Gotta Read!

It's not always easy to find time or space to read in this busy and device-reliant world of ours, but that technology has also created many ways to read. It's not just about the physical book anymore, although some, like myself, still prefer to do it the old fashioned way. We have ebooks, audio books and electronic readers like Kindle. It doesn't matter HOW you read though. Just read.

The Bruce County Public Library believes in a future where innovative ideas fundamentally change the way our communities learn, play, explore and connect with each other. Discover the Bruce County Public Library and uncover all of the information, knowledge, and entertainment resources one needs to achieve goals, foster interests and realize dreams. 3D printers, e-books, e-audiobooks, Book club kits, museum passes, sensory kits, snowshoes, technology kits, even Ukuleles!

To get started, click here.

Destiny is our Board school library platform. More K-12 schools and districts use Follett Destiny Library Manager for managing their library resources than any other platform. Destiny Library Manager is a complete library management system that can be accessed from anywhere, 24/7, helping to strengthen the crucial bond between the library, the classroom and home.

To learn about Destiny, click here.

To get started right away finding great books to read in Destiny, click here.

Epic! is the leading digital reading platform built on a collection of 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers that safely fuels curiosity and reading confidence for kids 12 and under.

Epic!'s library includes thousands of incredible nonfiction titles - perfect for high-interest reading that supports common core objectives, research and more.

Instantly access Epic!’s library for your classroom on desktops, laptops (including Chromebooks), iOS and Android devices.

7 am - 4 pm local time, M-F

During school hours, students can log in from anywhere using your class code. During this time, they can read as long and as much as they want!

After 4pm local time, M-F and weekends

After school, students can continue reading on Epic Free! Parents or guardians only need an email address to sign up.

What does the Remote Student Access Experience include?

Students can log on via a web browser on a desktop or laptop computer, or the Epic app on iOS or Android. The apps are free to download from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

Students can access the full library of over 40,000 e-books, audiobooks, learning videos, and quizzes that is available to them in class. (Materials in Spanish, French and Chinese, too!)

Educators can assign a book, or collections of books, to individual students or to the entire class. Educators can monitor their students’ reading activity via their student reading logs.

Additional resources and step-by-step instructions:

• Parents Sign up for Remote Student Access (video tutorial)

• Parents Log in for Remote Student Access (video tutorial)

As we navigate this situation together, we know that reading and consistency for students is incredibly important. As always, we’re here for our community of educators. Join the conversation on our Facebook Educator page or via Twitter @epic4kids.

Get Started!

To get started with epic! simply click here and login using your library's class code. The St. Anthony's library class code is bry7620.

Our grade 6, 7 & 8 can now borrow e-books and audiobooks through an app called SORA.

To access SORA, the web address is www.soraapp.com. Students can download the app. The first time they go on, they will have to search for their library - Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board. To login, they use their regular school login.

Please limit students to 1 e-book or 1 audiobook at a time as there are a limited number of books available and they are shared amongst all of the schools in our board.

There is a tutorial video below describing how to use SORA.