Libby
Using the Libby app powered by OverDrive, you can borrow e-books, e-audiobooks, magazines, and more from the Topsfield Town Library; read or listen on your smartphone, tablet, Kindle, or even desktop browser! Need help downloading the app? Click here or visit one of our knowledgeable librarians.
Available to Massachusetts residents/select titles to Topsfield residents
Apple App Store
Google Play
Check out our Libby/Overdrive tutorial via Niche Academy
Kanopy
Kanopy is a FREE streaming video site where you can browse over 30,000 movies to watch on your phone, computer, or TV! All you need is a library card to stream up to 10 titles per month. Watch in a browser or download the Kanopy app on your device to get started.
Available to Topsfield residents
Comics Plus
Comics Plus allows for unlimited, simultaneous access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from a variety of library-friendly publishers — without worrying about holds, wait lists, or monthly limits.
Available to Topsfield residents
Newspapers
Topsfield Library cardholders have digital access to The New York Times, including NYT Cooking. Read the Boston Herald, USA TODAY, Lowell Sun, Boston Globe, and Salem News online, with many available in full-color flip-through format.
Research Databases
The Topsfield Town Library provides research to countless databases for research, including: EBSCOhost which includes access to MasterFILE Premier, Business Source Premier, and Health Source; Genealogical Databases Ancestry Library Edition (in-library use only, view tutorial) and Heritage Hub; and much, much more!
NoveList Plus
NoveList Plus lets you browse by style, mood, genre, and more. Find “read-a-likes,” or books similar to ones you already enjoy. You can also pick a genre and find the latest releases or classics you have yet to read.
Available to Topsfield residents
E-Book Collection (EBSCOhost)
Access a wide range of full-text e-books covering academic subjects, professional development, personal interests, and lifelong learning. Browse or search thousands of titles from leading publishers, available online anytime for research, study, and leisure reading.
Available to Topsfield residents
History Reference Source e-books (EBSCO)
Covering topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century, History Reference Source is a research database containing full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents.
Available to Topsfield residents
Internet Archive
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Available to all
MasterFILE Premier Reference eBooks (EBSCO)
The MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection is offered as a companion to MasterFILE databases, containing reference books from top educational publishers and university presses. This encompasses a rich selection of titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects, including biography, history, architecture, literature, cooking, health and wellness, science, self-help, religion, current events, sports, travel and more.
Available to Topsfield residents
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 75,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online.
Available to all
Magazines
OverDrive Magazines through Libby offers hundreds of popular digital titles, including Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.
New York Times Cooking
Topsfield Library cardholders have digital access to The New York Times, including NYT Cooking. Read the Boston Herald, USA TODAY, Lowell Sun, Boston Globe, and Salem News online, with many available in full-color flip-through format.
