Online Resources

As a Newburyport Public Library and MVLC library card holder, you may access high-quality local, state, and regionally funded databases of full-text periodicals, health and business resources, and genealogical databases from home or within the library. Note: Access online resources from home by entering your 14-digit public library barcode number. Databases funded by the Newburyport Public Library are available for at-home use by Newburyport Public Library cardholders only.

Merrimack Valley Library Consortium

• MVLC
  Merrimack Valley Library Consortium website provides access to the online library catalog, MVLC member library websites, and other MVLC member library services.

Digital Downloads and Streaming Content

• Overdrive/Libby
  Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC) offers free digital audiobooks, eBooks, magazines, and videos to download. Materials are compatible with PC, Kindle and most mobile devices. Use your MVLC card to borrow additional titles from libraries across the state.
  Funded by the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium and the Newburyport Public Library
• Kanopy Streaming Video
  Stream over 30,000 films including award-winning documentaries, acclaimed indie, classic, and educational films, and a variety of diverse, unique visual content on any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast or Roku.
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library
• Safari Books from MVLC
  Online computer and technology books.
  Funded by the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium and the Newburyport Public Library
• RBdigital Magazine Collection
  Read complete digital copies of popular magazines for free. Check out current and back issues and keep them as long as you like. Available for your mobile device, Mac and PC.
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library
• Freegal Music Service
  Browse over 11 million songs and video content in the Freegal music catalog to stream or download free to your computer or mobile device. 
  Funded by the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium and the Newburyport Public Library
• Mango Languages
  Learn conversation skills in 48 different languages, including English as a Second Language (ESL) in a user-friendly online platform. 
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library

Newburyport Resources

• Newburyport Daily News and the Current from NewsBank including America's Newspapers
  Search Newburyport Daily News from July 2008 to the present and the Current (now Record Citzen as of June 2019) from July 2005 to the present. Access over 50 Massachusetts newspapers and 2000 other newspapers from across the United States.
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library
• City Documents Online
  Find City of Newburyport Board and Committee documents on the City’s website.

Genealogy

• HeritageQuest Online [In Library | From Home]
  Genealogy information, including: US Federal Census, Family Histories, and Revolutionary War Records.
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library
• Ancestry: Library Edition Online [In Library ONLY]
  Genealogy information including: US and UK Census Data, Vital Records, Military Records, Immigration Records.
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library
• American Ancestors [In Library ONLY]
  Genealogy information, including Massachusetts Vital Records.
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library
• Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Directory
  Guide and locator of collections residing in Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk's offices.
  Funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
• Newburyport Historical Newspapers
  The Newburyport Public Library has digitized issues of the Daily Herald and other local historical newspapers from 1773 to 1955.
  Database funded by a generous grant to the Newburyport Public Library

Newspapers

• America's Newspapers from NewsBank
  Hundreds of national newspapers including USA Today, Boston Herald and Christian Science Monitor, and 35 Massachusetts newspapers including Newburyport Daily News, the Current (Record Citizen as of June 2019), Eagle Tribune, Salem News, and Gloucester Daily Times. Popular magazines are also available.
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library
• Boston Globe from Proquest
  Read the Boston Globe from 1980 to the current edition.
  Funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
• Newburyport Historical Newspapers
  Digitized issues of the Daily Herald and other local historical newspapers from 1773 to 1955.
  Funded by a generous grant to the Newburyport Public Library

General and Education Resources

• Testing & Education Reference Center
  Testing & Education Reference Center provides interactive practice exams and test preparation resources, college search tools, and educational and career-building skills. Tests include SAT and ACT, Civic Exams, ASVAB and more.
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library
• EBSCOHost [In Library | From Home]
  Funded by the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium and the Newburyport Public Library
  Looking for product reviews, literary criticism, book suggestions or help with a school project? Start here. Databases include:
• • Novelist & Novelist Plus
  • Consumer Reports
  • Consumer Health Complete
  • Points of View
  • EbscoHost Web
  • History Reference Center
  • Science Reference Center
  • Elementary School and Student Research Center
  • GreenFILE
  • and more

• InfoTrac® PowerSearch
  PowerSearch makes it possible to find subjects from A-Z in one or many of the Thomson Gale's periodical databases in a single search. Popular databases are listed below.
  Funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Newburyport Public Library
• • Academic OneFile
  • Biography in Context
  • Culinary Arts Collection
  • Educator's Reference Complete
  • Expanded Academic ASAP
  • Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection
  • Gender Studies
  • Global Issues in Context

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  • Health and Wellness Resource Center
  • Health Reference Center Academic
  • Home Improvement Collection
  • Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Collection
  • Info Trac OneFile
  • Info Trac Newsstand
  • Literature Resource Center

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  • New York Times
  • Nursing and Allied Health Collection
  • Research in Context
  • Science in Context
  • Small Business Resource Center
  • US History in Context
  • Vocation and Careers Collection
  • World History in Context

Business and Legal Resources

• AtoZdatabases
  Access over 220 million residential listings, 1.1 million healthcare professional listings, and 30 million business profiles. AtoZ is ideal for conducting marketing research, investigating sales leads, or finding employment opportunities. 
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library
• InfoTrac Vocation & Careers Collection
• Massachusetts Legal Forms
• Massachusetts Court Forms
• Massachusetts Law Libraries
• Massachusetts Legal Resources
  Helpful information on Massachusetts law. Find a form, look up a law, or browse by topic.
• Small Business Resource Center

Youth Oriented Study

• Encyclopedia Britanica Library Edition
• Encyclopedia Britanica School Edition
• Info Trac Student Edition
• Kids Info Bits
• Research in Context

Recursos en Español

• Enclyclopedia Britanica Escolar K-8
• Spanish Reference Center
• Mango Languages
  Mango es un sistema de aprendizaje de idiomas en línea que enseña habilidades de conversación en 48 idiomas diferentes, incluido el inglés como segundo idioma (ESL).
  Funded by the Newburyport Public Library
• AtoZ Databases en Español
  Acceso a más de 220 millones de listados residenciales, listados de profesionales de la salud, 1,1 millones y 30 millones de perfiles de negocios. Esta solución simple, fácil de usar, basada en la web proporciona detalles acerca de cada negocio y cada hogar dentro de los Estados Unidos. 
  Database funded by the Newburyport Public Library