Charlton Public Library - Charlton, Massachusetts

Online Databases

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Where home access is available, a valid library card number is required. Please contact the library if you have questions about accessing or using these databases.

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* Library WiFi users: use the From home links

General resources - Newspapers

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries - Literature & Art

Health, Science & Current Events - Kids & Teens

Business - Library Catalogs - BPL eCard

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General Resources

Thomson Gale Power Search	All access
Academic OneFile	All access
Expanded Academic ASAP	All access
General Reference Center Gold	All access
Educator's Reference Complete	All access
Virtual Reference Library	All access

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Newspapers

Boston Globe (1980 - current)	All access
Boston Herald (1991 - current)	All access
New York Times (1995 - current)	All access
Massachusetts Newsstand	All access
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989 - current)	All access

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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Biographies

Grolier Online Passport

Encyclopedias, dictionaries, homework help

In the library

From home

Biography Resource Center

All access

Grove Art Online

In the library

From home

Literature and Art

Biography Resource Center	All access
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select	All access
NoveList Readers' Advisory	In the library	From home
Grove Art Online	In the library	From home

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Health, Science, and Current Events

Health Reference Center Academic	All access
Issues and Controversies	In the library	From home
Science Online	In the library	From home

History

African-American History Online	In the library	From home
American History Online	In the library	From home
American Women's History Online	In the library	From home
Massachusetts History Online	All access

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Business

General Business File ASAP

All access

Kids & Teens

Grolier Online Kids	In the library	From home
Kids InfoBits	All access
InfoTrac K-12 Junior Edition	All access
InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition	All access
Learning Express (Learn-A-Test)	All Access Login Instructions

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Library Catalogs & Other Library Resources

Charlton Public Library Catalog	All access
Charlton Public Library Children's Catalog	All access
Worcester Public Library Catalog	All access
All C/W MARS Library Catalogs	All access
Boston Public Library Catalog	All access
Massachusetts Virtual Catalog	All access
Learning Express (Learn-A-Test)	All Access Login Instructions
Overdrive eBooks and video	All access

Get a BPL eCard!

Massachusetts residents can sign up for a Boston Public Library eCard via the web! BPL eCards are virtual library cards that allow users immediate access to Boston Public Library's extensive electronic resources - from archaeology and genealogy to history and science, homework help, historical newspapers, downloadable audio, video, and more.

For more information about eCards, please visit Boston Public Library's eCard FAQ.

Funding for these online resources is provided by:

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (Gale databases, ProQuest newspapers)

Central Massachusetts Regional Library System (Grolier Online, Issues and Controversies)

C/W MARS (NoveList, Grove Art, Science Online, Overdrive)

Worcester Public Library (Learning Express)