Why is this list so much shorter? What happened?
As of July 1st, Massachusetts residents lost access to 21 databases due to cuts in federal funding. Lean more on the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners’ webpage on Federal Funding at Risk.
A Memorial Hall Library card provides access to the databases below. Additional resources are available from the Boston Public Library. For help, contact the Reference Desk at 978-623-8430.
Freegal Music+ gives you access to millions of songs, including the entirely of the Sony Music catalog. You can download up to 5 songs each week to keep for personal use and to share with friends and family. You can also stream up 8 hours of music every week, completely ad-free. Use Freegal with their app available for iOS, Android, or Amazon or directly from a web browser.
Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone.
The Hoopla Instant collection has hundreds of thousands of titles and are always available—nothing ever needs to be put on hold.
There are also a handful of high-demand titles in our Hoopla Flex collection. Borrowing an ebook or audiobook from Hoopla Flex works similarly to borrowing one on Libby/OverDrive. If an item is marked as available, you can check it out immediately. You’ll have the ebook or audiobook for 14 days with the option to renew provided there are no holds on the item. If someone has borrowed the item you want, you can place it on hold. When the hold is ready, you’ll have 72 hours to check it out before it goes to the next person. If you want, you can enable automatic checkout in Settings.
Memorial Hall Library card holders can borrow up to 8 items per month from the Hoopla Instant collection and have up to 2 items borrowed at the same time from Hoopla Flex.
Medici.tv offers the largest catalog collection of classical music, opera, jazz and dance videos. Content includes:
Starting October 2022, you can create an Individual Account while signing in under the library’s account. An Individual Account allows you to save your favorite videos, see your viewing history, and receive Medici.tv’s weekly newsletter. See this slideshow for more information.
Access to Medici.tv is unlimited and can be enjoyed anywhere on any digital device. To enjoy Medici.tv on your mobile device, or to cast your favorite content to your TV screen using Chromecast or AirPlay, download the Medici.tv mobile app by searching for medici.tv EDU in your app store or by scanning this QR code. (Tip: If you use the mobile app, there is no need to to go through the library’s website!)
Stream 150,000+ classical music albums from more than a thousand labels. Search by keyword, composer, genre, label, artist, duration, or period. Features customizable playlists, a musical term dictionary and pronunciation guide, opera libretti and synopses, and professional analyses of major classical works.
Note: MHL’s subscription to Naxos Music Library has a limit of 4 simultaneous users. When you’re done with your listening session, please log out of Naxos and close your browser or app to free a spot for someone else.
The Naxos Music Library app is available for both Apple and Android devices, but to use it you will first need to create a user account:
See this page for more information. Note that if you wish to use the NML Jazz and/or NML World apps, account credentials will need to be created for those as well.
Stream 20,000+ jazz albums from over 500 record labels, including Warner Jazz and Fantasy Jazz.
Note: MHL’s subscription to Naxos Music Library Jazz has a limit of 2 simultaneous users. When you’re done with your listening session, please log out of Naxos and close your browser or app to free a spot for someone else.
The Naxos Music Library Jazz app is available for both Apple and Android devices, but to use it you will first need to create a user account:
See this page for more information. Note that if you wish to use the Naxos Music Library and/or NML World apps, account credentials will need to be created for those as well.
Stream tracks from more than 15,000 world music albums. Includes the entire catalog of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and ARC Music. Searchable by keyword, composer, artist, geographical area, and cultural group.
Note: MHL’s subscription to Naxos Music Library World has a limit of 2 simultaneous users. When you’re done with your listening session, please log out of Naxos and close your browser or app to free a spot for someone else.
The Naxos Music Library World app is available for both Apple and Android devices, but to use it you will first need to create a user account:
See this page for more information. Note that if you wish to use the Naxos Music Library and/or NML Jazz apps, account credentials will need to be created for those as well.
Qello Concerts by Stingray is the world’s largest collection of full-length concerts and music documentaries that can be streamed on demand. With new releases every week spanning over 30 genres, it’s like a never-ending concert ticket. Sign in with your Andover library card to get 7 days of unlimited access. Return as often as you like to get another 7-day pass. Quello Concerts can be streamed to nearly any device, including the Libby App, under Extras. (NB: you need to be signed in to Libby in order to see the Extras!)
