Resources for Educators
Class Visits
To request a class visit booking please contact your preferred branch by telephone at (807) 345-8275 or email:
County Park Library, cpark@tbpl.caÂ
Brodie Library, brodie@tbpl.caÂ
Mary J. L. Black Library, mjlb@tbpl.caÂ
Waverley Library, waverley@tbpl.ca
If you are an educator who wants more information about Library Membership for your students, please call Amy at 807-684-6811 or email her at aongaro@tbpl.ca.
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Elementary School Visits
Library staff are available to meet with your class or group to provide students with an introduction to the library, our collection and services, storytelling, scavenger hunt or puppet show (depending on branch availability). Older grades can request short information tutorials for resources such as Tumblebooks, Kanopy Kids, and Gale in Context: Elementary.
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Northern Nature Trading (NNT)
Secondary School
Library staff are available to meet with your class to provide an introduction to the Library and services, workshops, and more. Educators can choose between the following two workshops:
- Research 101
- Enhance the research skills of your students by having Library staff walk them through a live how-to session using academic resources. Useful for preparing students to write essays, prepare Works Cited lists, projects, Independent Studies, and more. Both online virtual collections and print material will be used.
- Information Literacy
- Â C.R.A.A.P. - Currency, relevancy, authority, accuracy, and purpose. Fake news ... alternative facts. Digital and media literacy is critical for students to learn. This workshop is ideal for grades 9-12.
Elementary School Resources
New French Children's Collection
Naxos Music Library
ComicsPlus by LibraryPass
Gale in Context: Elementary
Secondary School Resources
Research Basics
YOUth Read
YOUth Volunteering
We acknowledge that the City of Thunder Bay has been built on the traditional territory of Fort William First Nation, signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. We also recognize the contributions made to our community by the Métis people.
