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November Friends' Book Sale

Our Friends' Book Sale takes place at the main library from November 16 through 23.

Beverly residents can stream movies, TV series, and more on Kanopy with their library card.

Living Room Conversations: How Do We Deal with Political Difference?

Join us on Thursday, November 7 at 6:30 PM as we hear from Kenann McKenzie-DeFranza and Don MacQuarrie on how to speak across difference.

Author Talk: Kathleen DuVal Author of Native Nations

Monday, November 25 at 7 PM join professor, historian, and author Kathleen DuVal, via Zoom, as she discusses her book, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America.

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50+ Job Seekers Networking Group

The Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month.

Join the 2024 Reading Challenge

Upcoming Events:

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Children

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Toddler Story Time: 18 Months to 3 Years
Nov
6
Children

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Book Buzz: Story Time [Farms]
Nov
6
Children

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Preschool Story Time: Aged 3 and older
Nov
6
Adult, All Ages

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Social Services Navigator
Nov
6
Book Groups, Children

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Graphic Novel Club: Grades 3-5
Nov
6
Adult

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Salve Making Workshop
Nov
7
Children

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

LEGO Club
Nov
7
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Access From Anywhere

Get free access to thousands of movies with your library card.

hoopla offers movies, TV, music, audiobooks, eBooks, and comics.

Libby is OverDrive’s app for streaming or downloading eBooks and audiobooks.

OverDrive offers fiction and nonfiction eBooks and audiobooks.

Find fiction and nonfiction recommendations. Search for books by genre, series, author, titles, award winners, and read-alikes.

Read current and recent issues of popular and in-demand magazines with the hoopla Magazines BingePass.

A complete eLibrary containing over 50 digital magazines.

eBooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines for kids.

eBooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines for teens.

Specifically for young readers. Helps kids find both fiction and nonfiction books that are just right for their reading level and interests.

hoopla offers movies, TV, music, audiobooks, eBooks, and comics.

110+ languages, plus English (ESL) materials for native speakers of 30+ languages. Good for just starting out with the alphabet and travel basics, or advancing into conversational skills.

Offers standardized exam preparation, including practice tests, eBooks, and online courses. Ideal for researching undergraduate and graduate school programs, finding tuition assistance, exploring academic opportunities, and preparing for professional careers.

Earn an accredited high school diploma with Gale’s free, self-paced, 100% online, education program.

Complete list of all of EBSCO databases. Access to multiple academic and public library resources. You can search a single database, or all databases combined. A great starting place for research.

Complete list of Gale databases including topics such as literature, travel, careers, technology, and more. A great starting place for a research project.

Comprehensive coverage of health and wellness issues across all disciplines.

Use remote access outside the library. Enter your library barcode and PIN, redeem the access code, and log in or create an account for NYTimes.com. When your time ends you can return here for a new code.

Create an account and start reading immediately. Your access will be available for 3 days. After 3 days, come back, use the link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

Consumer Reports serves consumers through product testing and ratings, research, journalism, public education, and advocacy.

Search articles from the Boston Globe via ProQuest.

Access The Salem News (2008-current) via NewsBank. Search and read full-text local news articles.

News and information from reliable news sources spanning the U.S.

Provides information on 14,500 U.S. and foreign companies, and provides data on 24,500 funds, stocks and ETFs. Offers portfolio tools, videos, articles, stock screeners, and customizable charts. Please note: The library’s subscription allows for one user at a time.

Financial research and analysis of 3,400 large, mid, and small cap stocks using proprietary ranking systems. Please note: The library’s subscription allows for three users at a time.

Search for jobs, research career fields, use resume builder tools, get career advice from professionals, and find schools and scholarships.

Job search, reference, and mailing list database including business, executive, and resident profiles. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more.

Full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. More than 2,300 journals, including over 1,100 peer-reviewed titles dating back to 1886.

Create an account and start reading immediately. Your access will be available for 3 days. After 3 days, come back, use the link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

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