not try the wonderful free services of the Library? Descriptions of them follow below (in alphabetical order, of course—we’re a library after all). Click on any of the headings to the left to get right to what you’re looking for.
Audio Books
If you want to listen to recorded books, you can check them out from the Library where we have a very nice collection. If you want access to a vast collection of audio books that you can download and listen to, why not try Library to Go? You can “borrow” any title you like to listen to on your home computer or personal digital assistant (PDA). Each title has a check out period after which it is de-activated.
Just click on the link below and follow the instructions or contact the Library if you need help getting started.
Books by Mail Pilot Program
Do you know anyone who needs Books by Mail? Tell them about this new Library service.
Anyone who is sick, disabled or who just can't get to the Library easily can register with us to receive books through the mail. It's available to anyone in our service
eBooks
It’s not just about Kindle, Amazon! ebooks are popping up all over. In fact, we’ve offered them at the Library for quite awhile now. Our ebooks are in an electronic library called, “Library to Go”—you check things out that you want to read on your computer or personal digital assistant (PDA) and they are automatically de-activated when their time expires. Kind of like, “this message will self-destruct in 15 seconds” except that you actually have to delete expired titles yourself.
Just click on the link below or contact the Library if you need help getting started.
Learn a Language - Rosetta Stone
Learning a new language... there are so many reasons you might want to do this--your life circumstances, your personal goals or interest in the world around you. If you have a Library card, you can use a premier language learning program, Rosetta Stone TOTALe. With this web-based product you can choose from 30 languages and progress at your own speed.
Free Borrowing!
You may borrow up to 5 DVDs at a time and a total of 30 items at a time. Use our books for up to 4 weeks. You may borrow newer books and everything else for up to 2 weeks. Return your materials on time and in good condition to avoid fines and charges. To learn about fines and other potential charges, see our Schedule of Charges. You can learn more about all this by reading the Board’s Borrowing Policies.
Free Computer Classes at the Library
Did you know that the Library offers free computer classes? Every two weeks we offer a different class at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Learn how to use the Internet, how to use email or just get an introduction to computers. Often the people who attend these sessions are seniors who just never needed to use computers but now would like to so they can connect with their families, sort out travel arrangements and find out all sorts of useful information. Phone the Library at 604-485-4796 to sign up as space is limited. Consult our Events Calendar to see when these classes are offered as well as all the neat stuff the Library has coming up.
Get a Library Card
It’s easy to get a card. Just come to the Library with 2 pieces of Identification – one must have your current address on it. Then, if you live in the Powell River Regional District (including the City of Powell River), we’ll issue you a free card on the spot.
If you live outside the Powell River Regional District, you may
Interlibrary Loans
How cool is this? Your Powell River Public Library card gets you access to book collections all over BC (and even beyond, on occasion) through the Interlibrary Loan program. This means that if we don’t have what you want, you can ask us to get it for you from another library or you can order it yourself from your home computer using a service called Outlook Online (not to be confused with Microsoft Outlook—why do they do these things?). Read on for some pointers on Using Outlook Online.
If you are not comfortable using Outlook Online, you can ask us to borrow an item for you by phoning us, sending us an email or stopping by the service desk by the Library.
Listen To Music
It’s like having your own personal music CD collection. Except this one has nearly 44,000 CDs in it. It sounds almost too good to be true, but the Powell River Public Library offers free access to the Naxos Music Library. Up to 5 simultaneous users of the service can listen anywhere they have a computer and speakers or headphones.
Public Computers At The Library
Check your email, use office software, or get some information! It's free to use the computers at the Library. You may book half-hour sessions to a maximum of one hour per day at the Service Desk or by phoning the Library at 604-485-4796. You may print on the Library's printer for $.15/page. Remember to pay for these prints at the Service Desk.
Special Services
Read about some special services that we provide to you.
