Digital Resources
Most of these services require logging in with your library barcode number and PIN the first time you use them.
- E-books: Hoopla, Libby, Catalog Search
- Audio-Books: Hoopla, Libby, Catalog Search
- Video streaming: Hoopla, Kanopy
- E-magazines: Libby
- Newspapers: Register-Star, Times Union, NewsBank, Newspaper Article Search
- Learn a Foreign Language: Mango
- Free Online Classes: Universal Class
- Job & Career Help: JobNow
- History and Genealogy
- Reliable Health Info
Especially for Kids
- E-books: Libby
- Homework Help
Learn More About Individual Services
Hoopla | Kanopy | Libby | NewsBank | TumbleBooks | Mango | Universal Class | Columbia County HomeAccess
Hoopla allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later.
- 5 instant borrows each month. These digital borrows will reset every month and you can borrow more than one title at a time.
- Books are available for 21 days.
- Videos are available for 72 hours.
- Music titles are available for 7 days after you borrow.
For desktop, phone, tablet, Alexa devices, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, and Android TV.
With Kanopy you can find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. It can be enjoyed on your TV, mobile phone, tablet and online.
Your North Chatham Free Library pays for this service, so you must originally sign-up through our website using your email address. If you have problems please call NCFL at 518-766-3211.
- Watch up to 5 films per month for 72 hours
- Watch up to 1 series from The Great Courses.
- Unlimited Plays in Kanopy Kids.
Libby by OverDrive allows you to borrow eBooks and audiobooks, as well as download or stream them.
Libby works excellently on your phone or Kindle. The eBook reader makes it easy to customize how you read: you can adjust the eBook’s font size, book layout, and lighting to suit your needs.
As you read, you can also add bookmarks, create notes, highlights, and define words.
Read the Times Union, Hudson Register-Star and over 3,500 other national newspapers through NewsBank brought to NCFL by the Columbia County Libraries Association. These are available as images of the newspaper pages which you can read and scroll through. You see the entire paper.
You can search for newspaper articles with both historical and current content through Newspaper Article Search.
Are you ready to learn a new language? You can choose from more than 70! Mango Language’s adaptive learning process evolves to your progress and unique learning behaviors, preparing you to start a conversation with confidence.
