Boston Public Library Resources
Massachusetts residents over 13 are eligible to apply for a BPL eCard, which will allow you to access many online resources that our school does not offer. This page will provide information about some of them. For the full list, visit the A-Z Resources page on the BPL website.
Many of the resources have available APPs.
Movies, TV shows, music, eBooks, and comics for online streaming or download to mobile devices, with no waiting lists. 10 items per month.
With biblio+, library card holders have unlimited access to an ad-free catalog of movies, TV shows, and documentaries on many devices.
Kanopy includes acclaimed movies and documentaries on-demand from award-winning filmmakers. Each month BPL patrons receive 18 tickets.
Enjoy unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga without holds, wait lists, or monthly limits.
Magazines & Newspapers
Read thousands of full color reproductions of U.S. and international magazines and newspapers from the last three months on your computer or on the APP.
Read current issues of popular magazines on your computer, tablet or smartphone.
Searchable Associated Press content, including 4.6 million photographs (1826-present) as well as graphics, audio (1920-present), and articles (1997-present).
Research
Full-text articles from hundreds of scholarly journals from the mid-19th century to the early 21st century covering a wide range of subjects, including complete runs of many historical journals. The most recent 3-5 years of current journals are not available in full-text.
CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist. Includes access to CQ Almanac, which provides authoritative analysis on the major legislation and actions of congress for each year since 1945.