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Electronic Resources

Reference Home

The reference Department provides a full range of information services utilizing extensive print and up-to-date electronic resources. Our print collection includes encyclopedias, directories, almanacs and handbooks on a variety of subjects. Our databases provide access to a wide array of newspaper and magazine articles and are available both in the library and from home. Our professional staff encourages you to contact us in person, by telephone and by email. We are eager to help you with all kinds of questions such as locating business contacts, finding Title V requirements for your home or exploring college and career information. Please don’t hesitate to contact our reference department at (781) 659-2015 or noref@ocln.org.

Computers
There are seven computer stations available for patron use providing free internet access, catalog searching and word processing. Two terminals are dedicated to Internet use and can be reserved for half hour intervals by calling ahead.
Wireless Internet access is available throughout the library.

Interlibrary Loan
If an item is not listed in the OCLN catalog, ask our staff to assist you in placing a loan. The Reference Librarian will help you find what you need and arrange for it to be sent from another library.

Tax Forms
Federal and state tax forms and publications are available throughout the tax season. To get them online visit the irs.gov web site.

Norwell Mariner Newspaper
The library maintains back issues of the Norwell Mariner for one year.

Reader Advisory Service
Staff is available to help you find more of what you like to read. We are pleased to find material to suit your reading tastes.

Electronic Resources
The Norwell Public Library offers its patrons a number of reference databases to assist them in their research needs. Funding for these databases is provided by the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Library System (SEMLS) and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) to member libraries.

All of these databases can be assessed through computers at the Norwell Public Library. Many of these databases are accessible from home, but there some exceptions.