Users can search Memory PEI and the PARO Collections Database to find information about items or collections of items at the Public Archives. Memory PEI provides information at a collection level and the PARO Collections Database offers item level searching as well as family history information searchable by name. Examples of the types of items that may be referenced in the databases include:
  • Private or business papers related to PEI
  • Province of PEI government records
  • Court records
  • Maps, photographs and other media
  • Family history information like census records, church records, vital statistics records, etc.
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Staff are available to help people who visit the archives in person to do family tree or historical research on PEI subjects. Includes:
  • Helping first time visitors register for a Public Archives and Records Office research pass
  • Answering research questions, suggesting search strategies and retrieving requested material
  • Copying and digital imaging of collection items for a fee
  • Providing limited research assistance to those who ask questions by phone, mail or email
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Centre for Equitable Library Access's (CELA) collection of books and other resources are available in alternate formats for those who are not able to use print materials. Items can be downloaded or borrowed and mailed to the person's home. Resources include:
  • Downloadable books, magazines and other materials
  • DAISY talking books and magazines downloadable directly to player or mobile device (both audio and accessible text are available)
  • DAISY audio books and magazines on CD by mail
  • Braille book by mail
  • Printbraille (children's picture books with braille added) by mail
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Delivers library materials to individuals who are not able to visit a library in person. Items are chosen by library staff, and delivered to participants every six weeks.

Note: A similar delivery service is available for Community Care Facilities. Facility administration must contact PEI Public Library Service Headquarters to register for this program on behalf of residents.
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Provides free loans of books, DVDs and other multimedia. Most public library locations also offer:

  • Child and youth programs
  • Technology training programs
  • Public access computers
  • Reference desk services
  • Interlibrary loans
  • Assistive technology
  • Access to online resources such as music, language courses, SaltWire's online news content and more

Non-traditional items are also available to borrow. Includes:

  • Audio Player (Yoto's screen less portable audio player)
  • Artwork
  • Binge Boxes (collections of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box")
  • Board games
  • Cake pans
  • CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) monitors
  • C-Pens (a portable scanning pen that reads printed text out loud)
  • Disc Golf sets
  • Dodow sleep aids (metronome-style sleeping aid that helps users fall asleep naturally through one's breath and relaxation)
  • Energy meters (calculate energy consumption and cost of home appliances)
  • Fitness passes (select locations)
  • Hiking backpacks (for adults)
  • Ice skates
  • Learn French Kits
  • Light therapy lamps
  • Mental health kits
  • Musical instruments (150+ instruments to borrow for up to three weeks)
  • Nature backpacks (kit that contains a variety of books and tools for kids and families to learn about nature)
  • Noise cancelling headphones
  • PLAY kits (kits include toys such as bean bags, foam discs, sensory balls, etc that encourage play for toddlers)
  • Radon detectors
  • Sensory kits
  • Snowshoes
  • Snowshoe/walking poles
  • STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) kits
  • Telescopes
  • Thermal cameras
  • Tools (bike repair kits, shovels, gardening tools and hoses, cultivators, stud finders, etc)
  • White noise machines
  • Heart Health kit(a blood pressure monitor, fingertip pulse oximeter, healthy cooking and exercise books)
  • Cognitive Wellness kits(games, puzzles, and resources)

Visit the website for the full list.

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Fully equipped housing complex with seven units that provide supervised support for high functioning adults with intellectual disabilities.

Units are shared between two tenants and have two bedrooms, a bathroom, and kitchenette. There is a shared full kitchen, common dining area and living room. Tenants share chores such as meal planning, cooking and cleaning up.

Person-Centered Plans provide life skills and employment training and residents are supported to allow for an independent, secure lifestyle.

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Helps young adults prepare to build employability skills so they can find new or higher paying work. Participants will:
  • Attend 12 weeks of in-class and experience/activity based learning
  • Learn how to set and achieve positive life and work goals
  • Develop individual plans of action to help them reach their goals
  • Identify their strengths and skills and build upon those
  • Become more confident and self-sufficient
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An overnight emergency shelter located in Summerside serves women, trans, and non-binary individuals, as well as children who are temporarily unhoused due to various circumstances. Shelter stays are managed on a case-by-case basis and can last up to eight weeks without requiring individuals to leave.

For those needing longer-term support, the LifeHouse Transitional Housing Program is available. To apply, shelter users must stay for a minimum of four weeks before submitting an application. The Housing Committee will then review the case and make a decision. If accepted, individuals may stay in the transitional housing program for up to one year.

Shelter services include:

  • Beds
  • Food and drink
  • Access to laundry and hygiene products
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Transportation is available to be arranged if needed (call for details)
  • Case management

Transition services include staff supports and learning opportunities include:

  • Case planning
  • Life skills
  • Independence
  • Parenting skills and more
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Provides a support network that offers bullied youths assistance via telephone, email, and text(SMS). Support includes:

  • Identify problems and solve them
  • One-on-one conversations with bullied youth and their families
  • One-on-one conversations with bullies, their parents, teachers, guidance counsellors, principals, and school board staff, local social service, and when it's necessary local police.
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Provides donated goods to people with a self-identified need. Goods include:
  • Food
  • Clothing and footwear
  • Toys
  • Household items
  • Furniture
  • Personal items
Accepts donations.
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