The State of Massachusetts provides residents with free access to many research databases. If you would like assistance using these databases, please contact the library at (413) 665 2642 or director@sunderlandpubliclibrary.org to arrange an appointment with a librarian.
American Ancestors (provides access to billions of genealogical records spanning the United States, the British Isles, continental Europe, and beyond, including one of the most extensive online collections of early American genealogical records, the largest searchable collection of published genealogical research journals and magazines, and the only online source for records from Boston’s Catholic Archdiocese).
Encyclopedia Britannica Suite (several online encyclopedias for adults, children, teens, Spanish-speakers, and more)
Gale Research Databases (numerous databases on specific topics)
Newsbank (access to current and past newspaper articles from Western Massachusetts newspapers, including the Greenfield Recorder, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Berkshire Eagle, Amherst Bulletin, The Advocate, The Valley Advocate, The Republican, The North Adams Transcript, The Springfield Examiner, and the Springfield Advocate, as well as many American news magazines)
PebbleGo (a kid-friendly, searchable database that covers a variety of research topics and can be available in both English and Spanish)
Social Law Library (research materials, training, continuing legal education and other services)
Transparent Language (interactive lessons to learn more than 140 languages, from Afrikaans to Zulu)
Databases provided by Sunderland Public Library
Examine+ (Examine is the largest database of nutrition and supplement research on the internet. Examine analyzes and summarizes the latest scientific research to help you be healthier)