Halton Region Public Health is the single best source for trusted health information in Burlington about novel coronavirus (COVID-19). For current information about COVID-19 status locally and preventative actions you can take, please visit the links below.
Here at Burlington Public Library, we are monitoring the latest information, convening our Emergency Management team, implementing our pandemic plan, and coordinating with and seeking direction from our City and public health partners. Please read our website notices for important library services updates.
We support the POST (People Outside Safely Together) Promise and encourage you to practice prevention: maintain physical distancing, wear face covering in public, stay home if unwell, practice respiratory etiquette, clean and disinfect regularly, frequently and thoroughly wash and dry your hands, and keep your hands away from your face.
Children’s Mental Health Ontario: COVID-19 resources for families
Free eBooks to help explain coronavirus: What it is, what we can do, and what we might be feeling
Free eBooks about healthcare professionals and community helpers
Kids Help Phone: Mental health support for children
Reach Out Centre For Kids: Resources for families with children 0-6 from
Talking to Children About the Pandemic: COVID-19 fact sheet from the Ontario Ministry of Health
Evaluating Information on COVID-19 - Facts or Fake?
Googles Fact Check Explorer: Allows you to search a claim and see if it has been verified or debunked
How to Spot Fake News: Covid-19 Edition
World Health Organization: Advice for the Public includes a myth busting section, debunking dangerous myths
Canadian Medical Association: Questions & Answers on COVID-19
Consumer Reports Coronavirus Resource Hub
Physical Distancing: Actions for reducing the spread of COVID-19 from the Government of Canada
Public Health Ontario: Simple factsheets on their COVID-19 Public Resources page
Local Public Health Information
Halton Region Public Health: COVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus)
Halton Region Public Health: Information in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Punjabi, Spanish and Urdo.
Related links
City of Burlington: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Important NOTICES about library services changes