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Search the online catalogue for books, DVDs, audiobooks, and more!
You can use our catalogue from any computer with Internet access. The catalogue also allows you to search every library in the NT.
(Note: For us to have an item it must say Yellowknife Public Library under holdings.)
Login (using your library card number and PIN*) and click on "My Account" near the top of the page). Here you can:
- Review your account
- Renew items on your card (as long as they are not already overdue)
- Change your PIN number
- Change your address
- Place holds on material in the Yellowknife Public Library to pick up later at your convenience.
* Your PIN is set-up when you first register for a library card. If you have forgotten it, please call 920-5642.
Is there something you need that we don't carry? Look for the "I Need Material" feature near the top of the page. Under this section you are able to:
- Interlibrary Loan (request items from other libraries)
- Search services (request help from the staff for a subject search)
- Recommend to order (ask the librarian to look at buying books, DVDs, or audiobooks)
Collection
The library has over 60,000 items including:
- Books: Non-Fiction and Fiction for all ages
- e-Books and Audiobooks: Libby, Freading, Hoopla
- Streaming and downloadable movies, television series, and music: Hoopla, Freegal
- Graphic Novels: Juvenile, Young Adult and Adult Collections
- DVDs: Feature Films, TV Series, Documentaries, Young Adult DVDs, Children's DVDs, Preschool DVDs
- CDs: Children's Music, Canadian, NT Artists, Jazz, Classical, World, Soundtracks, Country, Christmas, Popular, Folk
- Databases: Canadian Reference Centre, NoveList Plus, A to Z World Foods
- Magazines: Adult and Children hardcopies, online via Flipster
- Newspapers: Local and Northern papers
- Large Print: Books printed with a large text size to facilitate easy reading
- Adult Literacy Books: designed to help adults learn to read in English
- Northern Collection: This collection contains rare, historical, and current material on Yellowknife and the Northwest Territories. This collection is for in-library use only and is a great resource for research. Most Government documents are not held in this collection and can be found at the Government Legislative Library. All titles in our Northern collection can be found in our online catalogue.
Special Collections:
Tabletop Board Game Packs |
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Yellowknife Public Library carries a variety of fun and educational card and board games for all ages. Board games packs can be borrowed with a YPL Adult Card. Grab some friends and start playing! Ask to borrow these materials at the circulation desk. |
Book Club Sets |
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Are you part of a book club? Looking for that next book to read with your group? Visit the library and check out our selection of over 70 sets. Still not finding what you want? Why not put a request in for a title and mention it is for a book club? Our librarian will look at the request and decide if we will purchase a set.
When searching the catalogue for these sets, you want to:
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Sports Equipment Collection (seasonal) |
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Enjoy active fun in Yellowknife's parks and community spaces over the summer! Borrow frisbee golf sets (with course map), soccer balls, volley balls, basketballs, raquets, skipping ropes, and more from our Sports Equipment Collection. Available June - September. Ask to borrow these materials at the circulation desk.
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English as a 2nd Language Resources |
| Yellowknife Public Library offers books and resources in multiple languages, language learning kits and dictionaries, and high interest/low vocabulary resources. If you are looking for language instruction, we recommend contacting Aurora College to discuss their Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) Program to see if it is right for you and whether or not you are eligible. |
Learning Kits, STEAM Packs, and Preschool Grab Bags |
Learning KitsDaycare Providers, Home-Schoolers and Schools! Here is an opportunity to nurture a love of reading in the children under your care. Yellowknife Public Library will create a thematic learning kit containing books, multimedia, and rhyming books (if needed).
Download a learning kit request form. STEAM PacksSTEAM is a curriculum based idea of educating students in four specific disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. Library STEAM Packs are geared to families with children in grades K-6. These packs each have a theme and are meant to be a fun way for families to get out and explore together while providing learning opportunities in the above disciplines. Current themes include Birds, Rock Collecting, Gardening, Nature Photography, Snow, Stargazing, Magic, and more. Check out a themed STEAM Pack and its handy zippered bag... and go! Here's How
Each Pack contains material based on the theme listed on the front of the bag. Each title was carefully selected by library staff -- just check out the entire bag and contents, and you know you'll have a great selection!
Preschool Grab BagsIn a rush? Try a preschool grab bag! Each bag contains 10 preschool grab bags based on a theme listed on the front of the bag. Each title was carefully selected by library staff to save parents and caregivers time; just check out the entire bag and contents (with a single, convenient barcode) and you know you'll have a great selection! Themes include superheroes, pets, humorous stories, dinosaurs, farm animals, and Canadian authors. |
Indigenous Resources |
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Here at Yellowknife Public Library we are proud to support the 10 recommendations presented in the Canadian Federation of Library Associations-Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB) Truth and Reconciliation Report and Recommendations. As part of our efforts in helping remember, learn, heal, and move forward, we will continue to expand and promote our extensive collection of resources created by Indigenous peoples. We also have devised a list of available Truth and Reconciliation resources. The list is available here and will be updated as we acquire new resources related to this theme. If you would like these materials held for you in a learning kit, please let us know by calling 920-5642. Online Resources Related to Truth & Reconciliation
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