Online & Digital Resources
Anywhere, anytime. Our digital assets and collections, ebooks, audiobooks, and more bring the accessibility of our collection to a new level — and to you, wherever you are.
From Audiobooks to Sculpture
ebooks & Audiobooks
Thousands of books and audiobooks from which to choose from cloudLibrary. Read online, tablet, or other mobile device.
Electronic Resources
Electronic resources include databases of reference works, newspapers, journals, and books. They also include resources outside our own holdings such as JSTOR and The Boston Globe issues (1872-1993).
Paintings & Sculpture Online
View images of our paintings and sculpture in our collections. From Gilbert Stuart’s portraits of John Adams and Giovanni Paolo Panini’s painting of St. Peter’s Basilica to an art deco plaster relief of Libby Dam.
Digital Collections
Our image repository offers over 13,000 partial and fully digitized items from our collections of rare books, paintings, prints, photographs, maps, and more. New materials are added frequently.
Scans & Permissions
We require that all requests for the use of images of materials in our collections be made in writing.
Catalog
Our online catalog, Athena, is a comprehensive list of everything in our collections. It’s a good place to start your search. The second stop is to reach out to a librarian for help.