Winter
Winter: Images from the NOBLE Digital Library
Winter is here, and that means cold weather, snowstorms and holiday cheer.
Check out this online exhibit to see photographs of winters past from NOBLE’s digital library collection, to see a timeline of historic storms, and lists of winter books for adults and children.
New Library Service: Download Audiobooks
If you like listening to audiobooks, take a look at this new library service! You can browse through a collection of audiobooks including fiction and nonfiction for adults, teens and children, check them out with your library card, and download them for two weeks. You can listen to the books on your PC, or transfer them to an MP3 player. Some titles can also be burned to a CD.
Download Audiobooks — Browse or search our collection, download the special software you need, check out some books, and enjoy listening!
So Many Books, So Little Time!
Do you like to read biographies, history, science, travel adventures, mysteries, fantasy, romance? Whatever your interests, check out our new e-mail newsletter service which will send great book suggestions by email. Each newsletter includes new books that may be of interest and some older ones that you may have missed, with links to the library catalog so you can see what’s available and place requests for books you want to read. There are over twenty lists for readers of all ages, and you can preview them all online before subscribing.
NextReads E-Mail Newsletters — See the list of newsletters, preview and sign up
Fruits of Labor
Fruits of Labor : Celebrating Work and Industry in Massachusetts — Massachusetts was at the forefront of the industrial revolution. It was here that the textile and shoe making industries flourished during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Thousands of workers, including women and newly arrived immigrants flocked to the industrial centers, lured by the promise of jobs; jobs that were often difficult and dreary, but provided needed income and, for some, a measure of independence. From Wakefield to Westfield, from Lawrence to Leominster, from Hopedale to Holyoke and beyond, Massachusetts workers powered an array of industries, feeding their families and growing the local economy.
This exhibit honors the labor of the Massachusetts worker through a selection of images in the Digital Commonwealth.
Back to School
September means back to school!
Here are some great guides with reports on school bus safety, healthy breakfast and lunch, homework, school supplies, dealing with bullies, college finances and more:
Channel 7 News | BostonChannel | Consumer Reports | ParentDish | FamilyFun