Biography

Your own national encyclopedia, The Canadian Encyclopedia, is a one-stop shop for information about all things Canadian—people, historical events, geography, culture, and more.

Access more than 100,000,000 articles on a wide range of topics from academic works to homework help for kids. The Gale Reference Centre gives you one-stop access to resources about more than 20 subjects including agriculture, biography, business, communications and mass media, criminal justice, health and wellness, pop culture, interactive science and much, much more.

Public Library Video Online features over 50,000 streaming videos spanning science, history, engineering, health, performing arts, religion, film, and many other topics, with content from BBC (Planet Earth, Blue Planet, Classic Performances, travelogues, and science programming), A&E (Biography, Intervention, Modern Marvels, America at War), PBS (NOVA, Ken Burns documentaries, American Masters, Masterpiece), as well as nearly 20 years’ of 60 Minutes programming, classic and silent films by the British Film Institute, Broadway performances, and other films and documentaries from around the world.

Please note: This temporary resource is available during COVID-19 related Library closures.

Students of all ages will find valuable information in thousands of articles, interactive games and activities, animations, science projects and more! You can also access resources in Spanish and French.