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Online databases include streaming media, language learning, career prep, test prep, scholarly journals, and more. (For regular ebooks, search the book catalog.)
Genealogy & local history resources
Adult Education & Career Resources

Ebooks and Media

All about e-books! Explore all the NAPL and CW MARS have to offer!

You may be eligible for a Boston Public Library ECard! Books, research databases, streaming media - Read about eligibility requirements, how to sign up, and everything you can access with a BPL ecard.

The NAPL subscribes to on-demand video, accessible with your library card:

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Exceptional content from around the world: from Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody Award-winning documentaries, to how-to programs that make life easier and richer, top-quality performances spanning the arts, biographies of history-makers past and present, and more.

Please be patient as we re-add resources from our previous website!

Our professional and trained staff are here to assist with all of your needs:

finding your next favorite book
general research
local history and genealogy
e-book help
extended research (for a fee)