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Any online resources through LoyalistLibrary.com remain available throughout the strike, including:

• eBooks
• online journals, newspapers and magazines
• streaming videos
• The Library website and search will stay active.
• The Library's YouTube channel will remain active, although no new content will be shared.

The following services and resources are not available during the strike:

• borrowing and returning books
• print library books, magazines and journals
• library study rooms
• interlibrary loan
• research help
• library instruction
• copyright support
• course reserves
• Library emails will not be monitored.
• The AskON chat reference service is temporarily suspended.

Updates on the strike can be found using the following sources:

Local News Sources

• 91X FM
• Belleville Intelligencer
• Quinte News
• InQuinte.ca

Updates from Involved Groups

• OPSEU News
  • OPSEU is the union that represents support staff and faculty at the 24 publicly funded colleges in Ontario. Representatives from OPSEU are responsible for negotiating collective agreements with the College Employer Council.
• Ontario College Employer Council News
  • CEC is the government-mandated bargaining agent for Ontario's 24 publicly funded colleges. Representatives from CEC are responsible for negotiating collective agreements with representatives from OPSEU.

Print books and course reserves are not available during the strike. You can try the following options to find books, magazines and newspapers:

• Use Catalyst to search and see if the item you want is available online.
• Use your local library. Please Note! Public libraries require a membership, which is typically free. To get a membership at a public library, you usually need to live in the community where the library is located.
  • Belleville Public Library, 254 Pinnacle St, Belleville, K8N 3B1, (613) 968-6731
  • Quinte West Public Library 
    • Trenton Main Branch, 7 Creswell Drive, Trenton, K8V 5R6, (613) 394-3381
    • Frankford Branch, 22 North Trent Street, Frankford, K0K 2C0, (613) 394-3381
  • Prince Edward County Public Library

    • Ameliasburgh Branch Al Purdy Library, 809 Whitney Road, Ameliasburgh, K0K 1A0, (613) 968-9327

    • Bloomfield Branch Library, 300 Main Street, Box 9, Bloomfield, K0K 1G0, (613) 393-3400

    • Milford Branch Ann Farwell Library, 3053 County Road 10, Milford, K0K 2P0, (613) 476-4130

    • Picton Branch Library, 208 Main Street, Picton, K0K 2T0, (613) 476-5962

    • Wellington Branch Library, 261 Main Street, Box 370, Wellington, K0K 3L0, (613) 399-2023

  • Deseronto Public Library, 358 Main St, Deseronto, K0K 1X0, (613) 396-2744

• Search the Internet Archive. Please Note! The Internet Archive requires a free membership to access their collection.
• Search Project Gutenberg

All loans are extended until the end of the strike. Please note that renewal and overdue notices are sent automatically by our system; any fines accumulated during this time will be forgiven. You do not have to worry about renewing or returning books during the strike.

If you have questions about APA, please check the resources below:

• APA Style and Formatting Guide from LoyalistLibrary.com
• Loyalist College Guide to APA and Academic Writing
• APA Style Website
• APA Style Blog

Students looking for help with research can check the research guide for their program and click the “How Do I Research?” tab at the top of the page. A complete list of research guides can be found here: https://loyalistlibrary.com/SubjectGuides

At the time of this posting, study rooms are not available during the strike. Students looking for quiet or group study space can check the following locations:

• Study pods in the Link Lounge (2L60)
• Study room across from 3H10
• Study room across from 3H28

Please Note! These rooms are first come, first served.

Faculty who have questions about copyright are advised to check the Library’s Copyright Guide: https://loyalistlibrary.com/copyright 

Faculty seeking research instruction for their class can utilize the Library’s research guides by locating the guide for their program and clicking the “How Do I Research?” tab at the top of the page. A complete list of research guides can be found here: https://loyalistlibrary.com/SubjectGuides

Please Note! If you had a library instruction session booked during the strike, a library staff member will reach out to you to reschedule as soon as staff return to work.

This is a stressful and uncertain time for all of our students and our faculty colleagues. Please utilize the resources below at any time. Please note that all of these services are free and confidential.

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, please go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.

• Crisis Intervention Centre, Quinte Health Care, Belleville General Hospital 1-888-757-7766 - The Crisis Intervention Centre is a community mental health program located at Belleville General Hospital. The team of social workers and psychiatric nurses are ready to respond to crisis calls and offer emergency mental health intervention in the form of assessments, referrals, short-term crisis resolution or simply information. For more information, please contact the Crisis Intervention Centre at (613) 969-7400, Ext. 2753 or 969-5511, Ext. 2753. You can also call toll free at 1-888-757-7766. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Telephone response by a crisis worker is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310 - "The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples across Canada." Chat services are also available on the website.
• Good2Talk Line: 1-866-925-5454 - Good2Talk is a free, completely confidential and anonymous help line for colleges and universities in Ontario. It is available 24/7 in English and French. Students can talk to a professional counselor to receive immediate telephone counseling support and referral for face-to-face support in their school or local community.
• Kids Help Phone (24 Hours): 1-800-668-6868 - Canada's only 24/7, national support service. We offer professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based. Kids Help Phone has expanded its mandate to include former youth in care of any age.
• Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line: 1-800-268-9688 - Anonymous support is available Sunday to Friday between 4pm and 9:30pm. Call 1-800-268-9688 in complete confidence or visit www.youthline.ca
• NAN Hope:1-844-NAN-HOPE, text 1-844-626-4673 - "The Nishnawbe Aski Mental Health Wellness Support Access Program (NAN Hope) provides community-driven, culturally appropriate and timely mental health and addictions support to members of the 49 First Nations communities in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Territory."
• Open Line, Open Mind: 1-613-310-6736 (310-OPEN) - Open Line, Open Mind offers information, support and referral to mental health and addiction services in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties. Services for adults aged 16+ and are available 24/7.
• Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte and District: 1-613-967-6300 - 24-hour crisis support: 1-800-909-7007.