Library Services during COVID-19: Home
Thank you for your patience.
What branches are open?
Millennium, Henderson, Pembina Trail, St. Boniface, Sir William Stephenson, Transcona, Louis Riel, and St. James-Assiniboia library branches are open during these hours:
- Monday to Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Thursday: 1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
What services are available at the open branches?
- Holds pick-up service
- Telephone reference service
- New library memberships and card renewals
- Access to return borrowed library materials only.
In late July/early August, we will be partially re-opening all library branches, with the exception of the Cornish Library which is closed for ongoing renovations. The libraries will be open for holds pick-up service, telephone reference service, and to return borrowed library materials. The re-opening dates for the additional library facilities and hours of operation will be released in the coming weeks.
Winnipeg Public Library will continue to deliver online programs and services, which include maintaining an extensive online eLibrary of digital media, expanding eBook 24/7 access and maintaining the Ask Us service. We are not accepting donations of books or other materials at this time.
The digital library is open and available 24/7. Through it you can access:
- downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks
- streaming movies and music
- eMagazines and newspapers
- Research databases
Many of our online services have added free content (i.e. available without having to place a hold or use a credit) that will be available during the closure.
Please visit our eMedia 24/7 Guide for instructions on how to get your device set up to access these services.
eBooks & Audiobooks
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RBdigital
RBdigital allows you checkout and download audiobooks, ebooks, and magazines with your Winnipeg Public Library card! -
OverDrive
Search for downloadable eAudiobooks, eBooks and videos. -
Cantook Station
Cantook Station est un service de prêt numérique. Vous retrouverez des livres numériques et des livres audio pour enfants, ados et adultes. À la page d'acceuil, veuillez inscrire votre numéro de carte de bibliothèque dans la casse marquée "Identifiant" et votre NIP dans la casse marquée "Mot de passe." / Cantook Station offers French ebooks and audiobooks, with titles in all categories and for all age groups. Once on the site, please enter your library card number in the box marked "Username" and your PIN in the box marked "Password." -
AudioBook Cloud
AudioBook Cloud is an online collection of streaming audiobooks. No downloads. No software. No holds. No waiting periods. Unlimited access to all the books, all the time.
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RomanceBookCloud
RomanceBookCloud is a collection of romance ebooks: contemporary, historical, time travel, paranormal and inspirational.
eMagazines & newspapers
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RBdigital
RBdigital allows you checkout and download audiobooks, ebooks, and magazines with your Winnipeg Public Library card!
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PressReader
PressReader provides access to thousands of current newspapers and magazines from dozens of countries and in dozens of languages. Read the full text or original print view of popular titles like The Winnipeg Sun, Calgary Herald, National Post, Edmonton Journal, and many more. -
Flipster
Flipster eMagazines gives you access to new popular magazines such as Maclean's and Chatelaine.
Streaming movies & music
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hoopla digital
hoopla brings you thousands of movies, television, and music titles for free. There are no costs or hassles. All you need is a library card and a web browser, phone, or tablet.
Internet Explorer 11 is a not a supported browser. Please use Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. -
Kanopy
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service that provides library customers access to a large collection of films and courses. -
Naxos Music Library
Online, streaming access to classical, contemporary, jazz, blues, nostalgia, world/folk, new age and Chinese music. Includes more than 165,000 audio tracks from approximately 11,000 recordings, with more added monthly. -
Naxos Jazz
Online, streaming access to 100,000 tracks of music from over 500 jazz artists.
For Children & Teens
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BookFLIX
Reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration by pairing classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning. -
TeenBookCloud
TeenBookCloud is an online collection for middle and high school teens and adults of all reading levels. It includes enhanced novels, ebooks, graphic novels, videos, and audiobooks. Enhanced ebooks combine professional narration with line-by-line highlighting to support ESL, emerging, and reluctant readers. Quizzes and lesson plans are available for educators, making it easy to integrate into curriculum. It also includes categories, such as AP English, Hi/Lo books, English classics, and Shakespeare. -
Tumble Book Cloud Jr
A collection of videos and chapter books designed for kids in grades 2-6. It includes: eBooks (including many Canadian titles), read-alongs, graphic novels, videos (from National Geographic!), and audiobooks. The books feature adjustable text sizes, full narration, and a read-along function which highlights text as it is read - a great tool for reluctant readers and ESL students. -
Tumble Book Library
Animated, talking children's picture books created from existing books with quizzes, puzzles and memory games. Now iPad-friendly! -
TumbleMath
TumbleMath is a comprehensive collection of math picture books with animation and narration. The books are accompanied by supplementary materials such as lesson plans and quizzes.
