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Welcome to the Ottawa Public Library Website

Welcome to the Ottawa Public Library Website. http://biblioottawalibrary.ca. A power point presentation of the OPL “Newcomers to Canada” section (for ESL teachers and students) by Trudi Patrick. On the library’s Home page, click on “Are you interested in…”.

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Welcome to the Ottawa Public Library Website

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  1. Welcome to the Ottawa Public Library Website http://biblioottawalibrary.ca A power point presentation of the OPL “Newcomers to Canada” section (for ESL teachers and students) by Trudi Patrick

  2. On the library’s Home page, click on “Are you interested in…”. This will bring up a new menu, which includes “New to Canada”. Click on this link. http://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/main/overview

  3. You have opened the section for “Newcomers to Canada”. The first link is to “Find materials in your language”. You can find books, DVDs, CDs and a range of material in 11 languages.

  4. TAKE A LOOK IN PROGRAMS FOR NEWCOMERS Select “All branches” or limit to the branch nearest you. The event type “Newcomers” will bring up programs relevant to those new to Canada, such as “Money Smarts” offered at the Alta Vista branch in April. Some branches have conversation groups or workshops on topics of interest. You can limit the audience to “Adult” or other age groups, or see what is available for all groups.

  5. Library Settlement Workers can be contacted at several branches. Find a settlement worker at the library. Languages spoken, location, and hours available are listed, along with contact information.

  6. Computer Resources … can be accessed at home with your library card bar code and PIN. There are also Chinese periodicals,andresources to learn French.

  7. Find links to: library catalogue for ESL resources Ottawa ESL programs ESL in Canada ESL worldwide directory Learning English with CBC website LiveMocha - a social network ESL site TOEFL website EnglishPage.com tutorial website Newcomer Information Centre at YMCA-YWCA Ontario settlement website English as a Second language:

  8. In this section find information and links to: Library Settlement Partnership Program locations and links to partner agencies Y Newcomer Information Centre Language Instruction for Newcomer Canadians The Host Program abc123 guide to Ontario education system in 15 languages Library tours

  9. Get smart…a sm@rt library card

  10. Getting to Know the Library… information and exercises about the many facets of the library There are links to the student’s manual and the instructor’s manual, in pdf format.

  11. The Library Video is available in 17 languages, including Arabic, Bengali, Dari, English, Farsi, Filipino, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Pashto, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tamil and Urdu. The video is about 12 minutes long and explains various aspects of library services to newcomers, including getting a library card, story time at the library, finding information such as employment or for a school project, and the summer reading club. View a video about the library VISIT THE OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY WEBSITE :http://biblioottawalibrary.ca/ and explore the Newcomers to Canada section!

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