Research Databases

Information about books and authors.

Contains many works of poetry, drama, and prose based on books and other sources originally published in print.

Access digital video, music, comics, e-book, and audiobook titles for use on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or television streaming device.

Information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames. Includes plot summaries, critical essays, biographies, and more.

Helps readers find their next favorite book with read-a-likes, series info, author biographies, and more. Readers’ advisory info.

Borrow ebooks and audiobooks to read or listen to on your computer or mobile device.

Have a Kindle Fire tablet? Learn how to install Libby.

Access Salem Health, History, and Literature online reference books, including Magill’s Medical Guide, Decades of America, This is Who We Were, Working Americans, and more.