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A wide variety of city, state, and country maps - both current and historical, including maps on climate, ecology, topography, and exploration.

***DISCONTINUED due to IMLS defunding*** Britannica Moderna es Enciclopedia española para estudiantes mayores y educadores. Incluye artículos, imágenes, mapas, tablas, cronologías, así como un completo diccionario y atlas. | Britannica Moderna is a Spanish encyclopedia for older students and educators. It includes articles, images, maps, tables, timelines, as well as a complete dictionary and atlas. 

Free RMV permit practice tests, including car, motorcycle, and CDL tests. Please Note: Driving-Test.org is not affiliated with or evaluated by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The official RMV Driver's Manual is available on their website.

Explore the updated online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and Web sites.

Covers the various cultures and significant individuals that immigrated to the US, and their impact after arriving.

Explores how mathematics affects our daily lives in sociological, economic, and historical perspectives.

Professional and academic resources for in-depth research on a variety of topics.

***DISCONTINUED due to IMLS defunding*** Our largest general-interest periodical resource allows you to find the information you want quickly, with intuitive searching that ensures you tap into quality sources.

Everything you've ever wanted to know about the countries of the world. Topics include society and business culture, communications, traditions, and even recipes!

Offers in-depth biographical essays on important inventors throughout history and from around the world.

***DISCONTINUED due to IMLS defunding***  Gale Interactive: Science is a highly visual online learning tool that takes visual-spatial learning to the next level by bringing the science lab online. High-value, multi-media digital content selected from authoritative classroom resources is paired with interactive 3D models to deliver a virtual laboratory simulation experience for students in middle school and high school grades. 

Streaming film service that offers thousands of films and documentaries, including films from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, and PBS. Up to 3 films per month.

In-depth analysis of world history with over 125 iconic primary source documents from ancient times to the present and from virtually every geographical region.

 Tutorials created by staff in Chelmsford and libraries across the country, focusing on educational topics across a variety of subjects. We also take suggestions for new tutorials!

Provides coverage of topics in today's news from multiple points of view, to help researchers evaluate topics from different angles. Find information in reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more.

PebbleGo is a collection of curriculum-based resources for students to research through and learn from. There are two modules: Animals and Biographies. Both are specifically aimed at K-3 with easily navigable guidance.

***DISCONTINUED due to IMLS defunding*** Raise your scores and increase your chances of admission with all-inclusive test prep for over 185 exams, including SAT, ACT, and AP tests. 

***DISCONTINUED due to IMLS defunding***   College-level science research including 7.3 million full text articles from over 1,600 sources.

***DISCONTINUED due to IMLS defunding*** Contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics, with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites. 

The World Book Encyclopedia Online is always current. Find information on hundreds of topics instantly, with great multimedia content for total student engagement!