Family Day
All branches of the Huron County Library system will be closed Sunday, February 14, 2010 and Monday, February 15, 2010 for Family Day.
Regular business hours will resume Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Have a wonderful Family Day!
Now you can write book reviews in our catalogue!
Do you have something to say about your favourite book? Do you want to recommend books to others in your community? Now you can in Huron County Library's online catalogue. Starting December 1, 2009, the Library will be offering you the chance to write reviews about the books you love or the books you love not so much.
All you have to do is visit the Library catalogue, search for a title and you will see an invitation to Write a Review under the cover art. If the item already has reviews, you'll see the average reader rating (up to five stars) and a link to the reviews. You can add your review to the others that are there.
The reviews are not from just Huron County library residents, they are from many different libraries as well. Each review includes the reviewer's nickname and the geographic location of the reviewer's library. You can now find out what others from all over think about that book.
Downloadable Audiobooks come to Huron County Library
Huron County Library now has access to downloadable audiobooks. Through the Southern Ontario Library Service, Ontario Library Service North and the $15 Million Investment in Ontario Public Libraries program from the Ontario Ministry of Culture, OverDrive Downloadable Audiobooks is available to all Huron County Library patrons from their home and will be available soon in the following library branches - Exeter, Goderich, Wingham, Seaforth and Clinton. This resource allows you to download an audiobook by your favourite author to listen to on your computer or on a portable media player (most MP3 players, Zune or iPod). From Fiction to Non-Fiction, Young Adult titles and books for Children, Overdrive Downloadable Audiobooks, has something for everyone. For more information or help using this service, contact your local library branch.
New Electronic Resources at Huron County Library
Huron County Library users have access to two new electronic resources through the Library's website. These new resources are Teen Health & Wellness database and Career Cruising, a resource that guides you through selecting a career that is right for you.
Teen Health and Wellness database offers information on all health subjects that teens are curious about. From learning about anatomy to sexuality to skills for school/work/life, a teen will be able to find out what they need to know. Teen Health and Wellness can be accessed through the library website at any Huron County Library branch.
Not sure what sort of job is right for you, or are you wanting to change your career focus? Then Career Cruising is the resource for you. Career Cruising is an online career guidance tool that will help people of all ages find a career that matches their passions and what they want out of a career. Take the online quiz that will determine which career best suits you. More detailed information about each career can be viewed along with educational requirements to pursue your chosen career and so much more. Career Cruising can be accessed at any Huron County Library branch, through the library website.
Huron Manufacturing Association Titles
The Huron Manufacturing Association (HMA) and Huron County Library have formed a partnership to create a collection of materials of interest to small businesses and manufacturers. The HMA has recommended the titles in the collection and Huron County Library has made these titles available in its branches.
Books recommended by the HMA are easily identified by a sticker on the front cover. HMA books are easily found on the library online catalogue, by clicking the link Have You Read? and then clicking on the HMA icon.
For more assistance or information about the HMA collection, please contact your local branch library.
Wii Games back at Huron County Library
Wii is back at your local library! Starting July 2009, Wii Game events are being offered in nine of the twelve library branches. These events are aimed for youth ages 12 to 18. Each event will feature a big screen Wii tournament (featured games include Rock Band, Guitar Hero, Super Smash Brothers, etc., as well as a variety of card and board games are available too. Prizes and snacks will be provided at each event and all of this is free of charge. Adult and Senior Wii events are to come.
For more information at the Wii Games events, Adult, Senior and Youth, please contact your local branch library or visit the Video Games at Huron County Library Facebook group.
New Genealogy Electronic Resource for Huron County Library
Huron County Library now has access to the database Ancestry Library Edition, a genealogy database supplied by ProQuest Inc. Ancestry Library Edition is a joint effort between ProQuest and MyFamily.com to be one of the most important genealogical collections available today. The Ancestry Library Edition collection has census, vital, church, court and immigration records for the United States and the United Kingdom as well as access to collections from Canada and other areas. Ancestry Library Edition updates continually, with more indexes and original images added all the time. To access this resource, please visit your local branch library.
ServiceOntario at the Library
 Have you ever lost your wallet and not know what to do about it? Are you moving and are unsure what you need to do? Did you want to learn more about starting your own business? Your local library branch and ServiceOntario can help.
The ServiceOntario website has a wide variety of information that ranges from what to do when you lose your wallet, when you are moving within Ontario, if you want to start your own business or need to apply for a birth, death or marriage certificate and much much more. Library staff can help first-time users of the site to find the information needed. For more information and to learn more about the ServiceOntario website, visit your local library branch or visit the ServiceOntario website.
Healthy Reads Collection
The Huron County Library and the Maitland Valley Family Health Team have launched a unique project aimed at assisting the public to navigate through the vast and confusing array of health information available today.
Together these groups have assembled a catalogue of professionally recommended books on a range of health topics that are available through the County library system.
For more information, please contact your local library branch.
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