Services Offered
The Réseau des bibliothèques publiques de Longueuil
A new network… and new services!
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As centres for disseminating and integrating knowledge
and culture,
preferred forums for dialogue between community members,
catalysts of municipal life, and
partners in economic and social development,
the library network of Ville de Longueuil
gives all citizens access to the information they need
for their development as good citizens,
their education,
their personal growth and fulfillment,
and their exposure to the world. |
 Longueuil’s
library network offers citizens of all ages and backgrounds easy access to an
extensive collection of nearly 400,000 print documents and 16,500 audiovisual
and multimedia documents, including:
- Picture books;
- Comic books;
- databases of newspapers and journals;
- CD-ROMs;
- genealogy and local history collection;
- music CDs;
- documentaries;
- newspapers;
- large-print books;
- audio books;
- language-learning;
- reference books;
- music scores and teaching;
- government publications;
- magazines;
- novels;
- videotapes and DVDs.
A One-Stop, Comprehensive Catalogue
The library catalogue was named in honour of Leonardo da Vinci, a man
of science endowed with a prolific multidisciplinary genius. A reflection
of this universal man, the Léonard catalogue gives library users access
to a vast collection of documents. It offers a gateway to the world and a
chance for Longueuil library network users to develop their knowledge and
become true citizens of their time, in other words, well-informed!
From any of the Ville de Longueuil libraries or from home thanks to its website,
citizens can consult the new Léonard catalogue to look for a document
or find out whether it is available.
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addition, all library card holders can request a personal identification number
(PIN) at the circulation desk of any library in the network. With this PIN,
users can access other options in the catalogue, enabling them to:
Databases of Newspapers and Journals
Several computerized databases can be consulted in the libraries of Greenfield
Park, Saint-Hubert, Joseph-William-Gendron as well as those in Vieux-Longueuil
(Jacques-Ferron, Georges-Dor and Claude-Henri-Grignon) libraries. These databases
make it possible to locate articles in magazines, journals and newspapers. Research
and consultation are free.
History and Genealogy Collection
 The
Saint-Hubert and Claude-Henri-Grignon libraries have a collection totalling
15,000 volumes on genealogy and history, including nearly 2,000 civil status
register of births, marriages and deaths, parish monographs, and basic works
and periodicals.
The Club de généalogie de Longueuil, located at the Claude-Henri-Grignon
library, specializes in computing applied to genealogy, in genealogy training
and in genealogical publishing. The Club brings a collection of several thousand
volumes within its members’ reach.
The Société de généalogie de Saint-Hubert, located
at 3500 Grand Boulevard Street in Saint-Hubert, offers its members the chance
to use 17 computer terminals to conduct searches in several databases and consult
1,200 directories and reference books.
Internet
 At
the Greenfield Park and Saint-Hubert libraries as well as at the Joseph-William-Gendron,
Jacques-Ferron, Georges-Dor and Claude-Henri-Grignon libraries, computers
are made available to users who wish to search the Web. Consultations
are free. The staff is able to offer occasional help with Internet use.
Patrons with laptops and a network card can access network ports or the
wireless network at the Georges-Dor library.
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Reference Section and Library User Assistance Service
 The
staff in the reference section and library user assistance service of
the Longueuil library network are available to help you look for information,
suggest thematic bibliographies or appropriate reading material, and offer
personalized advice. They can also help you consult Léonard, the
online catalogue, use the latest information search technologies, and
introduce you to the libraries’ different collections and services.
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In English
Most Ville de Longueuil libraries have documents in English, but the Greenfield
Park library has the widest selection.
| SHARING
with the community |
Under a reciprocity agreement between collège Édouard-Montpetit
and Ville de Longueuil, members of Longueuil’s library network have access to
the college library. They can borrow books and benefit from the services and
collections available at this library.
Bibliothèque du collège Édouard-Montpetit
Centre des ressources documentaires
945 Chemin de Chambly, Room D-2000, Longueuil
Telephone: 450 679-2631, ext. 2457
Centre des ressources
documentaires du collège Édouard-Montpetit web site
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