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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
- 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 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 500+ animated talking picture books and read-alongs, including world languages, as well as National Geographic videos.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- Stream unlimited content to computer or device
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
Math picture books are the perfect way to bring math concepts to life! This free e-book collection supports math skills through animated picture books read out loud.
How it Works:
- Requires Thomas Crane Public Library card. Get an e-card now
- Stream unlimited content to computer or device
NO APP REQUIRED
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
ATTENTION: On July 31, access to Transparent Language Online via this link will be discontinued. Statewide access to Transparent Language Online, brought to you by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) and Massachusetts Library System (MLS), will include access via a new URL. With this change, you will be required to create a new user account at the new link. If you would like to save a copy of your learning history, we recommend running a “My Transcript Report.” If you have any questions, please reach out to support@transparent.com.
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: