NOTE: You must see the Librarian before you use these databases for the first time.

Content from books, magazines, activity kits, and online resources aimed at students in grades 2 - 8. Subjects include:

American History
Animals
Arts & Crafts
Countries & Regions
Family & Community
Health
Holidays
Kids in the News
Math
People
Reading & Writing
Science
Social Studies
Space
Sports & Games
States & Territories
TV, Movies, Music
World History

A large collection of databases, including:

Biography Resource Center (including The Complete Marquis Who's Who)
Business and Company ASAP
Contemporary Literary Criticism — Select
Expanded Academic ASAP
General Business File ASAP
General Reference Center Gold
Health Reference Center Academic
Junior Edition - K12
Kid's Edition - K12
Professional Collection
Student Edition

Approximately 3000 contemporary eBooks and 4000 older eBooks (such as classic novels and plays) can be found in the collection. The eBooks cover topics in the following areas: business, careers, Complete Idiot¹s Guides, computer how-to, consumer health, consumer law, psychology, self-help, sports coaching, sports how-to, study guides, travel, web development, and classic novels. Books may be "checked-out" for a 24 hour period.

Full-text coverage of:

Boston Globe (1980 — present)
Boston Herald (1997 — present)
Springfield Union-News (1988 — present)
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989 — present)

Funding for these resources is provided through the joint efforts of the Western Massachusetts Regional Library System, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and the other five Massachusetts Regional Library Systems.