Arts and Culture

Canadian Reference Centre
A combination of Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires, biographies, images and reference books. Includes U.S. and U.K. magazines in full text, as well as articles from Consumer Reports magazine. Updated daily.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly (CPI.Q)
Find Canada-focused articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content.
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ELibrary
Students of all ages can use this deep database of reliable sources to do online research.
Search in French to find French articles.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Flipster - Provides access to current issues of popular magazines to read on your computer, tablet, or phone. The Flipster app is available for offline reading.
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Freegal
A free music service offering access to about 7 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. Each library card is entitled to five free downloads per week plus five hours of streaming music per day.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for research on a variety of topics.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Hoopla
Stream movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks, and comics to your computer or mobile device. Download the free app from your device’s app store.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

Novelist Plus - The premiere database of reading recommendations, available through libraries around the world presenting fiction, nonfiction and audiobooks and includes expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists and more.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries

RB Digital (formerly Zinio Magazine Collection) - Enjoy unlimited access to complete digital magazines, easily viewed on most Internet-enabled devices. Create an RB Digital account to save your magazine selections. Zinio for Libraries has merged with RBdigital, mobile users please download the new RBdigital app on your mobile device.
Available from home, and in all Mississauga Libraries