Vaughan Public Libraries launch programs to support students with online learning

Adult programs also offered, including Canadian citizenship skills building, resume help, job search and career guidance

Yorkregion.com
November 2, 2020

Vaughan Public Libraries have launched new programs and databases for people involved in online learning, especially students, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“While several school board and municipal library locations remain closed, VPL’s digital resources, curbside program and support services assist with closing this gap,” it said in a recent press release.

So far, VPL has introduced its Brainfuse HelpNow database to provide online tutoring, homework and curriculum help for students from kindergarten to Grade 12 in both French and English.

This service includes after-hours homework help, Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) content, standardized practice tests and college entrance prep tests.

Adults who log on will also have access to a Canadian citizenship skills builder focusing on core academic skills, resume building, virtual resume help and job search and career guidance.

Learn more about these valuable at-home learning and online career development services available for all levels of studies at vaughanpl.info.

While all in-library programs remain cancelled until January 2021, residents can still gain access to VPL’s physical resource collection by visiting one of three recently reopened resource libraries -- Bathurst Clark Resource Library, Civic Centre Resource Library and Pierre Berton Resource Library. These local branches have opened under strict health and safety protocols, including introducing an occupancy cap of 50 people at a time. Physical distancing measures and a mandatory mask policy are also in effect, in addition to limiting visits to one hour. Learn more about precautionary measures in place at your local library at vaughanpl.info/reopening.