Newsbank – Boston Metro Collection and Old Colony Memorial

Your Plymouth Public Library card gives you access to Newsbank, providing comprehensive news and information at the local, state, regional and national levels. News of local interest happens everywhere, from small towns to big cities across the United States. America’s News provides access to information on people, issues and events in the local area and around the […]

Access New York Times Digital Today!

Did you know that New York Times Digital is now available to all patrons of Old Colony Network libraries? This service includes unlimited article access on library computers, as well as promotional codes for remote access on your home computer or mobile device. Create an account or log in at nytimes.com using a library computer, […]

Get Online Access to Consumer Reports – We Subscribe So You Don’t Have To!

Looking to make a purchase? Use the Library’s subscription to ConsumerReports.org to get ratings, reviews, comparisons, and more from a trusted source. Online access to Consumer Reports features even more information than the magazine, including: 1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips Proven product reliability data Complete […]

Britannica Public Library Edition For Kids

Britannica Public Library Edition for Kids  includes both the Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia and Compton’s by Britannica geared to middle school students behind an interface designed for the younger public library audience. Features of Britannica for Kids include: Video, animation, and audio clips; help on writing research papers, book reviews, science reports, and oral presentations; Biography Browse; […]

Gale Resources, K-12

Numerous distinct collections including kid-friendly, literary, cultural, health, legal and business databases.  Includes Biography in Context, Research in Context, Gale Literary Sources, Kids Info Bits, and much more.  Databases can be searched individually, by selection, or across multiple areas by using the “power search option.”  Links to the Boston Globe, New York Times, and various editions of the Encyclopedia […]

Kids InfoBits

Kids InfoBits – Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface,the popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree.