The Newton Free Library offers a variety of digital services for use on computers, smartphones, and tablets. These services are free with your Library Card and include some incredible content you can use right on your computer or device. For help setting up your account or assistance with troubleshooting, stop by any Reference Desk while in the library or call us at 617-796-1360.
The library has a collection of digital resources on a variety of subjects. To view all that we offer, click the link below. You can browse by subject or browse alphabetically.
With the Libby (by OverDrive) app, you can borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines to read on your phone, tablet, or Kindle! This app is connected to your Minuteman library account. The browser version is accessible through https://libbyapp.com
Need some help? Visit the Libby help page for resources, how-to guides, troubleshooting, and FAQs. Follow their Getting started with Libby guide to connect your library card and start borrowing today!
Don’t remember your Minuteman password? Reset your pin here yourself, or give us a call or email us and we can help reset it for you.
Libby app is also available on Kindle Fire. It is available on the Amazon app store.
Limits: 10 loans and 15 holds at a time
With hoopla, borrow and enjoy eBooks, audiobooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen– your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV! Download the hoopla app from your Apple, Android, or Microsoft app store. Use hoopla on iOS, Android, Kindle Fire (not Kindle Paperwhites), Roku, Chromecast, Android TV, Amazon’s Alexa, Fire TV, and Apple TV.
Need some help? See hoopla’s help page for support, help, and FAQs. View the hoopla getting started website help guide here.
Limits: 5 loans per month
Newton Residents Only
With kanopy, access over 30,000 streaming videos, including The Great Courses, the Criterion Collection, PBS, the BBC, documentaries, foreign films, and many more. Titles are available instantly with no waitlist.
Need some help? See kanopy’s Getting Started page to view a step-by-step guide on signing up and linking your library account. Visit kanopy’s help page for further support and FAQs.
Limits: 12 tickets per month
Newton Residents Only
Naxos Music Library is a music streaming service featuring classical, world, jazz and blues music from the entire Naxos label catalog as well as other specialty record labels.
Check out the Naxos Music Library FAQ page on how to download, sign in, and view other support information.
Newton Residents Only, no individual limit but only 10 users at a time
Using your library card number, you can access Naxos without creating an account. However, if you would like to create a Naxos account in order to sign into the app, follow the below instructions from a desktop browser only. Once completing registration through a desktop browser, you will be able to sign into the Naxos app.
- Once signed in with your library card number, you will see Newton Free Library in the top left of the browser.
- On the left-hand navigation menu, click on Playlists
- On the next page on the top right where it says “Student / Member Account”, click on “Sign Up”
- Fill out the registration form and click on “Register New Account Now” at the bottom when finished
- You will receive an email from Naxos. Open it and click on “ACTIVATE NAXOS MUSIC LIBRARY STUDENT / MEMBER PLAYLIST ACCOUNT NOW”
- The email address and password you register with will act as your login credentials for the Naxos mobile app. You can also create and save personal playlists with this login.
- Download the app from your respective store and log in with your email & password. On the app where it asks for a username, you must use the email that you created an account with.
- Every 6 months, if you have not logged in to Naxos via web access, your Playlist account will be temporarily deactivated and you will be prompted to log in to reactivate it.