Plan your vacation with help from the library

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Whether or not you’re planning to go to one other nation, one other province, or are simply taking a day journey, the Library has all of the books and digital sources it’s essential get essentially the most out of your journey.

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When you’re planning to go to one other nation, you’ll want to take a look at the improbable number of journey books accessible on the Library. The most recent Lonely Planet journey guides can be found, together with profiles of Italy, Japan, Scotland, and South America. There are additionally quite a few Rick Steves books accessible, together with the 2022 guide Rick Steves Europe by way of the Again Door. If worldwide cities are your vacation spot, attempt Nationwide Geographic’s new guide 100 Cities, 5000 Concepts.

For the lengthy aircraft journey, or time spent round a pool, don’t neglect to load up your pill or smartphone with an incredible number of ebooks and audiobooks totally free together with your library card by way of the Libby app from OverDrive. Bear in mind to log these books as a part of our Learn in your Ward and summer season studying challenges.

You can too arrive at your vacation spot prepared to talk the native language with assist from the Clear Language coaching service. This on-line service is obtainable totally free together with your library card and provides versatile programs to be taught over 100 languages. One other digital service that vacationers would possibly admire is PressReader. With PressReader, individuals can get all the most recent information about your vacation spot from a whole bunch of worldwide newspapers. There are additionally quite a few country-specific magazines on matters corresponding to meals, structure, and health.

Discover Canada from sea to sea with all the very best new Canadian journey guides. Why not begin on the east coast with Lonely Planet’s Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and transfer west with Ontario and Quebec’s Finest Highway Journeys. Lastly, full your journey to Canada’s west coast with Lonely Planet’s British Columbia and Canadian Rockies.

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Maybe day journeys in Ontario are in your journey itinerary. Earlier than you load up the automobile, take a look at Prime 170 Uncommon Issues to See in Ontario by Ron Brown and 125 Nature Scorching Spots in Ontario by Chris Earley for some distinctive and scenic locations.

The Brantford Public Library additionally provides day passes to each Ontario Parks and Grand River Conservation Space parks. on the Important and St. Paul Branches. The passes will be checked out for one week and can be found on a first-come, first-served foundation.

At Your Library is a weekly column supplied by the workers of the Brantford Public Library. Readers requiring extra info can go to www.brantfordlibrary.ca.