Find digitized copies of old issues of local Richmond Hill newspapers from 1857-1979, including the York Herald, York Commonwealth and Richmond Hill Liberal. Full-text searching is available.

Are you learning English as a second language? Road to IELTS is the official preparation course for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), one of the most popular ESL tests in Canada. You’ll find interactive activities, practice tests with answers, study guides and more to help you prepare for the IELTS Academic Test, which is meant for ESL learners applying for higher education or professional registration.

With Science, researchers can remain current with the latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, and hundreds of other areas. More than 350 full-text journals are covered. Updated daily, this collection includes more than 1.6 million articles to satisfy almost every scientific inquiry. Key subjects covered include the biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.

With its emphasis on the latest STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix provides grade-school children with a better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, multiple text types, and so much more.

TVO Learn is an effective, free way for students, caregivers and educators to explore learning that aligns with the Ontario curriculum, from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Discover thousands of opportunities to support learning in a safe online environment.

TVO Learn Mathify offers seamless school-to-home math learning with an interactive classroom tool, and free 1-on-1, online after school math tutoring. Transform where and how Grade 4–12 students in Ontario learn math.

With TVO Learn mPower, free creative online games support the development of foundational Kindergarten–6 math and STEM skills while fostering positive attitudes towards math in the classroom.

Vocations and Careers provides access to journals and magazines that aid users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career. The database offers hundreds of current and applicable periodicals, from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

Researchers accessing the more than 1.7 million articles in War and Terrorism will gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale. This definitive collection for analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science is comprised of more than 200 subject-appropriate, full-text periodicals that are updated daily.

World History provides access to scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. The database offers balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work being established in the field.