Ebooks, audiobooks, movies and music that can be used remotely, anywhere, are available online from your NOBLE library. Library buildings may be closed due to the pandemic, but library services continue. Go to your library’s web page to find out what your library offers. Available to all are: OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks – download on a phone, tablet or PC
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NOBLE Digital Heritage — Interested in local history? Visit this site to see images and other resources documenting the rich social and cultural history of our member communities.
Libby App — Did you know you have free access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines from the NOBLE OverDrive collection? You can borrow them instantly to read on your phone, tablet or other device. You can even use your NOBLE library card to “visit” the collections and borrow ebooks and audiobooks from other systems around the state!
NoveList Plus — Looking for a good book? Try this online service to find the next book in a series, fiction or nonfiction titles based on subject, genre or mood, read-alikes for your favorite authors or books, reading group guides and more. You’ll need your library card to use this from home.
Explora — Try this easy-to-use database of articles from hundreds of different academic journals, popular magazines, reference works, primary source documents, and news videos, including the Journal of the American Medical Association, Foreign Affairs, Time, People, Consumer Reports and so much more!
Ebooks, audiobooks, movies and music that can be used remotely, anywhere, are available online from your NOBLE library. Library buildings may be closed due to the pandemic, but library services continue.
Go to your library’s web page to find out what your library offers.
Available to all are:
OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks – download on a phone, tablet or PC
More ebooks
Another source of free ebooks, the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners’ “We’re in this Together” page includes ebook collections made available for a limited time by EBSCO.
Boston Public Library collections
As the Library for the Commonwealth, everyone who lives and works in Massachusetts is eligible for a BPL eCard which grants access to all of its online services, including Kanopy films, Hoopla movies, music, ebooks and audiobooks and RBDigital magazines and audiobooks
Research databases
Local Resources
Local library purchases – usually limited to residents of that community. May include:
Programs
Many libraries are conducting online programs via conferencing software or social media, including
Reference and Technical Support:
Many libraries are providing telephone and email support while closed. Check your library’s website, as sometimes a special email is used or a telephone number with limited hours.
Due Dates Extended
All due dates of NOBLE libraries” materials have been extended due to the pandemic closure, and will be extended at least until the libraries’ reopening date, and for weeks after to avoid crowding when libraries reopen. Don’t worry about your items going overdue during the closures.
Irish-American Heritage Month — March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day and March is Irish-American Heritage Month. Here are some fiction and nonfiction ebooks and e-audiobooks about Ireland and the Irish from our OverDrive collection, which you can download or stream to you smartphone, tablet, Kindle or other device!
Libby App — Did you know you have free access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines from the NOBLE OverDrive collection? You can borrow them instantly to read on your phone, tablet or other device. You can even use your NOBLE library card to “visit” the collections and borrow ebooks and audiobooks from other systems around the state!
Here are some books for kids going back to school — or maybe going to school for the very first time!
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NOBLE Book Awards 2018 — Who better to give tips on great books than your local librarians? Library staff voted for their favorite books of 2018 for different age groups and categories. Here’s a list of the winners and runners up, linked to the library catalog to make it easy to find and request them!
Looking for a good book? Try NoveList Plus, an online service helps you find the next book in a series, fiction or nonfiction titles based on subject, genre or mood, read-alikes for your favorite authors or books, reading group guides and more. You’ll need your library card to use this from home.
NoveList Plus — “Find your next great read”
Explora — Try this easy-to-use database of articles from hundreds of different academic journals, popular magazines, reference works, primary source documents, and news videos, including the Journal of the American Medical Association, Foreign Affairs, Time, People, Consumer Reports and so much more! It’s a great place to start whether you’re a student working on a research paper, a reader looking for more information about your favorite author, a parent looking for more information on children’s health, or someone who wants to get a level and depth of information beyond what you can find via Google.
In addition to the basic Explora site, there are special editions with content appropriate for teachers and for students in elementary, middle and high school students.
This is a licensed resource which you can use in a NOBLE library or from home using your library card information to log in.
Interested in local history? Visit this site to see images and other resources documenting the rich social and cultural history of our member communities: NOBLE Digital Heritage
You can also go directly to the collection of one of the participating libraries:
NextReads Newsletters — Wondering what to read next? Sign up for NextReads email newsletters to receive recommendations for your favorite type of book for adults, teens and children, with titles linked to the library catalog to make it easy to find and request them.
There are 26 different newsletters to choose from! You can click on the name of the list for more information and to see the current issue.
NextReads Newsletter Recent Issues — You can browse through the last six issues of all the newsletters her
