Online Resources
All North Reading cardholders have access to our list of free, high-quality online resources. Most resources will require you to enter your library card number for access outside of the library.
Books & Music:
-Commonwealth Catalog
-Freegal
-hoopla
-NoveList Plus
-O’Reilly for Public Libraries (formerly Safari Books)
-OverDrive
-WorldCat
Career & Job Help:
-Career Transitions
-Peterson’s Career Prep
-Vocations and Careers Collection
General Research & Learning:
-Full Suite of Gale Databases
-Academic OneFile
-Consumer Reports
-Criminal Justice Collection
-Culinary Arts Collection
-EBSCOhost
-Educator’s Reference Complete
-Encyclopedia Britannica
-Expanded Academic ASAP
-Gardening, Landscape, and Horticulture Collection
-General OneFile
-Global Issues in Context
-Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
-InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition
-Kids Infobits
-Literature Resource Center
-Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
-Research Companion
-Research in Context
-Rocket Languages
Health & Medical:
-Health and Wellness Resource Center
-Health Reference Center Academic
-Nursing and Allied Health Collection
-Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
History & Genealogy:
-Ancestry (AT HOME)
-American Ancestors
-Biography in Context
-FamilySearch
-HeritageQuest Online
-U.S. History in Context
-World History in Context
Magazines & Newspapers:
-The Boston Globe (1980-Current)
-The New York Times
-North Reading Transcript
-OverDrive Magazines
Science & Technology:
-Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
-Science Database
-Science in Context