eLibrary

Through the free service OverDrive, the CWMARS digital catalog offers ebooks, eAudiobooks, and electronic magazines. You can browse our OverDrive collection of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines on your computer or download the Libby app. You can also use your CWMARS library card to check items out from OverDrive collections in libraries across Massachusetts.

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Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! Springfield City Library cardholders are limited to 12 borrows per month.

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Provides music players world-class instruction from Grammy Award-winning music professionals. ArtistWorks for Libraries offers users a guided path of video lessons containing everything they need to reach their musical goals. All levels of player are welcome! Note: you must be logged in with your library card to view this resource.

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Full-text coverage from 1980 to present.

Our largest general-interest periodical resource allows you to find the information you want quickly, with intuitive searching and quality sources. Covers a wide variety of subjects including: business, vocations and careers, cooking and nutrition, home improvement, gardening and horticulture, criminal justice, psychology, science, hospitality and tourism, religion and philosophy, & war and terrorism.

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Full-text articles from hundreds of scholarly journals from the mid-19th century to the early 21st century covering a wide range of subjects, including complete runs of many historical journals. The most recent 3-5 years of current journals are not available in full-text.

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Color full-page and article reproductions of thousands of U.S. and international newspapers and magazines. Usually covers the most current 3 months or more. Also available as an app.

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Springfield Republican coverage: 1988 – current. Other newspapers include: Advocate (North Adams), Amherst Bulletin, Berkshire Eagle, Daily Hampshire Gazette, North Adams Transcript, Recorder (Greenfield), Springfield Advocate, Springfield Examiner, and Valley Advocate.

A searchable online database of more than 6,200 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers.

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Candid Learning, a service of Candid, offers information and resources that are specifically designed to meet the needs of grantseekers. Includes free, on-demand training on how to seek grants and how to use the grants databases.

Consumer Reports is a nonprofit product-testing organization which helps users to compare prices, performance, and reliability all in one place with expert reviews.

Quick Guide to Consumer Reports

Easy-to-use, state-specific legal forms in dozens of areas, addressing basic legal matters such as corporations (including incorporation), real estate (including rental or lease agreements), bills of sale, and many more. Users have access to thousands of customizable legal documents.

Provides real-time access to comprehensive data and independent analysis on thousands of investments, spanning mutual funds, stocks, exchange-traded funds, and closed-end funds.

Quick Guide to MorningStar

Provides a vast array of financial measures for over 6,000 stocks, 18,000 mutual funds, 200,000 options, and other securities. Delve into Value Line’s accurate estimates, projections and historical data to discover opportunities that fit your investment strategy.

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(formerly Lynda.com) - Offers 16,000 video courses in business, software, technology, and creative skills, taught by recognized industry experts. Courses are offered in English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, and Portuguese. To use the LinkedIn Learning app on your phone, follow these login instructions.

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Job searching and resume editing software powered by VisualCV Resume Creator provides 5,000 resume templates and cover letter samples. Advice on resumes, cover letters, interviewing, and networking. Personalized career assessments focus on a user's interests, values, personality, and workplace preferences. Comprehensive career information, including videos, articles, best practices, and downloadable worksheets are included.

Consumer Reports is a nonprofit product-testing organization which helps users to compare prices, performance, and reliability all in one place with expert reviews.

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Offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.

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Provides access to all Kovels.com articles, identification guides, histories, prices, marks, and how-to guides on buying and selling antiques and collectibles. Note: you must be logged in with your library card to view this resource.

Free live help for students and learners of all ages, available from any computer! HelpNow provides live tutoring in English, math, science and social studies, elementary through adult levels. Help with student papers and resumes. SAT/ACT/citizenship test prep, career resources and more. Spanish-speaking tutors available. Google Play app available.

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Provides in-depth, unbiased reports on many topics, including: health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy. Includes access to CQ Almanac, which provides authoritative analysis on the major legislation and actions of congress for each year since 1945.

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Fiero Code is a self-paced learn-to-code software for kids ages 8-18. Through hundreds of coding tutorials and dozens of real-world projects, this high-impact educational e-resource prepares the youth in your library community for jobs and provides meaningful life skills such as critical thinking and problem solving. (Previously known as Prenda.)

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Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.

Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Practice for such tests as the GED, SAT and AP, ASVAB, Civil Service, TOEFL, and many others in the privacy of your home.

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Learn a new language with this online tool for learning over 60 languages, including 17 ESL courses. Mobile app available.

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Access to the full-text of Merriam-Webster’s flagship dictionary, plus the Collegiate Dictionary, Collegiate Thesaurus, and Merriam-Webster Atlas. Courtesy of Merriam-Webster, located in Springfield MA.

An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues.

Access to test prep materials for over 185 exams. Expert college and career guidance, including the ability to search for colleges and scholarships to find the right fit for you.

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Offers over 500 online classes in over 30 subject areas that you can take at your own pace. Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) on select classes. Subjects include: career & computer training, crafts & hobbies, health & nutrition, business & finance, writing, and math.

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Ancestry Library Edition is one of the most important genealogical collections available today with unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom.
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ProQuest Digital Sanborn® Maps (1867-1970) delivers detailed property and land-use records that depict the grid of everyday life in more than 12,000 U.S. towns and cities across a century of change. Founded in 1867 by D. A. Sanborn, the Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years, repeatedly mapping towns and cities as they changed. Combined with other sources such as city directories, photographs, small-scale maps, census records, genealogies, and statistical data—the Sanborn Maps provide an unparalleled picture of life in American towns and cities.

Provides access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.

Quick Guide to Fold3

Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular ProQuest Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.

Quick Guide to HeritageQuest

An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History.

The Hampden County Law Library is one of 15 Trial Court Law Libraries in Massachusetts. They provide free legal reference services and legal research assistance to all: the public, the legal community, and the courts. They lend most books, videos, discs, etc for 14 days. Here you can access: state and federal laws & cases, electronic databases for legal research, legal forms, and more.

Attend our Ask a Law Librarian Zoom program on Tuesdays to learn more!

Research in case law, government regulations, the practice of law, statutes, taxation and international law. Covers all major law reviews, and specialty law and bar association journals.

If you are wondering what to read next, Books & Authors can help you! Browse various genres, read reviews, search for read-alikes, and explore themed book lists.

Current, comprehensive and reliable online literature database offering the broadest and most representative range of authors and their works including a deep collection of full-text critical and literary analysis.

Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles.

All aspects of the nursing profession — from direct patient care to health care administration — are covered. This collection’s current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.

Includes cross-searchable products. One stop list of all Gale databases. Covers a wide variety of subjects including: business, vocations and careers, cooking and nutrition, home improvement, gardening and horticulture, criminal justice, psychology, science, hospitality and tourism, religion and philosophy, & war and terrorism.

Offers comprehensive coverage of issues that influence women's lives across the globe. Users will find timely and historically relevant content on topics including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship.

is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.

Access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. The database offers useful information for researchers in social science, history, art or liberal arts courses.