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MVLC(Merrimack Valley Library Consortium)

Access subscription databases, MVLC's Directory, book club kits, Rosetta Stone, 
and iPac, the on-line catalog.

Can't find it on our catalog?  Then try the state-wide Virtual Catalog.

IPac (Internet Public Access Catalog)

Reserve books, renew books, view your patron account, through iPAC, from the library and from your home computer.  Hint:  your PIN number is the last 4 digits of your phone number.
NoveList-available through   
Subscription Databases from NMRLS


Link to Newspaper & Magazine Databases offered by the State.

Download videos to your home computer, no returns, no overdues.  Find travel, cooking, how to, classic movies, and more.  Available to Manchester residents only.		 Download audiobooks to your computer to either burn on CD or transfer to an MP3 player, depending on the publisher's permissions.  You may check out up to 5 titles at a time for 14 days. 

Overdrive Download Audiobooks
Click here for a guided tour to Overdrive


Find an author, award lists, link to Book TV videos, Wisconsin Public Radio audio downloads, book group discussion questions, and preview new books.

 Mass Moments
a daily almanac of Massachusetts history
International Children's Digital Library
 
 

An e-book collection of 3,000 titles provided by the state.  Subject areas include:

bulletBusiness
bulletBuying & Selling a Home
bulletCareers
bulletComplete Idiots Guides
bulletComputer How To Books
bulletConsumer Health
bulletConsumer Law
bulletPsychology
bulletSelf Help
bulletSports-Coaching
bulletStudy Guides
bulletTravel
bulletWeb Development
bulletNursing

Other Libraries
The Massachusetts Virtual Catalog allows you to search for items owned by libraries across the state of Massachusetts.  If MVLC does not have an item available you may request it be sent to one of the MVLC libraries for pickup.   
The Massachusetts Virtual Catalog

Rockport Public Library

 Massachusetts Library Association

NOBLE
Search Beverly and Gloucester's catalog

Boston Public Library

Massachusetts Library Catalogs

Library of Congress

MassCat
Special Libraries Catalog

 Links to other catalogs

Area Schools
Manchester-Essex Regional School District Brookwood School
Glen Urquhart School Landmark School

Websites with Local Interest

Town of Manchester Home Page

GIS Mapping of Manchester

Link to on-line images of historical Manchester-by-the-Sea

View scanned images of 1899 atlas of Manchester
Manchester-by-the-Sea on Wikipedia Ralph Kershaw Tournament of Friends
Ann Wood-Kelly & History of British Air Transport Auxiliary Essex County Newspapers-The Salem News & The Gloucester Daily Times

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce-Recreation
www.capeannvacations.com/

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce-Business
www.capeannchamber.com/
Cape Ann directory Manchester Sailing Association

Northshore Chamber of Commerce

 Action, Inc-Helping families on Cape Ann since 1965

Essex County National Heritage Area

Essex County Registry of Deeds
Essex County Greenbelt Association The Trustees of Reservations

Town of Essex History
 

Museum Passes
bulletThe New England Aquarium-www.neaq.org
bulletThe Museum of Science-www.mos.org
bulletThe Museum of Fine Arts-www.mfa.org
bulletChildren's Museum-http://www.bostonkids.org/
bulletIsabella Stewart Gardner-www.gardnermuseum.org/
bulletPeabody-Essex Museum-www.pem.org/
bulletCape Ann Historical Association-www.cape-ann.com/historical-museum/
bulletWheelock Family Theater-http://www.wheelock.edu/wft/ 
bulletWenham Museum - http://www.wenhammuseum.org/
bulletJFK Museum & Library - 
http://www.jfklibrary.org/
bulletMass State Auto Parks Pass
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parkspass.htm

For more information about borrowing a museum pass, click here.

Click here to Reserve a 
Museum Pass

 

Search Engines
            
                            
                                         InfoSpace   

OnlyEngines.com

Other Useful Websites-Dewey Number
Book Glossary - Abebooks description of parts of the book 002
Computer Museum of America 004
Computer History Museum 004
Net Tutor for Internet Help 004
Internet Archive - a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.  004
American Library Association's Internet Guide for Parents & Kids 010
First Find 010
Knowledge Hound's How To Directory 010
Tufts Child & Family Web Guide 010
LibriVox - audiobooks from the public domain 011
Mass Libraries with Adult Literacy/ESOL Programs 025
Birthdays  025
Internet Switchboard 025
Martindale's Internet Reference Desk 031
Article about the Cricket Newspaper 070
National Address Server

080
United States Census Bureau 310
League of Women Voters, Massachusetts 320
The Annenberg Political Fact Check 320
Federal Government 321
Free Federal Information on the Web 321
State and Local Government 321
Big Charts-Market Watch  332
Historic Stock Quotes

332
Historic Exchange Rates 332
Monetary exchange rates www.oanda.com 332
Consumer Price Index 338
Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries 340
Client Security Board - a fund for members of the public who have sustained a financial loss caused by the dishonest conduct of a member of the bar acting as an attorney or a fiduciary 340
Real Estate Legal Forms 346
Mass Communities At-a-Glance 353
Massachusetts Government 353
Wiki Project Massachusetts 353
Massachusetts Politics & Policy Online 353.974
Toxic Use Reduction Institute 360
U. S. Dept. of Education 370
Gales' School Pages 370
Scholarship Help 370
Product Advisor 381
Fashion-History 391
Fashion-History 391
Fashion-History 391
Common Errors in English 410
Equinox and Solstice 520
Weather 551
Beetle Science - Cornell University 590
National Bird Feeding Society 598
MacRae's Blue Book - Industrial Directory 600
Easy to read Health & Medical Sites 610
  610
Fast Food Calorie Counter 613
Car Survey - reviews of car models 629
Fuel Economy 629
BizRate-Price comparisons and store ratings 640
Epinions - helps people make informed buying decisions. It is the source for unbiased advice, personalized recommendations, and comparative shopping. 640
Find Gas Prices using Zip Code 665
Mass Cultural Council 700
About Quilting 746
Quilters' Cache 746
World-wide Quilting Page  746
Based on the Book-a list of movie titles linked to the books they were based on 791
Rotten Tomatoes
Movie Reviews		 791
The World Fact Book 900
Martindale's Countries 900
a daily almanac of Massachusetts history 904
Baby Names and First Names 929
Documents for Study of American History 973
Library of Congress Historical Documents 973
Intelligence in the War for Independence 973
Government Printing Office Documents 973
The White House

975

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