NFSB Virtual Library

Full of bilingual, multi-media tools including books, research databases, royalty-free images and more, the New Frontiers Virtual Library is a collection of  resources for students and families!

These resources are available from anywhere 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, although some require a username and password to access from home. Students can ask their teacher or library staff for password info, or send us a email at info@nfsb.qc.ca and we’ll be happy to help you out.

All NFSB students have access to the following online resources, no login required!

NFSB Library Book Search

Our board’s online library catalogue. Use it to search your school’s library collection.

LEARN Quebec

The Leading English Education and Resource Network (LEARN) is a non-profit organization that  serves the Anglophone, and Aboriginal, Youth and Adult Education sectors of Québec. LEARN offers access to quality learning resources and FREE homework help and tutoring.

TumbleBooks

TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books in English & French which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.

The Canadian Encyclopedia

A bilingual Canadian free encyclopedia. Updated daily. Includes thousands of articles and interactive maps on Canadian topics.

The following resources require a password to login.
Not sure of the password? Ask your teacher or school library staff!

ImageQuest

Image Quest provides easy online access to more than two million FREE images from one convenient site! Jazz up projects, lesson plans, reports…the sky’s the limit.

Encyclopedia Britannica School

Elementary and High School level encyclopedia offering safe, trusted content for students from K4 to Secondary 5.

Encyclopædie Universalis

Une encyclopédie de source sure et fiable destinée aux enfants du secondaire.

Encyclopædie Universalis Junior

Une encyclopédie de source sure et fiable destinée aux enfants du primaire et du secondaire.

SORA

English and French ebooks and audiobooks for grades 5 to 11.

1. Download the SORA app on your device
2. Search for “New Frontiers School Board”
3. Sign in with your seven-digit student ID number found on your ID or report cards.
4. Enjoy your book!

Macleans Magazine Archives

Read anything and everything Maclean’s has ever published – over a century worth of articles – defining the story of Canada and its place in the world. Explore editors’ recommendations, or search articles, stories and interviews from any and every issue since 1905, right up to present day. It’s the ultimate insight into our nation’s evolution.

 

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