eLibrary

Our staff might go home at night, but our eLibrary is always open. Borrow movies, books, take art classes, and more below.

eResources marked with an * are available to Concord Residents only.

Read, Watch, & Listen

Hoopla

Hoopla*

Instantly borrow ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, or tv shows on your computer, smartphone, or tablet - no holds or waiting periods. Concord residents receive ten borrows per month.

 

Kanopy

Kanopy*

Instantly stream movies, tv shows, documentaries, and Great Courses on your computer, smartphone, or tablet - no holds or waiting periods. Concord residents receive 30 tickets per month. Please note - Kanopy has recently made a change to their authentication requirement. Before the change, users were authenticated by supplying only their library card number. After the change, users now need to authenticate with both their library card number and their PIN, the same way they do in Libby.

Users can now supply their library card number and PIN if they edit their existing membership in a web browser. When a patron’s 30-day Kanopy authentication times out, they will need to add their PIN to watch videos on Kanopy if they haven’t already done so. Those patrons can reactivate their memberships by following this process. Basically now a patron's library account PIN = their Libby PIN = their Kanopy PIN.  

A quick guide - Sign in to Kanopy using the email address you signed up with, then go to My Account > My Libraries, click the three dots next to the library name, select Edit, and add your library card and PIN. You can reset your PIN here if necessary. (Updated on April 14, 2026) 

 

Libby

Libby*

Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and more on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or Kindle device! Just like Library books, Libby titles are available in limited quantities, so you may need to place a hold on popular items.

Learn

Creativebug

Creativebug*

Instant, on-demand access to thousands of digital art, craft, and technology classes taught by professional artists.

 

Mango

Mango Languages*

An interactive language-learning platform featuring both World Language and multilingual English Language Learning courses.

Newspapers

The Boston Globe

Beginning January 2026, Minuteman offers access to BostonGlobe.com & Boston Globe App for eligible Minuteman library patrons. The service offers users a 72-hour pass to all Globe subscriber content for up to 500 users at a time. [How to Access The Boston Globe Online]

The Concord Enterprise (1888-1963)

Full-text, keyword-searchable articles from the Concord Enterprise (1888-1963) and more local newspapers. 

The Concord Journal and Concord's Historical Newspapers (NEW!)

The Concord Free Public Library holds close-to-complete runs of all Concord, Massachusetts newspapers published from 1816 to the present time. We are excited to announce that, as of January 2026, all 12 newspaper titles published through 2005 are now available digitally and keyword searchable. This includes 617 pages of the Middlesex Gazette (1816-1821), 2,654 pages of the Yeoman's Gazette (1826-1840), and 121,279 pages of The Concord Journal (1928-2005).

The New York Times (1851-)

Full text access to the New York Times (1851-).

NYTimes.com*

Provides 3-day article and app access to a registered NYTimes.com account. Renew pass with link above after expiration. Unlimited in-Library access to NYTimes.com.

WSJ.com*

Provides 3-day article and app access to a registered Wall Street Journal account. Renew pass with link above after expiration. In-Library access is available to all users and visitors. Home access is available to Concord residents only.

Reading Recommendations

BookPage*

There’s no greater joy for book lovers than discovering a new favorite book, and BookPage is here to make that connection. BookPage covers a diverse range of recommendations across 80+ reviews of recent releases, plus exclusive author interviews and features. 

 

NoveList Plus*

Looking for your next great read? NoveList Plus is like GoodReads Ultra - search by genres, themes, character or author identities, or even other books and authors you like!