Fall River Public Library

Online Resources

The Fall River Public Library offers online, full-text access to hundreds of magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias and e-books. So whether you need to check car ratings in Consumer Reports, research treatments for autism, or find literary criticism of The Great Gatsby, we've got you covered.

Statewide Databases : This service, available to anyone with a Massachusetts library card, includes popular magazines, academic and peer-reviewed journals, newspapers, and electronic reference books. Use your library card to sign in.

Fall River Online Services : These online resources are available to Fall River Public Library patrons exclusively. Use your Fall River library card to sign in.

Fall River Herald News

Full-text, keyword-searchable access to the Fall River Herald News newspaper from 2000 to present. Note: the online version includes all major stories, but may not include the complete print content of the newspaper. Classified ads, event listings and other items may be missing. The full edition of the Fall River Herald News is available in print (most recent six months) and on microfilm (going back to the earliest years of the newspaper).

Salem Press History - Decades
Full-text access to the acclaimed reference set covering the cultural, political, and social history of the 20th Century in America. Currently includes coverage from the 1930s-1990s, as well as Notorious Lives, a biographical encyclopedia of scandalous and celebrated people throughout history. (The print versions are also available in the reference room.)

Salem Press - Psychology and Mental Health
Full-text, keyword-searchable encyclopedia of psychology and mental health, covering topics such as addiction, learning disabilities, personality, and behavioral disorders.

Freegal Music

Freegal = free AND legal music downloads. Thousands of artists in every musical genre. Download songs in MP3 format to your computer and keep them forever.

More Resources for Research

If you are doing more extensive research, you may need to go beyond what is available in these collections. The Boston Public Library has one of the state's largest collections of electronic resources, and as a Massachusetts resident, you are entitled to use their collection. You will need to apply for a special Boston Public Library e-card, which you can do online. This process is free and takes less than a minute. You will gain instant access to information sources in art and literature, business, law, health and medicine, science, foreign language materials and many more subject areas. Many of these resources, such as the journal article database JSTOR, are available in full text. If you need an article that is not available in full text, we may be able to order a copy of it for you through interlibrary loan, either in hard copy or electronically. Ask a reference librarian for assistance.

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