Cape Breton Regional Library’s Digital Library services are available online anytime anywhere.
Most services require logging in with your library card number and PIN.
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eBooks & Audiobooks
Libby by Overdrive
The library’s core eBook and audiobook collection provides you with thousands of titles to choose from. Read in your browser, on your mobile device or on a dedicated eReader.
Read or Listen now at Libbyapp.com or download the app.
Hoopla
Borrow movies, television shows, documentaries, music, eBooks, comics and audiobooks for free.
You can borrow 5 hoopla titles each month.
Magazines & Newspapers
Libby Magazines
Libby provides access to thousands of popular and specialty magazines. Borrow as many as you want. No wait times and unlimited renewals.
Read now at Libbyapp.com or download the app.
Pressreader
PressReader provides instant access to thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world, included your favourite local newspapers.
Movies & TV & Music
Hoopla
Borrow movies, television shows, documentaries, music, eBooks, comics and audiobooks for free.
You can borrow 5 hoopla titles each month.
Kanopy
Kanopy offers a wide range of independent films, classic cinema, documentaries, educational videos, children’s shows and foreign films.
You can borrow 5 Kanopy titles each month plus. Additional credit free movies and shows are also available. Access to Kanopy Kids is unlimited.
Accessible Library Services
CBRL offers books in accessible formats including large print, braille, DAISY and MP3 audiobooks, and accessible ebooks. We have partnerships with CELA and NNELS to offer services to persons with print disabilities and/or visual impairments. First time users will need to register with CELA or NNELS. Click on the button below to learn more about our accessible collections and how to register for these services.
CELA
CELA (Centre for Equitable Library Service) offers books, magazines & newspapers in accessible formats for people with print disabilities. The Collection includes award winners, best sellers, fiction and non-fiction with a special emphasis on Canadian authors and stories, and favourites for kids and teens. Patrons have access to close to 50 newspapers and 150 DAISY magazines which are available on the same day they are published.
NNELS
National Network for Equitable Library Service.
NNELS is a growing collection of downloadable audiobooks and other accessible formats available for people with print disabilities.
NNELS titles can be used on a wide variety of devices, including our handheld Envoy Connect audiobook players.
Contact your Library to register for NNELS and then search the NNELS website for books.
Learning & Research
Nova Scotia Health Patient Education
Access over 1000 pamphlets related to specific health conditions, surgeries and more.
Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high quality independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making
The Reference Shelf by Salem Press
includes access to reference works in the following subject areas: Literature, History, Science, and Health.
Local History Portals
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Katharine McLennan – Through her Eyes
Explore this online exhibit documenting Katharine McLennan’s life and work. Includes numerous photo galleries, letters and diary excerpts.
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Louisbourg Collection – Melvin S. Huntington Diaries
Part of CBRL’s Nova Scotia Collection, the diaries of Melvin S. Huntington were donated to the W.W. Lewis Memorial Library in Louisbourg. The Library has transcribed these diaries to make them available online to a wider audience.
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McLennan’s of Petersfield
The McLennan family helped to nurture the arts, culture, and heritage of Cape Breton. Read more about the family’s business enterprises, the estate at Petersfield and the family’s role in the restoration of the Fortress of Louisbourg. The McLennan’s of Petersfield site was created in 1997 and is presented it its original formatting. All internal… Read…
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The Freeman Collection
This exhibit tells the story of Charles Freeman, who served as the American Consul in Sydney from 1911 until 1924, using the documents and images he and his family left behind, while exploring the Cape Breton history of that time.