The Paul Pratt Memorial Library provides professional reference services to the general public. These services include research help, recommendations, and instructional guidance to answer specific questions. Reach our reference librarian by email at gwalsh@ocln.org, by phone at 781-383-1348 x 7120, or by visiting in person at the reference desk.

 Question of the Month:

I see you offer the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and The Patriot Ledger newspapers online using my library card. How can I also read the Boston Globe newspaper online?

The Boston Globe newspaper can be read online through the Proquest Database. The easiest way to access the Boston Globe from the OCLN website is to click on the words Research Database, under the green Massachusetts Statewide Databases icon on the left sidebar. Click on Newspaper Articles on the left sidebar, then click on the Boston Globe icon.