Planning to buy or sell a home?

Learn how to find online resources for buying and selling real estate at our newest information literacy class, “Basic Real Estate Resources,” on Monday, June 23 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.  The class will be held in the computer lab (Information Technology Training Center) on the second floor.  Please call (617)796-1380 to preregister.   See our current schedule of all classes here.

Join our Retirement Planning Club for Women!

At the next meeting of our new Retirement Planning Club for Women, Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m., we will go through the online game created by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, “Get Rich Slow.”  In the game, participants make financial and retirement decisions for a fictional couple in a fun, non-threatening setting, experiencing the implications of their decisions and also chance events.

But if you can’t come to the meeting, that’s okay, too–you can participate online!  Click here to sign up and get more information about the Club, to view the investor education modules and the retirement planning resources we’ve found, and to view and comment on our blog.  We want new members!

Writing a Shakespeare paper?

Be sure to check out Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Guide to Shakespeare.

In addition to information on Shakespeare and the plays, you’ll find information on Shakespearen’s sources, multimedia, , supplemental information (such as Shakespeare in Opera, or Music in Shakespeare’s plays), and links to external Web sites.

For full access to all Britannica articles see:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online   Home Access | In Library Access
(Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.)

Looking for a grant or scholarship?

Try searching out newest database:

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online  (In Library Only)
To log in, please speak to a Reference Librarian for assistance.

Find sources for scholarships, grants, awards, and other financial support by searching this database of over 6200 foundations and public charities providing financial support for individual grantseekers. Updated quarterly.

Two new investment databases

Two new databases to help manage your investments are now available in the Library:

Morningstar Investment Research Center* (In Library Only)
Morningstar provides financial data on over 7,000 stocks and 23,000 mutual funds, with independent reports on 2,000 stocks and 2,000 funds. Potential investors can plan investment strategies and monitor mutual funds, as well as research current or prospective holdings, find price performance records, and learn about fund portfolios and their management. Includes exclusive Morningstar Ratings. Updated frequently. 
When you are done, please “end session” at upper right so others can use the database.

Value Line Investment Survey* (In Library Only)
A comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1700 stocks in 97 industries, the stock market, and the economy.

These two databases have been purchased through the Smart Investing @ Your Library grant, a joint program of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation and the American Library Association (ALA).