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In person: Reference desk, 2nd floor
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Featured Resources
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. See a sample list of available magazines for free on our website. Check out our online tutorial for Libby.
Cardholders have free access to the New York Times news site, www.nytimes.com, and to New York Times Cooking (www.cooking.nytimes.com). NYTimes Cooking is an inspiring cooking guide, innovative and interactive kitchen tool, and diverse recipe collection that helps home cooks of every level! View our instruction tutorial for getting started on our website.
Think faster, focus better, and remember more
with BrainHQ—the online brain-training program from Posit Science. More than 100 scientific studies show it works, providing a broad range of cognitive benefits. See more information about BrainHQ here.
America’s News. Includes Boston Herald, Lowell Sun, and USA Today in full-image flip-through format
NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for Newsbank.
ComicsPlus provides unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from more than one hundred publishers. Every title is available 24/7 on your computer, tablet, or phone. No holds or waitlists required. Whole collection may include adult content; there is also a Children’s Collection curated for ages 5-14. Check out our online tutorial for ComicsPlus.
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. Check out our online tutorial for Kanopy.
Consumer Reports provides full ratings and recommendations on thousands of products and services. Including appliances, cars, electronics and computers, home and garden, health and fitness, babies and kids, food, personal finance, and travel. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for Consumer Reports.
Databases A-Z
| Database | Availability | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Onefile (Gale) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Complete source for peer-reviewed scholarly articles across all academic disciplines. | Research & Reference |
| Adolescent Mental Health Handbook & Resource Guide (Grey House Health & Wellness) | Available to Topsfield residents | Health | |
| Agriculture (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on farming, horticulture, and agriculture-related fields. | Agriculture |
| America’s News (Newsbank) | Available to Topsfield residents | Includes Boston Herald, Lowell Sun, and USA Today in full-image flip-through format NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for Newsbank. | News & Newspapers |
| American Ancestors | Available in-library only | American Ancestors, available through the New England Historical Genealogical Society for in-library use, offers access to countless databases encompassing billions of records. | Genealogy |
| Ancestry Library (In-Library Use Only) | Available in-library only | Ancestry Library offers access to over 30 billion genealogical and historical records from more than 80 countries. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for using Ancestry Library. | Genealogy |
| Boston Globe | Available to Topsfield residents | Text-only ProQuest database of the Boston Globe. Can be searched by keyword or browsed by date. | News & Newspapers |
| Boston Herald | Available to Topsfield residents | Read the digitized print publication of Boston Herald, available in full-color flip-through format daily (2018-present) and text-only format (1991-present). | News & Newspapers |
| BrainHQ | Available to Topsfield residents | Think faster, focus better, and remember more with BrainHQ—the online brain-training program from Posit Science. More than 100 scientific studies show it works, providing a broad range of cognitive benefits. See more information about BrainHQ here. | Lifelong Learning |
| Britannica Escolar | Available to Massachusetts residents | Enciclopedia español para los estudiantes más jóvenes Encyclopedia Britannica in Spanish (Grades K-8) | Children & YA Learning |
| Britannica Fundamentals | Available to Massachusetts residents | Activities, games, videos, and more. | Children & YA Learning |
| Britannica Library | Available to Massachusetts residents | Britannica Library is a multi-level encyclopedia for everyone from grade school students to business professionals and lifelong learners. Includes dictionary, thesaurus, videos, images, primary sources, e-books, world atlas, and more. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for Britannica Library. | Research & Reference |
| Britannica Primaria | Available to Massachusetts residents | Enciclopedia español para los estudiantes más jóvenes Encyclopedia Britannica in Spanish (Grades K-5) | Children & YA Learning |
| Britannica School | Available to Massachusetts residents | Encyclopedia Britannica with dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and more. | Children & YA Learning |
| Business (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on accounting, marketing and management, and related fields. | Business, Career, & Professional Development |
| Chronicle and Transcript | Available to Topsfield residents | Text-only access via Newsbank. News, police logs, sports coverage and features from the towns of Boxford, Hamilton, Ipswich, Middleton, Topsfield, and Wenham. | News & Newspapers |
| Chronicling America | Available to all | The Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress. Search America’s Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963. | News & Newspapers |
| ComicsPlus | Available to Topsfield residents | ComicsPlus provides unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from more than one hundred publishers. Every title is available 24/7 on your computer, tablet, or phone. No holds or waitlists required. Please note, this collection includes adult content; there is also a Children’s Collection curated for ages 5-14. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for ComicsPlus. | E-Books and E-Resources |
| Commonwealth Catalog | Available to Massachusetts residents | Commonwealth Catalog shows the holdings of most libraries in Massachusetts. Ask our reference team for help placing requests from other consortia throughout the state. | Research & Reference |
| Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile) | Available to all | Articles on advertising and public relations, linguistics, and related fields. | Communications |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Available to all | The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aims to make consumer financial markets work for consumers, responsible providers, and the economy as a whole. They protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices and take action against companies that break the law. They arm people with the information, steps, and tools that they need to make smart financial decisions. | Consumer Resources |
| Consumer Reports | Available to Topsfield residents | Consumer Reports provides full ratings and recommendations on thousands of products and services. Including appliances, cars, electronics and computers, home and garden, health and fitness, babies and kids, food, personal finance, and travel. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for Consumer Reports. | Consumer Resources |
| Creating Good Study Habits (Grey Hill Publishing) | Available to Topsfield residents | Health | |
| Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on law, law enforcement, security, terrorism, and more. | Crime & Justice |
| Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: History, Theme, and Technique (Grey House Publishing) | Available to Topsfield residents | Culture | |
| Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Recipes, restaurant reviews, industry information, and more. | Cooking |
| Defining Documents in American History: Dissent and Protest (Grey House Publishing) | Available to Topsfield residents | Research & Reference | |
| Digital Commonwealth | Available to all | Digital Commonwealth provides access to photographs, manuscripts, books, audio recordings, and other materials of historical interest that have been digitized and made available by libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies from across Massachusetts. This effort is supported by the Boston Public Library through the Library for the Commonwealth program. | Research & Reference |
| Digital Public Library of America | Available to all | The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) works with partners to offer millions of images, texts, videos and sounds from across the United States. | Research & Reference |
| Dementia Handbook & Resource Guide | Available to Topsfield residents | Health | |
| Digestive Disorders Handbook & Resource Guide (Grey House Publishing) | Available to Topsfield residents | Health | |
| Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) | Available to all | DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, and is committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone. | Research & Reference |
| Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles that explore cultural differences, influences in society, and more. | Culture |
| Driving-Tests.org | Available to all | Driving-Tests.org offers free RMV Practice tests & more! This resource offers unlimited access to the Massachusetts driver’s manual, online practice tests for car, motorcycle and commercial driver’s license (CDL), an exam simulator, and a RMV-related FAQ. | Children & YA Learning |
| EBSCO Discovery Search | Available to Topsfield residents | EBSCO Discovery Search allows you to search our physical catalog items and digital resources offered by EBSCO such as e-books, magazines, journals, videos and more, at the same time. A great resource for writing scholarly research papers. | Research & Reference |
| E-Book Collection (EBSCOhost) | Available to Topsfield residents | Collection of E-Books Across a Wide Variety of Subjects. | E-Books and E-Resources |
| EBSCOhost Databases | Available to Topsfield residents | EBSCOhost includes access to: MasterFILE Premier, Business Source Premier, and Health Source. Select a specific database, or search them all simultaneously. Need help getting started? Check out our tutorial for using EBSCOhost. | Research & Reference |
| Economics and Theory (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on economics, interviews with CEOs and entrepreneurs, and more. | Business, Career, & Professional Development |
| Encyclopedia of the Continental Congresses (Grey House Publishing) | Available to Topsfield residents | History | |
| The Encyclopedia of War Journalism (Grey House Publishing) | Available to Topsfield residents | History | |
| Enrich | Available to Massachusetts residents | Enrich is an accessible digital financial learning platform that’s available at no cost to Massachusetts residents from the State Treasurer’s Office. Patrons can sign up for a free account and gain access to personalized education paths designed to help them feel more confident managing their money and planning for the future.Watch the tutorial for Enrich here. | Business, Career, & Professional Development |
| Entrepreneurship (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Full-text insights, tips and strategies for students and entrepreneurs. | Business, Career, & Professional Development |
| Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in environmental studies | Science |
| The Environmental Debate, Fourth Edition (Grey House Publishing) | Available to Topsfield residents | Science | |
| ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) | Available to Topsfield residents | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, it is an essential tool for education researchers of all kinds. | Children & YA Learning |
| Excel Adult High School (via Gale) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Excel Adult High School is an accredited high school that offers a fully online high school diploma program, available through Massachusetts Libraries. This program offers free enrollment to a limited number of qualified adult students. Need help getting started? Check out our tutorial for Excel Adult High School. | Lifelong Learning |
| FamilySearch.org | Available in-library only | Familysearch.org is a free resource operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) that provides genealogical records. As a FamilySearch.org affiliate library, we offer on-site access to additional digital records not available outside a FamilySearch center or an affiliate library. These digital records include images and names indexes. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for FamilySearch.org. | Genealogy |
| Fine Arts (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles art history, music, drama, filmmaking, and related fields | Arts |
| Fuel Economy Guide | Available to all | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) produce the Fuel Economy Guide to help car buyers choose the most fuel-efficient vehicle that meets their needs. | Consumer Resources |
| Gale Databases | Available to Topsfield residents | Gale Databases like Academic OneFile and more that are tailored for academic research. | Research & Reference |
| Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on the practical aspects of gardening, horticulture, and more. | Gardening and Nature |
| Gender Studies (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on gender studies, family/marital issues, health, and more | Culture |
| GreenFILE (EBSCO) | Available to all | GreenFILE is a free research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. | Science |
| The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Rights & Control in the United States | Available to Topsfield residents | Culture | |
| Health Reference Center Academic | Available to Massachusetts residents | Academic health information from the medical professional’s perspective | Health |
| Health Source (EBSCOhost) | Available to Topsfield residents | Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO) is a comprehensive, full-text, evidence-based database designed for patients and consumers to research health, wellness, nutrition, and diseases. It includes 70+ magazines, 100+ reference books, 13,000+ Clinical Reference Systems reports (English/Spanish), and the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide | Health |
| HeritageHub | Available to Topsfield residents | HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for HeritageHub. | Genealogy |
| High School Edition (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Information on high school research topics plus pop culture, sports, and more | Children & YA Learning |
| History Reference Source (EBSCO) | Available to Topsfield residents | 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. | History |
| History Reference Source e-books (EBSCO) | Available to Topsfield residents | 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. | E-Books and E-Resources |
| Home Improvement (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on architectural techniques, zoning requirements, tools, and more. | Home Improvement |
| Hospitality and Tourism (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on the hospitality and tourism fields, plus travel guides and more | Travel |
| Information Science (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on the information and library science profession and related topics | Research & Reference |
| Insurance and Liability (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on mortgages, labor relations, legal issues, and more | Business, Career, & Professional Development |
| Internet Archive | Available to all | Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more. | E-Books and E-Resources |
| Kanopy | Available to Topsfield residents | 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. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for Kanopy. | E-Books and E-Resources |
| Leadership and Management (Gale OneFile) | Available to Topsfield residents | Articles on leadership and management, and more. | Business, Career, & Professional Development |
| Libby/OverDrive | Available to Massachusetts residents/select titles to Topsfield residents | 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. See a sample list of available magazines for free on our website. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for Libby. | E-Books and E-Resources |
| Library, Information Science, and Technology Abstracts (EBSCO) | Available to all | Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) is a free research database for library and information science studies. LISTA provides indexing and abstracting for hundreds of key journals, books, research reports. It is EBSCO’s intention to provide access to this resource on a continual basis. | Research & Reference |
| Lowell Sun | Available to Topsfield residents | Read the digitized print publication of the Lowell Sun, available in full-color flip-through format daily (2023-present). | News & Newspapers |
| Massachusetts Access to Justice Resources | Available to all | Get court forms, eFile court documents, Volunteer lawyer at your court, Look up case information, Join a remote court hearing, and more. | Crime & Justice |
| MassLINKS Adult Education Online | Available to Massachusetts residents | MassLINKS Adult Education Online is a FREE DESE-funded statewide adult education program for residents of Massachusetts. Students can choose from High School Equivalency (GED and HiSet) preparation classes or English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL/ESL) classes. Classes are offered fully online with evening and morning options to help you work around your schedule. | Lifelong Learning |
| 2026 Massachusetts Municipal Guide | Available to all | Research & Reference | |
| MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost) | Available to Topsfield residents | MasterFILE Premier contains full text for general reference magazines and publications covering a wide range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. It also includes 55,000 full-text primary source documents and more than 2.4 million photos, maps and flags. | Research & Reference |
| MasterFILE Premier Reference eBooks (EBSCO) | Available to Topsfield residents | 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. | E-Books and E-Resources |
| MAS Complete Reference eBook Collection (EBSCO) | Available to Topsfield residents | This collection contains reference books from top educational publishers and presses. It encompasses a rich selection of titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects, including biography, history, careers, language arts, literature, government, health, math, science, current events and social-emotional health. | Children & YA Learning |
| MAS Ultra – School Edition (EBSCO) | Available to Topsfield residents | Full-Text Magazines, Reference Books and More. MAS Ultra – School Edition provides full text for top high-school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). It also includes full-text biographies, primary source documents, reference books, and an image collection of more than 2 million photos, maps, flags and color PDFs. | Children & YA Learning |
| Mayo Clinic Diseases and Conditions | Available to all | Diseases & Conditions Easy-to-understand answers about diseases and conditions. | Health |
| MedlinePlus | Available to all | MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. It is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). | Health |
| Men’s Health (Grey House Publishing) | Available for Topsfield residents | Health | |
| Military and Intelligence (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on governmental policies, socioeconomics effects of war, and more. | Crime & Justice |
| News (Gale Database) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Regional, national, and world newspapers | News & Newspapers |
| Newspaper Source (EBSCO) | Available for Topsfield residents | Newspaper Source provides complete television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, and more. | News & Newspapers |
| New York Times | Available for Topsfield residents | Cardholders have free access to the New York Times news site, www.nytimes.com, and to New York Times Cooking (www.cooking.nytimes.com). NYTimes Cooking is an inspiring cooking guide, innovative and interactive kitchen tool, and diverse recipe collection that helps home cooks of every level! View our instruction tutorial for getting started on our website. | News & Newspapers |
| New York Times Cooking | Available for Topsfield residents | Cardholders have free access to the New York Times news site, www.nytimes.com, and to New York Times Cooking (www.cooking.nytimes.com). NYTimes Cooking is an inspiring cooking guide, innovative and interactive kitchen tool, and diverse recipe collection that helps home cooks of every level! View our instruction tutorial for getting started on our website. | Cooking |
| New York Times Archive | Available to Massachusetts residents | Full-text article archive from 1985-present | News & Newspapers |
| Niche Academy: Topsfield Town Library Academy | Available to all | Tutorials on technology and research topics, and instructions on using many of our online resources. | Research & Reference |
| NoveList Plus | Available to Topsfield residents | NoveList Plus is a database of both fiction and non-fiction books that provides reviews, annotations, suggestions, book discussion guides, and book lists. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for NoveList Plus. | E-Books and E-Resources |
| Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Articles on direct patient care, healthcare administration, and more | Health |
| Older Americans Information Resource, 2024/25 (Grey House Publishing) | Available for Topsfield residents | Health | |
| OpenDissertations (EBSCO) | Available to all | With EBSCO Open Dissertations, institutions and students are offered an innovative approach to driving additional traffic to ETDs in institutional repositories. Our goal is to help make their students’ theses and dissertations as widely visible and cited as possible. | Research & Reference |
| Opposing Viewpoints (via Gale) | Available to Massachusetts residents | Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) is a cross-curricular resource that provides informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for Opposing Viewpoints. | Research & Reference |
| PebbleGo | Available for Massachusetts residents | PebbleGo is a collection of curriculum-based resources for students to research through and learn from. There are two modules: Animals and Biographies. Both are specifically aimed at K-3 with easily navigable guidance. | Children & YA Learning |
| Peterson’s Test and Career Prep | Available to Topsfield residents | Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers. Need help getting started? Check out our online tutorial for Peterson’s Test and Career Prep. | Lifelong Learning |
| Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile) | Available for Massachusetts residents | Articles on treatment techniques, experimental research, and more. | Health |
| Points of View (EBSCO) | Available to Topsfield residents | Points of View (EBSCO) covers almost 400 topics, each with an overview, background, arguments and counter-arguments. Also included for each topic is a Guide to Critical Analysis for help in evaluating controversial subjects and opposing viewpoints. | Research & Reference |
| Pop Culture Studies (Gale OneFile) | Available for Massachusetts residents | Articles on popular culture analysis and more. | Culture |
| Popular Magazines (Gale OneFile) | Available for Massachusetts residents | Full-text access only. The most popular and current magazines available from all of the Gale resources | News & Newspapers |
| Privacy Rights in the Digital Age, 2nd Edition (Grey House Publishing) | Available to Topsfield residents | Crime & Justice | |
| Professional Development Collection (EBSCO) | Available to Topsfield residents | Professional Development Collection is a highly specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers. | Research & Reference |
| Profiles of Massachusetts, Seventh Edition | Available to Topsfield residents | Research & Reference | |
| Project Gutenberg | Available to all | Project Gutenberg is a library of over 75,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. | E-Books and E-Resources |
| Psychology (Gale OneFile) | Available for Massachusetts residents | Articles on personality, the human mind, memory, and more | Health |
| Reference Materials via Salem Press/Grey House Press | Available to Topsfield residents | Online versions of select Reference titles in our collection, including Profiles of Massachusetts, several health and wellness resource guides, select historical topics, and more. | Research & Reference |
| Regional Business News (EBSCO) | Available to Topsfield residents | Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources. | Business, Career, & Professional Development |
| Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile) | Available for Massachusetts residents | Articles on world religions, philosophies, and related fields | Culture |
| Salem News | Available to Topsfield residents | Access via Newsbank to the Salem News (text-only access). | News & Newspapers |
| Science (Gale OneFile) | Available for Massachusetts residents | Updated daily, this collection includes 1.6 million articles and 200 journals. | Science |
| SCORE | Available to all | Starting a business can be overwhelming. SCORE can help you find your footing. Get free resources, training, and mentoring to get your business up and running. Business mentorship, resources for small businesses, and more. | Business, Career, & Professional Development |
| Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO) | Available to Topsfield residents | A complimentary research database for teachers, Teacher Reference Center (TRC) provides indexing and abstracts for more than 230 peer-reviewed journals. | Children & YA Learning |
| This is Who We Were: Colonial America, 1492-1775 (Grey House Publishing) | History | ||
| Topsfield Times | Available to all | The Topsfield Times is a collection of information about people, places, and events that have a connection to Topsfield, Massachusetts. It is a work in progress that will grow as additional entries are added by staff at the Topsfield Town Library. The purpose of this community and local history resource is to make information about Topsfield accessible online. Entries will include frequently asked questions, research subjects, and other interesting facts about Topsfield people, places, events, and organizations. Each entry will include sources, suggestions for additional resources, and useful websites. | History |
| Tri-Town Transcript | Available to Topsfield residents | The precursor to the Chronicle and Transcript, covering the tri-town area of Boxford, Middleton and Topsfield. • Access from 1962-2005 is available through this digital archive. • Access for editions from 6/2/2006 to 5/31/2019 is text-only via NewsBank. | News & Newspapers |
| USA Today | Available to Topsfield residents | Read the digitized print publication of USA TODAY, available in full-color flip-through format daily (2006-present). | News & Newspapers |
| US Bureau of Labor Statistics | Available to all | The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as part of the U.S. Federal Statistical System. BLS collects, calculates, analyzes, and publishes data essential to the public, employers, researchers, and government organizations. | Business, Career, & Professional Development |
| U.S. History (Gale OneFile) | Available for Massachusetts residents | Robust coverage for both novice historians and advanced researchers. | History |
| Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile) | Available for Massachusetts residents | Articles on job searching, building a career, and more | Business, Career, & Professional Development |
| War and Terrorism (Gale OneFile) | Available for Massachusetts residents | Articles on war and its causes, current events, terrorism, and more | Crime & Justice |
| WorldCat.org | Available to all | WorldCat.org is a union catalog showing items held in libraries around the world. Contact our Reference Desk if you are looking for a title that cannot be located in our consortium or in state. | Research & Reference |
| World History (Gale OneFile) | Available for Massachusetts residents | Well-rounded coverage of current thinking and scholarly work. | History |
| World Radio History | Available to all | Comprehensive archive covering history of radio, television, and broadcasting from 1900 to 2020. | Media |
| Writing a Successful Research Paper (Grey House Publishing) | Available to all | Children & YA Learning |
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If you can’t find what you’re looking for through our network, try the Boston Public Library. Any MA resident may access their downloadable collections by signing up for a free BPL ecard.
