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Your Account?
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Your Library card number is your user name for your account (you can change that once you log in). Call or visit the Library to request your password. Log in to see items you’ve checked out, renew materials, and to place items on hold.
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Books, e-books, audiobooks, or magazines?
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Search our Library’s catalogue to see if we have the book or item you want. Place a hold on the items you find, or renew items checked-out. (Log in with your Library card number–and the password assigned by our Library staff). |
If its not in our Library…
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If our Library doesn’t have what you’re looking for, you may find it at another library and request that it be delivered to the Library. Visit our Help page for more information. |
Audio Books? eBooks? Magazines?
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Vanderhoof Public Library patrons have access to countless audiobooks and eBooks for loan from Library2Go, either to download and read or listen to, or to read via your browser. Log in with your Library card number, and download eBooks, audioBooks, and magazines. Find out more about downloading eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines. |
Magazines or Periodicals?
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We have magazines for all ages. Current issues may be read in the Library, and back issues may be checked out for a 3 week loan period. |
Resources for People with Print Disabilities?
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NNELS is the National Network for Equitable Library Service — providing digital talking books for people with print disabilities. A print disability prevents or inhibits a person from reading conventional print. Contact your Library for a PIN number so you can access this service. |
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DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) is a technical standard for digital audio books, periodicals and computerized text. DAISY is designed to be a complete audio substitute for print material. The DAISY reader is used to play the DAISY digital audio books etc., and is available for loan. |
Special Collections?
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The Bill Silver Digital Newspaper Archive is a database which searches the following newspapers: The Vanderhoof Herald 1917-1920, Nechako Chronicle 1920-1983 & the Omineca Express 1982-1989 and 1991-2007 Learn more about Bill Silver and the newspaper collection. |
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Mary John Collection Books, DVD’s dedicated to First Nations related subjects. |
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PHOTO ARCHIVE: Historical and Carrier First Nation (For viewing or photocopying only–not for loan) |
Reading Resources for Children?
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Reading Recommendations?
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Homework Help?
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Check our Kids and Teens homework help pages. |
Research a topic?
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You can find articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias by logging into one of the Library’s databases. View a full list of our databases or recommended databases & websites by subject. |
Carrier First Nation and Historical Photo Archive
Not for loan–these photos are only available to view or to photocopy in the Library.
Photocopying of photographs in the Carrier and Historical photo files is allowed for research and personal purposes. For more information or to purchase photos, consult the BC Archives website.
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- Indian girls picking berries Nulki Lake
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- Cheslatta Lake Indian Chief and his wife
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- Cheslatta: Michael’s wife and baby – 1923
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- Cheslatta: Chief Louis’ family at Ootsa Lake – 1910
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- Cheslatta: Family canoe on Whitesail Lake
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- First Nations woman and child
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- Stoney Creek IR
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- “Stoney Creek Charlie” circa 1908
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- Vanderhoof 1949
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- Vanderhoof 1963
The Mary John Collection
The Mary John book collection consists of 800 books on First Nations related topics. It is a “reader friendly” collection with titles that capture the interest of a broad range of people from the recreational reader to the researcher. Topics include: Native art, crafts, culture, medicinal plants, healing, spirituality, biographies, early journals, women’s and social issues, hunting, trapping, food and wild game recipes and living off the land, as well as books for children and young readers.
An in-depth section on the Carrier people includes theses and dissertations to aid students, researchers and teachers. There is also an audiovisual section with DVD’s of Native stories and legends, traditional lifeways, fish and wild food preparation etc. along with CD’s of Native music and song. A small archive of maps and photographs dating from 1940 back to 1864 is also planned.
Mary John Sr.–a respected leader of the Carrier People in the Vanderhoof area.
As a homemaker, educator, language teacher, social reformer and advocate for the Carrier people and their culture, Mary John Sr. believed that education was the key to rising above the barriers that face aboriginal people today. She worked tirelessly to promote understanding between aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities.
The book “Stoney Creek Woman – Saik’uz Ts’eke – The Story of Mary John” (co-written with Bridget Moran) documents Mary’s triumph over racism, poverty, and disease to become a respected community leader. As a mother of twelve, Mary and her husband Lazare raised their family on the Stoney Creek Indian Reserve(Saik’uz) near Vanderhoof.
As a person of enormous integrity, strength and gentleness, Mary became a role model in the community. Some official honours bestowed on Mary include: Vanderhoof’s Citizen of the Year (1978), an honorary degree from the University of Northern British Columbia (1995), the Order of Canada (1997), and the Queen’s Jubilee Medal (2002).
In 2005, the year after Mary John passed away, George Labrash and Craig Hooper, with the support of the John Family, approached the Vanderhoof Public Library Board with the concept of the Mary John Collection, a literary legacy in honour of the respected Saik’uzelder.
The Nechako–Kitamaat Development Fund Society provided the Vanderhoof Public Library with funding for the project, along with support from L & M Nechako Lumber Co. Ltd., Saik’uz First Nation, Cheslatta Carrier Nation, Alcan, and Library grants. The books are displayed on shelving provided by Knight Creek Furniture Gallery. The Mary John Collection was officially opened on January 26, 2008.
The Vanderhoof Public Library would like to thank the following donors for making the Mary John Collection a reality:
The John Family
Nechako-Kitimaat Development Fund Society
Cheslatta Carrier Nation
Saik’uz First Nation
L & M Lumber Ltd.
Nechako Lumber Co. Ltd.
Knight Creek Furniture Gallery
Alcan Primary Metals
James B. Hoare
Craig and Ruth Hooper
George LaBrash
Dale Horita
Search Our Catalogues
In addition to our local Library, we have access to several online collections where you can borrow or access thousands of materials.
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Find and reserve books, movies, music, magazines that are available at the Vanderhoof Public Library. Click here to search the catalogue. If you are not able to find the item you wanted in our collection, we can likely get it for you from another Library. On the Search Catalogue page, change the Library drop-down to search in the BC Interlibrary Connect (at the very top of the list of Libraries). Put a hold on the book and it will be transferred for pick up at Vanderhoof. By logging in to your account, you can renew it yourself if necessary. |
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Another option for finding the book you are looking for, is through Illume which searches other libraries in BC. The book will then be delivered to the Vanderhoof Public Library. See our guidelines on borrowing from other libraries. |
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Vanderhoof Public Library patrons have access to countless audiobooks, eMagazines, and eBooks for loan from Libby either to download and read or listen to, or to read via your browser: Libby — Log in with your Library card number, and download eBooks, eMagazines, and audioBooks. Learn more |
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The Bill Silver Digital Newspaper Archive is a database which searches the following newspapers: The Vanderhoof Herald 1917-1920, Nechako Chronicle 1920-1983 & the Omineca Express 1982-1989 and 1991-2007 Learn more about Bill Silver and the newspaper collection here. |
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NNELS is the National Network for Equitable Library Service — providing digital talking books for people with print disabilities. A print disability prevents or inhibits a person from reading conventional print. Contact your Library for a PIN number so you can access this service. |
Book Recommendations
Websites
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GoodReads – Includes reader reviews, trivia, reading lists, etc. You can choose to sign up and share book lists. |
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BookBrowse.com – Includes reviews, previews, stories behind the books, author interviews, reading guides, and more. |
Recommended Reading
Teen Recommended Reading Resources
Adult Recommended Reading Resources
- Globe and Mail Book Reviews | Best Seller Lists
- New York Times Book Reviews | Best Seller Lists
- Goodreads Book Lists
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Looking for…
Books, Movies, Books on CDs and more?
- Check the lists of books new to the Library in recent months, or the books which will arrive in the coming weeks. Log into your account and put a hold on the ones you are interested in reading.
- Search our Library’s catalogue to see if we have a book you want to read.
- Place a hold on the items you find (even those not received yet), using your Library card number and the password assigned by our Library staff. (Give us a call if you don’t have a password yet).
- If you weren’t able to find the item you wanted in our collection, it may be available from another Library in BC. On the Search Catalogue page, click on the Search Library drop-down, scroll to the top of the list and choose
BC Interlibrary Connect (rather than Vanderhoof Public Library). When you find what you are searching for, you can put a hold on the book and it will be transferred for pick up at Vanderhoof. - If you cannot find it through BC InterlibraryConnect (above), you can also try Illume, a catalogue for the remaining BC libraries. When you request an item from another library, it will be delivered to your home library for pick up. (Visit our Illume Help page for more information.)
Magazines or Periodicals?
- A variety of print magazines is available at the Library. Current issues may be read in the Library. Back issues may be checked out for a 3 week loan period.
- Also check out Overdrive. Create an account and log-in for free magazine downloads to your choice of devices.
eBooks or audiobooks?
- Search the catalogues BC Library’s Library2Go to borrow downloadable e-Books and Audio books.
Reading Resources for Children?
- Literacy Kits are designed to help parents and caregivers encourage early literacy skills; they contain various literacy materials related to a specific theme.
- Story Bags contain a popular story book, along with related props to encourage the child to act out the story being read.
- Lisez en francais Check out our French language resources — with accompanying CD.
Resources for People with Print Disabilities?
- The DAISY reader is used to play the DAISY digital audio books etc., and is available for loan.
- Check the NNELS website for talking books for the print disabled. NNELS is the National Network for Equitable Library Service: The Canadian Accessible Library System.
NNELS extends access to a growing collection of accessible library titles produced by, for, and with Canadians with visual impairments and print disabilities. NNELS connects public library patrons with the materials and formats they want, emphasizing user-requested content.
Special Collections?
- Mary John Collection (First Nations significant subjects)
- Photo Archive – Carrier First Nation and Historical (for viewing or photocopying only–not for loan)
- Bill Silver Digital Newspaper Archive
Reading Recommendations?
- Click here for lists of Ordered books and New Arrivals for the Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction.
- GoodReads — the largest site for readers and book recommendations in the world
- CBC Books — for Canada Reads, Canada Writes, The Next Chapter, Writers & Company, etc.
- Globe and Mail — Book Reviews | Best Seller Lists
- New York Times — Book Reviews | Best Seller Lists
Homework help?
Research?
- You can find articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias by logging into one of the Library’s databases. View a full list of our databases or recommended databases & websites by subject.
Your Account?
- Your Library card number is your user name for your account; call or visit the Library to request your password.
- Log in to see items you’ve checked out, renew materials, and to place items on hold.
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