eResources by Subject

Please note that some resources require a "Patron ID". This is your Sharon Library Card number.

Your library card PIN may be required to access some online resources. The default PIN for Sharon cards is OCLN.

You may change the PIN at any time while logged in to your library account.

About Sharon/Local History

Digitized Historical Collection
Sharon Newspapers Online (1883 - current)
America's News (NewsBank)
- Select "USA - Massachusetts" to find Sharon Advocate (2005-2019) or Times Advocate (2019-May 2022)
Patriot Ledger Collection (Newsbank)
Brockton Enterprise Collection (Newsbank)

Arts, Crafts & Culture

Business, Finance

Barron's (72-hour access) Log in or create an account for for access.After 72 hours, log in again as an existing user with your Barron's username and password.
Business (Gale OneFile)
Economics & Theory (Gale OneFile)
ImmigrationHelp.org - nonprofit organization providing free legal assistance for preparing immigration applications to low-income immigrants
Insurance & Liability (Gale OneFile)
Leadership and Management (Gale OneFile)
LegalForms - Massachusetts (Gale)
Morningstar Investing Center - QuickGuide
ValueLine

eBooks, Audiobooks, Movies, Music, TV

hoopla - borrow up to 5 items per month - [Downloadable Brochure]
kanopy - use up to 9 tickets per month, plus unlimited kanopy kids - [Downloadable Brochure]
Libby by OverDrive - borrow up to 10 items per month - [Downloadable Brochure]
OverDrive catalog - eBooks & eAudiobooks

Consumer and Home

Consumer Reports
Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)
Fuel Economy Guide (US Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency)
Gardening & Horticulture (Gale OneFile)
Home Improvement (Gale OneFile)
Identitytheft.gov - Report identity theft and get a recovery plan
LegalForms - Massachusetts (Gale)
Mass Save
MassHealth
Medicare Savings Program
New York Times Cooking (24-hour access) Click "Redeem". Log in or create an account. Redeem a new code when access expires.

Education & Career

Agriculture (Gale OneFile)
Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile)
Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)
Hospitality and Tourism (Gale OneFile)
Information Science (Gale OneFile)
Leadership and Management (Gale OneFile)
MA RMV CDL Driving Tests
MA RMV Driving Tests
MA RMV Motorcycle Driving Tests
Mango Languages
Nursing & Allied Health (Gale OneFile)
Peterson's Career Prep (Gale Presents)
Petersons's Test Prep (Gale Presents)
Transparent Language for Libraries - learn to read and write in 100+ languages
Udemy - on-demand video courses for business, technology, design and personal interest. Access limited to Massachusetts
Vocations & Careers (Gale OneFile)

Genealogy

Health & Science

History, Government & Politics

Literature

Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
Literature Resource Center (Gale)
NoveList Plus (EBSCO) - create account to save lists
Project Gutenberg - Nonprofit library of digitized books in the public domain (copyright expired)

Newspapers & Magazines

America's News / Newsbank - Select "USA - Massachusetts" to find Sharon Advocate (2005-2019) or Times Advocate (2019-May 2022)
Barron's (72-hour access) Log in or create an account for for access.
Black Life in America (Newsbank)
Boston Globe article archive (ProQuest)
Boston Metro Collection (Newsbank)
Brockton Enterprise Collection (Newsbank)
Consumer Reports
Libby by Overdrive Magazines - unlimited borrowing
The New York Times (72-hour access). Click "Redeem". Log in or create an account. Redeem a new code when access expires.
New York Times Cooking (24-hour access) Click "Redeem". Log in or create an account. Redeem a new code when access expires.
New York Times Games (24-hour access) Click "Redeem". Log in or create an account. Redeem a new code when access expires.
News (Gale OneFile)
NewsBank / America's News
Patriot Ledger Collection (Newsbank)
Popular Magazines (Gale OneFile)
Sharon Newspapers Online (1883 - current)
Wall Street Journal (72-hour access) Log in or create an account for for access.After 72 hours, log in again as an existing user with your WSJ username and password.

Research

Social Studies

Youth/Teens