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Access ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, TV shows, and comic books online.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- Create a Hoopla account with an email address and password then log in and click the settings gear to add your library card barcode and PIN
- Stream on your computer or download to Android, iPad, iPhone, and Kindle Fire devices
- Loan period = 21 days
- Loan limit = 7 total items per month (includes movies, TV, music albums, & comics)
Instructions to Get Started:
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Access ebooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, comic books, and magazines online.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- If you have an Android or iOS (Apple) system, we recommend using the Libby app
- Stream on your computer or download to Android, iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire, and Kindle E-reader devices
- Loan period = 14 days
- Loan limit = 10 titles at one time
Instructions to Get Started:
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Access Chinese-language ebooks online.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- View on your computer or download to Android, iPad, or iPhone devices
- Loan period = 7 days
- Loan limit = 5 titles at one time
Instructions to Get Started:
Borrow magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- Stream on your computer or download to Android, iPad, or iPhone devices
- Loan period = 14 days
- Loan limit = 10 titles at one time
Instructions to Get Started:
How it Works:
- Search any name or keyword across every issue of the Sun published between September 1968 to 2012 and find a digital image of the page where the information was published.
- Need us to do a search for you? Stop by the Main Library reference desk (top floor), email quref@ocln.org, or call 617-376-1300 x3.
NO APP REQUIRED
How it Works:
- Unlimited access while using any device on the Thomas Crane Public Library network
- Does NOT include access to the archives between 1923-1980
- Go to nytimes.com
- Click Register Now and create a free personal nytimes.com account
- Offsite? No problem, just get a token for 72 hours of offsite access
NO APP REQUIRED
How it Works:
- Search more than 19 years of Quincy history. Coverage from 2000 through current.
- Explore current and archived issues of The Patriot Ledger with full-color newspaper pages and individual articles, as well as content only published online.
NO APP REQUIRED
How it Works:
- Go to New York Times Cooking
- Click redeem to activate your code for free digital access
- When prompted, create a free personal nytimes.com account or log into an existing account
- Unlimited access for 24 hours at a time
NO APP REQUIRED
How it Works:
- Search more than 19 years of Brockton news. Coverage from 2000 through current.
- Explore current and archived issues of The Enterprise with full-color newspaper pages and individual articles, as well as content only published online.
NO APP REQUIRED
How it Works:
- Go to New York Times Games
- Click redeem to activate your code for free digital access
- When prompted, create a free personal nytimes.com account or log into an existing account
- All Games are available on the web and NYT App; Crossword and Spelling Bee are available in the Crossword App
- Unlimited access for 24 hours at a time
NO APP REQUIRED
How it Works:
- Search more than 250 sources for news around the Boston Metropolitan Area.
- Including historical and current full text of:
- Boston Herald (since 1991)
- Worcester Telegram and Gazette (since 1989)
NO APP REQUIRED
How it Works:
- Access the Wall Street Journal from anywhere
- Go to our catalog and log into your library account
- Click the Wall Street Journal - Quincy link in the left side menu
- Click the Wall Street Journal logo
- Create a WSJ account or log in to an existing account
- Your access will be available for 3 days
- At the conclusion of the 3 day period, return to the catalog, click the Wall Street Journal - Quincy link, and login as an existing user with the credentials you created
NO APP REQUIRED
Access ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, TV shows, and comic books online.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- Create a Hoopla account with an email address and password then log in and click the settings gear to add your library card barcode and PIN
- Stream on your computer or download to Android, iPad, iPhone, and Kindle Fire devices
- Loan period = 21 days
- Loan limit = 7 total items per month (includes movies, TV, music albums, & comics)
Instructions to Get Started:
GET THE APP | Apple iOS | Android | Amazon Fire
Access movies and TV shows online.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- Create a Kanopy account with your library card number and PIN, and an email address and password
- Stream on your computer, smart TV, Android, and Apple iOS devices
- Loan period = 3 days once you press play
- Loan limit = 7 total items per month
Instructions to Get Started:
Access ebooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, comic books, and magazines online.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- Depending on what device you're using, videos will play either in the OverDrive app (on Android, Chromebook, Apple iOS, and Amazon Fire devices) or right in your web browser
- Loan period = 14 days
- Loan limit = 10 titles at one time
Instructions to Get Started:
GET THE APP | Apple iOS | Android | Amazon Fire
Access ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, TV shows, and comic books online.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- Create a Hoopla account with an email address and password then log in and click the settings gear to add your library card barcode and PIN
- Stream on your computer or download to Android, iPad, iPhone, and Kindle Fire devices
- Loan period = 21 days
- Loan limit = 7 total items per month (includes movies, TV, music albums, & comics)
Instructions to Get Started:
GET THE APP | Apple iOS | Android | Amazon Fire
Access ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, TV shows, and comic books online.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- Create a Hoopla account with an email address and password then log in and click the settings gear to add your library card barcode and PIN
- Stream on your computer or download to Android, iPad, iPhone, and Kindle Fire devices
- Loan period = 21 days
- Loan limit = 7 total items per month (includes movies, TV, music albums, & comics)
Instructions to Get Started:
GET THE APP | Apple iOS | Android | Amazon Fire
Access ebooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, comic books, and magazines online.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- If you have an Android or iOS (Apple) system, we recommend using the Libby app
- If you have a Kindle, use the OverDrive app
- Stream on your computer or download to Android, iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire, and Kindle E-reader devices
- Loan period = 14 days
- Loan limit = 10 titles at one time
Instructions to Get Started:
GET THE APP | Apple iOS | Android | Amazon Kindle
Access movies and TV shows online.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- Create a Kanopy account with your library card number and PIN, and an email address and password
- Stream on your computer, smart TV, Android, and iOS devices
- Loan period = 3 days once you press play
- Loan limit = 7 total items per month
- Kanopy Kids collection available!
Instructions to Get Started:
Online language learning for kids and adults, offering over 100 languages for adults and Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish with kid-friendly materials.
How it Works:
- There is no library card requirement; just sign up for a Transparent account
- Optimized for touchscreen use on iPads and Android tablets, Transparent Language Online works on virtually any Internet-connected device or computer
Instructions to Get Started:
NO APP REQUIRED
PebbleGo is a database specifically geared toward the needs of K-2 learners. It helps students learn foundational research skills plus provides critical early-reader supports like audio voice overs and text highlighting. Available modules include animals and biographies.
How it works:
- Click on the link to log in automatically through the library.
- Choose which topic to explore.
- Click on the speaker button on each page for a voiceover that highlights the words being read.
NO APP REQUIRED
Learn a new language anywhere, anytime, for any language goal — in 100+ languages.
How it Works:
- There is no library card requirement; just sign up for a Transparent account
- Stream on your computer or mobile device via a web browser, or download the Transparent Language app on Android or Apple iOS
Instructions to Get Started: