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Online Resources and Databases

Business and Nonprofits

AtoZdatabases
AtoZdatabases is a leading job search, reference & mailing list database including 30 million business profiles & 240 million residents. Ideal for sales leads mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and more.

Business (Gale OneFile)
Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily.

Consumer Reports
Smart and savvy buying tips are just a few clicks away!

Value Line
Value Line provides a vast array of financial measures for over 6,000 stocks, 18,000 mutual funds, 200,000 options, and other securities. Delve into Value Line’s accurate estimates, projections and historical data to discover opportunities that fit your investment strategy.

Career

Adult Online Learning Portal
Access Peterson’s Career Prep, Peterson’s Test Prep, and Excel Adult High School in one place. 

Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile)
Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career.

En Español

Britannica Escolar
Britannica Escolar is a Spanish language encyclopedia for elementary and middle school age children. You will find over 145,000 articles plus timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.

For Kids

Britannica Escolar
Britannica Escolar is a Spanish language encyclopedia for elementary and middle school age children. You will find over 145,000 articles plus timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.

Britannica Library
Britannica Library is a reference and information resource for all ages.

Britannica School
Britannica School is for students in grades K-12.

Educate Station
Educate Station features weekly and monthly learning plans and worksheets for students in pre-k through fifth grade.

PebbleGo
PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-2 students.

For Teens

Britannica Escolar
Britannica Escolar is a Spanish language encyclopedia for elementary and middle school age children. You will find over 145,000 articles plus timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.

Britannica Library
Britannica Library is a reference and information resource for all ages.

Britannica School
Britannica School is for students in grades K-12.

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today’s important social issues.

Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry.com enables searching of vital records, military records, immigration documentation, census records, and other information. This resource can only be accessed in the Hubbard Memorial Library.

Community History Archives
Explore over 1,000 Community History Archives offered by institutions across the United States that have partnered with Advantage Archives to provide free access to local primary sources. These “portals to the past” are free to use by anyone to discover, learn from, and share the stories of people, places, and events that shaped history!

Fold3
Fold3® provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.

Genealogy How Tos presented by Niche Academy
Get help with our genealogy resources on Niche Academy.

HeritageHub
HeritageHub provides comprehensive coverage of obituaries and death notices from 1704 through today from all 50 U.S. states and territories

Homework Help

Educate Station
Educate Station features weekly and monthly learning plans and worksheets for students in pre-k through fifth grade.

Languages and Culture

AtoZ Food America
AtoZ Food America provides 7,000 recipes, 650 ingredient articles, vintage food labels and ads, historical what did they eat articles, how to make food videos, and more.

AtoZ World Food
AtoZ World Food is the world’s largest and most comprehensive database of food and food culture for 174 countries. 

Britannica Escolar
Britannica Escolar is a Spanish language encyclopedia for elementary and middle school age children. You will find over 145,000 articles plus timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.

Lifelong Learning

Adult Online Learning Portal
Access Peterson’s Career Prep, Peterson’s Test Prep, and Excel Adult High School in one place. 

Computer and Internet Skills presented by Niche Academy
This curated list of tutorials will help you gain computer and internet skills.

Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)
Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles.

Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile)
Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts. 

Home Improvement (Gale OneFile)
Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more.

Niche Academy
Niche Academy is your one stop shop for tech tutorials.

Local History

Community History Archives
Explore over 1,000 Community History Archives offered by institutions across the United States that have partnered with Advantage Archives to provide free access to local primary sources. These “portals to the past” are free to use by anyone to discover, learn from, and share the stories of people, places, and events that shaped history!

Gravestone Girls – Welcome to the Graveyard presentation
Watch the recorded Gravestone Girls presentation, Welcome to the Graveyard. You’ll go on a virtual tour of Ludlow and local cemeteries. You’ll learn about different gravestones and the history of cemeteries. This presentation was given at the Hubbard Memorial Library on October 17, 2024. It was filmed by Ludlow Community TV. 

HeritageHub
HeritageHub provides comprehensive coverage of obituaries and death notices from 1704 through today from all 50 U.S. states and territories. 

Hubbard Memorial Library’s Local History Collection
The Hubbard Memorial Library offers some digital and physical resources that can help you discover Ludlow’s history and maybe even your own. This link will take you to our Local History page with more information.

Hubbard Memorial Library’s Photo Archives
Access the digitized photo archives of the Hubbard Memorial Library.

Ludlow High School Yearbooks
The Hubbard Memorial Library has digitized the collection of the Ludlow High School Yearbooks. Not all years are available.

The Republican Collection
Explore Springfield history through local news, events and people with the Republican Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. The archive goes all the way back to the first issue from 1844. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device with a library card.

Witness to History: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story
Watch the recorded speaker event, Witness to History: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story. Abraham Rodstein, currently a Ludlow resident, shares his story of surviving the Kovno Ghetto and the Dachau Concentration Camp. It is facilitated by local writer, Tom Slawiak. This event was sponsored by the Hubbard Memorial Library and the Ludlow Historical Commission. Recording was made possible by Ludlow Community Television.

Newspapers and Magazines

Libby, by Overdrive
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started.

News (Gale OneFile)
Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields.

NewsBank – Local and National Newspapers
Read local and national newspapers online for free with your library card.

Popular Magazines (Gale OneFile)
Access the most searched magazines across Gale OneFile focusing on current events, sports, science, and health issues.

PressReader
Color full-page and article reproductions of thousands of U.S. and international newspapers and magazines including the Boston Globe. PressReader has an app available for Android, Apple, and Amazon Fire. 

The Republican Collection
Explore Springfield history through local news, events and people with the Republican Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. The archive goes all the way back to the first issue from 1844. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device with a library card.

Reading Recommendations

Novelist
Looking for your next great read? Novelist can help!

Reference and Research

AtoZ Maps Online
AtoZ Maps Online is a collection of 60,000 royalty-free maps that students and library patrons can download and print.

AtoZ The USA
AtoZ The USA is a large-scale encyclopedia of US state and country information.

Britannica Library
Britannica Library is a reference and information resource for all ages.

Consumer Reports
Smart and savvy buying tips are just a few clicks away!

Gale Research Databases
Here you can find all of the Gale databases offered by the Hubbard Memorial Library. Gale databases contain trustworthy and vetted information on a variety of topics. 

Global Road Warrior
Global Road Warrior contains 174 country guides with 126 content modules each. 

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today’s important social issues.

Salem Press
Search the Salem Press database for literature, history, science, health, and career topics.

Witness to History: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story
Watch the recorded speaker event, Witness to History: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story. Abraham Rodstein, currently a Ludlow resident, shares his story of surviving the Kovno Ghetto and the Dachau Concentration Camp. It is facilitated by local writer, Tom Slawiak. This event was sponsored by the Hubbard Memorial Library and the Ludlow Historical Commission. Recording was made possible by Ludlow Community Television.

Video Streaming

hoopla
Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV.

Kanopy
Stream thousands of movies for free without ads through your library.

eBooks and Audiobooks

hoopla
Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV.

Libby, by Overdrive
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started.

Salem Press
Search the Salem Press database for literature, history, science, health, and career topics.