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.

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.

The New York Times – Archive
From Home or the Library
Full-text articles from The New York Times, 1985- Present.

New York Times – Online Digital Edition
From Home  From the Library
Full access to 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. Sign into the OCLN catalog with your library card number and password and select “New York Times” from Online Services menu. Provided by the Old Colony Library Network.

The New York Times – Games
From Home or the Library
New York Times games have captivated solvers since the launch of the Crossword in 1942. Their experts create engaging word and visual games — in 2014 they introduced the Mini Crossword, followed by Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles, Connections, Vertex, and now, Midi Crossword.
Access to The New York Times Games is in 24-hour allotments; you may obtain a new access code every 24 hours for uninterrupted access. Sign into the OCLN catalog with your library card number and password and select “New York Times” from Online Services menu. Provided by the Old Colony Library Network.

The New York Times – Cooking
From Home or the Library
New York Times Cooking is a digital cookbook and cooking guide alike, available on all platforms, that helps home cooks of every level discover, save and organize the world’s best recipes, while also helping them become better, more competent cooks.
Access to The New York Times Cooking is in 24-hour allotments; you may obtain a new access code every 24 hours for uninterrupted access. Sign into the OCLN catalog with your library card number and password and select “New York Times” from Online Services menu. Provided by the Old Colony Library Network.

Patriot Ledger Historical and Current Collection
Search news from Quincy and vicinity from the year 1916 to today with The Patriot Ledger Historical and Current Collection Collection. Explore current and archived issues of The Patriot Ledger. Study trends, issues, events, advertisements, companies and more through historical and current full newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network and Thayer Public Library.

EBSCO eBook Collection – Literary, reference, and a wide variety of general interest titles for all ages.