eLibrary

Springfield City E-Library

Springfield City Library brings you a wealth of digital content. Much of it accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

NOTE: Beginning July 1, 2025, Massachusetts residents will experience reductions in access to statewide research databases due to the elimination of federal funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), following Executive Order 14238.

Learn more at: MBLC Maintains some Databases, Support for eBooks, and ComCat – MBLC

Featured Resources

Springfield Republican

Springfield Republican Digital Archive

Read the newspaper from 1844 to this morning’s issue.

Consumer reports

Consumer Reports

Product testing, reviews, and price comparisons for consumer goods.

Resources by Category

Resources by Audience

A-Z List

American Ancestors

American Ancestors

Access to collections of genealogical and public records from around the world, focusing on the US and New England.

ancestry library

Ancestry

Professional or hobbyist, genealogist or historian—answers await you on Ancestry Library.

A to Z databases

AtoZdatabases

Reference database, ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, and market research.

BPL resources

Boston Public Library resources

BPL’s eCard is free for any Massachusetts resident. Check out their resources here!

Brainfuse Homework Help

Live homework help for students of all ages.

Britannica Library

Britannica Escolar

El mejor recurso digital en español para tus necesidades de investigación.

Britannica Library

Britannica Library

Comprehensive encyclopedia for adults and kids in English and Español.

Candid - Funding Information network

Candid Learning

Free training and resources for grantseekers.

Chilton library

Chilton Auto Repair Library

Detailed information about how to maintain and repair cars of all makes and models.

Comics Plus

Comics Plus

Read comics and picture books for free online.

Consumer reports

Consumer Reports

Product testing, reviews, and price comparisons for consumer goods.

Digital Sanborn Maps

Digital Sanborn Maps

Property and land-use maps for locations across the Commonwealth.

Navigate our discontinued databases

Discontinued databases

Learn some alternate options for databases that are being discontinued.

Educate Station

Educate Station

Homeschool curricula for Pre-K through 5th grade.

Excel Adult High School

Excel Adult High School

An accredited high school completion program available for free to eligible adults.

Family Search

Family Search

Search billions of ancestor profiles, photographs, and historical documents at once—absolutely FREE.

fiero code

Fiero Code

Learn to code with Scratch, HTML & CSS, Python, and more.

Fold3 by ancestry - more than 500 million searchable military records

Fold3

Military records for genealogy searches.

Foundation Directory Online

Foundation Directory Online

Search for information on thousands of organizations that offer grant opportunities.

freegal music

Freegal Music

Free music streaming and downloads with your library card.

GALE - trusted content beyond google

GALE research

Research database for periodical and encyclopedia results on numerous topics.

GuideStar by Candid

GuideStar Pro

Database for nonprofits to share information about their work with donors and potential funders.

Heritage Hub

Heritage Hub

US obituaries and death notices from 1704 to today.

hoopla

Hoopla

Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, and more.

Kanopy

Kanopy

Explore a world of streaming video with Kanopy.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy

Watch free instructional videos to learn math, science, history, and more.

Legal Forms and Info

A collection of resources for our patrons to access legal information and help.

Libby

Libby

The library reading app, by OverDrive.

Lingopie

Lingopie

Learn a language by watching TV shows and movies in your target language.

Mango

Mango Languages

Learn a new language | Aprende un nuevo idioma

driving tests

Massachusetts Driving License Instruction

Study for the Mass driver’s test or view the RMV driver’s manual.

Medline Plus - trusted health information for you

MedlinePlus

Free medical information from the National Library of Medicine.

Mometrix elibrary. Study guides, flash cards, practice tests

Mometrix eLibrary

Test prep materials for 1,500 different exams.

New York Times

New York Times

Free access to the New York Times, including Games, Cooking, and Wirecutter.

NoveList plus

NoveList Plus

Find your next favorite book with NoveList.

O'Reilly

O’Reilly

O’Reilly includes more than 45,000 books and 30,000 hours of video in areas such as information technology & software, business, digital media, professional & personal development, desktop & web applications.

Pebble go - where will you go with your research?

PebbleGo

Online research for children ages 3-9.

Personalized Picks

Find your next great read with recommendations from a librarian.

Reference Solutions

Reference Solutions

Reference database listing company information and residential addresses.

Springfield Republican

Springfield Republican Digital Archive

Read the newspaper from 1844 to this morning’s issue.

Universal class

Universal Class

Earn CEUs for hundreds of online classes on any topic.

Full-text MA newspapers

Western Massachusetts Full-Text Newspapers

Full text of 9 newspapers publishing in Western Mass.