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Literature Resource Center

Literature Resource Center

Author and Book Information

Google Books
Look up titles and read the first few pages.
Goodreads
Discover books, read reviews

American Studies Resources

American Rhetoric
Speeches in video, audio, and transcript format.
American Memory: Library of Congress
Digital Collections: Library of Congress
Smithsonian Institution
Explore collections

Poetry Resources

Poetry collections are found in 811.

Button Poetry on YouTube
Videos of performance poetry
Poetry Foundation
Search poems and poets.
Poetry Out Loud
Watch, listen, and find poems.

Art Resources

Art books are found in the 700s section of the library. We also have art magazines!

Google Arts and Culture
Search by theme, medium, art movements
The Art Story
Learn about Modern Art movements, styles, and artists.
Timeline of Art History
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art: search by time period, region, and theme for essays and works of art.

Search the WHS Library Catalog

Local Library Resources

Use you local library card to access a database called Novelist - for book recommendations, read-alikes, search by genre and topic, etc.

Register for a Boston Public Library ecard

Performing Arts

Performing Arts books are in the 700s.

Plays are found in the 812s.

National Jukebox: Library of Congress
Search artists, genres, recordings.
Internet Archive
Search audio and video.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Internet Broadway Database