Best Selling Author Michael Crichton, whose thrillers such as Jurassic Park, Timeline and The Andromeda Strain, has died of cancer at the age of 66.
Mr. Crichton's official web site can be found at http://www.michaelcrichton.net. Pickering Public Library has an extensive collection of Mr. Crichton's works.
Critically acclaimed mystery author, Tony Hillerman, whose contemporary mystery novels set in the Navajo region of the American Southwest, has died at the age of 83.
HarperCollins Publishers has a webpage dedicated to Mr. Hillerman. Pickering Public Library has a very extensive collection of Mr. Hillerman's best selling novels.
What is askON?
askON is an interactive information and research service for Ontarians offered by public libraries in the province. We answer questions on a wide range of subjects. Let us use our skills and experience to help you find better information than you could on your own.
The askON chat service is jointly staffed by twenty-two Ontario public libraries. You may be chatting with askON staff from a different library. We accept questions from users of other Ontario libraries and from individuals outside Ontario but we may, depending on the question and staff availability, refer you to your local library.
There is a short survey at the end of your chat session. Please provide us with your feedback so that we can enhance, expand and improve askON.
Service hours
Chat with askON staff Monday through Thursday, from 12:30pm-8:30pm and Friday through Sunday 12:30pm-4:30pm. askON will be closed on regular holidays and when public libraries are normally closed. When the service is closed you can elect to send an email question to your library.
The Pickering Public Library has partnered with Service Canada, a government-run information initiative, to bring you government information as quickly and conveniently as possible.
A Service Canada representative will be available at the Central Library every second Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to offer the following services:
- Employment Insurance inquiries and reporting
- Social Insurance Number registration
- Canada Pension Document certification
- Pleasure craft licensing
- Assistance filling out government forms
- Information on many other federal programs and services
When the Service Canada representative is not on duty, a direct phone line to government offices is available as well as Library staff who are familiar with government information.
Pickering Public Library is pleased to announce the addition of the Ancestry Library Edition database, one of the most important genealogical collections available today. Ancestry Library Edition has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.
The Ancestry Library Edition collection has access to approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; and a strong Civil War collection.
Please note that the Ancestry Library Edition database is an in-library use only resource and is accessible only from any one of our 5 branches.
When:Saturday May 10th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: Dunbarton-Fairport United Church, 1066 Dunbarton Rd
The Durham West Arts Centre is pleased to present Roots & Drums on Saturday May 10th, at the Dunbarton-Fairport United Church, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Adult Ticket: $10.00, Children Tickets: $5.00. Tickets available through the Durham West Arts Centre at 364 Kingston Rd, Pickering or by phone at 905-492-2522 or 905-492-2533.
For more information, contact the Shashi Bhatia at 905-492-9798 or check out the DWAC website at www.dwac.ca
Are you tired of searching each Library database individually? Well now you don't have to! Try out the Library’s new all-in-one search engine, 360 Search. Try it now!
360 Search is a federated search engine for searching through many of Pickering Public Library's electronic resources simultaneously from one simple search interface. 360 Search provides citations and abstracts, as well full-text articles, electronic books, Internet resources (such as Google) and records in Pickering Public Library's online catalogue. You also have the option of searching everything, or choosing which specific resources you want it to search
You will be prompted to enter your library card number OR Pickering postal code if accessing 360 Search from home, school or business. Please note that 360 Search includes many of Pickering Public Library's electronic resources but not all. Click here for a list of products not included in 360 Search.
Users of Norton products, please click here if you are having trouble using 360 Search
Renovation of the Greenwood Branch is underway. We look forward to resuming service later this year.
Library clients may continue to return library materials through the Greenwood drop box.
Library staff will be contacting clients regarding library materials which are on “hold”.
Clients with questions about branch materials or their account should contact the Branch Manager: Colleen Bolin – 905-420-2254 ext. 6003.
Other questions should be directed to the Library CEO, Cynthia Mearns – 905-831-6265 ext. 6236.
Thank you for your patience.
Holiday Half-Days:
The following branches will be open from 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 24th and Monday, December 31st:
- Central Library
- Petticoat Creek Branch
- Claremont Branch
All branches will be closed for the holidays on:
- Tuesday, December 25th
- Wednesday, December 26th
- Tuesday, January 1st
All branches of the Pickering Public Library will return to regular operating hours on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008.
Have a safe and happy holiday!
It's almost that time of year, the holidays, and what better way to celebrate the joyous season than listening to some classic holiday tunes? With Naxos Music Library, setting the right festive mood is possible right from the comfort of your home.
Naxos is the world's leading producer of classical music. Naxos produces more new classical recordings than any other company, independent or major. The recordings in Naxos Music Library include the complete catalogues of BIS, Chandos, CPO, Hänssler, Hungaroton, Marco Polo, Naxos and selected titles of other leading independent labels, with more labels being added from time to time.
Here are some of the perks to using Naxos Music Library:
- Invaluable resource for music professionals and collectors
- Wide range of standard and specialist repertoire
- First-class performances and sound
- Contains more than 15,000 CDs, over 230,000 tracks of music. 500 CDs are added every month
- Comprehensive liner notes
- Includes opera synopses and libretti, composer and artist biographies and other essential information
To search for holiday tunes, simply type the name of your favourite holiday into the Naxos search engine for easy access to hundreds of songs.