Online Resources

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A free streaming service including everything from cozy British mysteries to indie films, fascinating documentaries, and true crime. With fresh titles added monthly, it's your gateway to exploring award-winning films, festival hits, and unique series you won't find elsewhere. 

Requires an internet connection.  Register with your RPL library card.

Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can register for a free Boston Public Library eCard at bpl.org/ecard and gain access to a wide range of digital resources covering newspapers, magazines, streaming media, genealogy, and more.

Stream popular music, movies, TV series, ebooks, audiobooks, digital comics, and more. Enter your library card number to open an account.

Authentication changes are coming for Kanopy. Go to https://help.kanopy.com/en-us/4178.htm to update your login.

Stream independent and foreign films, classic cinema, and documentaries.  Stream up to 8 titles per month.

Borrow thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines. Use your library card to open an account.

Looking for a good book? Try this online service to find the next book in a series, fiction or nonfiction titles based on subject, genre or mood, read-alikes for your favorite authors or books, reading group guides and more.

Explore resources that bring children's and young adult books to life. Discover author interviews, book trailers, discussion questions, activity kits, and more.

Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can register for a free Boston Public Library eCard at bpl.org/ecard and gain access to a wide range of digital resources covering newspapers, magazines, streaming media, genealogy, and more.

Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications.

The Boston Public Library offers many digital business resources including products from Mergent and Value Line.

Research company and industry profiles, market research, and country economic reports.

Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can register for a free Boston Public Library eCard at bpl.org/ecard and gain access to a wide range of digital resources covering newspapers, magazines, streaming media, genealogy, and more.

On-Demand, Anywhere Online Learning Brainfuse is one of the most experienced online tutoring companies in the nation. HelpNow is a unique tutoring, homework help, and studying suite designed to assist patrons of all ages succeed.

Encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and more.

Learn some computer basics, improve your keyboard skills, and explore some popular software tools.

Explore academic and popular topics in magazines, journals, and more.

For students K-8. Learn about a variety of topics.

Learn to build your resume, explore occupations, or prepare for an interview.

Your source for test preparation, skill building, and career resources for students, educators, and adult learners. Includes some Spanish language resources.

LOTE4Kids is our online database of digital books in World Languages, that allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). LOTE4Kids has over 4,500 picture books in 70+ languages, with new books and languages released each month – helping libraries to engage immigrant, refugee and multilingual families in their communities.

Information and opinion on trending topics.

At Pebble Go, emerging readers can learn about many topics, including dinosaurs, animals, social studies, and biographies. At Pebble Go Next, grades 3-5 can learn about key concepts related to Social Studies, Science, States, and Native Americans

The Reading Public Library Academy (RPL Academy) provides video tutorials on a variety of skills and training topics. Browse through curated tutorials the Library and register for an account to track your progress. Topics range from Career & College to Financial Literacy to Social Media and Tech Skills. Learn something new today!

Explore resources that bring children's and young adult books to life. Discover author interviews, book trailers, discussion questions, activity kits, and more.

Online picture books, easy readers, chapter books, and nonfiction, as well as videos, games and puzzles.

Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can register for a free Boston Public Library eCard at bpl.org/ecard and gain access to a wide range of digital resources covering newspapers, magazines, streaming media, genealogy, and more.

Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can register for a free Boston Public Library eCard at bpl.org/ecard and gain access to a wide range of digital resources covering newspapers, magazines, streaming media, genealogy, and more.

A comprehensive collection of expert, unbiased product reviews. Compare price, performance, and reliability all in one place.

A collection of trusted health information created by the National Library of Medicine.

Get quick and easy access to American Ancestors while visiting the RPL> American Ancestors databases are designed for genealogical research on individuals and families. The databases are indexed and allow searching by name, date, and place. Searches are conducted through defined genealogy-focused fields (names, dates, places, etc.)

Get quick and easy access to Ancestry.com while visiting the RPL. Ancestry Library Edition brings the world's most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library. It's an unprecedented online collection of individuals from North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more.

Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can register for a free Boston Public Library eCard at bpl.org/ecard and gain access to a wide range of digital resources covering newspapers, magazines, streaming media, genealogy, and more.

Requires sign-in to free account. FamilySearch is a free, nonprofit organization providing online genealogical records, educational resources, and family history software. Their mission focuses on preserving and sharing family records while offering tools and services for genealogical research and discovery. 

This database includes billions of historical documents from 70+ countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes and additional resources that span the past five centuries.

The Digital Archives of The Reading Public Library is an on-line database providing access to nearly 150 years of Reading news, sports, and events. Includes local newspapers, year books, and annual town reports.

Enciclopedia espaňol

Immersive, bilingual educational content, ideal for Spanish-speaking students and educators.

LOTE4Kids is our online database of digital books in World Languages, that allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). LOTE4Kids has over 4,500 picture books in 70+ languages, with new books and languages released each month – helping libraries to engage immigrant, refugee and multilingual families in their communities.

Mango Languages helps you learn over 70 world languages, offers more than 20 ESL/ELL courses, and improves your proficiency with Mango Movies. Sign up for an account to track your progress, or try it out as a guest.

PebbleGo Animales, PebbleGo Ciencia, PebbleGo Biografias, PebbleGo Estudios Sociales, & PebbleGo Salud

Herramientas de aprendizaje, carrera y ciudadanía en español

Now available through Reading Public Library. Archive articles from the Boston Globe. 

Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can register for a free Boston Public Library eCard at bpl.org/ecard and gain access to a wide range of digital resources covering newspapers, magazines, streaming media, genealogy, and more.

Get quick and easy access to the New York Times while visiting the RPL. The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based that covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews.

Free access from anywhere with a New York Times account. Click the Access New York Times link to create your account and redeem your code for 24 hours of access.

Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.

A variety of newspapers and magazines provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to public library users.  Some titles require a Boston Public Library e-card for access.

Get quick and easy access to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) while visiting the RPL. WSJ is the definitive source of news and information through the lens of business, finance, economics and money, global forces that shape the world and are key to understanding it.

Free access from anywhere with your RPL account. Requires validation every 3 days. The Wall Street Journal is the definitive source of news and information through the lens of business, finance, economics and money, global forces that shape the world and are key to understanding it. 

Get quick and easy access to the Washington Post while visiting the RPL. The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American award-winning daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and has a national audience.

Free access from anywhere with your RPL account. Requires validation every 7 days. The Washington Post is an American award-winning daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C.

Peer-reviewed scholarly articles on a variety of topics.

Peer-reviewed scholarly articles on a variety of topics.

Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can register for a free Boston Public Library eCard at bpl.org/ecard and gain access to a wide range of digital resources covering newspapers, magazines, streaming media, genealogy, and more.

Explore academic and popular topics in magazines, journals, and more.

Statewide Research Databases available to every Massachusetts resident free of charge.

Designed for public libraries, MasterFILE Complete offers the highest quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources.