Specialized Collections

Active Living Lifestyle Collections

This collection includes:

• Snowshoes:  Available for a 7-day loan period. Adult and kids sizes available. Liability waiver is required.
• Pedometers: Available for a 21-day loan period.  Sets of 16 are also available - Great for walking groups and classrooms.
• GPS (Geocaching): 21-day loan period.  Includes a map of local trails.
• Walking Pole Kits: 7-day loan period, no renewals. Includes instructional card. Liability waiver is required.
• Binoculars: Available for a 7-day loan period, no renewals. 
• Fishing Pole Kits: Available for a 7-day loan period, no renewals. Each kit contains one fishing pole and one tackle box, with instructions for pole assembly inside. Liability waiver is required. Visit ontario.ca for fishing rules and regulations in Ontario.

This collection was funded in part by  Lambton Public Health and Healthy Kids Community Challenge partners.  A library card is required to borrow these items. 

Book Club Kits

Book Club kits are available for an 8-week loan period and can be reserved online. Each set contains ten copies of the book.

Braille Books

Lambton County Library maintains a small braille collection of children's books.  Some braille books (adult and children's) are also available through Inter-Library Loan.

Culture Pass

Borrow a Culture Pass from any Lambton County Library location  for seven days to gain free admission for up to one family (maximum of two adults and four school-aged children) to the following Lambton County locations:

• Forest-Lambton Museum
• Gallery in the Grove
• Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery
• Lambton County Archives
• Lambton Heritage Museum
• Moore Museum
• Oil Museum of Canada
• Petrolia Discovery
• Plympton-Wyoming Museum
• Sombra Museum

Explore participating locations and learn more about the Culture Pass.

eReaders

eReader kits are available to borrow for free with your library card. These devices connect to Wi-Fi, so you do not need a computer to access materials.

The eReader kits include:

• Kobo Aura One eReader
• A standard cover
• USB cable
• Instruction cards.

ESL Language Learning Materials

Study material for English language learning, including proficiency tests such as TOEFL and TOEIC (beginner to advanced levels) are available. They are located at the Sarnia Library.

Large Print Books

Lambton County Library has a collection of large print books, which any patron may borrow.

Ontario Parks Passes

This Ontario Parks pass provides borrowers with unlimited daily vehicle entry for one vehicle plus all its passengers at any Ontario Provincial Park. The passes are valid between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 and may be borrowed for a period of seven days.

Passes include a vehicle permit and a Parks Guide (while supplies last). The vehicle permit must be returned after the lending period but the borrower may keep the Guide.

Lambton County Library received the passes from Ontario Parks as a part of its library day-use vehicle lending program that encourages Ontario residents to spend time outdoors and take advantage of the benefits being outdoors provides to mental and physical health.

Multilingual Materials

Books are available in French and other languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Urdu. Children's books, large print books, CDs, Videos and DVDs are also available in some of these languages. 

Seed Library

The Seed Library is a free, community-driven seed borrowing system that provides an opportunity for people to grow their own healthy food. Library card holders borrow vegetable and herb seeds that they plant, grow, and harvest while letting a few plants mature and return to seed. Borrowers then return these new seeds to the Library collection. By returning seeds from successful plants, local gardeners help sustain the Library's collection.

Learn more about the Seed Library. 

VOX™ Books are printed children's books for ages 2 - 7 that provide full professional audio narration using a unique audio reader attached to the book. VOX™ Books help readers improve reading comprehension and reading accuracy. Inside of the front cover is a permanently attached 5mm VOX™ Reader device which reads aloud at every flip of a page. Children simply push a button to listen while they read.