STEAM Centre is thrilled to support this favourite community idea with a very St. Thomas twist. Visit one or all of the Railway City Little Free Library boxes around Elgin - St. Thomas, featuring a distinct neighbourhood name on each box inspired by local history and culture, and use the QR code located on each box to access the digital literacy and skill building resources listed at the bottom of this page.​

Stop by a Little Free Library box location today to borrow a book or leave one for the next visitor:
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1. Elevated Park, 1 Centre Street (neighbourhood name: Kettle Creek village)
2. YWCA, 16 Mary Street (neighbourhood name: Downtown Rock)
3. Seed Confections, 159 Ross Street (neighbourhood name: The Forest)
4. Railway City Brewing, 130 Edward Street (neighbourhood name: Revolution Track)
5. Centennial Sports Club park on Sauvé Ave (neighbourhood name: Dream Fields)
6. Lake Margaret private residence near 122 Axford Pkwy (neighbourhood name: Lake Margaret) 
7. Lion's Park, Baldwin Street (neighbourhood name: The Nexus)
8. Optimist Park, Chestnut Street (neighbourhood name: Bunny Town)
9. Private Residence, 7 Gregory Place (neighbourhood name: Yarmouth Heights
10. Kin Park, Confederation Drive (neighbourhood name: Reservoir Fields)
11. Cowan Park, St. George Street (neighbourhood name: Flax Mill)
12. 1Password Park, Burwell Road (neighbourhood name: Dalewood Loop)
13. V.A. Barrie Park, Stanley Street, across from the courthouse (neighbourhood name: Courthouse)
14. Jonas Park, Jonas Street (neighbourhood name: Railway City Central
15. V.A. Barrie Park, in the parking lot off Sunset Drive (neighbourhood name: Hill Valley Stirling)
16. Waterworks Park, by the south trail on Tecumseh Street (neighbourhood name: Waterworks)
17. Rosethorn Park, by the parking lot off Highview Drive (neighbourhood name: Mall Centre)
18. F.E. Bennett Park, along Mandeville Road (neighbourhood name: Pinafore-By-The-Lake)
19. Homedale Park, along Churchill Crescent (neighbourhood name: Homedale Park)
20. Former Wellington St Public School, 50 Wellington St (neighbourhood name: Wellington Central)
21. Big Brothers, Big Sisters 146 Centre St (neighbourhood name: The Spires)
22. 230 Talbot St alley (neighbourhood name: Arts Village)
23. Jumbo memorial plaque 100 Woodworth Ave nearest address (neighbourhood name: Jumbo Side)
24. Horton Farmer's Market, off Manitoba St (neighbourhood name: Market Crossing)
25. Armoury, 40 Wilson Ave (neighbourhood name: Armoury District)
26. Applewood Park, 65 Raven Ave (neighbourhood name: Orchard Gate)
27. Whistlestop Trail, behind St Thomas Curling Club (neighbourhood name: Elmdale)
28. Hiawatha Street trail entrance into Athletic Park (neighbourhood name:  Old Fairgrounds)
29. Parish Park off Benjamin Parkway (neighbourhood name: Miller's Pond)
30. Kains St and St Catharine St (neighbourhood name: City Centre)
31. Shaw Valley Parkway near new playground (neighbourhood name: Shaw Valley)
32. St. Anne's Centre, 20 Morrison Drive (neighbourhood name: St Anne's)

Digital Literacy Resources

STEAM Centre has gathered valuable digital literacy resources from community partners to help in developing digital literacy skills. Visit any or all of these links to learn more:
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1. Digital Library from St Thomas Public Library Section stthomaspubliclibrary.ca
2. St. Thomas Public Library e-books https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/StThomasPL/Featured  
3. St. Thomas Public Library kids e-books https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/Home.aspx?categoryID=77Section 
4. St. Thomas Library computer classes https://www.digitallearn.org/ 
5. Learn Computer Basics in 1:1 or small class sessions for skills training and upgrading at YWCA St. Thomas - Elgin - https://www.ywcaste.ca/skills-training-upgrading/
6. Elgin County Library Digital Library - https://www.elgincounty.ca/library/
7. Digital library for TVDSB students with login credentials - https://www.tvdsb.ca/en/students/library-learning-commons.aspx 
8. TVDSB Innovation and experiential learning hub - https://sites.google.com/gotvdsb.ca/tvinnovates/tvinnovates-homepage
9. Digital literacy skill building and information from Literacy Link South Central - https://www.llsc.on.ca/digital-literacy-2020
10. Learning materials and digital library services - https://www.ldcsb.ca/apps/pages/LMC-LibraryServices
11. Project Gutenberg offers over 67,000 books available for Kindle, Android, Nook, iPhone and iPad www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?sort_order=downloads

This project is generously funded by individuals, companies and The Estate of Donna Bushell within Elgin St. Thomas Community Foundation.