Find Your New Car at the Library

My Maserati does 185. I lost my license, now I don’t drive.

Joe Walsh

If it’s April, it must be time to ogle new cars in the Consumer Reports annual auto

issue, available at the Morse Institute Library in the Reference Department on the

second floor. The library also has a circulating subscription to Consumer Reports,

which you’ll find on the second floor in the Periodicals Hall, along with 200+ other

magazines, including Car & Driver, Hemmings Motor News, Muscle Car Review,

and Road and Track.

Free Access to ConsumerReports.org with Cars Best Deals Plus

Prefer to browse online? Then, check out ConsumerReports.org, a sister

publication of the print magazine. It includes price reports, detailed reliability

information, Test Track Reports, side-by-side model comparisons, and a build-and-

buy service with dealer price quotes.

Access to this database is available free to Minuteman Library Network cardholders

with Natick addresses*. Go to http://bit.ly/3uFywG and type in your library card

number. On the next screen, you’ll find ConsumerReports.org in the alphabetical

listing of databases. 

Don’t have a library card?

It’s easy to get one. (And, it’s free.) Visit

http://morseinstitute.org/Natick/librarycard.asp for more information or stop by

the circulation desk on the main level of the library.

Other Library Resources on Buying, Leasing Cars and Trucks

The Natick libraries belong to the Minuteman Library Network, a consortium of

40+ public and academic institutions in the area. To get a sense of all the books,

magazines, and other resources available to help you make a smart buying or

leasing choice, go to http://bit.ly/1700Q0u and have a look.

Websites

In addition to library resources, there are a number of helpful Websites to check

out, including:

Auto Dealership ratings by consumers: http://www.dealerrater.com

Edmunds “Ask the Car People”: http://www.edmunds.com/

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Crash Test Data: http://www.iihs.org/ratings/

Kelley Blue Book: http://www.kbb.com/

NADA Guides (New and Used Car Prices): http://www.nadaguides.com/

U.S. Department of Energy: http://fueleconomy.gov/

Good luck.

*If you’ve moved to Natick, but still have your prior city/town address listed on your Minuteman Library Network card account, be sure to fill out a change-of-address form at the library or online at http://bit.ly/12SbDwY.

That way, the library will have your correct contact information, and you’ll have access to the Consumer Reports database, as well as to Mango Languages (foreign language instruction) and Overdrive Advantage, which are available to cardholders with Natick addresses.

The Morse Institute Library is located at 14 East Central Street in downtown Natick, across the street from Town Hall. The main telephone number is 508-647-6520. The Web address is www.morseinstitute.org. 

The library offers Internet-access computers on the second floor and free WiFi throughout the building.