Audiobooks have returned!

OverDrive is here–the Library has a new service for audiobooks and eBooks!  Items in the collection include newly-released books, some titles that are “always available” no matter how many patrons want to check them out, and foreign language study.  The Minuteman Library Network will continue to grow this collection, so check back frequently!

OverDrive Audiobooks and eBooks   (Home Access Only) 
Please note: You will need to download additional software the first time you borrow an OverDrive title. OverDrive will prompt you to download the necessary software after you check out a title. For more information, see the Quick Start Guide under “Getting Started” on the OverDrive page.

Need scholarly articles?

JSTOR has them–over 1,800,000 of them!  Also over 1 million book reviews, and content going back to 1665.  The database includes over 900 full-text journals across more than 40 disciplines in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.  Available at the Library or from home, it’s our Database of the Month for October.

JSTOR   Home Access | In Library Access
(Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.)

Flu and Flu clinic information

Looking for a Flu Clinic?  Click here to search for flu clinics in Massachusetts by zip code, town name, or map location. Some clinics offer pneumococcal (“pneumonia”) immunizations as well as seasonal flu immunizations. When clinics begin providing H1N1 swine flu immunizations, that information will also be listed.  Information on Newton flu clinics, as well as other information specifically for Newton residents, can be found here.

Flu.gov (from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) has many resources for information on both seasonal and H1N1 flu, including a new H1N1 Flu Self-Evaluation guide for adults 18 and older and a Flu Myths and Facts section.

Both the Massachusetts Department of Health and the CDC also have websites with constantly updated flu information.