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Using the Library ยป Virtual Services

Do research, take a free online technology class, read newspapers from major cities, and more. You can access many of our online resources for free with your library card from anywhere with an internet connection.

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Databases

Massachusetts Statewide Databases Access to thousands of magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers (including New York Times 1985+ and Boston Globe 1980+), Encyclopaedia Britannica, biographies, health and prescription drug information, US and World History, business directories, investment reports, K-12 resources.…

Ebooks & Audiobooks

Overdrive & Libby Want to borrow eBooks or downloadable audiobooks?  Please visit the CWMars Overdrive site.  There you will find resources and instructions on how to download eBooks, audiobooks, and…

Kanopy

Kanopy digital film streaming! Kanopy is a video-streaming platform dedicated to thoughtful and thought-provoking films that foster learning and conversation. You’ll find documentaries, The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, world…

New York Times Digital

The New York Times is available free, compliments of the Boston Public Library. Simply sign up for a BPL card to gain access. For Massachusetts residents only.  Questions or need…

Upcoming Events

Online Poetry – Sparks in the Dark with Ellen Steinbaum

Click here for the Zoom link. Ellen Steinbaum is the author of four poetry collections and a one-person play. Her work has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize and…

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Online Poetry – Sparks in the Dark with James Davis

Click here to join us for this week’s poetry session. James Davis is the author of Club Q, which Edward Hirsch selected for the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize and The…

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Online Poetry – Sparks in the Dark with Gunilla Theander Kester, Ph.D.

Click here to join us for this week’s online poetry event. Swedish-born Gunilla Theander Kester, Ph.D. is the author and editor of six books in three genres including her full-length…

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