Online Resources

Get quick and easy access to American Ancestors while visiting the RPL> American Ancestors databases are designed for genealogical research on individuals and families. The databases are indexed and allow searching by name, date, and place. Searches are conducted through defined genealogy-focused fields (names, dates, places, etc.)

Get quick and easy access to Ancestry.com while visiting the RPL. Ancestry Library Edition brings the world's most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library. It's an unprecedented online collection of individuals from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.

Archive articlees from the Boston Globe with detailed indexing helps users quickly find the news information they need. Each issue is indexed thoroughly, providing access to not only top news stories but also the information contained on the various sections of the paper.   

On-Demand, Anywhere Online Learning Brainfuse is one of the most experienced online tutoring companies in the nation. HelpNow is a unique tutoring, homework help, and studying suite designed to assist patrons of all ages succeed.

Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications.

Research company and industry profiles, market research, and country economic reports.

A comprehensive collection of expert, unbiased product reviews. Compare price, performance, and reliability all in one place.

Craft & Hobby is an online platform for public libraries offering patrons access to streaming educational content across 22 creative categories. Users can watch instructional videos and take classes on-demand to learn new hobbies or enhance existing skills.

FamilySearch is a free, nonprofit organization providing online genealogical records, educational resources, and family history software. Their mission focuses on preserving and sharing family records while offering tools and services for genealogical research and discovery. 

FinancialFit offers short, easy-to-understand personal finance lessons, videos and interactive tools that empower all members of your community — no matter their current financial situation — to make informed financial decisions and achieve their financial goals.

Thousands of articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals – plus encyclopedias, academic books, and other reliable research and reference sources – and more are available to every Massachusetts resident free of charge.

HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. The database provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.

Home Improvement Source is a DIY database of full-text content from leading home improvement magazines and reference books, plus a collection of images not found anywhere else online.

Stream popular music, movies, TV series, ebooks, audiobooks, digital comics, and more. Enter your library card number to open an account.

Stream independent and foreign films, classic cinema, and documentaries.  Stream up to 8 titles per month.

LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use online test prep resource that helps people improve their core academic skills, earn a high school equivalency, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

Borrow thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines. Use your library card to open an account.

LOTE4Kids is our online database of digital books in World Languages, that allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). LOTE4Kids has over 4,500 picture books in 70+ languages, with new books and languages released each month – helping libraries to engage immigrant, refugee and multilingual families in their communities.

Mango Languages helps you learn over 70 world languages, offers more than 20 ESL/ELL courses, and improves your proficiency with Mango Movies. Sign up for an account to track your progress, or try it out as a guest.

Designed for public libraries, MasterFILE Complete offers the highest quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources covering virtually every subject area.

Available in 42 languages, MyHeritage Library Edition is the industry's most multilingual family history research database. It includes billions of historical documents from 70+ countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes and additional resources that span the past five centuries.

Get quick and easy access to the New York Times while visiting the RPL. The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based that covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews.

Free access from anywhere with your RPL account. The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based that covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews.

Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.

Looking for a good book? Try this online service to find the next book in a series, fiction or nonfiction titles based on subject, genre or mood, read-alikes for your favorite authors or books, reading group guides and more.

At Pebble Go, emerging readers can learn about many topics, including dinosaurs, animals, social studies, and biographies. At Pebble Go Next, grades 3-5 can learn about key concepts related to Social Studies, Science, States, and Native Americans

The Reading Public Library Academy (RPL Academy) provides video tutorials on a variety of skills and training topics. Browse through curated tutorials the Library and register for an account to track your progress. Topics range from Career & College to Financial Literacy to Social Media and Tech Skills. Learn something new today!

Explore resources that bring children's and young adult books to life. Discover author interviews, book trailers, discussion questions, activity kits, and more.

Language learning for the entire community. Transparent Language Online for Libraries empowers anyone to learn 110+ languages - including ESL and ASL -anytime, anywhere, on any device. Languages include ESL and ASL. Language learners of all ages will enjoy a fun, effective, and engaging experience using this free and easy to use service.

Online picture books, easy readers, chapter books, and nonfiction, as well as videos, games and puzzles.

Value Line provides investment research on companies, industries, markets and economies. The Library's subscription includes coverage of 1,700 stocks in The Value Line Investment Survey Plus and 1,800 in the The Small and Mid-Cap edition.

Get quick and easy access to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) while visiting the RPL. WSJ is the definitive source of news and information through the lens of business, finance, economics and money, global forces that shape the world and are key to understanding it.

Free access from anywhere with your RPL account. The Wall Street Journal is the definitive source of news and information through the lens of business, finance, economics and money, global forces that shape the world and are key to understanding it. Users must validate access every three days.

Get quick and easy access to the Washington Post while visiting the RPL. The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American award-winning daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and has a national audience.

Free access from anywhere with your RPL account. The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American award-winning daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and has a national audience. Requires validation.