Use books both for finding specific information about your town and for getting general background information about a national issue that also impacts your town.
Search within the full text of 3000 books. Enter phrases in quotes. e.g. "lawrence, massachusetts" Use the boolean and between terms. e.g. "lawrence massachusetts" and history
Books in the public domain (1923 & earlier) are available completely; out of print books have only so many pages available; in print books do not provide full text. SEARCH phrases in quotes, "lawrence massachusetts"
Provides full text access to over 450,000 items in the public domain. Materials are historical. Search by your town name and state. EXAMPLE: dracut massachusetts
Use the discovery search box using phrases in quotes with AND between terms. e.g. "family violence" and children Results list the chapters where your terms are located.
Rand is a Think Tank conducting & publishing research on important and complicated problems related to business, education health, law, and science. Select an area to view possible relevant information.
Center for Lowell History
Most of the books in our catalog dealing with the history of surrounding towns and cities are located at the Center for Lowell History. Be aware that all books must be used in the Center. They cannot be take out. In addition to books you will also find pictures and oral histories that may be useful in understanding issues that impacted your town at an earlier time and that might have carried over to the present.
