Specialized Collections
Lambton County Library offers a range of specialized material.
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Active Living Lifestyle Collections |
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This collection includes:
This collection has been provided by Lambton Public Health and Healthy Kids Community Challenge partners. A library card is required to borrow these items. All collections can be renewed unless requested by another patron. |
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Book Club Kits |
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Book Club kits are available for an 8-week loan period and can be reserved online. Each set contains ten copies of the book. |
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Braille Books |
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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. |
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Culture Pass |
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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:
Explore participating locations and learn more about the Culture Pass. |
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eReaders |
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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:
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ESL Language Learning Materials |
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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. |
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Kill-a-Watt Meters |
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Borrow a Kill-A-Watt™ meter to help calculate the cost of running your appliances. Simply connect appliances to the meter and it will assess how efficient your appliances really are. Electrical expenses can be calculated by the hour, day, week, month, or year. Kill-A-Watt™ meters are available for a 21-day loan period. The addition of Kill-A-Watt meters to Lambton County Library locations was a direct result of the City of Sarnia's Community Round Table's 2007 Environmental Summit, where working groups determined these meters could help the City achieve a sustainable future. The meters were generously provided by Bluewater Power. |
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Large Print Books |
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Lambton County Library has a collection of large print books, which any patron may borrow. |
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Ontario Parks Passes |
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Passes include a vehicle permit, a $5 off day-use coupon for future regular day-use and a Parks Guide. The vehicle permit must be returned after the lending period but the borrower may keep the coupon and parks 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. |
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Multilingual Materials |
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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. |
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Seed Library |
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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 |
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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. |