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eLibrary: Books, Movies & eLearning

Consult our eLibrary when you want free reading materials delivered electronically to your home computer, iPad, Kindle, Nook, eReader, or phone. Set up an account with each of these providers and use your library card to check out eBooks, movies, music, magazines, and more. Download the mobile apps to read on the go.

Libby App

The New Overdrive is called Libby: Easily borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks on a wide variety of compatible tablets, phones, and computers. For help please visit the Libby/Overdrive help site.

Hoopla! Instantly borrow free movies, television shows, audiobooks and music albums with your library card.

RBdigital: Formerly called Zinio, read complete digital editions of popular magazines in your browser or download to your mobile device with RBdigital for libraries. Keep magazines for as long as you wish.

Kanopy: A streaming service that offers thousands of films, documentaries, and shorts from producers in the U.S. and around the world. Highlights include films from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, and PBS, as well as thousands of independent filmmakers.

BrainHQ: A series of brain-training exercises that you do online on a computer, tablet, or smart phone. They’re easy to learn, but powerfully effective. Available for Cohasset library cardholders. Sponsored by a grant from the South Shore Playhouse Associates.

Pronunciator: Learn a new language or brush up on your language skills. Download the app for on-the-go learning. Funded by the Paul Pratt Memorial Library.

Universal Class: Online courses to help you learn the skills you need to achieve your goals.Funded by the Paul Pratt Memorial Library.

Newspapers

Newsbank: Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections. America’s Newspapers includes access to The Patriot Ledger and Mariner newspapers.

Boston Globe Newspaper: Full-text articles from the Boston Globe (1980 to present). Funded by the Massachusetts Library System. Click here to view tutorials on searching with ProQuest.

New York Times Digital: You must create an account for access. Click Log In and Sign Up to create an account. If you would like to access New York Times Digital outside the library, click here.