Lenox Library provides many enrichment tools that can be found at your fingertips.
Check out our Reference Resources below for online databases (including Consumer Reports, newspaper archives, and foreign language learning) and links to useful and educational websites.
Of course, our most important resource is our staff. Stop in or call us if you need help finding something.
Consumer Reports is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.
This federal government website helps consumers make informed fuel economy choices when purchasing a vehicle and helps them achieve the best fuel economy possible from the cars they own. It is maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy with data provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Along with online tools and calculators, their annual Fuel Economy Guide 2024 is also available to read online.
Gale Leadership and Management
Massachusetts State Treasurer’s Unclaimed Property Division
The Unclaimed Property Division is holding over $3 billion in unclaimed funds for the citizens and businesses of the Commonwealth. The Division holds these lost funds until they are claimed by either the original owner or their heirs. Claiming property is fast, easy and free.
American Ancestors [by NEHGS]*
*Our Ancestry, Fold3, and American Ancestors genealogy databases must be used on Lenox Library computers in-house; we do not have home access available.
- Gale Academic OneFile
- Gale General OneFile
- Gale In Context Opposing Viewpoints
- Gale Literature Resource Center
- Gale OneFile Popular Magazines
United States Census Bureau
Explore Census Data and learn about America’s People, Places, and Economy
Gale OneFile Health and Medicine
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. It is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world’s largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Mental Health Resources in the Berkshires
This brochure was compiled for World Mental Health Day, October 8, 2022.
Pubmed
PubMed® comprises more than 35 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Berkshire Eagle (Current)
View the latest Berkshire Eagle e-edition or read any article on the website using the Lenox Library’s Berkshire Eagle digital subscription. Our log in can be used by up to 5 different devices per day; if you receive an error message, it means that our 5 log ins have already been used for that day.
- To login, click our link above. On the Berkshire Eagle website, click the orange Log In button in the upper right corner and enter
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NewspaperArchive
The Lenox Library’s subscription to the Massachusetts Collection of NewspaperArchive provides Lenox Library patrons with access to historical newspapers from towns across the Commonwealth. This includes more than 20,000 issues of the various iterations of the Berkshire Eagle stretching back to 1858. Search by name, keyword or newspaper title, or browse by location, date or publication. Lenox Library patrons can also set up a free personal account with which they can save, organize and share newspaper articles and clippings.
Newspapers.com newspaper archives (including Berkshire Eagle):
The Lenox Library’s subscription to Newspapers.com provides access to many historical Massachusetts newspapers, including the Berkshire Eagle.
- To login remotely: Click our link above.
- To login at the Lenox Library: Click this link
The New York Times
With the Lenox Library’s digital subscription to The New York Times, patrons can read any article on The New York Times website, access videos, podcasts, interactive infographics, photos, movie documentaries, The Learning Network, The Book Review, archival content back to 1851, and more!
- To login remotely: Click our link above. Create an account with your personal email address, or sign in if you already have an account. You will have unlimited access to nytimes.com for 24 hours.
- To login at the Lenox Library: Go to The New York Times website. Create an account with your personal email address, or sign in if you already have an account. You will have unlimited access while using library computers or while connected to Wi-Fi at the Lenox Library.