InfoTrac Student Edition

Periodicals database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books.  

Encyclopedia of American Immigration (Salem History)

Online access to Salem Press’ Encyclopedia of American Immigration, covering the various cultures and significant individuals that immigrated to the US, and their impact after arriving. The Salem History database also searches Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society, Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions, and Milestone Documents in World History.

AtoZ Food America

AtoZ Food America is a United States focused database with recipes and food culture from all 50 states. It also includes historical recipes and information about regional cuisines.

Science Database

College-level science research including 7.3 million full text articles from over 1,600 sources. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and engineering literature.

Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions (Salem History)

Online access to Salem Press’ Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions, offering in-depth biographical essays on important men and women inventors of all time, from around the world. The Salem History database also searches Encyclopedia of American Immigration, Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society, and Milestone Documents in World History.

Museum Passes

You can reserve your own museum pass from home!   Most of our museum passes are generously funded by the The Chelmsford Friends of the Library. Reserve a Pass Cancel a Reservation (must be at least 24 hours in advanced) People who live outside of Chelmsford but have an MA library card can join the Friends … Continue reading Museum Passes

Bibliobites in October: Milking It

Christopher Kimball has almost single-handedly transformed the world of home cooking.  Love him or hate him (and there are fierce advocates on both sides), his reach and influence are undeniable.  He founded Cook’s Magazine in the 1980s, which begat Cook’s Illustrated in the 1990s, which then morphed into the America’s Test Kitchen empire, which includes … Continue reading Bibliobites in October: Milking It

Donation test

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Bibliobites in April: One Pot, One Pan, One Book

Sustainability: it’s a word and an idea that’s on everyone’s radar.  But it’s such an all-encompassing concept that often it’s hard to figure out how we can and should apply it to different aspects of our lives. In the supermarket and in the kitchen, then, what does sustainable mean, and how would we incorporate such … Continue reading Bibliobites in April: One Pot, One Pan, One Book

Fall Reading Challenge – What We Are Reading

We hope you are enjoying this year’s Fall Challenge!  It will probably come as no surprise that we are reading books in the challenge categories right along with you!  We thought we would share a few that we have enjoyed so far: READ A BOOK THAT FEATURES BAKING OR INCLUDES RECIPES Deanna read: Recipes for … Continue reading Fall Reading Challenge – What We Are Reading