Acton Memorial Library will be CLOSED on Monday, October 14, for Indigenous Peoples' Day. The library will reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 15.
Stories Connect Us
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Preschool Storytime at the West Acton Citizens' Library
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West Acton Citizens' Library
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The AML Foundation is looking for community members to join its Board of Directors, to help with Foundation fundraising initiatives and events. Interested? Email AMLF at info@ActonMemorialLibraryFoundation.org for more information!
Oct
10
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Preschool Storytime at the West Acton Citizens' Library
Children
West Acton Citizens' Library
Oct
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Featured eResources
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Hoopla
Library Card Required
On-demand ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies & TV shows, educational videos, and magazines available to Acton residents and residents of...
Libby by OverDrive
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Ebooks, audiobooks and magazines available to all Minuteman card holders.
Kanopy
Library Card Required
Documentaries, indie films, classic films, educational videos and kids’ content available to Acton residents and residents of other subscribing...
Gale eBooks
Library Card Required
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
HeritageQuest
Powered by Ancestry, HeritageQuest provides access to more than 4.4 billion records. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical...
Acton Memorial Library Civil War Archives
Documenting the Civil War service of soldiers and sailors of Acton, Massachusetts
Ancestry Library Edition
Available in Library Only
Thousands of family history databases, including vital records, census records, ship passenger lists, military records and lots more!
American Ancestors
Available in Library Only
Dozens of genealogical databases from the New England Historic Genealogical Society, including full text of the New England Historical...
NYTimes.com – Remote Access
Unlimited free access to the New York Times. Create a free account when accessing for the first time, then...
Gale OneFile: News
Provides access to more than 1,100 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from...
Acton Historical Newspapers
Over 82,000 page images from the library’s local newspaper holdings, including the Enterprise and Beacon, are now fully searchable....
New York Times Article Archive (via Gale)
Searchable, text only database. Index coverage 1965 to present. Full text coverage 1985 to present.
PebbleGo
Access hundreds of animal articles, educational games, and learning activities with easy to-use searching tools. Introduces early learners to...
Britannica Library: Children
From Britannica, an online encyclopedia resource for kids in grades K-12 with safe, fact-checked, age-appropriate content for homework help.
Hoopla
Library Card Required
On-demand ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies & TV shows, educational videos, and magazines available to Acton residents and residents of...
Britannica Fundamentals
Innovative early learning resource for students in grade levels kindergarten through second grade.
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Art Exhibit
Picture the Story: Children’s Book Illustrations by Four Local Artists
The art of local picture book illustrators Priscilla Alpaugh, Chris Beatrice, Sarah Brannen, and Ioana Hobai will be on exhibit in the library’s Meeting Room Gallery during the months...
Technology
Old Library Catalog Access Ending Soon
On July 1, Minuteman will be retiring access to the old library catalog and account pages. You will still be able to search for items owned by all Minuteman...