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eBooks, Audiobooks, & Magazines
Libby is a free app created by Overdrive which offers a large collection of eBooks, audiobooks, videos, and magazines for borrowing. You can download the app onto your mobile device or tablet. Download materials onto the app itself or send to your Kindle eReader. You can borrow up to 10 items and place up to 10 items on hold. Magazines require no hold and can be downloaded at any time.
Offers a large collection of eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and videos for borrowing. Read on your computer browser, download the items through the Libby app, or send them to your Kindle eReader. You can borrow up to 10 items and place up to 10 items on hold. Magazines require no hold and can be downloaded at any time.
Hoopla offers streaming for movies, TV shows, and music. Borrow ebooks, comics, and audiobooks without any wait. Choose from hundreds of thousands of titles and access the materials immediately or download them to phones or tablets for later.
Create an account using your library card. This service is available to Boxborough cardholders with a 10 item per month limit.
Freading has over 30,000 titles from hundreds of internationally known publishers with more being added each day. No holds are needed for any of the books. If the title is in the collection, a user can borrow it immediately.
Create an account using your library card. If you have any questions, visit the FAQ page. This service is available to Boxborough cardholders.
Movies & TV
Kanopy offers on-demand streaming of over more than 30,000 films, including critically acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films, and more. Stream films anytime, anywhere on your preferred devices.
Create an account using your library card. This service is available to Boxborough cardholders.
IndieFlix is a streaming movie service that offers access to pop culture favorites, box office hits, award-winning feature films, documentaries, and shorts.
Find it in the Libby app. Download the free app, add our library, and look for “Extras” to get started! Instructions on how to access IndieFlix through Libby can be found on our help page.
IndieFlix and other Libby Extras are available to Boxborough residents only.
Music
Freegal Music is a free music streaming service from your public library offering access to over 16 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 93,000+ labels with music that originates in over 100 countries.
Create an account using your library card. This service is available to Boxborough cardholders.
Qello Concerts by Stingray is the world’s largest collection of full-length concerts and music documentaries streamed on-demand to just about any digital device.
Find it in the Libby app. Download the free app, add our library, and look for “Extras” to get started! Instructions on how to access Qello Concerts through Libby can be found on our help page.
Qello Concerts and other Libby Extras are available to Boxborough residents only.
Watch beautiful classical music, operas, and ballets from around the world, anywhere, anytime. Delight in masterful performances on your favorite devices.
Find it in the Libby app. Download the free app, add our library, and look for “Extras” to get started! Instructions on how to access Classica through Libby can be found on our help page.
Classica and other Libby Extras are available to Boxborough residents only.
Additional Resources
Access thousands of online arts and crafts classes, tutorials, and projects, such as sewing, knitting, crocheting, painting, drawing, and much more. Most classes include both step-by-step instructions you can read and demonstration videos.
Create an account using your library card. This service is available to Boxborough cardholders.
Language learners can build vocabulary, practice skills, and maintain what they have learned with Transparent Language Online, available anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.
The Great Courses offers engaging and understandable lectures by esteemed professors, professionals, and experts in topics ranging from history, science, and much more.
Find it in the Libby app. Download the free app, add our library, and look for “Extras” to get started! Instructions on how to access The Great Courses through Libby can be found on our help page.
The Great Courses and other Libby Extras are available to Boxborough residents only.
Craftsy is an online resource for all creative makers from basic instruction to advanced techniques for fabric and yarn crafts, baking, drawing, and much more.
Find it in the Libby app. Download the free app, add our library, and look for “Extras” to get started! Instructions on how to access Craftsy through Libby can be found on our help page.
Craftsy and other Libby Extras are available to Boxborough residents only.
Mango Languages is an online language learning system that makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective. This service is available to Boxborough cardholders. Mango Languages is made possible by the generous support of the Sargent Memorial Library Foundation.
The Library's subscription to Mango Languages will cease at the beginning of January 2025. If you are looking for other language learning services, please visit Transparent Languages for Libraries.