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Featured eResources
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Hoopla
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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
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Documentaries, indie films, classic films, educational videos and kids’ content available to Acton residents and residents of other subscribing...
Gale eBooks
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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
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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.
CultureGrams
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CultureGrams® is a leading reference resource for reliable cultural information on the countries of the world.
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Art Exhibit
The Day After Yesterday: Portraits of Dementia by Joe Wallace
Photography by Joe Wallace will be on exhibit in the library’s Meeting Room Gallery during the months of May and June 2024. The artist says of his work: The...
Technology
Download the MLN Mobile App
Carry the library in your pocket! The Minuteman Library Network has a mobile app that allows library users to access the library from a mobile device. Use the app to search...