French Language Resources

En français, s'il vous plaît!

French books and French language movies are available at most CKPL branches. If you can't find any on the shelf at your local branch, you can place holds to have French materials delivered to any branch for you. CKPL also has French ebooks for children and adults, French language learning resources and more!

At the Library

Check out your books by the bag! Ask staff to put together a French Bag of Books. You'll get 25 children's books including board books, picture books, early readers and easy non-fiction.

Our popular Storykits are also available in French. The French Storykit contains a selection of books for children ages 0 to 6 years, puppets, rhythm instruments, CDs, DVDs, Playaway Views, storytelling props, and concept toys and puzzles. Great for teachers, homeschoolers, daycares and parents!

Forest of Reading

Forest of Reading is a winter reading program that celebrates Canadian authors and illustrators. A list of the nominated titles are available in the library catalogue by searching the category name: "Le Prix Peuplier" and "Le Prix Tamarac". You can also find nominated titles on CKPL’s Pinterest page. Read the books and vote for your favourite!

Learn the Language

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CKPL also carries many language learning resources on multiple formats. Here is a selection:

Online Resources

	Tumble Biblio Enfants is an online collection of animated talking picture books that teach children the joy of reading in a format they will love.
	Flipster digital magazines can be read online using a web browser or downloaded to your mobile devices to read offline, anytime, anywhere. CKPL subscribes to Châtelaine (French edition).
	MaBiblioNumérique - French ebooks from Archambault Cliquez ici pour la connexion française Archambault's French ebook collection has a wide variety of electronic titles from Quebec as well as French translations of English works. Browse, checkout titles, and place holds. Available 24/7, you can read ebooks from your smartphone, tablet, e-reader or computer.

The Santé en français (Consumer Health Information) online database contains French-language articles about common medical conditions and procedures in an easy-to-understand manner. Fournit des rapports faciles à lire avec des renseignements scientifiquement fondés dans le domaine de la santé. Ces rapports couvrant diverses maladies, conditions et traitements sont vérifiés par des médecins et reflètent les données les plus récentes.

Career Cruising is a fully bilingual database which has been designed to help students and others plan their future. Users are able to access hundreds of detailed occupation profiles.