Links

Electronic Databases
Links to Other Libraries
Links to Area Schools
Local interest
Museum Passes
Search Engines
Subject Links

Library Home Page

Library Electronic Resources

Your library card number is required for most of these resources.

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 Plus-available through   
"What do I read next," fiction and popular non-fiction database

Consumer Health Complete - sponsored by a LSTA grant


Subscription Databases from NMRLS


Link to Newspaper & Magazine Databases offered by the State.


Just enter your library card number.
(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

LibriVox
audiobooks from the public domain


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
 

Elf is a web-based and email tool for library users to keep track of their library borrowings. Elf is like a personal assistant, whose task is to help with keeping track of what one has on loan from the library.

Designed with the busy or avid library user in mind, Elf is ideal for families with multiple library cards or for individuals (writers, researchers, students, readers, etc.) who have cards from different libraries.

Elf makes it easier to keep track of what's due, overdue or ready for pickup from one or more library accounts. Users have the option to consolidate their library accounts into one account if they wish. This account is checked everyday and email notices are sent when items are coming due, overdue or when holds are ready for pickup. As well, get up-to-date realtime information by browser.


 

LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. You can access your catalog from anywhere—even on your mobile phone. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth.

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

bullet Business
bullet Buying & Selling a Home
bullet Careers
bullet Complete Idiots Guides
bullet Computer How To Books
bullet Consumer Health
bullet Consumer Law
bullet Psychology
bullet Self Help
bullet Sports-Coaching
bullet Study Guides
bullet Travel
bullet Web Development
bullet Nursing

  

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

Find Massachusetts Library Catalogs


Massachusetts Library Association


Search Beverly and Gloucester's catalog

Boston Public Library

Andover, MA
Links to other catalogs

Library of Congress

MassCat
Special Libraries Catalog

lib-web-cats:

A directory of libraries throughout the world


 

 

Area Schools

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

Magic Years Cooperative Nursery 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 Historical Society

Veterans Memorials of Essex County

Essex County Registry of Deeds

Fruits of Labor Virtual Exhibit

Ralph Kershaw Tournament of Friends

Ann Wood-Kelly & History of British Air Transport Auxiliary
Read about Ann Wood-Kelly in Spitfire Women of World War II by Giles Whittell
Essex County Newspapers-The Salem News & The Gloucester Daily Times

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce-Recreation

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce-Business
 

Northshore Chamber of Commerce

Action, Inc-Helping families on Cape Ann since 1965

Mass.gov Outdoor activities

Manchester-by-the-Sea on Wikipedia

Town of Essex History
 

Museum Passes

bullet The New England Aquarium-www.neaq.org
bullet The Museum of Science-www.mos.org
bullet The Museum of Fine Arts-www.mfa.org
bullet Children's Museum-http://www.bostonkids.org/
bullet Isabella Stewart Gardner-www.gardnermuseum.org/
bullet Peabody-Essex Museum-www.pem.org/
bullet Cape Ann Historical Association-http://www.capeannhistoricalmuseum.org/
bullet Wheelock Family Theater-http://www.wheelock.edu/wft/ 
bullet Institute of Contemporary Art
bullet JFK Museum & Library - 
http://www.jfklibrary.org/
bullet Mass 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     OnlyEngines.com

                
                     

Babel Fish

                                         InfoSpace   

Wikipedia              Wiktionary

 

Other Useful Websites by Subject -Dewey Number

Book Glossary - Abebooks description of parts of the book 002
Computer Museum of America 004
Computer History Museum 004
Net Tutor 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
Project Gutenberg 011
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

Mass.gov Housing & Economic Development 307
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
National Assoc. of Secretaries of State-Can I Vote 324
Smart Money 330
Dictionary of Occupational Titles 331
Big Charts-Market Watch  332
Historic Stock Quotes

332

Historic Exchange Rates 332
Monetary exchange rates www.oanda.com 332
Business.gov 338
Business Statistics from U.S. Census Bureau 338
338
CEO Express 338
Consumer Price Index 338
Annual Reports Library 338
Hoovers-free 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
Lawyer Directory 340
Real Estate Legal Forms 346
Copyright Clearance Center 346
Copyright and Intellectual Property 346
Crash Course in Copyright 346

The Central Register

Published by: The Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Francis Galvin

346
349
Historical SEC Search 353
Massachusetts Communities At-a-Glance 353
Massachusetts Government 353
Wiki Project Massachusetts 353
Small Business Administration 353
Massachusetts Politics & Policy Online 353.974
Toxic Use Reduction Institute 360
Prevent Suicide 362
North Shore Elder Services 362
Massachusetts 362
U.S. Dept. of Education 370
Gales' School Pages 370
378
Product Advisor 381
Massachusetts Recovery & Reinvestment Plan 381
381
381
U.S. Postal Service 383
Free 411 - 384
Fashion, costumes-History 391
Fashion, period costumes-History 391
Fashion-History 391
Common Errors in English 410
Weather 551
National Bird Feeding Society 598
MacRae's Blue Book - Industrial Directory 600
Easy to read Health & Medical Sites 610
  610
NewDoctor.com 613
613
613
NUTRIANT 613
Fast Food Calorie Counter 613
Eating Disorders 616
Silent Spring Institute - Research on links between the environment and women's health. 616
616
Flu Wiki 616
Car Survey - reviews of car models 629
Edmunds.com 629
Fuel Economy 629
Kelley's Bluebook 629
NADA.com 629
Airline Seating 629
635
Home Gardening-Cornell University 635
BizRate-Price comparisons and store ratings 640
Consumer.gov 640
Consumer World 640
Epinions - helps people make informed buying decisions. It is the source for unbiased advice, personalized recommendations, and comparative shopping. 640

Conversion Charts-Cooking

641
U.S. Dept of Labor 650
Glassdoor.com gives you an inside look at company reviews, interview questions, & salary information for thousands of companies. 650
658
Find Gas Prices using Zip Code 665
670
Appliance 411 683
690
Mass Cultural Council 700
Ask Joan of Art (Smithsonian American Art Museum) 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
America Chess-Play for free 794
Play Chess-Play for free 794
Richard Lederer Verbiore 808
The World Fact Book 900
Martindale's Countries 900
a daily almanac of Massachusetts history 904

Exploritas is the new
program name for Elderhostel, Inc.
910
Baby Names and First Names 929
Documents for Study of American History 973
Library of Congress Historical Documents 973
Government Printing Office 973
National Register of Historic Places, Massachusetts 973
President Obama's Inauguration Speech 973.7
The 50 States - Massachusetts 974
The White House

975

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