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The Dedham Library offers a handful of free databases, check out the full list below. For help accessing databases, email dedhamissue@minlib.net.
Thousands of family history databases, including vital records, census records, ship passenger lists, military records, DNA testing and lots more!
Access full-text articles (no images) written by staff journalists, including news reports, feature stories, columns, and editorials published in the Boston Globe from 1980 to now.
Search full-text articles covering issues and events, business, government, sports and more for over 100 Boston area newspapers including the Boston Herald (7/26/91-Current), Dedham Transcript (8/29/05-Current), and the Cape Cod Times (11/1/98-Current).
Includes full-text magazine articles, web links, images and video, a world atlas, and more.
A nonprofit organization providing unbiased product ratings and reviews since 1936. You can search for product reviews, home and garden, how-to, automotive, personal finance, travel advice.
Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. CreativeBug can teach you how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, embroidery, engraving, acrylic, quilting, origami.
Previously known as The Neponset Valley Daily News, The Daily News Transcript covers news and events in Dedham, Norwood, Walpole and Westwood, Massachusetts. Full text searching of articles from 2005 through now.
Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.
Genealogical sources and research aids, including city directories, family and local histories, U.S. Census records from 1790-1940, and military records from the Revolutionary War and other conflicts.
Immediately download eBooks, digital audiobooks, comics, TV shows, movies, music, and more, right now! Patrons limited to 15 downloads per month.
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service that provides access to a large collection of films and Great Courses for immediate download. Kanopy also provides access to classic Hollywood and foreign films from the Criterion Collection. Patrons limited to 10 titles per month.
Download eBooks, digital audiobooks, magazines, comics, and more!
Learn a new skill online, on your time. 6,061 courses in Business, Technology, and Creative Skills taught by industry experts.
Includes the full text of the New York Times from January 1, 1985 to the present, including the New York Times Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.
Niche Academy provides online tutorials for library databases and other online platforms.
NoveList is an electronic readers’ advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. Through its attractive and easy-to-use interface, NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. Readers can also enter words that describe the contents of a book they would like to read, and NoveList retrieves titles that contain these words in the book’s subject headings field. In addition, users can browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 150 award lists and 1,000 fiction related web-sites. NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books, children’s “chapter” books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. The product’s database provides enhanced subject access to over 92,000 fiction titles. Updated quarterly, the NoveList database integrates information from a variety of sources.
NoveList K-8 Plus is a database about books specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers. It allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. You can browse theme-oriented book lists at every reading level and look for outstanding titles in Award Winners. You can learn more about books and authors through Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. NoveList K-8 includes picture books, children's "chapter" books, children's and younger teen titles in both fiction and non-fiction.
Digital information and research tool for K-3 students. Two modules are available: Animals (includes Dinosaurs) and Biographies. Each module features articles, activities, games, maps, videos, and engaging read-aloud audio.
Transparent Language is a language-learning online resource that builds listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills. Choose from over 100 world languages, including English language courses. Learn anywhere, anytime.
Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. CreativeBug can teach you how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, embroidery, engraving, acrylic, quilting, origami.
Digital information and research tool for K-3 students. Two modules are available: Animals (includes Dinosaurs) and Biographies. Each module features articles, activities, games, maps, videos, and engaging read-aloud audio.
Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. CreativeBug can teach you how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, embroidery, engraving, acrylic, quilting, origami.
Search full-text articles covering issues and events, business, government, sports and more for over 100 Boston area newspapers including the Boston Herald (7/26/91-Current), Dedham Transcript (8/29/05-Current), and the Cape Cod Times (11/1/98-Current).
Previously known as The Neponset Valley Daily News, The Daily News Transcript covers news and events in Dedham, Norwood, Walpole and Westwood, Massachusetts. Full text searching of articles from 2005 through now.
Includes the full text of the New York Times from January 1, 1985 to the present, including the New York Times Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.
Previously known as The Neponset Valley Daily News, The Daily News Transcript covers news and events in Dedham, Norwood, Walpole and Westwood, Massachusetts. Full text searching of articles from 2005 through now.
Immediately download eBooks, digital audiobooks, comics, TV shows, movies, music, and more, right now! Patrons limited to 15 downloads per month.
Download eBooks, digital audiobooks, magazines, comics, and more!
Download eBooks, digital audiobooks, magazines, comics, and more!
Immediately download eBooks, digital audiobooks, comics, TV shows, movies, music, and more, right now! Patrons limited to 15 downloads per month.
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service that provides access to a large collection of films and Great Courses for immediate download. Kanopy also provides access to classic Hollywood and foreign films from the Criterion Collection. Patrons limited to 10 titles per month.
Learn a new skill online, on your time. 6,061 courses in Business, Technology, and Creative Skills taught by industry experts.
Niche Academy provides online tutorials for library databases and other online platforms.
Immediately download eBooks, digital audiobooks, comics, TV shows, movies, music, and more, right now! Patrons limited to 15 downloads per month.
Download eBooks, digital audiobooks, magazines, comics, and more!
Thousands of family history databases, including vital records, census records, ship passenger lists, military records, DNA testing and lots more!
Previously known as The Neponset Valley Daily News, The Daily News Transcript covers news and events in Dedham, Norwood, Walpole and Westwood, Massachusetts. Full text searching of articles from 2005 through now.
Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.
Includes full-text magazine articles, web links, images and video, a world atlas, and more.
Digital information and research tool for K-3 students. Two modules are available: Animals (includes Dinosaurs) and Biographies. Each module features articles, activities, games, maps, videos, and engaging read-aloud audio.
Access full-text articles (no images) written by staff journalists, including news reports, feature stories, columns, and editorials published in the Boston Globe from 1980 to now.
Search full-text articles covering issues and events, business, government, sports and more for over 100 Boston area newspapers including the Boston Herald (7/26/91-Current), Dedham Transcript (8/29/05-Current), and the Cape Cod Times (11/1/98-Current).
Includes full-text magazine articles, web links, images and video, a world atlas, and more.
Previously known as The Neponset Valley Daily News, The Daily News Transcript covers news and events in Dedham, Norwood, Walpole and Westwood, Massachusetts. Full text searching of articles from 2005 through now.
Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.
Includes the full text of the New York Times from January 1, 1985 to the present, including the New York Times Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.
Digital information and research tool for K-3 students. Two modules are available: Animals (includes Dinosaurs) and Biographies. Each module features articles, activities, games, maps, videos, and engaging read-aloud audio.
Transparent Language is a language-learning online resource that builds listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills. Choose from over 100 world languages, including English language courses. Learn anywhere, anytime.
Access full-text articles (no images) written by staff journalists, including news reports, feature stories, columns, and editorials published in the Boston Globe from 1980 to now.
Search full-text articles covering issues and events, business, government, sports and more for over 100 Boston area newspapers including the Boston Herald (7/26/91-Current), Dedham Transcript (8/29/05-Current), and the Cape Cod Times (11/1/98-Current).
Previously known as The Neponset Valley Daily News, The Daily News Transcript covers news and events in Dedham, Norwood, Walpole and Westwood, Massachusetts. Full text searching of articles from 2005 through now.
Includes the full text of the New York Times from January 1, 1985 to the present, including the New York Times Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.
A nonprofit organization providing unbiased product ratings and reviews since 1936. You can search for product reviews, home and garden, how-to, automotive, personal finance, travel advice.
NoveList is an electronic readers’ advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. Through its attractive and easy-to-use interface, NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. Readers can also enter words that describe the contents of a book they would like to read, and NoveList retrieves titles that contain these words in the book’s subject headings field. In addition, users can browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 150 award lists and 1,000 fiction related web-sites. NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books, children’s “chapter” books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. The product’s database provides enhanced subject access to over 92,000 fiction titles. Updated quarterly, the NoveList database integrates information from a variety of sources.
NoveList K-8 Plus is a database about books specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers. It allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. You can browse theme-oriented book lists at every reading level and look for outstanding titles in Award Winners. You can learn more about books and authors through Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. NoveList K-8 includes picture books, children's "chapter" books, children's and younger teen titles in both fiction and non-fiction.
Includes full-text magazine articles, web links, images and video, a world atlas, and more.
Digital information and research tool for K-3 students. Two modules are available: Animals (includes Dinosaurs) and Biographies. Each module features articles, activities, games, maps, videos, and engaging read-aloud audio.
Learn a new skill online, on your time. 6,061 courses in Business, Technology, and Creative Skills taught by industry experts.
Niche Academy provides online tutorials for library databases and other online platforms.
Learn a new skill online, on your time. 6,061 courses in Business, Technology, and Creative Skills taught by industry experts.
Niche Academy provides online tutorials for library databases and other online platforms.
Learn a new skill online, on your time. 6,061 courses in Business, Technology, and Creative Skills taught by industry experts.
Niche Academy provides online tutorials for library databases and other online platforms.