Pembroke Public Library

Reader's Helpers

Looking for good reads and author information? Discover new authors and old favorites. Find a title for every mood in either books or audio, for all ages. If you love mysteries, we have an email newsletter for you! Science fiction? Absolutely. Romance? Of course! New titles, ever week, right to your email box. Sign up now.

Free downloadable books and music. Now has MP3s that work on iPods!

Check out the recommendations from the 2011 Massachusetts book awards.

HOMEWORK AND RESEARCH HELP

For one place to start your research, these are funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. From home or the library.

Our Special Databases.

We now have Encyclopedia Britannica Online.Have your Pembroke library card handy.

The world's largest subscription-based database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. Provided as a service from your Library! Log on with just the first 6 numbers of you Pembroke Library card in the "Library Code" box on the upper right corner! Have your Pembroke Library Card ready.

State, County, and City information and more, for all the states!Maps, flags, photos, facts.Have your Pembroke Library Card ready.

Academic OneFile

Biography in Context. Combines biographies from reference books with full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Funded by the

Books and Authors. Books & Authors offers new ways to explore books, authors, genres and topics by combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian’s favorites lists. Books & Authors makes exploration of genre fiction and essential non-fiction easy and fun. Funded by the Massachusetts Library System.

The Boston Globe

The Boston Herald

Business and Company Resource Center

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select. Need a criticism on an author ot title?

Educator's Reference Complete

Expanded Academic ASAP

Gale Virtual Reference Library

General BusinessFile ASAP

General Reference Center Gold. Start here for journal and magazine articles!

Global Issues in Context

Global Road Warrior covers 175 countries with 97 categories to explore. Information includes sports, business culture, maps, people and much more. Check out the below tutorial for more information. Have your Pembroke Library Card ready.

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Health Reference Center Academic

InfoTrac K-12 Junior Edition

InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition

InfoTrac OneFile

The Lincoln Library of Greek and Roman Mythology. Login: pembrokelibrary, password: pembrokelibrary.

LitFinder.

Literary Reference Center. If you need criticisms for an author, start here!

Massachusetts History Online. Funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Massachusetts Newstand

New York Times

Looking for your next good book to read? Try NoveList ®. If you are looking for a series or a special character, this is the place! You will need your library card to log in.

Books and authors for our younger readers.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

The Patriot Ledger

RDS Business Suite

Science in Context

Student Resources in Context

Children's books online. Listen today.

U.S History in Context. Find information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History from full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.

World History in Context

iBistro -- the SAILS Library Network Catalog
Reference databases - access from home
Virtual Catalog - for items not in our catalog
Perkins School for the Blind resources for visually impaired

Government Document Sites

Central Register and Good and Services (Secretary of State, Massachusetts). The State no longer prints paper booklets for the library. This link provides the current document and back issues.

Community Resources

Library Related Links

Librarian's Index to the Internet
Great web sites for kids recommended by the American Library Association.

Internet Safety

The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office : www.ago.state.ma.us
American Library Association recommends: www.getwise.orgThe Bristol County Sheriff's Office: www.isafe.org

Resources for Learning

AskOxford.com-fun brain stretchers
MedlinePlus-free health information

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