DIGITAL MEDIA RESOURCES
Niche Academy — Niche Academy provides step-by-step how-to videos for many of our digital resources. The videos are short and easy to follow, but still offer the information you need to get started. If you prefer text to video, you can read through the same material with plain text and illustrative images. There are also tutorials for Online Safety, everything Google, Microsoft Office Suite and more.
Hoopla – Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones and tablets for offline enjoyment.
Kanopy – Video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain.
OverDrive Audiobooks and eBooks Catalog – Find popular titles for all ages.
- Overdrive for Kids and Teens Catalog – Includes popular titles for kids and teens in a user-friendly search format.
- Watch OverDrive video tutorials to help you setup and use eBooks and eAudiobooks on your device. Learn about using specific devices here.
- The free Libby App is is the easiest way to get started with OverDrive’s digital books and audiobooks.
Braintree High School Yearbooks and Town Reports – Braintree High School yearbooks from 1935 to 2016 are now digitized and available to browse online. Browse through any year or download as many as you like to search for friends and relatives! Braintree Town Reports from 1640 to 2006 are also digitized and available online. The Town Reports include births, deaths, and marriages from 1640 to 1946.
New York Times Digital Edition
Full access the New York Times Digital Edition. Available in English, Spanish and Chinese. A New York Times online account, which requires only an email address and a password, is needed to access the newspaper. Access from home is in 72 hour allotments; you may obtain a new access code every 72 hours for uninterrupted access. Please see the instructions for setting up an account and obtaining an access code to get started.
EBSCO eBook Collection – Literary, reference, and a wide variety of general interest titles for all ages.