Online Books, Audiobooks, Movies, and Music:
Libby: is a free app you will need to download to your device that makes it easy to borrow eBooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from the NH Downloadable Books Consortium. Stream titles with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need is the app and your library card number.
Hoopla: is a free app you will need to download to your device that offers eBooks, audiobooks, movies, tv shows, and music with no wait times. You will need your library card number and the Hoopla app or website to get started and you will be able to check out five materials per calendar month.
For the resources below, click on the name of the resource to access. If needed, user name and password info. is in the description.
For tutorials on how to use the services below CLICK HERE
News:
NewsBank: Accessing reliable news and information has never been easier with NewsBank! All you need is your library card number to explore this invaluable resource. NewsBank is a comprehensive online newspaper service that offers access to an extensive collection of over 2,400 U.S. newspapers, business journals, news magazines, government documents, newswires, and various publications from across the nation. Our vast archive includes well-known titles such as the Concord Monitor, Union Leader, Boston Herald, Popular Science Magazine, Newsweek, and the Smithsonian Magazine, ensuring you have a wealth of sources at your fingertips. One of the great features of NewsBank is the ability to search by topic, enabling you to find a wide range of resources related to your area of interest. But that’s not all! We’re excited to announce that this month, we have expanded our subscription to include even more national and international resources. This means you’ll have an even broader spectrum of news and information to explore, making NewsBank your go-to platform for staying informed.
WPR – World Politics Review: For a limited time Ebsco is offering us a free subscription to World Politics Review. World Politics Review publishes in-depth news and expert analysis on global affairs to help our readers identify and make sense of the events and trends shaping our world. Guided by a commitment to integrity, quality and intellectual honesty, they serve as a forum for creative ideas about how to tackle the world’s most important challenges. The user ID is: walpolehistorical and the password is: Walpole02081!
Reader’s Advisory Services:
NoveList K-8 Plus: is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations 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. Use your library card number to access.
NoveList Plus: is the trusted source of reading recommendations for fiction, nonfiction,
and audiobooks, offering expert suggestions, articles, reviews, lists and more. For kids
and teens, there’s NoveList K-8 Plus to help you find that just-right book. Use your library card number as login.
Primary and Academic Sources:
arXiv : arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for 1,917,791 scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.
Census.gov: The Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation’s people and economy.
Data USA: an open data platform, website, and visualization engine of public US Government data. It seeks to help people understand and visualize the critical issues facing the United States in areas like jobs, skills and education across industry and geography.
Digital Library of America: provides free educational materials (such as primary sources), family research resources, scholarly resources, and lifelong learning materials.
Directory of Open Access Books: a community-driven discovery service that indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and helps users to find trusted open access book publishers.
Directory of Open Access Journals: This independent database contains over 16 500 peer-reviewed open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities.
ERIC: Contains citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education related journals as well as full-text of more than 2,200 digests.
Europeana: works with thousands of European archives, libraries and museums to share cultural heritage for enjoyment, education and research. This website gives you access to millions of books, music, artworks and more.
Exploring Race in Society: This free research database offers essential content covering important issues related to race in society today. Essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources provide an in-depth look at the history of race and provide critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness. Type in your library card number to access.
HathiTrust: a not-for-profit collaborative of academic and research libraries preserving 17+ million digitized items. HathiTrust offers reading access to the fullest extent allowable by U.S. copyright law, computational access to the entire corpus for scholarly research, and other emerging services based on the combined collection.
The Library of Congress, American Memory: The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
Medline Plus: 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, and a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The Merck Manuals: a comprehensive medical information source covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine. They are offered as a free public service to health care professionals and the general public.
Science.gov: a gateway to U.S. government science information. The portal offers free access to research and development (R&D) results and scientific and technical information from scientific organizations across 13 federal agencies.
Miscellaneous:
Digital Learn: If you are new to computers, haven’t used them for a while, are a little unsure and uncomfortable, or just need a bit of a refresher, we have the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed.
FamilySearch: Find your family. Discover yourself. Bring to life your family’s history by exploring the lives of those that came before you.
HeritageHub: HeritageHub provides access to hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers and funeral homes throughout the United States. This one-of-a-kind collection can help patrons learn more about their ancestors and others.
Walpole NH Annual Town Reports: Digitized versions of the Town of Walpole Annual Reports back to the late 1800’s.
Walpole Town Library Resume Builder: Just like you, we are committed to helping patrons find employment and maximize their potential. As part of our community giveback program, GotResumeBuilder.com is completely free for all libraries and library patrons. Plus, there are absolutely no hidden fees. More than a million users have already used our site to build interview-ready resumes and advance their careers.
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