Books, magazines, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs

Library members enjoy free access to over 67,000 items including:

  • Books (paperback, hardcover and large print), adult, youth and children’s collections
  • Audiobooks (adults, teens, children)
  • French books for all ages
  • Newspapers & magazines
  • Language kits
  • Movies, documentaries and TV shows on DVD (adult, family, children)
  • Music CDs (all genres, kids’ titles)

If there’s an item your looking for that we don’t have, we can request it from another library through an InterLibrary Loan, or we may be able to Special Order it, if it fits our collection. Inquire at the circulation desk, call 613-256-1037 or 613-624-5306 or email mblackburn@mississippimills.ca.

E-books and digital audiobooks & magazines

As a library patron you have access to free e-books and audiobooks through Overdrive / Libby or via the Ontario Library Service Download Centre.

More about downloading e-books and audiobooks:

If you are downloading e-books for use on an e-reader, you will need to download and install Adobe Digital Editions on your computer.

For questions and support not covered in the guides contact Frontline Tech Support here.

Kanopy streaming TV

Kanopy streams thoughtful entertainment to your preferred device. Everyone from film scholars to casual viewers will discover remarkable and enriching films on Kanopy. Log in with your library card and enjoy a diverse catalog with new titles added every month. You can access 10 items a month (and an unlimited number of items from Kanopy kids).

Access Kanopy or Kanopy Kids on your computer, or download the app on your choice of device:

Apple | Android | Roku | Amazon

History & genealogy

Check out the resources we offer in our branches and online.

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But wait, there’s more!

Want to try a ukulele or spend a free day at a museum? Measure your hydro use or play Frisbee golf? We can help!

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Musical instruments

Ukuleles are available at both branches.

Museum passes 

Visit a number of Ottawa-area museums free of charge.  Because of the limited number of passes at each library,  they are only available on a first come, first served basis.  NO Reserves & NO Renewals. MORE DETAILS.

Ontario park passes 

Available for the 2019-20 season.  As with Museum passes, because of the limited number of passes at each library,  they are only available on a first come, first served basis.  NO Reserves & NO Renewals.

Disc golf Frisbees 

Available at the Almonte Branch Library. Play a game of disc golf in nearby Gemmill park located at 186 Bridge St.

MAPsacks

Available at the Almonte branch. They include a free pass to the Rideau Valley Conservation Area, plus books and items to help explore nature. MAPsacks go out for three days and are on a first come/first served basis.

Projectors 

Available to be borrowed for events in town. A refundable deposit is required. Call 613-256-1037 for details.

Puzzle swap

Come in and take a jigsaw puzzle or leave one for others.

Kill-A-Watt Meters

To measure electricity usage in your home.

READy to go backpacks

These get kids reading!

And more at the Library of Things