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. 

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.

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

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)

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Foundation Directory Online Professional 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.

Find information about 10,000 foundation profiles at your fingertips, including foundation and public charity programs that have funded individual grantseekers for everything from scholarship opportunities to research needs. Updated weekly.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests.

Includes SAT, ACT, GRE, GED, GMAT, Military, Civil Service, School Skills, TOEFL, Citizenship, Job/Career Skills, and more. 

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

LinkedIn Learning offers thousands of video courses in business, software, technology, and creative skills, taught by recognized industry experts. Log in with your library card and pin number.

If you are using the LinkedIn Learning app, look for "Sign in with your library card" link on the the Sign In screen and enter mhl as the Library ID where prompted.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 7 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. visit 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.

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 3 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. visit 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.

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 3 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. visit 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.

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

Direct Digital Access to The New York Times includes the following:

• NYT articles published between 1851-current
• full access to the English, Chinese and Spanish editions of the NYT
• customizable news alerts
• real-time market data and company research pages covering 11,000+ public and private companies

To access New York Times [Direct Digital Access]:

1. Click the "New York Times [Direct Digital Access]" link, the logo above, or the button below.
2. If you are inside the library, you will be taken directly to the NYT website. 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 containing a Redeem button. Click the button, and you will be taken to the NYT website. If you want to use one of the NYT mobile apps, you will need to redeem a digital access code by visiting this page.
3. Once you are on the NYT website, you should log in with a New York Times account. If you do not have one, you can create one. If you arrived at the NYT website from outside the library and clicked the Redeem button, you will have open access for 24 hours. To continue after 24 hours, simply revisit this page and restart the process.

Enjoy unlimited access to New York Times Games: daily full-size and mini crossword puzzles, Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles, Vertex, Sudoku, and more. Twenty years of archived crosswords are also included.

To access New York Times Games:

1. Click the "New York Times Games" logo above, or the button below.
2. If prompted, enter your Andover library card number.
3. Click the "Redeem" button to get unlimited access for 24 hours.
4. Create a free NYT account or log in with an existing one.
5. Play New York Times Games in a web browser or the New York Times app. (Crossword and Spelling Bee are also available via the New York Times Crossword app.) If you use an app, sign in with your NYT account.
6. To continue after 24 hours, revisit this page and repeat the process. 

New York Times Games is accessed separately from the New York Times Direct Digital Access. Wordle can be accessed from the NYTimes website without logging in. Puzzles hosted by MHL can be found at https://mhl.org/puzzles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Free online help from expert tutors for students of all levels. Live assistance available daily 3-10 pm. Also available: resume, GED, and citizenship assistance for adults.

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.

U.S. Newsstream from ProQuest enables users to search current and extensive backfiles of U.S. news content and features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text format. Key U.S. titles include:

• The New York Times (backfile from 1980 forward) 
• The Wall Street Journal (from 1984 forward) 
• Washington Post (from 1987 forward) 
• Los Angeles Times (from 1985 forward) 
• Chicago Tribune (from 1985 forward) 
• The Boston Globe (from 1980 forward) 
• Newsday (from 1995 forward) 
• The Wall Street Journal Online 
• ProPublica 
• Huffington Post 
• CNN Newswires 
• Politico 

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.

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.

A collection of career guides and highly specialized industry journals

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.

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.

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.