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Internet Databases - Books & Literature
You will need to enter the 14 digit number from your Burlington Public Library card to access BPL's online databases remotely, e.g. from home. These resources are NOT available to reciprocal borrowers registered with cards from Halton or Hamilton libraries.
Canadian Literary Centre (EBSCO)
Consists of book reviews, essays, author biographies, and reference content from Essays on Canadian Writing Press, including several individual monographs and biographies, essays and literary criticism.
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry (Columbia Granger)
An index for locating English language poems published in anthologies, covering 700 anthologies and 70 collected and selected works of famous poets. Search by poet, first or last line of poem, words within poems, subject and more.
Download Centre (Overdrive)
A digital library collection available for download, enabling library patrons to download popular digital audiobooks and eBooks from the library's customized website. It's a complete download service!
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Gale Virtual Reference Library - Literature
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials might once have only been accessible in the library, but are now available online from any computer!
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Literature Criticism Online (Gale)
Contains the cross-searchable full text of all volumes of Contemporary Literary Criticism and Shakespearean Criticism from the first publication to present.
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Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Biographical and critical coverage for literary figures and their works, from all time periods. Genres include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, history and journalism. Critical essays from literary journals; links to over 5000 web sites.
netLibrary (netLibrary)
Access to over 8,000 eBooks - both fiction and non-fiction. The full-text for all of these eBooks is available either from in the library or at home. All you need is an Internet connection! Some eBooks require Adobe's free Acrobat Reader product, which is easy to download.
NoveList Plus (EBSCO)
A complete reader's resource, this database contains over 200,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles, including lists of award-winning books, book discussion guides, book talks, recommended reads and more.
Online Book Clubs (Dear Reader)
Sign up for any one of the 8 available online book clubs and begin receiving daily excerpts from a different book each week. Each day we’ll send you a 5-minute excerpt and by the end of the week, you’ll have read 2-3 chapters! New books are featured each week - starting Monday!
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Online Book Forum (Dear Reader)
Are you a member of one of the Online Book Clubs? If you are, join other members on our Forum and discuss the titles you're reading.
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TumbleTalkingBooks (Tumble)
an online audio book library collection of streaming audio books, including unabridged high quality audio versions of American and world classics, non-fiction, fiction, and children and teen books.
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What Do I Read Next? (Gale)
Includes over 130,000 recommended titles and nearly 76,000 plot summaries, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more.
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