Special Collections and Resources

 Large Print Collection

 Tired of squinting at the print in paperbacks? Give your eyes a break and try a title from the Library’s Large Print Collection. You’ll find:

• the latest bestsellers;
• fiction and nonfiction;
• genre fiction including mysteries, romances, westerns, and science fiction and fantasy;
• current and back issues of the large print edition of Reader’s Digest magazine.

If we don’t have the title you want in large print format, please let us know. We’ll do our best to find it for you through the interlibrary loan system.

Audio Book

Audio books include books on CD and tape cassette, and come in abridged and unabridged formats. Audio books are perfect for:

• commuters;
• visually impaired readers;
• people learning English;
• long trips;
• people who like to ‘read’ while working on a craft or hobby.

If you’re looking for a particular title that we don’t have in audio book format, we may be able to order it for you through the interlibrary loan system, though some lending restrictions do apply to this format.

ZoomText Magnifier/Reader

Do you strain to see what’s on the computer screen? Visit the Mary J. Benson Branch for a solution.
Thanks to the generosity of the Port Hope Lions Club, the Mary J. Benson Branch has the ZoomText Magnifier/Reader program installed on one of the research computers in the Adult Library. ZoomText Magnifier enlarges and enhances everything on the computer screen, making all of the applications easy to see and use. ZoomText Reader reads your documents, web pages and email - right through the computer's headphones.

Adult Literacy Fiction

The Library has a collection of adult literacy fiction.
These books are designed to help adults improve their reading skills and include easy-read editions of popular fiction authors.

Business Collection

The Library has a recently aquired business collection.
These books, DVDs, and CDs were purchased specifically with the needs of small businesses, home-based businesses and Internet businesses in mind.

Subject areas include:

• Sales
• Retail
• Finances
• Research
• Marketing
• Leadership
• Small Business
• Communications
• Entrepreneurship
• Human Resources
• Time Management
• Personal Development
• Nonprofit Organizations

Click here to find out what other resources the Library has to offer business people.