For Seniors
CityLibraries has a range of resources and services that may be of use or interest to seniors
Access Information Centre
Our Access Information Centre provides audio and zoom text tools (including specialised computer equipment) which can assist in reading and writing online and printed materials.
Home Service
CityLibraries can come to your home if you can't come to it! Find out more about our mobile Home Service.
Devices and collections for those with vision impairments
Family History Research
Our online databases provide access to a wide variety of websites to help in your family history reseach.
Some examples are:
The Times (London) Digital Archive
This site has full text (fully searchable) of The Times (London) newspaper from 1785 to1985.
Ancestry
Access to the Ancestry database is only available through library branches. Please ask staff at the reference desk for further information.
This database has coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. Ancestry Library Edition updates continually, with more indexes and original images added all the time.
For more information, please contact CityLibraries.
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