Memorial Hall Library

Articles & Databases

The Internet is a great source of information, but sometimes it just doesn't have the quality information you need. Memorial Hall Library provides access to quality "paid" databases that provide articles and information that just aren't available on the "free" Internet. All you need is your Memorial Hall Library card to access all of the below resources. If you have a library card from other Massachusetts public libraries you will be able to access some of these resources, but not all. More quality resources are available from the Boston Public Library.

If you need help accessing the below resources just contact the Information Services Desk at 978-623-8430.

If you know the topic you want, choose it from the list below.

All Online Resources

ABCmouse.com

ABCmouse.com

(library use only)

ABCmouse.com's curriculum is designed to help young children (ages 2–7+) build a strong foundation for academic success. ABCmouse.com is 100% educational, with more than 4,000 learning activities across all major subject areas-reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. 

Subjects: Education, Kids & Teens back to top
connects to Gale Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile (Gale)

This article database includes full-text and abstracts of scholarly, trade, and general-interest periodicals covering topics in the areas of current events, general sciences and technology, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
American Ancestors

American Ancestors

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

The databases of the New England Historic Genealogical Society with over 110 million names.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy back to top
American Physical Society Journals

American Physical Society Journals

(library use only)

The professional journals of the American Physical Society embody the mission of the society "to advance and diffuse the knowledge of Physics." This collection includes the following:

Physical Review Letters (PRL) (brief important papers, all topics in physics)
Physical Review A (atomic, molecular, and optical physics)
Physical Review B (condensed matter and materials physics)
Physical Review C (nuclear physics)
Physical Review D (particles, fields, gravitation and cosmology)
Physical Review E (statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics)
Physical Review X (open access articles, all topics of physics)
Physical Review Applied (applied physics)
Reviews of Modern Physics (in-depth articles, all topics in physics)
Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
The APS Journal Archive (back to 1893)

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers, Science & Technology back to top
Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry Library Edition

(library use only)

Search for your ancestors, check U.S. Census Records, Birth/Marriage/Death records, and more. Ancestry Library is the largest family history site online with over 4 billion names in worldwide historical records, family tree services and genealogy learning materials.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy back to top
Andover Townsman

Andover Townsman

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Full-text content from the Andover Townsman newspaper and website since April 2007. 

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
AtoZdatabases

AtoZdatabases

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

AtoZdatabases includes 30 million business profiles and contact information for 220 million residents. It also includes a component for job searching. This database can be used to find businesses based on employee size, sales volume, type of business and location.

Subjects: Business, Job Hunting, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
connects to Gale in Context: Biography

Biography (Gale in Context)

Provides biographical information on more than 700,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy back to top
Birds of the World

Birds of the World

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Birds of the World contains 10,721 species accounts of every bird species in the world. BOW merges and enhances content, data, multimedia, figures, and illustrations from four different ornithological volumes: Birds of North America (BNA), Neotropical Birds, Handbook of Birds of the World (HBW Alive), and Bird Families of the World. This content is integrated with multimedia from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library and millions of bird records from eBird.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure, Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top
BookBrowse: Your Guide to Exceptional Books

BookBrowse

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Find your next great read with this interactive magazine for booklovers. 

BookBrowse offers:

  • Reviews, excerpts, recommendations and excerpts.
  • Browsing by genre, time period, geographical setting and theme.
  • Handpicked "If you like this, try these" recommendations for thousands of authors and books.
  • Resources for book clubs including recommended reads by theme, reading guides & online book club discussions.
  • One-click links to the catalog to check if the book is available.
Subjects: Books & Literature, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
BookFlix

BookFlix

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Build a love of reading and learning with paired fiction and nonfiction. For grades preK-3. Scholastic BookFlix delivers high-interest, interactive content to engage young readers:

  • 80 fiction-nonfiction pairs build background knowledge and introduce content-area learning.
  • Spanish language versions of 20 pairs offer first language support.
  • Read-along option for both fiction and nonfiction develops listening and reading comprehension.
  • Interactive educational games assess learning.
  • Author biographies introduce children to favorite writers.
  • Educator resources, including lesson plans and activities, support teachers, librarians, and parents.
Subjects: Books & Literature, Kids & Teens back to top
The Boston Globe

Boston Globe

Complete full-text content of local, regional, national and international developments. Coverage of community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, people in the community, and much more. Paid advertisements, syndicated columns excluded. 

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Boston Metropolitan News

Boston Metropolitan News

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Articles and transcripts from more than 200 news sources covering the Greater Boston area, updated daily. Newspapers include the Boston Herald, Metro Boston, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Lowell Sun, Andover Townsman, Eagle-Tribune, Tewksbury Advocate, Wilmington Advocate, North Andover Citizen and many more.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Britannica Moderna

Britannica Moderna

Enciclopedia española para estudiantes mayores y educadores. Spanish encyclopedia for older students and educators.

  • Completa enciclopedia española - Complete Spanish encyclopedia
  • Incluye artículos, imágenes , mapas, tablas , líneas de tiempo , así como un diccionario completo y atlas - Includes articles, images, maps, tables, timelines, as well as a complete dictionary and atlas

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Seal of the Town of Andover

Code of the Town of Andover, MA

Contains the Charter and related legislation and the general and permanent By-Laws of the Town of Andover, Massachusetts.

Subjects: Legal back to top
Consumer Reports Online

Consumer Reports Online

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips from ConsumerReports.org.

Subjects: Consumer & DIY, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Creativebug

Creativebug

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Creativebug has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Single and multi-part classes for all ages and skill levels are available in the following areas:

  • art & design
  • sewing
  • quilting
  • paper
  • knitting
  • crochet
  • food & home
  • jewelry
  • holiday & party
  • kids

MHL card holders have unlimited access to the classes. Once you've logged in with your MHL card number and PIN, you will be prompted to create a Creativebug account by entering an email address and password. Once you've created an account, you can log in by visiting Creativebug's main website (https://www.creativebug.com/) or by revisiting this page and entering your library card number and PIN again, after which you'll be logged in automatically.

Subjects: Education, Hobbies & Leisure back to top

Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts offers a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as book reference content from Delmar.  

Subjects: Health, Hobbies & Leisure back to top
Eagle-Tribune

Eagle-Tribune

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Full-text content from the Eagle-Tribune newspaper and website since 2008. 

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Elementary (Gale in Context)

Elementary (Gale in Context)

With a modern design and intuitive search functions, Gale In Context: Elementary database makes it easy for elementary school children, teachers, and parents to find information related to classroom lessons in articles, magazines, books, periodicals, and reference materials, and plan fun activities to promote learning.  Please see Middle School (Gale In Context) for a similar database for middle school students.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Britannica Library

Encyclopædia Britannica

A comprehensive reference resource with components for students and adults. A dictionary, a thesaurus, multimedia, and primary source materials are included.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Environmental Studies (Gale)

Environmental Studies (Gale)

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

Subjects: Education, Magazines & Newspapers, Science & Technology back to top
FamilySearch.org

FamilySearch.org Affiliate Library Collection

FamilySearch.org offers access to genealogical records from over 110 countries, including over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records; 742,000 microfiche; 310,000 books, serials, and other formats. FamilySearch.org also contains the catalog of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Research help is available through the Family History Research Wiki, discussion forums, and online free family history courses through the Learning Center. FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have privileges to some limited-access FamilySearch databases and records.  The Affiliate Library collection is only available on-site and do not have all the privileges of a Family History Center.  A free individual account is required to use the FamilySearch.org platform.  FamilySearch is the largest collection of genealogical and historical records in the world and is the genealogical branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, informally known as the Mormon Church or the LDS Church. For more information, contact rdesk@mhl.org

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy back to top
Famous First Facts

Famous First Facts

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

This online book contains over 8000 entries that record first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in American history. Best used with the keyword search function or by following links within its expanded contents. A print edition can be found at the library.

Subjects: History, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Foundation Directory Online Professional

Foundation Directory Online Professional

(library use only)

Foundation Directory Online Professional, a service made available by the Candid information service, helps grantseekers find the right match for their organization’s mission. Get access to more than 140,000 expanded profiles on foundations and corporate donors, information on more than 7 million grants, and more than half a million key decision makers and leaders. 990 and 990-PF forms are keyword searchable.

Note: If you are looking for Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, Candid has incorporated that into Foundation Directory Online Professional. Just check the new box labeled "Include grants to individuals" before performing your search. See https://help.candid.org/s/article/Grants-to-Individuals-Search-in-Foundation-Directory-Professional for details.

Subjects: Nonprofit & Philanthropy back to top

Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile)

Focuses on the practical aspects and the scientific theory of horticulture studies. Offers biotechnologists, farmers, hobbyists, and landscape architects access to important content relevant to their pursuits.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure, Science & Technology back to top
connects to General OneFile (Gale)

General OneFile (Gale)

General OneFile (Gale) is a one-stop source for news, magazine, and periodical articles across a wide range of general interest topics and academic disciplines. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text, General OneFile serves a wide audience of readers.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top

Global Issues (Gale in Context)

Gale In Context: Global Issues offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, relevant sources for analysis of these issues. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Got Resume Builder

Got Resume Builder

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Got Resume Builder lets you create a resume in three easy steps:

  1. Create your resume's content using a step-by-step resume writing guide.
  2. Format the resume by selecting a design template and font.
  3. Download and email the resume in multiple formats.
Subjects: Job Hunting back to top
GreenFile

GreenFile

Full text articles focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
GuideStar logo

GuideStar

(library use only)

GuideStar is the world's largest source of information about nonprofit organizations. With it you can: 

  • Find local nonprofits in your community where you can donate, work, or volunteer
  • Help those in need find resources they rely on, such as food banks or shelters

GuideStar is provided by the information service Candid.

Subjects: Nonprofit & Philanthropy back to top
connects to Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Includes the full text and images of forty nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books.

This database was formerly known as Health Reference Center Academic.

Subjects: Health, Magazines & Newspapers back to top

Health and Wellness with Alternative Health Module (Gale)

Gale Health and Wellness offers access to thousands of full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more. Perfect for researchers at all levels, this comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, and more.

Subjects: Health back to top
HeritageQuest

HeritageQuest

Census data, family records, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, etc.

All documents include original page images.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy, History back to top
connects to High School Edition (Gale OneFile)

High School Edition (Gale OneFile)

Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for grades 9–12 covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.  Please see Middle School (Gale In Context) for a similar database for middle school students.

This database was formerly known as InfoTrac Student.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Home Improvement (Gale OneFile)

Home Improvement (Gale OneFile)

Gale OneFile: Home Improvement places the research of hobbyists and professionals on a solid foundation with articles from more than 200 home improvement-focused titles. Home Improvement covers topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more.

Subjects: Consumer & DIY, Hobbies & Leisure back to top
Interactive Science (Gale) logo

Interactive Science (Gale)

Interactive Science (Gale) provides engaging, interactive models that bring science to life. Helps students better visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science. Students and instructors can manipulate and explore 3D models that are paired with reference and periodical content for further understanding.

Subjects: Education, Kids & Teens, Science & Technology back to top
Leadership and Management (Gale)

Leadership and Management (Gale)

Search authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning, and more. Updated daily.

Subjects: Business, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
LegalForms (Gale) logo

LegalForms (Gale)

Thousands of official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY, Legal, Nonprofit & Philanthropy, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
connects to Literature Resource Center (Gale)

Literature Resource Center (Gale)

Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.

The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.

Subjects: Books & Literature back to top
Magill's Medical Guide

Magill's Medical Guide, 9th Edition

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Magill's Medical Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. This is the online version of the five-volume print set, which can be found in the library.

Subjects: Health, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Mango Languages

Mango Languages

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology and delivered through native speaker dialog.

Subjects: Languages back to top
driving-tests.org logo

Massachusetts Driver's License Practice Tests

Driver's permit practice tests and manuals, presented in partnership with Driving-Tests.org. Includes:

  • 11 car practice tests
  • 9 motorcycle practice tests
  • 27 CDL (commercial driver’s license) practice tests
  • 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL)
  • a FAQ  section with detailed answers to over 100 RMV-related questions

Please Note: Driving-Tests.org is not affiliated with or evaluated by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The official RMV Driver’s Manual is available on their website, along with additional driver’s education information.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Test Prep back to top
Medici.tv

Medici.tv

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Medici.tv offers the largest catalog collection of classical music, opera, jazz and dance videos. Content includes:

  • 3,500 musical works filmed from the 1940s through to the present day
  • 2,500 films including concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries and master classes
  • over 150 live events streamed every year from the world's most prestigious venues

Starting October 2022, you can create an Individual Account while signing in under the library's account. An Individual Account allows you to save your favorite videos, see your viewing history, and receive Medici.tv's weekly newsletter. See this slideshow for more information.

Access to Medici.tv is unlimited and can be enjoyed anywhere on any digital device. To enjoy Medici.tv on your mobile device, or to cast your favorite content to your TV screen using Chromecast or AirPlay, download the Medici.tv mobile app by searching for medici.tv EDU in your app store or by scanning the QR code below. (Tip: If you use the mobile app, there is no need to to go through the library's website!)

Subjects: Education, Hobbies & Leisure back to top
connects to Middle School (Gale In Context)

Middle School (Gale In Context)

Created specifically for middle-schoolers, Gale In Context: Middle School combines reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and more. The material covers core subjects including literature, science, social studies and history.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Morningstar Investment Research Center

Morningstar Online

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Morningstar Online provides information on more than 30,000 stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. Memorial Hall Library's subscription provides for two simultaneous users.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY back to top
Naxos Music Library

Naxos Music Library

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Stream 150,000+ classical music albums from more than a thousand labels. Search by keyword, composer, genre, label, artist, duration, or period. Features customizable playlists, a musical term dictionary and pronunciation guide, opera libretti and synopses, and professional analyses of major classical works.

Note: MHL's subscription to Naxos Music Library has a limit of 4 simultaneous users. When you're done with your listening session, please log out of Naxos and close your browser or app to free a spot for someone else.

The Naxos Music Library app is available for both Apple and Android devices, but to use it you will first need to create a user account:

  1. app storesvisit Naxos Music Library from this Articles & Databases webpage
  2. click on "Playlists" in the left hand column
  3. click the "Sign Up" button near the upper right corner
  4. complete the form and click "Register New Account"
  5. verify the account from the email that will be sent to you
  6. download the Naxos Music Library (NML) app from your app store
  7. open the app and log in with your new credentials

See this page for more information. Note that if you wish to use the NML Jazz and/or NML World apps, account credentials will need to be created for those as well.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure back to top
Naxos Music Library Jazz

Naxos Music Library Jazz

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Stream 20,000+ jazz albums from over 500 record labels, including Warner Jazz and Fantasy Jazz.

Note: MHL's subscription to Naxos Music Library Jazz has a limit of 2 simultaneous users. When you're done with your listening session, please log out of Naxos and close your browser or app to free a spot for someone else.

The Naxos Music Library Jazz app is available for both Apple and Android devices, but to use it you will first need to create a user account:

  1. app storesvisit Naxos Music Library Jazz from this Articles & Databases webpage
  2. click on "Playlists" in the left hand column
  3. click the "Sign Up" button near the upper right corner
  4. complete the form and click "Register New Account"
  5. verify the account from the email that will be sent to you
  6. download the Naxos Music Library Jazz (NML Jazz) app from your app store
  7. open the app and log in with your new credentials

See this page for more information. Note that if you wish to use the Naxos Music Library and/or NML World apps, account credentials will need to be created for those as well.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure back to top
Naxos Music Library World

Naxos Music Library World

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Stream tracks from more than 15,000 world music albums. Includes the entire catalog of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and ARC Music. Searchable by keyword, composer, artist, geographical area, and cultural group.

Note: MHL's subscription to Naxos Music Library World has a limit of 2 simultaneous users. When you're done with your listening session, please log out of Naxos and close your browser or app to free a spot for someone else.

The Naxos Music Library World app is available for both Apple and Android devices, but to use it you will first need to create a user account:

  1. app storesvisit Naxos Music Library World from this Articles & Databases webpage
  2. click on "Playlists" in the left hand column
  3. click the "Sign Up" button near the upper right corner
  4. complete the form and click "Register New Account"
  5. verify the account from the email that will be sent to you
  6. download the Naxos Music Library World (NML World) app from your app store
  7. open the app and log in with your new credentials

See this page for more information. Note that if you wish to use the Naxos Music Library and/or NML Jazz apps, account credentials will need to be created for those as well.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure back to top
The New York Times

New York Times Archive

Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1985)

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
The New York Times

The New York Times | All Access

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Enjoy everything The New York Times has to offer: News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic. 

  1. Click the "New York Times | All Access" link above, the NYT logo, or the button below.
  2. Next you will be taken to a page containing a Redeem button. Click the button.
  3. You will need to either register for a free New York Times account or sign in with an existing one. 
  4. After receiving confirmation that your access code is valid, you will have 24 hours of unlimited access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic.
  5. To continue after 24 hours, simply revisit this page and restart the process.

This document gives a thorough overview of what is included with The New York Times | All Access. Here are some highlights:

  • News includes access to TimesMachine, the NYT Article Archive, subscriber-only newsletters, gift articles, access to the NYT Audio App, and more.
  • Games includes Spelling Bee, Wordle, The Mini crossword, Letterboxed, Tiles, Vertex, Sudoku, and the entire archive of The Crossword.
  • Cooking includes recipes, cooking guide videos, newsletters, and the ability to share with non-subscribers 10 recipes per month.
  • The Athletic provides in-depth, personalized sports journalism and reporting on the real world of sports. Newsletters and exclusive podcasts are included.
  • Wirecutter is the New York Times's product recommendation service. It includes how-to guides, personalized reading lists, and two newsletters, including the popular Clean Everything newsletter, issued weekly.

Mobile users can choose to use the following apps:

The New York Times NYT Games NYT Cooking The Athletic NYT Audio


New York Times | All Access
Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
connects to News (Gale OneFile)

News (Gale OneFile)

News (Gale OneFile) provides access to full-text newspapers and allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section, or other fields. The database offers a one-stop source for current news and searchable archives.

This database was formerly known as InfoTrac Newsstand.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Newspapers.com Library Edition

Newspapers.com Library Edition: World Collection

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive database that provides online access to 10,000+ (and growing!) historical newspapers from nearly 60 locations in the US and worldwide.  Numbering over 100 million pages, the World Collection is a prime resource for genealogy and historical content.

Dating from the late 1600s into the 2010s, Newspapers.com Library Edition contains full and partial runs of regional, state, and local titles from the United States and other countries.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy, History, Magazines & Newspapers back to top

Niche Academy

Want to learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram?  Check out tutorials in Niche Academy that will help you get started.  Niche Academy offers tutorials on other websites and online resources, too.  If there's a topic you'd like but don't see, ask a librarian, and we may be able to add a tuorial on that subject.

Subjects: Education, Hobbies & Leisure back to top
NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Recommendations and lists are created by librarians, teachers, school media specialists, and book experts. Includes reviews, award-winner lists, and resources for parents and educators.

Subjects: Books & Literature, Kids & Teens back to top
NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. Features include:

  • Read-alike recommendations, hand-crafted by librarians and other experts
  • Listen-alike recommendations for audiobooks
  • Series information
  • Reviews from Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Goodreads
  • Lists. Lots of lists. Top 10, Favorites, Best of..., and Award Winners.

Searchable by title, author, keyword, plot description, and series name. Search results can be limited by reading and age level.

Subjects: Books & Literature back to top
connects to Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)

Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)

Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) provides access to academic journals and other reference content covering all aspects of the nursing profession, from direct patient care to health care administration. The database offers current and authoritative content for professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.

Subjects: Health, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
OCLC WorldCat

OCLC WorldCat

OCLC WorldCat is a free catalog that shows the holdings of more than 72,000 libraries worldwide. 

Subjects: Books & Literature back to top
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) is covers timely issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
O'Reilly for Public Libraries

O'Reilly for Public Libraries

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

O'Reilly for Public Libraries is an on-demand, digital library that provides access to thousands of technology books by major publishers. This service includes unlimited access to 50,000+ titles—including books in early release— and 30,000 hours of video. Note that this is a rebranding and expansion of a service formerly known as Safari Tech Books Online.

Subjects: Books & Literature, Science & Technology, Test Prep back to top
PebbleGo logo

PebbleGo

PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Contains hundreds of articles, activities, and videos and supports early literacy with read-aloud audio. The current subscription includes the Animals and Biographies modules.

Subjects: Education, Kids & Teens back to top

Peterson's Career Prep (Gale Presents)

Learn about careers, receive personalized career recommendations, create resumes and cover letters, search for jobs, explore schools and training programs, and get advice to help find a job or advance your career.

Subjects: Job Hunting back to top
Petersons's Test Prep (Gale)

Petersons's Test Prep (Gale)

Petersons's Test Prep includes full-length practice tests for GED, SAT, ACT, AP, PSAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, U.S. citizenship, and more. It offers information on undergraduate and graduate programs and tuition and scholarship assistance, as well as a resume builder and interviewing advice.

Subjects: Job Hunting, Test Prep back to top
Science Database (ProQuest)

Science Database (ProQuest)

Science Database (ProQuest) is a growing resource of 7.3 million full text articles from over 1,600 sources. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and engineering literature.

Subjects: Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top
connects to Science (Gale In Context)

Science (Gale In Context)

Gale in Context (Science) is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.

The resource merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top
Transparent Language

Transparent Language

Language learners can build vocabulary, practice skills, and maintain what they have learned with Transparent Language Online, available anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.

Subjects: Languages back to top
TumbleBooks

TumbleBookLibrary

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.

Subjects: Books & Literature, Kids & Teens back to top
U.S. History (Gale in Context)

U.S. History (Gale in Context)

Gale In Context: U.S. History is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. U.S. History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Subjects: History back to top
The Value of a Dollar

The Value of a Dollar

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Actually two online books -- one covering the Colonial Era to the Civil War, the other from 1860 to the present -- The Value of a Dollar gives the costs of thousands of items at various points in history as well as how much money people had to buy them at the time. Each section contains currency conversion tables. Both volumes are available in print at the library.

Subjects: Consumer & DIY, History, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Value Line

Value Line

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Current and historical reviews, price and earnings projections, and analyst commentaries on approximately 3,500 of the most actively traded stocks, in over 90 industries.

New to investing? Be sure to look at Value Line Library's educational tools. These are designed to help you learn:

  • investment basics
  • investment strategies
  • how to build and maintain a portfolio
  • how to study a stock

Instructional webinars from Value Line can be found at https://www.valuelinelibrary.com/recorded-webinars.

Available at home to Andover cardholders only.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY back to top
connects to Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile)

Vocation and Careers (Gale OneFile)

A collection of career guides and highly specialized industry journals

Subjects: Job Hunting back to top
The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Direct access to The Wall Street Journal online. Search defaults to searching the last 90 days' worth of WSJ articles but the advanced search lets you search the last four years.

Users outside the library will need to create a free account, after which you can start using WSJ.com immediately. Your access will be available for the next 3 days. After 3 days, simply return to this page, click the above link again, and log in as an existing user with the same username and password you used when you created your account.

Access includes:

  • digital versions of the print editions
  • the WSJ Magazine
  • profiles, financials, and research & ratings of thousands of companies
  • U.S., Asia, Europe, India, China, and Japan editions

Note: The Wall Street Journal apps do not work for library users, but the digital version works very well with small screen devices.

Subjects: Business, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
The Washington Post

The Washington Post

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Direct access The Washington Post online. Features include:

  • Articles dating from 2004 to the present
  • Expert reporting and analysis from Washington and around the world, including award-winning investigative coverage and editorial commentary
  • Real-time Q&A Discussions providing a behind the scenes look at key stories
  • Live-streaming of Washington Post Live events, where top-level government and business leaders, emerging voices and newsmakers discuss the most pressing national and global issues of the day

To access The Washington Post:

  1. Click "The Washington Post" link or logo above.
  2. If you are inside the library, you will have unlimited digital access to washingtonpost.com and all Washington Post apps . If you are outside the library, you will be taken to a webpage that asks for your Memorial Hall Library card number, then taken to a page that asks you to create or sign in with a free Washington Post account. Once signed in, you will have free access to washingtonpost.com and all Washington Post apps for seven days. To continue after seven days, simply revisit this page and restart the process.
Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
World History (Gale in Context)

World History (Gale in Context)

Gale In Context: World History is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. World History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Subjects: History back to top

Biography/Genealogy

American Ancestors

American Ancestors

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

The databases of the New England Historic Genealogical Society with over 110 million names.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy back to top
Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry Library Edition

(library use only)

Search for your ancestors, check U.S. Census Records, Birth/Marriage/Death records, and more. Ancestry Library is the largest family history site online with over 4 billion names in worldwide historical records, family tree services and genealogy learning materials.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy back to top
connects to Gale in Context: Biography

Biography (Gale in Context)

Provides biographical information on more than 700,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy back to top
FamilySearch.org

FamilySearch.org Affiliate Library Collection

FamilySearch.org offers access to genealogical records from over 110 countries, including over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed genealogical records; 742,000 microfiche; 310,000 books, serials, and other formats. FamilySearch.org also contains the catalog of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Research help is available through the Family History Research Wiki, discussion forums, and online free family history courses through the Learning Center. FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have privileges to some limited-access FamilySearch databases and records.  The Affiliate Library collection is only available on-site and do not have all the privileges of a Family History Center.  A free individual account is required to use the FamilySearch.org platform.  FamilySearch is the largest collection of genealogical and historical records in the world and is the genealogical branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, informally known as the Mormon Church or the LDS Church. For more information, contact rdesk@mhl.org

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy back to top
HeritageQuest

HeritageQuest

Census data, family records, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, etc.

All documents include original page images.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy, History back to top
Newspapers.com Library Edition

Newspapers.com Library Edition: World Collection

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive database that provides online access to 10,000+ (and growing!) historical newspapers from nearly 60 locations in the US and worldwide.  Numbering over 100 million pages, the World Collection is a prime resource for genealogy and historical content.

Dating from the late 1600s into the 2010s, Newspapers.com Library Edition contains full and partial runs of regional, state, and local titles from the United States and other countries.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy, History, Magazines & Newspapers back to top

Books/Literature

BookBrowse: Your Guide to Exceptional Books

BookBrowse

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Find your next great read with this interactive magazine for booklovers. 

BookBrowse offers:

  • Reviews, excerpts, recommendations and excerpts.
  • Browsing by genre, time period, geographical setting and theme.
  • Handpicked "If you like this, try these" recommendations for thousands of authors and books.
  • Resources for book clubs including recommended reads by theme, reading guides & online book club discussions.
  • One-click links to the catalog to check if the book is available.
Subjects: Books & Literature, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
BookFlix

BookFlix

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Build a love of reading and learning with paired fiction and nonfiction. For grades preK-3. Scholastic BookFlix delivers high-interest, interactive content to engage young readers:

  • 80 fiction-nonfiction pairs build background knowledge and introduce content-area learning.
  • Spanish language versions of 20 pairs offer first language support.
  • Read-along option for both fiction and nonfiction develops listening and reading comprehension.
  • Interactive educational games assess learning.
  • Author biographies introduce children to favorite writers.
  • Educator resources, including lesson plans and activities, support teachers, librarians, and parents.
Subjects: Books & Literature, Kids & Teens back to top
connects to Literature Resource Center (Gale)

Literature Resource Center (Gale)

Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.

The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.

Subjects: Books & Literature back to top
NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Recommendations and lists are created by librarians, teachers, school media specialists, and book experts. Includes reviews, award-winner lists, and resources for parents and educators.

Subjects: Books & Literature, Kids & Teens back to top
NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. Features include:

  • Read-alike recommendations, hand-crafted by librarians and other experts
  • Listen-alike recommendations for audiobooks
  • Series information
  • Reviews from Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Goodreads
  • Lists. Lots of lists. Top 10, Favorites, Best of..., and Award Winners.

Searchable by title, author, keyword, plot description, and series name. Search results can be limited by reading and age level.

Subjects: Books & Literature back to top
OCLC WorldCat

OCLC WorldCat

OCLC WorldCat is a free catalog that shows the holdings of more than 72,000 libraries worldwide. 

Subjects: Books & Literature back to top
O'Reilly for Public Libraries

O'Reilly for Public Libraries

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

O'Reilly for Public Libraries is an on-demand, digital library that provides access to thousands of technology books by major publishers. This service includes unlimited access to 50,000+ titles—including books in early release— and 30,000 hours of video. Note that this is a rebranding and expansion of a service formerly known as Safari Tech Books Online.

Subjects: Books & Literature, Science & Technology, Test Prep back to top
TumbleBooks

TumbleBookLibrary

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.

Subjects: Books & Literature, Kids & Teens back to top

Business

AtoZdatabases

AtoZdatabases

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

AtoZdatabases includes 30 million business profiles and contact information for 220 million residents. It also includes a component for job searching. This database can be used to find businesses based on employee size, sales volume, type of business and location.

Subjects: Business, Job Hunting, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Leadership and Management (Gale)

Leadership and Management (Gale)

Search authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning, and more. Updated daily.

Subjects: Business, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
LegalForms (Gale) logo

LegalForms (Gale)

Thousands of official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY, Legal, Nonprofit & Philanthropy, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Morningstar Investment Research Center

Morningstar Online

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Morningstar Online provides information on more than 30,000 stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. Memorial Hall Library's subscription provides for two simultaneous users.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY back to top
Value Line

Value Line

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Current and historical reviews, price and earnings projections, and analyst commentaries on approximately 3,500 of the most actively traded stocks, in over 90 industries.

New to investing? Be sure to look at Value Line Library's educational tools. These are designed to help you learn:

  • investment basics
  • investment strategies
  • how to build and maintain a portfolio
  • how to study a stock

Instructional webinars from Value Line can be found at https://www.valuelinelibrary.com/recorded-webinars.

Available at home to Andover cardholders only.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY back to top
The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Direct access to The Wall Street Journal online. Search defaults to searching the last 90 days' worth of WSJ articles but the advanced search lets you search the last four years.

Users outside the library will need to create a free account, after which you can start using WSJ.com immediately. Your access will be available for the next 3 days. After 3 days, simply return to this page, click the above link again, and log in as an existing user with the same username and password you used when you created your account.

Access includes:

  • digital versions of the print editions
  • the WSJ Magazine
  • profiles, financials, and research & ratings of thousands of companies
  • U.S., Asia, Europe, India, China, and Japan editions

Note: The Wall Street Journal apps do not work for library users, but the digital version works very well with small screen devices.

Subjects: Business, Magazines & Newspapers back to top

Consumer & DIY

Consumer Reports Online

Consumer Reports Online

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips from ConsumerReports.org.

Subjects: Consumer & DIY, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Home Improvement (Gale OneFile)

Home Improvement (Gale OneFile)

Gale OneFile: Home Improvement places the research of hobbyists and professionals on a solid foundation with articles from more than 200 home improvement-focused titles. Home Improvement covers topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more.

Subjects: Consumer & DIY, Hobbies & Leisure back to top
LegalForms (Gale) logo

LegalForms (Gale)

Thousands of official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY, Legal, Nonprofit & Philanthropy, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Morningstar Investment Research Center

Morningstar Online

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Morningstar Online provides information on more than 30,000 stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. Memorial Hall Library's subscription provides for two simultaneous users.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY back to top
The Value of a Dollar

The Value of a Dollar

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Actually two online books -- one covering the Colonial Era to the Civil War, the other from 1860 to the present -- The Value of a Dollar gives the costs of thousands of items at various points in history as well as how much money people had to buy them at the time. Each section contains currency conversion tables. Both volumes are available in print at the library.

Subjects: Consumer & DIY, History, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Value Line

Value Line

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Current and historical reviews, price and earnings projections, and analyst commentaries on approximately 3,500 of the most actively traded stocks, in over 90 industries.

New to investing? Be sure to look at Value Line Library's educational tools. These are designed to help you learn:

  • investment basics
  • investment strategies
  • how to build and maintain a portfolio
  • how to study a stock

Instructional webinars from Value Line can be found at https://www.valuelinelibrary.com/recorded-webinars.

Available at home to Andover cardholders only.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY back to top

Education

ABCmouse.com

ABCmouse.com

(library use only)

ABCmouse.com's curriculum is designed to help young children (ages 2–7+) build a strong foundation for academic success. ABCmouse.com is 100% educational, with more than 4,000 learning activities across all major subject areas-reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. 

Subjects: Education, Kids & Teens back to top
Creativebug

Creativebug

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Creativebug has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Single and multi-part classes for all ages and skill levels are available in the following areas:

  • art & design
  • sewing
  • quilting
  • paper
  • knitting
  • crochet
  • food & home
  • jewelry
  • holiday & party
  • kids

MHL card holders have unlimited access to the classes. Once you've logged in with your MHL card number and PIN, you will be prompted to create a Creativebug account by entering an email address and password. Once you've created an account, you can log in by visiting Creativebug's main website (https://www.creativebug.com/) or by revisiting this page and entering your library card number and PIN again, after which you'll be logged in automatically.

Subjects: Education, Hobbies & Leisure back to top
Environmental Studies (Gale)

Environmental Studies (Gale)

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

Subjects: Education, Magazines & Newspapers, Science & Technology back to top
Interactive Science (Gale) logo

Interactive Science (Gale)

Interactive Science (Gale) provides engaging, interactive models that bring science to life. Helps students better visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science. Students and instructors can manipulate and explore 3D models that are paired with reference and periodical content for further understanding.

Subjects: Education, Kids & Teens, Science & Technology back to top
Medici.tv

Medici.tv

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Medici.tv offers the largest catalog collection of classical music, opera, jazz and dance videos. Content includes:

  • 3,500 musical works filmed from the 1940s through to the present day
  • 2,500 films including concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries and master classes
  • over 150 live events streamed every year from the world's most prestigious venues

Starting October 2022, you can create an Individual Account while signing in under the library's account. An Individual Account allows you to save your favorite videos, see your viewing history, and receive Medici.tv's weekly newsletter. See this slideshow for more information.

Access to Medici.tv is unlimited and can be enjoyed anywhere on any digital device. To enjoy Medici.tv on your mobile device, or to cast your favorite content to your TV screen using Chromecast or AirPlay, download the Medici.tv mobile app by searching for medici.tv EDU in your app store or by scanning the QR code below. (Tip: If you use the mobile app, there is no need to to go through the library's website!)

Subjects: Education, Hobbies & Leisure back to top

Niche Academy

Want to learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram?  Check out tutorials in Niche Academy that will help you get started.  Niche Academy offers tutorials on other websites and online resources, too.  If there's a topic you'd like but don't see, ask a librarian, and we may be able to add a tuorial on that subject.

Subjects: Education, Hobbies & Leisure back to top
PebbleGo logo

PebbleGo

PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Contains hundreds of articles, activities, and videos and supports early literacy with read-aloud audio. The current subscription includes the Animals and Biographies modules.

Subjects: Education, Kids & Teens back to top

Health

Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts offers a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as book reference content from Delmar.  

Subjects: Health, Hobbies & Leisure back to top
connects to Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Includes the full text and images of forty nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books.

This database was formerly known as Health Reference Center Academic.

Subjects: Health, Magazines & Newspapers back to top

Health and Wellness with Alternative Health Module (Gale)

Gale Health and Wellness offers access to thousands of full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more. Perfect for researchers at all levels, this comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, and more.

Subjects: Health back to top
Magill's Medical Guide

Magill's Medical Guide, 9th Edition

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Magill's Medical Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. This is the online version of the five-volume print set, which can be found in the library.

Subjects: Health, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
connects to Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)

Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)

Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) provides access to academic journals and other reference content covering all aspects of the nursing profession, from direct patient care to health care administration. The database offers current and authoritative content for professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.

Subjects: Health, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top

History

Famous First Facts

Famous First Facts

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

This online book contains over 8000 entries that record first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in American history. Best used with the keyword search function or by following links within its expanded contents. A print edition can be found at the library.

Subjects: History, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
HeritageQuest

HeritageQuest

Census data, family records, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, etc.

All documents include original page images.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy, History back to top
Newspapers.com Library Edition

Newspapers.com Library Edition: World Collection

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive database that provides online access to 10,000+ (and growing!) historical newspapers from nearly 60 locations in the US and worldwide.  Numbering over 100 million pages, the World Collection is a prime resource for genealogy and historical content.

Dating from the late 1600s into the 2010s, Newspapers.com Library Edition contains full and partial runs of regional, state, and local titles from the United States and other countries.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy, History, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
U.S. History (Gale in Context)

U.S. History (Gale in Context)

Gale In Context: U.S. History is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. U.S. History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Subjects: History back to top
The Value of a Dollar

The Value of a Dollar

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Actually two online books -- one covering the Colonial Era to the Civil War, the other from 1860 to the present -- The Value of a Dollar gives the costs of thousands of items at various points in history as well as how much money people had to buy them at the time. Each section contains currency conversion tables. Both volumes are available in print at the library.

Subjects: Consumer & DIY, History, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
World History (Gale in Context)

World History (Gale in Context)

Gale In Context: World History is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. World History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Subjects: History back to top

Hobbies & Leisure

Birds of the World

Birds of the World

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Birds of the World contains 10,721 species accounts of every bird species in the world. BOW merges and enhances content, data, multimedia, figures, and illustrations from four different ornithological volumes: Birds of North America (BNA), Neotropical Birds, Handbook of Birds of the World (HBW Alive), and Bird Families of the World. This content is integrated with multimedia from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library and millions of bird records from eBird.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure, Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top
Creativebug

Creativebug

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Creativebug has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Single and multi-part classes for all ages and skill levels are available in the following areas:

  • art & design
  • sewing
  • quilting
  • paper
  • knitting
  • crochet
  • food & home
  • jewelry
  • holiday & party
  • kids

MHL card holders have unlimited access to the classes. Once you've logged in with your MHL card number and PIN, you will be prompted to create a Creativebug account by entering an email address and password. Once you've created an account, you can log in by visiting Creativebug's main website (https://www.creativebug.com/) or by revisiting this page and entering your library card number and PIN again, after which you'll be logged in automatically.

Subjects: Education, Hobbies & Leisure back to top

Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts offers a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as book reference content from Delmar.  

Subjects: Health, Hobbies & Leisure back to top

Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile)

Focuses on the practical aspects and the scientific theory of horticulture studies. Offers biotechnologists, farmers, hobbyists, and landscape architects access to important content relevant to their pursuits.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure, Science & Technology back to top
Home Improvement (Gale OneFile)

Home Improvement (Gale OneFile)

Gale OneFile: Home Improvement places the research of hobbyists and professionals on a solid foundation with articles from more than 200 home improvement-focused titles. Home Improvement covers topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more.

Subjects: Consumer & DIY, Hobbies & Leisure back to top
Medici.tv

Medici.tv

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Medici.tv offers the largest catalog collection of classical music, opera, jazz and dance videos. Content includes:

  • 3,500 musical works filmed from the 1940s through to the present day
  • 2,500 films including concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries and master classes
  • over 150 live events streamed every year from the world's most prestigious venues

Starting October 2022, you can create an Individual Account while signing in under the library's account. An Individual Account allows you to save your favorite videos, see your viewing history, and receive Medici.tv's weekly newsletter. See this slideshow for more information.

Access to Medici.tv is unlimited and can be enjoyed anywhere on any digital device. To enjoy Medici.tv on your mobile device, or to cast your favorite content to your TV screen using Chromecast or AirPlay, download the Medici.tv mobile app by searching for medici.tv EDU in your app store or by scanning the QR code below. (Tip: If you use the mobile app, there is no need to to go through the library's website!)

Subjects: Education, Hobbies & Leisure back to top
Naxos Music Library

Naxos Music Library

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Stream 150,000+ classical music albums from more than a thousand labels. Search by keyword, composer, genre, label, artist, duration, or period. Features customizable playlists, a musical term dictionary and pronunciation guide, opera libretti and synopses, and professional analyses of major classical works.

Note: MHL's subscription to Naxos Music Library has a limit of 4 simultaneous users. When you're done with your listening session, please log out of Naxos and close your browser or app to free a spot for someone else.

The Naxos Music Library app is available for both Apple and Android devices, but to use it you will first need to create a user account:

  1. app storesvisit Naxos Music Library from this Articles & Databases webpage
  2. click on "Playlists" in the left hand column
  3. click the "Sign Up" button near the upper right corner
  4. complete the form and click "Register New Account"
  5. verify the account from the email that will be sent to you
  6. download the Naxos Music Library (NML) app from your app store
  7. open the app and log in with your new credentials

See this page for more information. Note that if you wish to use the NML Jazz and/or NML World apps, account credentials will need to be created for those as well.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure back to top
Naxos Music Library Jazz

Naxos Music Library Jazz

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Stream 20,000+ jazz albums from over 500 record labels, including Warner Jazz and Fantasy Jazz.

Note: MHL's subscription to Naxos Music Library Jazz has a limit of 2 simultaneous users. When you're done with your listening session, please log out of Naxos and close your browser or app to free a spot for someone else.

The Naxos Music Library Jazz app is available for both Apple and Android devices, but to use it you will first need to create a user account:

  1. app storesvisit Naxos Music Library Jazz from this Articles & Databases webpage
  2. click on "Playlists" in the left hand column
  3. click the "Sign Up" button near the upper right corner
  4. complete the form and click "Register New Account"
  5. verify the account from the email that will be sent to you
  6. download the Naxos Music Library Jazz (NML Jazz) app from your app store
  7. open the app and log in with your new credentials

See this page for more information. Note that if you wish to use the Naxos Music Library and/or NML World apps, account credentials will need to be created for those as well.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure back to top
Naxos Music Library World

Naxos Music Library World

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Stream tracks from more than 15,000 world music albums. Includes the entire catalog of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and ARC Music. Searchable by keyword, composer, artist, geographical area, and cultural group.

Note: MHL's subscription to Naxos Music Library World has a limit of 2 simultaneous users. When you're done with your listening session, please log out of Naxos and close your browser or app to free a spot for someone else.

The Naxos Music Library World app is available for both Apple and Android devices, but to use it you will first need to create a user account:

  1. app storesvisit Naxos Music Library World from this Articles & Databases webpage
  2. click on "Playlists" in the left hand column
  3. click the "Sign Up" button near the upper right corner
  4. complete the form and click "Register New Account"
  5. verify the account from the email that will be sent to you
  6. download the Naxos Music Library World (NML World) app from your app store
  7. open the app and log in with your new credentials

See this page for more information. Note that if you wish to use the Naxos Music Library and/or NML Jazz apps, account credentials will need to be created for those as well.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure back to top
The New York Times

The New York Times | All Access

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Enjoy everything The New York Times has to offer: News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic. 

  1. Click the "New York Times | All Access" link above, the NYT logo, or the button below.
  2. Next you will be taken to a page containing a Redeem button. Click the button.
  3. You will need to either register for a free New York Times account or sign in with an existing one. 
  4. After receiving confirmation that your access code is valid, you will have 24 hours of unlimited access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic.
  5. To continue after 24 hours, simply revisit this page and restart the process.

This document gives a thorough overview of what is included with The New York Times | All Access. Here are some highlights:

  • News includes access to TimesMachine, the NYT Article Archive, subscriber-only newsletters, gift articles, access to the NYT Audio App, and more.
  • Games includes Spelling Bee, Wordle, The Mini crossword, Letterboxed, Tiles, Vertex, Sudoku, and the entire archive of The Crossword.
  • Cooking includes recipes, cooking guide videos, newsletters, and the ability to share with non-subscribers 10 recipes per month.
  • The Athletic provides in-depth, personalized sports journalism and reporting on the real world of sports. Newsletters and exclusive podcasts are included.
  • Wirecutter is the New York Times's product recommendation service. It includes how-to guides, personalized reading lists, and two newsletters, including the popular Clean Everything newsletter, issued weekly.

Mobile users can choose to use the following apps:

The New York Times NYT Games NYT Cooking The Athletic NYT Audio


New York Times | All Access
Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure, Magazines & Newspapers back to top

Niche Academy

Want to learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram?  Check out tutorials in Niche Academy that will help you get started.  Niche Academy offers tutorials on other websites and online resources, too.  If there's a topic you'd like but don't see, ask a librarian, and we may be able to add a tuorial on that subject.

Subjects: Education, Hobbies & Leisure back to top

Job Hunting

AtoZdatabases

AtoZdatabases

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

AtoZdatabases includes 30 million business profiles and contact information for 220 million residents. It also includes a component for job searching. This database can be used to find businesses based on employee size, sales volume, type of business and location.

Subjects: Business, Job Hunting, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Got Resume Builder

Got Resume Builder

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Got Resume Builder lets you create a resume in three easy steps:

  1. Create your resume's content using a step-by-step resume writing guide.
  2. Format the resume by selecting a design template and font.
  3. Download and email the resume in multiple formats.
Subjects: Job Hunting back to top

Peterson's Career Prep (Gale Presents)

Learn about careers, receive personalized career recommendations, create resumes and cover letters, search for jobs, explore schools and training programs, and get advice to help find a job or advance your career.

Subjects: Job Hunting back to top
Petersons's Test Prep (Gale)

Petersons's Test Prep (Gale)

Petersons's Test Prep includes full-length practice tests for GED, SAT, ACT, AP, PSAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, U.S. citizenship, and more. It offers information on undergraduate and graduate programs and tuition and scholarship assistance, as well as a resume builder and interviewing advice.

Subjects: Job Hunting, Test Prep back to top
connects to Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile)

Vocation and Careers (Gale OneFile)

A collection of career guides and highly specialized industry journals

Subjects: Job Hunting back to top

Kids & Teens

ABCmouse.com

ABCmouse.com

(library use only)

ABCmouse.com's curriculum is designed to help young children (ages 2–7+) build a strong foundation for academic success. ABCmouse.com is 100% educational, with more than 4,000 learning activities across all major subject areas-reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. 

Subjects: Education, Kids & Teens back to top
BookFlix

BookFlix

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Build a love of reading and learning with paired fiction and nonfiction. For grades preK-3. Scholastic BookFlix delivers high-interest, interactive content to engage young readers:

  • 80 fiction-nonfiction pairs build background knowledge and introduce content-area learning.
  • Spanish language versions of 20 pairs offer first language support.
  • Read-along option for both fiction and nonfiction develops listening and reading comprehension.
  • Interactive educational games assess learning.
  • Author biographies introduce children to favorite writers.
  • Educator resources, including lesson plans and activities, support teachers, librarians, and parents.
Subjects: Books & Literature, Kids & Teens back to top
Britannica Moderna

Britannica Moderna

Enciclopedia española para estudiantes mayores y educadores. Spanish encyclopedia for older students and educators.

  • Completa enciclopedia española - Complete Spanish encyclopedia
  • Incluye artículos, imágenes , mapas, tablas , líneas de tiempo , así como un diccionario completo y atlas - Includes articles, images, maps, tables, timelines, as well as a complete dictionary and atlas

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Elementary (Gale in Context)

Elementary (Gale in Context)

With a modern design and intuitive search functions, Gale In Context: Elementary database makes it easy for elementary school children, teachers, and parents to find information related to classroom lessons in articles, magazines, books, periodicals, and reference materials, and plan fun activities to promote learning.  Please see Middle School (Gale In Context) for a similar database for middle school students.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Britannica Library

Encyclopædia Britannica

A comprehensive reference resource with components for students and adults. A dictionary, a thesaurus, multimedia, and primary source materials are included.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
connects to High School Edition (Gale OneFile)

High School Edition (Gale OneFile)

Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for grades 9–12 covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.  Please see Middle School (Gale In Context) for a similar database for middle school students.

This database was formerly known as InfoTrac Student.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Interactive Science (Gale) logo

Interactive Science (Gale)

Interactive Science (Gale) provides engaging, interactive models that bring science to life. Helps students better visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science. Students and instructors can manipulate and explore 3D models that are paired with reference and periodical content for further understanding.

Subjects: Education, Kids & Teens, Science & Technology back to top
driving-tests.org logo

Massachusetts Driver's License Practice Tests

Driver's permit practice tests and manuals, presented in partnership with Driving-Tests.org. Includes:

  • 11 car practice tests
  • 9 motorcycle practice tests
  • 27 CDL (commercial driver’s license) practice tests
  • 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL)
  • a FAQ  section with detailed answers to over 100 RMV-related questions

Please Note: Driving-Tests.org is not affiliated with or evaluated by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The official RMV Driver’s Manual is available on their website, along with additional driver’s education information.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Test Prep back to top
connects to Middle School (Gale In Context)

Middle School (Gale In Context)

Created specifically for middle-schoolers, Gale In Context: Middle School combines reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and more. The material covers core subjects including literature, science, social studies and history.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Recommendations and lists are created by librarians, teachers, school media specialists, and book experts. Includes reviews, award-winner lists, and resources for parents and educators.

Subjects: Books & Literature, Kids & Teens back to top
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) is covers timely issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
PebbleGo logo

PebbleGo

PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-3 students. Contains hundreds of articles, activities, and videos and supports early literacy with read-aloud audio. The current subscription includes the Animals and Biographies modules.

Subjects: Education, Kids & Teens back to top
TumbleBooks

TumbleBookLibrary

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.

Subjects: Books & Literature, Kids & Teens back to top

Languages

Mango Languages

Mango Languages

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology and delivered through native speaker dialog.

Subjects: Languages back to top
Transparent Language

Transparent Language

Language learners can build vocabulary, practice skills, and maintain what they have learned with Transparent Language Online, available anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.

Subjects: Languages back to top

Magazines/Newspapers

connects to Gale Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile (Gale)

This article database includes full-text and abstracts of scholarly, trade, and general-interest periodicals covering topics in the areas of current events, general sciences and technology, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
American Physical Society Journals

American Physical Society Journals

(library use only)

The professional journals of the American Physical Society embody the mission of the society "to advance and diffuse the knowledge of Physics." This collection includes the following:

Physical Review Letters (PRL) (brief important papers, all topics in physics)
Physical Review A (atomic, molecular, and optical physics)
Physical Review B (condensed matter and materials physics)
Physical Review C (nuclear physics)
Physical Review D (particles, fields, gravitation and cosmology)
Physical Review E (statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics)
Physical Review X (open access articles, all topics of physics)
Physical Review Applied (applied physics)
Reviews of Modern Physics (in-depth articles, all topics in physics)
Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
The APS Journal Archive (back to 1893)

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers, Science & Technology back to top
Andover Townsman

Andover Townsman

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Full-text content from the Andover Townsman newspaper and website since April 2007. 

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
BookBrowse: Your Guide to Exceptional Books

BookBrowse

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Find your next great read with this interactive magazine for booklovers. 

BookBrowse offers:

  • Reviews, excerpts, recommendations and excerpts.
  • Browsing by genre, time period, geographical setting and theme.
  • Handpicked "If you like this, try these" recommendations for thousands of authors and books.
  • Resources for book clubs including recommended reads by theme, reading guides & online book club discussions.
  • One-click links to the catalog to check if the book is available.
Subjects: Books & Literature, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
The Boston Globe

Boston Globe

Complete full-text content of local, regional, national and international developments. Coverage of community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, people in the community, and much more. Paid advertisements, syndicated columns excluded. 

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Boston Metropolitan News

Boston Metropolitan News

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Articles and transcripts from more than 200 news sources covering the Greater Boston area, updated daily. Newspapers include the Boston Herald, Metro Boston, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Lowell Sun, Andover Townsman, Eagle-Tribune, Tewksbury Advocate, Wilmington Advocate, North Andover Citizen and many more.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Consumer Reports Online

Consumer Reports Online

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips from ConsumerReports.org.

Subjects: Consumer & DIY, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Eagle-Tribune

Eagle-Tribune

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Full-text content from the Eagle-Tribune newspaper and website since 2008. 

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Elementary (Gale in Context)

Elementary (Gale in Context)

With a modern design and intuitive search functions, Gale In Context: Elementary database makes it easy for elementary school children, teachers, and parents to find information related to classroom lessons in articles, magazines, books, periodicals, and reference materials, and plan fun activities to promote learning.  Please see Middle School (Gale In Context) for a similar database for middle school students.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Environmental Studies (Gale)

Environmental Studies (Gale)

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

Subjects: Education, Magazines & Newspapers, Science & Technology back to top
connects to General OneFile (Gale)

General OneFile (Gale)

General OneFile (Gale) is a one-stop source for news, magazine, and periodical articles across a wide range of general interest topics and academic disciplines. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text, General OneFile serves a wide audience of readers.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top

Global Issues (Gale in Context)

Gale In Context: Global Issues offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, relevant sources for analysis of these issues. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
GreenFile

GreenFile

Full text articles focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
connects to Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Includes the full text and images of forty nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books.

This database was formerly known as Health Reference Center Academic.

Subjects: Health, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
connects to High School Edition (Gale OneFile)

High School Edition (Gale OneFile)

Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for grades 9–12 covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.  Please see Middle School (Gale In Context) for a similar database for middle school students.

This database was formerly known as InfoTrac Student.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Leadership and Management (Gale)

Leadership and Management (Gale)

Search authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning, and more. Updated daily.

Subjects: Business, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
connects to Middle School (Gale In Context)

Middle School (Gale In Context)

Created specifically for middle-schoolers, Gale In Context: Middle School combines reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and more. The material covers core subjects including literature, science, social studies and history.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
The New York Times

New York Times Archive

Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1985)

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
The New York Times

The New York Times | All Access

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Enjoy everything The New York Times has to offer: News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic. 

  1. Click the "New York Times | All Access" link above, the NYT logo, or the button below.
  2. Next you will be taken to a page containing a Redeem button. Click the button.
  3. You will need to either register for a free New York Times account or sign in with an existing one. 
  4. After receiving confirmation that your access code is valid, you will have 24 hours of unlimited access to News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic.
  5. To continue after 24 hours, simply revisit this page and restart the process.

This document gives a thorough overview of what is included with The New York Times | All Access. Here are some highlights:

  • News includes access to TimesMachine, the NYT Article Archive, subscriber-only newsletters, gift articles, access to the NYT Audio App, and more.
  • Games includes Spelling Bee, Wordle, The Mini crossword, Letterboxed, Tiles, Vertex, Sudoku, and the entire archive of The Crossword.
  • Cooking includes recipes, cooking guide videos, newsletters, and the ability to share with non-subscribers 10 recipes per month.
  • The Athletic provides in-depth, personalized sports journalism and reporting on the real world of sports. Newsletters and exclusive podcasts are included.
  • Wirecutter is the New York Times's product recommendation service. It includes how-to guides, personalized reading lists, and two newsletters, including the popular Clean Everything newsletter, issued weekly.

Mobile users can choose to use the following apps:

The New York Times NYT Games NYT Cooking The Athletic NYT Audio


New York Times | All Access
Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
connects to News (Gale OneFile)

News (Gale OneFile)

News (Gale OneFile) provides access to full-text newspapers and allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section, or other fields. The database offers a one-stop source for current news and searchable archives.

This database was formerly known as InfoTrac Newsstand.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top
Newspapers.com Library Edition

Newspapers.com Library Edition: World Collection

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive database that provides online access to 10,000+ (and growing!) historical newspapers from nearly 60 locations in the US and worldwide.  Numbering over 100 million pages, the World Collection is a prime resource for genealogy and historical content.

Dating from the late 1600s into the 2010s, Newspapers.com Library Edition contains full and partial runs of regional, state, and local titles from the United States and other countries.

Subjects: Biography & Genealogy, History, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
connects to Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)

Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)

Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) provides access to academic journals and other reference content covering all aspects of the nursing profession, from direct patient care to health care administration. The database offers current and authoritative content for professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.

Subjects: Health, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) is covers timely issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
connects to Science (Gale In Context)

Science (Gale In Context)

Gale in Context (Science) is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.

The resource merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top
The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Direct access to The Wall Street Journal online. Search defaults to searching the last 90 days' worth of WSJ articles but the advanced search lets you search the last four years.

Users outside the library will need to create a free account, after which you can start using WSJ.com immediately. Your access will be available for the next 3 days. After 3 days, simply return to this page, click the above link again, and log in as an existing user with the same username and password you used when you created your account.

Access includes:

  • digital versions of the print editions
  • the WSJ Magazine
  • profiles, financials, and research & ratings of thousands of companies
  • U.S., Asia, Europe, India, China, and Japan editions

Note: The Wall Street Journal apps do not work for library users, but the digital version works very well with small screen devices.

Subjects: Business, Magazines & Newspapers back to top
The Washington Post

The Washington Post

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Direct access The Washington Post online. Features include:

  • Articles dating from 2004 to the present
  • Expert reporting and analysis from Washington and around the world, including award-winning investigative coverage and editorial commentary
  • Real-time Q&A Discussions providing a behind the scenes look at key stories
  • Live-streaming of Washington Post Live events, where top-level government and business leaders, emerging voices and newsmakers discuss the most pressing national and global issues of the day

To access The Washington Post:

  1. Click "The Washington Post" link or logo above.
  2. If you are inside the library, you will have unlimited digital access to washingtonpost.com and all Washington Post apps . If you are outside the library, you will be taken to a webpage that asks for your Memorial Hall Library card number, then taken to a page that asks you to create or sign in with a free Washington Post account. Once signed in, you will have free access to washingtonpost.com and all Washington Post apps for seven days. To continue after seven days, simply revisit this page and restart the process.
Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers back to top

Nonprofit & Philanthropy

Foundation Directory Online Professional

Foundation Directory Online Professional

(library use only)

Foundation Directory Online Professional, a service made available by the Candid information service, helps grantseekers find the right match for their organization’s mission. Get access to more than 140,000 expanded profiles on foundations and corporate donors, information on more than 7 million grants, and more than half a million key decision makers and leaders. 990 and 990-PF forms are keyword searchable.

Note: If you are looking for Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, Candid has incorporated that into Foundation Directory Online Professional. Just check the new box labeled "Include grants to individuals" before performing your search. See https://help.candid.org/s/article/Grants-to-Individuals-Search-in-Foundation-Directory-Professional for details.

Subjects: Nonprofit & Philanthropy back to top
GuideStar logo

GuideStar

(library use only)

GuideStar is the world's largest source of information about nonprofit organizations. With it you can: 

  • Find local nonprofits in your community where you can donate, work, or volunteer
  • Help those in need find resources they rely on, such as food banks or shelters

GuideStar is provided by the information service Candid.

Subjects: Nonprofit & Philanthropy back to top
LegalForms (Gale) logo

LegalForms (Gale)

Thousands of official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY, Legal, Nonprofit & Philanthropy, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top

Reference/Encyclopedias

connects to Gale Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile (Gale)

This article database includes full-text and abstracts of scholarly, trade, and general-interest periodicals covering topics in the areas of current events, general sciences and technology, social sciences, arts, and humanities.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
AtoZdatabases

AtoZdatabases

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

AtoZdatabases includes 30 million business profiles and contact information for 220 million residents. It also includes a component for job searching. This database can be used to find businesses based on employee size, sales volume, type of business and location.

Subjects: Business, Job Hunting, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Birds of the World

Birds of the World

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Birds of the World contains 10,721 species accounts of every bird species in the world. BOW merges and enhances content, data, multimedia, figures, and illustrations from four different ornithological volumes: Birds of North America (BNA), Neotropical Birds, Handbook of Birds of the World (HBW Alive), and Bird Families of the World. This content is integrated with multimedia from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library and millions of bird records from eBird.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure, Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top
Britannica Moderna

Britannica Moderna

Enciclopedia española para estudiantes mayores y educadores. Spanish encyclopedia for older students and educators.

  • Completa enciclopedia española - Complete Spanish encyclopedia
  • Incluye artículos, imágenes , mapas, tablas , líneas de tiempo , así como un diccionario completo y atlas - Includes articles, images, maps, tables, timelines, as well as a complete dictionary and atlas

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Elementary (Gale in Context)

Elementary (Gale in Context)

With a modern design and intuitive search functions, Gale In Context: Elementary database makes it easy for elementary school children, teachers, and parents to find information related to classroom lessons in articles, magazines, books, periodicals, and reference materials, and plan fun activities to promote learning.  Please see Middle School (Gale In Context) for a similar database for middle school students.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Britannica Library

Encyclopædia Britannica

A comprehensive reference resource with components for students and adults. A dictionary, a thesaurus, multimedia, and primary source materials are included.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Famous First Facts

Famous First Facts

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

This online book contains over 8000 entries that record first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in American history. Best used with the keyword search function or by following links within its expanded contents. A print edition can be found at the library.

Subjects: History, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
connects to High School Edition (Gale OneFile)

High School Edition (Gale OneFile)

Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for grades 9–12 covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.  Please see Middle School (Gale In Context) for a similar database for middle school students.

This database was formerly known as InfoTrac Student.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
LegalForms (Gale) logo

LegalForms (Gale)

Thousands of official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.

Subjects: Business, Consumer & DIY, Legal, Nonprofit & Philanthropy, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Magill's Medical Guide

Magill's Medical Guide, 9th Edition

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Magill's Medical Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. This is the online version of the five-volume print set, which can be found in the library.

Subjects: Health, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
connects to Middle School (Gale In Context)

Middle School (Gale In Context)

Created specifically for middle-schoolers, Gale In Context: Middle School combines reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and more. The material covers core subjects including literature, science, social studies and history.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
connects to Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)

Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)

Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) provides access to academic journals and other reference content covering all aspects of the nursing profession, from direct patient care to health care administration. The database offers current and authoritative content for professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.

Subjects: Health, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) is covers timely issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top
Science Database (ProQuest)

Science Database (ProQuest)

Science Database (ProQuest) is a growing resource of 7.3 million full text articles from over 1,600 sources. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and engineering literature.

Subjects: Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top
connects to Science (Gale In Context)

Science (Gale In Context)

Gale in Context (Science) is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.

The resource merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top
The Value of a Dollar

The Value of a Dollar

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Actually two online books -- one covering the Colonial Era to the Civil War, the other from 1860 to the present -- The Value of a Dollar gives the costs of thousands of items at various points in history as well as how much money people had to buy them at the time. Each section contains currency conversion tables. Both volumes are available in print at the library.

Subjects: Consumer & DIY, History, Reference/Encyclopedias back to top

Science/Technology

American Physical Society Journals

American Physical Society Journals

(library use only)

The professional journals of the American Physical Society embody the mission of the society "to advance and diffuse the knowledge of Physics." This collection includes the following:

Physical Review Letters (PRL) (brief important papers, all topics in physics)
Physical Review A (atomic, molecular, and optical physics)
Physical Review B (condensed matter and materials physics)
Physical Review C (nuclear physics)
Physical Review D (particles, fields, gravitation and cosmology)
Physical Review E (statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics)
Physical Review X (open access articles, all topics of physics)
Physical Review Applied (applied physics)
Reviews of Modern Physics (in-depth articles, all topics in physics)
Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research
The APS Journal Archive (back to 1893)

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers, Science & Technology back to top
Birds of the World

Birds of the World

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

Birds of the World contains 10,721 species accounts of every bird species in the world. BOW merges and enhances content, data, multimedia, figures, and illustrations from four different ornithological volumes: Birds of North America (BNA), Neotropical Birds, Handbook of Birds of the World (HBW Alive), and Bird Families of the World. This content is integrated with multimedia from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library and millions of bird records from eBird.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure, Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top
Environmental Studies (Gale)

Environmental Studies (Gale)

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

Subjects: Education, Magazines & Newspapers, Science & Technology back to top

Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile)

Focuses on the practical aspects and the scientific theory of horticulture studies. Offers biotechnologists, farmers, hobbyists, and landscape architects access to important content relevant to their pursuits.

Subjects: Hobbies & Leisure, Science & Technology back to top
Interactive Science (Gale) logo

Interactive Science (Gale)

Interactive Science (Gale) provides engaging, interactive models that bring science to life. Helps students better visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science. Students and instructors can manipulate and explore 3D models that are paired with reference and periodical content for further understanding.

Subjects: Education, Kids & Teens, Science & Technology back to top
O'Reilly for Public Libraries

O'Reilly for Public Libraries

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

O'Reilly for Public Libraries is an on-demand, digital library that provides access to thousands of technology books by major publishers. This service includes unlimited access to 50,000+ titles—including books in early release— and 30,000 hours of video. Note that this is a rebranding and expansion of a service formerly known as Safari Tech Books Online.

Subjects: Books & Literature, Science & Technology, Test Prep back to top
Science Database (ProQuest)

Science Database (ProQuest)

Science Database (ProQuest) is a growing resource of 7.3 million full text articles from over 1,600 sources. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and engineering literature.

Subjects: Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top
connects to Science (Gale In Context)

Science (Gale In Context)

Gale in Context (Science) is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.

The resource merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Subjects: Magazines & Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias, Science & Technology back to top

Test Prep

driving-tests.org logo

Massachusetts Driver's License Practice Tests

Driver's permit practice tests and manuals, presented in partnership with Driving-Tests.org. Includes:

  • 11 car practice tests
  • 9 motorcycle practice tests
  • 27 CDL (commercial driver’s license) practice tests
  • 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL)
  • a FAQ  section with detailed answers to over 100 RMV-related questions

Please Note: Driving-Tests.org is not affiliated with or evaluated by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The official RMV Driver’s Manual is available on their website, along with additional driver’s education information.

Subjects: Kids & Teens, Test Prep back to top
O'Reilly for Public Libraries

O'Reilly for Public Libraries

(available at home to Andover library cardholders)

O'Reilly for Public Libraries is an on-demand, digital library that provides access to thousands of technology books by major publishers. This service includes unlimited access to 50,000+ titles—including books in early release— and 30,000 hours of video. Note that this is a rebranding and expansion of a service formerly known as Safari Tech Books Online.

Subjects: Books & Literature, Science & Technology, Test Prep back to top
Petersons's Test Prep (Gale)

Petersons's Test Prep (Gale)

Petersons's Test Prep includes full-length practice tests for GED, SAT, ACT, AP, PSAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, U.S. citizenship, and more. It offers information on undergraduate and graduate programs and tuition and scholarship assistance, as well as a resume builder and interviewing advice.

Subjects: Job Hunting, Test Prep back to top