HPL ARMCHAIR TRAVELERS: CANADA ​

“A to Z World Travel” is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive databases of country information. It is a good place to start to get global knowledge on a country and its major cities. For our Canada ​ destination, “A to Z World Travel” covers the major cities of Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, ​ Quebec City, , Vancouver, Winnipeg. For each city, you will find: City Overview – Activities – Climate and Weather – Communications – Electrical – Embassies/Consulates – Food and Recipes – Health and Medical – Language – Maps – Money and Banking – Transportation – Travel Essentials. To access AtoZ World Travel click here (Haverhill Public Library Card needed) ​

Would you like to learn to say a few words in the language of the country you are visiting? Mango Languages is an online language learning database, also available as an “app” for your electronic devices. It offers 71 different language courses. The two official languages in Canada are English and French. ​ ​ ​ ​ Mango Languages offers French (Canadian). ​ To access Mango Languages, click here (Haverhill Public Library Card needed) ​

Download free music to your compatible devices. Once downloaded the songs are yours to keep forever. Also available as an “app” for your electronic devices. You can download 5 songs/week. To access Freegal, click here (Haverhill Public Library Card needed) ​ “Canadian Songwriters” 3h34 min. ​

56 songs performed by English and French Canadian songwriters such as Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette, Feist, , Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Yann Perreau, Damien Robitaille and more...

Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, videos from MVLC libraries or partner libraries from other Massachusetts consortia. Also available as an “app” for your electronic devices. You can borrow 5 titles at a time. To access OverDrive, click here (MVLC Library Card needed) ​

Travel

“Lonely Planet Montreal & Quebec City” Lonely Planet ​

Stroll the cobblestoned streets of Old Montreal, catch some summer jazz, and sip beer and watch the world go by in the Quartier Latin - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Montreal and Quebec City and begin your journey now!

Fiction

“The Robber Bride” by Margaret Atwood ​

One of Margaret Atwood's most unforgettable characters lurks at the center of this intricate novel like a spider in a web. The glamorous, irresistible, unscrupulous Zenia is nothing less than a fairy-tale villain in the memories of her former friends. Roz, Charis, and Tony—university classmates decades ago—were reunited at Zenia's funeral and have met monthly for lunch ever since, obsessively retracing the destructive swath she once cut through their lives. But one day, five years after her funeral, they are shocked to catch sight of Zenia: even her death appears to have been yet another fiction.

The world’s largest collection of international recipes and global food culture. For each country you will find information on Food culture -- Beverages -- Recipes. When searching for Canada, you will find over 20 very ​ ​ yummy recipes covering appetizers, salads, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and beverages. To access AtoZ World Food click here (Haverhill Public Library Card needed) ​

Hoopla is a digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, ebooks, audiobooks and comics. Also available as an “app” for your electronic devices. All resources are available for you to borrow at any time. You can borrow 8 titles/month. To access Hoopla, click here (Haverhill Public Library Card needed) ​

Non-Fiction

“Immigrate to Canada: a practical guide” by Nick Noorani,Cahterine A. Sas ​

Canada is one of the world's most welcoming countries, a relatively new land built by immigration with some of the top cities in which to live. But how do you turn your dreams abroad into reality in Canada? This book, part of the Canadian Newcomers series, gives you the critical advantage in understanding how to prepare to come to Canada. It shows you how to navigate the government maze and how to ensure your paperwork is in order. And it provides insights from its experienced authors on what to expect on your journey.

Documentary

“I’m your man” director Lian Lunson. ​ Cast: Leonard Cohen, , , Teddy Thompson, Nick Cave, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Beth Orton, , Antony. Sure to please both die-hard fans and the newly initiated, this film is full of captivating music and offers an intimate portrait of a truly singular artist, poet, songwriter, cultural icon.

Audiobooks

“Canada: a very short introduction” by Donald Wright, 4h41m. ​ Canada is not one nation, but three: English Canada, Quebec, and First Nations. Yet as a country Canada is very successful, in part because it maintains national diversity through bilingualism, multiculturalism, and federalism. Alongside this contemporary openness Canada also has its own history to contend with; with a legacy of broken treaties and residential schools for its Indigenous peoples, making reconciliation between Canada and First Nations an ongoing journey, not a destination...

Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video platform for libraries that offers films and documentaries. You can borrow 10 movies/month. In addition, all the “The Great Courses” are credit-free viewing. Also available as an “app” for your electronic devices. To access Kanopy, click here (Haverhill Public Library Card needed) ​ Movie

“Tu dors Nicole” director Stephane Lafleur, 2014, 94 min. ​ Nicole is adrift after college graduation, working a dead-end summer job in her small Quebec hometown and spending evenings with her best pal, Veronique. When her older brother Remi unexpectedly returns with his bandmates in tow, disrupting the girls’ half-baked summer, it becomes clear to Nicole that something must and will change. Shot in luminous black and white and infused with a sultry melancholy, “Tu dors Nicole” brilliantly captures that liminal stage where the fading yet familiar attachments of childhood still seem far more appealing, precious, and real than the sterility of the grown-up world.

Documentary

“In the name of all Canadians - The Canadian socio-political atmosphere” filmmakers ​ Jennifer Bowen-Allen, Vivan Belik, 2017, 89 min. A curated selection of six short documentaries commissioned by Hot Docs takes a look

at Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.