Patron-Initiated Interlibrary Loans

The Ramara Township Public Library is pleased to announce a new service for library members: Patron-Initiated Interlibrary Loan (P-ILLO), which allows people to request books and material not held in our collection from other libraries themselves online.  To take advantage of the new P-ILLO service, library members are required to register at the library or contact us (providing your full name, address, home phone number, email address and library card number).  A patron record will be created in the INFOntario system (a virtual catalogue and Interlibrary Loan network for Ontario public libraries), and library members will be provided with a User ID and password, including full details on how to order items online.

Guide for the new Patron-Initiated Interlibrary Loan service

Anyone interested in the new service is invited to call the Ramara Township Public Library at 705-325-5776 for more information.

Teens - It's Your Library...Let's See You In It!

We need YOUR assistance! Help us by providing suggestions about programs that YOU would like to see at the Library for teens Right now you can find great fiction and non-fiction books, material and online databases to assist you with school projects, Wii games and movies for your recreational pleasure! Please share YOUR ideas to help us better serve YOUR needs by contacting Janet Banfield, CEO at 705-325-5776.

Northern Lights Canada employs innovative tools, resources, and services to address the specific needs of the individual client with a goal of finding work and/or successfully getting back to work. This is provided in 19 service locations across Ontario.

• Employment Services assist individual job seekers to achieve their employment and training goals
• Employment Services help communities predict, prepare for, and adjust to labour market changes

They provide Employment Services that meet the unique needs of individuals and employers & pride themselves in their ability to effectively serve both rural and urban communities. In addition, they are committed to providing fully accessible facilities for clients with disabilities, including clients who are mobility impaired, visually impaired, and deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. All locations are accessible.

Northern Lights will resume their services at our Brechin location on Tuesday, September 13th. We welcome you to drop by any Tuesday between 10—1 p.m. for FREE employment assistance.

Have you checked  out our online resources?

A wealth of information is at your fingertips. Ramara Library has subscriptions to many databases of online information for your use, including Encyclopedias, Jobs & Careers, News and Periodicals, Genealogy and more!

Some examples of what you'll find under our Online Resources link, left, are:

Full text reviews, annotations, publication information, subject headings and more for more than 120,000 works of fiction. Find similar titles and authors, guides for book discussions and more. Search for titles by author, title, series or even by plot descriptions.

Gale Cengage Databases

Career exploration and portfolio development system designed for people of all ages. Accessible in Library only.

Check out these excellent resources on our website at Online Resources/Just for Kids & Homework Research!

To serve as a community destination that promotes continuous learning and cultural enrichment by connecting people and ideas through library services and programmes within a welcoming and supportive atmosphere.

To provide access to informational, educational, cultural and recreational library materials and services in a variety of formats and technologies for the people of Ramara Township.

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