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Information Services

There are professionally-trained staff on duty during all of the hours the Library is open. They are happy to answer your questions in person, by phone or e-mail.

If you are looking for information from home, office or school, you can check our Virtual Reference Desk.


Getting items that are checked out or not owned:

Phone or e-mail to reserve items that the Library owns but are currently checked out. You can also place a hold on the item yourself by searching our catalogue  and requesting the item that is needed.

If the Library does not own the item you are looking for, you can request that we purchase the item, or you may borrow the item from another library.


Borrowing items from libraries outside the Colchester-East Hants Public Library system:

If the material you want is not available at our library, it can usually be borrowed from another library for your use. The catalogues of academic (Novanet), regional public (NcompasS), and Halifax Regional Municipality libraries can be viewed at all our branches or by searching the desired library  from our home page.

Programs

A variety of programs are available at the various branches in the Colchester-East Hants Public Library system. Visit the branch nearest you from our 'branches' site to see what your library has to offer or phone your local branch for details.

Reference Databases

Using the computers in each branch library, or at home, you can read magazine and newspaper articles, research a health issue, or get reviews of the latest books.

The following databases are available on-line either in the library or from your home/office. Please visit our Virtual Reference Desk for the links to InfoTrac.

  • General Reference - magazines, books, and newspapers with information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
  • Health Reference - articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, occupational health & safety,  alcohol & drug abuse, etc.
  • CPI.Q - comprehensive index to Canadian and international journals, magazines, newspapers, and other references.
  • Contemporary Authors  - complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism Select - an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors.
  • What do I read next? - includes over 100,000 recommended titles to help users uncover new reading adventures.

Library Skills Instruction
Would you like to learn the basic skills you need to find library materials? We offer tours and classes for adults on how to use the on-line catalogue and magazine database, and World Wide Web. Contact Adult Services at Public Library Headquarters for more information. Tel: (902) 895-4183, e-mail: lbrann@nstc.library.ns.ca

 

Readers Advisory

Looking for a good book to read?
Talk to any of our Branch staff and let us help you find something that fits your interests and needs.

The Internet also provides some excellent web sites for readers: