Welcome to the new celalibrary.ca!

During this first phase of our website launch patrons are able to:

  • Search CELA and Bookshare collections in one location
  • Read from 50 newspapers
  • Receive embossed braille materials through automatic title selection service
  • Download books in ZIP formats
  • Request (place holds on) CDs and embossed braille

Coming very soon: 

  • Direct to Player downloads
  • Receive CDs through automatic title selection service
  • Enhanced search functions
  • More options to manage My Account 

 

Please read a letter about CELA website issues from our Executive Director Michael Ciccone.
Read our FAQ about the new CELA website and visit the Help section for tutorials and information about our services. Thank you for your patience and ongoing support while we work to update our website. 

News

Congratulations to all the authors whose books are included in the 2019 Canada Reads competition: Homes by Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, Brother by David Chariandy, By Chance Alone by Max Eisen and Suzanne by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette.

The list includes a wonderful mix of fiction, memoir, and non-fiction and you will be able to read them in accessible formats through CELA. We're counting down the days until five books are championed and one winner is deemed the title every Canadian has to read. Get reading!

Read previous Canada Reads winners: Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto, winner in 2018, Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis, winner in 2017 and The Illegal by Lawrence Hill, winner in 2016.

Canada Reads defenders holding books

Easy Reader by Dolphin

EasyReader is a free accessible reading app designed for readers with dyslexia, low vision or blindness. Use it with our Direct to Player books! 

Download on the App store
Get it on Google Play
Easy Reader app running on a mobile device