Library Resources
Reading & Entertainment
BookPage
BookPage is a discovery tool for readers, highlighting the best new books across all genres. Use the library catalog to place holds on interesting titles!
Flipster
Users can browse & read magazines by category as well as perform searches for specific periodicals.
Hoopla
Hoopla is a media streaming platform for audio books, comics, e-books, movies, music, and TV!
NoveList
Novelist Readers’ advisory tool provides access to information on 155,000 fiction titles and a wide range of feature content to enable library staff to serve fiction readers of all ages.
Learn Something New
Creativebug
Creativebug offers more than 1000 video classes in drawing, painting, sewing, quilting, knitting, jewelry making, and much more.
Udemy
Udemy can help improve your career skills or further develop a personal interest with access to more than 4,000 continuously updated, on-demand video courses.
Research & Reference
Ask RI
AskRI.org is designed to be a comprehensive research resource for Rhode Island residents. Students, jobseekers, librarians and educators, and curious people of all ages can all reach the information they need.
A-to-Z Databases
Search and find information about businesses–including healthcare professionals and people.
Auto Repair Source
Auto Repair Source provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
EBSCO Tutorials
EBSCO Tutorials is a library of training videos, demos, and instruction on all EBSCO databases and products available through the library.
MedLine Plus
MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends
PPL Digital Archives
More than 14,000 photographs, postcards, manuscripts, and oral histories can be found on state and local history, the American Civil War and slavery, the whaling industry, Rhode Island’s LGBTQ community, and more.
tutor.com
A fully online, on-demand service that offers tutoring, homework help, and test preparation.
World Book
A credible encyclopedia reference tool supplemented with books, articles, primary sources, and more!
News
Access World News
NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering an array of topics & issues! NewsBank includes many international newspapers, including those in other languages!
Ancestry & Geneology
Ancestry
Ancestry provides access to many types of records like military, marriage, death, immigration, US Census information from 1790 – 1950, and much more!
Please note, Ancestry access is only available within the library.
Teen Resources
tutor.com
A fully online, on-demand service that offers tutoring, homework help, and test preparation.
World Book Advanced
A credible encyclopedia supplemented with books, articles, primary sources, and more!
Children’s Resources
ABC Mouse
ABC Mouse is a comprehensive and engaging early childhood education resource for children ages 2-8.
Please note, ABC Mouse access is only available within the library.
TumbleBooks
TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s ebooks for children in Pre-K through Grade 6.
TumbleMath
TumbleMath is the most comprehensive collection of math picture books you will find anywhere for children in Pre-K through Grade 6.
tutor.com
A fully online, on-demand service that offers tutoring, homework help, and test preparation.
World Book Early Learning
Join Trek on his travels all around the world, learn with reading, games and more at World Book Early Learning!
World Book Kids
A learning resource for students to build confidence and encourage creativity with image-driven navigation and inquiry-based activities.