Looking for something great to read? Our librarians are here to help! Click the link below and fill out the form – the more information you can include, the better! – and we’ll send you a personalized reading list within one week.
You’ll find a different form for adults, kids, and teens. This service is private; no one will see the information you share or the list we create for you except library staff.
Questions? Give us a call at 978-352-5728 or email us at info@georgetownpl.org
The reading recommendation publication that you pick up for free at the library is now available online!
Now you can access AncestryLibrary from home with your library card! AncestryLibrary has temporarily expanded their offerings in light of the pandemic and closures of libraries so that patrons may access the database from home. What’s my PIN number? When you get your library card the last 4 digits of your phone number is your PIN number.
You can also access HeritageQuest and MyHeritage Library Edition from home too!
Have you tried Libby yet? You can borrow ebooks and audiobooks instantly and for free, using just the device in your hand. Get the app for your phone or tablet!
eBooks from Overdrive! Explore titles available to read on your Kindle, computer, iPad, iPhone, Android or compatible eBook reader through Overdrive. Need help getting started?
eAudiobooks from Overdrive! Explore titles available to read on your Kindle, computer, iPad, iPhone, Android or compatible eBook reader through Overdrive. Need help getting started?
Browse – Checkout – and Read magazines in your browser – and download to mobile apps with eMagazines from Overdrive. Get started by creating a new account in the online browser site. Checkout a magazine or download mobile apps and log in with your same credentials. (Create your account online before downloading the mobile apps.) Once you checkout a magazine you may keep it as long as you wish.
As a Georgetown Peabody Library and MVLC member library card holder, you may access high-quality local, state, and regionally funded online resources of full-text periodicals, health and business resources, biographical and literary databases, as well as general research resources available online in the library or from home. Home access to online resources is possible by inputting your 14-digit public library barcode number.
Thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists as well as a pattern library with over 70 patterns. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, and more!
Library card holders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films instantly. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast or Roku.
Offering what the New York Times calls ͞a garden of cinematic delights, Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, The Orchard, The Great Courses, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers. Try it out today!
Use TumbleBook Library for an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love.
TumbleMath: Animated e-books for kids in grades K-6 with a focus on math!
Teen Book Cloud: e-books for teens in grades 7-12
Use your library card to access over 500 free online courses through Universal Class. Universal Class offers the highest quality online courses for patrons interested in the lifelong pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons.
Use your library card to access the Boston Globe and the New York Times.
The Georgetown Peabody Library has partnered with driving-tests.org to provide patrons with free, ad-free, and registration-free Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) practice tests for car, motorcycle, and commercial vehicle licenses. Perfect for the learner’s permit test, driver’s license test, and refresher test for seniors.
Learning Express Library offers practice tests and tutorials designed for students elementary through graduate levels and adult learners. Academic or licensing tests are available, with immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and individualized results analysis.
Access more eResources through the Boston Public Library with a BPL eCard – available to all Massachusetts residents online!
Do you miss story time at the library? So does Miss Cathy.
Join her for digital story times on Facebook Live.
Wednesdays at 7:00 PM bedtime story will be read
Fridays at 10:30 AM songs and stories for everyone
The story times will run from April 15 – May 1.
We are running a weekly LEGO Challenge!
This weeks challenge is:
MAKE SOMETHING THAT FLIES.
Take a picture of it and send it to cdewitt@georgetownpl.org by Sunday 4/19. If you don’t have LEGO’s at home feel free to build a creation with any materials you do have. The pictures will be posted on Facebook along with next weeks challenge on Monday 4/20. This program is for all ages.
Scholastic is allowing Georgetown Families access to more of their learning content:
FREE VIRTUAL LEARNING RESOURCES PROVIDED BY SCHOLASTIC
Scholastic Learn at Home Virtual Learning Hub
Scholastic Learn at Home is a free website that provides PreK-9+ students with 20* days’ worth of exciting learning journeys carefully created by our editors spanning the content areas, to keep students academically active during school closures. The site also provides free access to a variety of award-winning digital programs. No registration or rostering required.
www.scholastic.com/learnathome
*The site will be updated weekly until all 20 days of content is available.
Scholastic Classroom Magazines
The Scholastic Magazine editors created Teaching the Coronavirus, a collection of free resources designed to help teachers ease students’ fears and inform them with age-appropriate information.
www.scholastic.com/coronavirus
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The following digital programs are available for Free from Scholastic, now through April 20, 2020.
BookFlix (PreK-3)
BooKFlix provides a fun way for early readers to engage with delightful stories and interesting nonfiction ebooks.
https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/bkflix?ucn=642726498
Username: Learning20
Password: Clifford
Watch & Learn Library (Prek – 3)
Watch & Learn Library builds learning excitement with real-world videos in English and Spanish.
https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/watchandlearn?ucn=642726498
Username: Learning20
Password: Clifford
TrueFlix (Grades 3+)
TrueFlix helps students build science and social studies knowledge in an engaging way
https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/tfx?ucn=642726498
Username: Learning20
Password: Clifford
ScienceFlix (Grades 5+)
ScienceFlix gets students excited about all sciences with exciting articles, videos, and projects.
https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/sfx?ucn=642726498
Username: Learning20
Password: Clifford
Check out our YouTube playlist of Miss Cathy performing her favorite rhymes and songs.
Per the direction of the Board of Library Trustees and the Town of Georgetown, the Georgetown Peabody Library will be closed to the public as of Monday, March 16 until further notice. For the most up-to-date information on the COVID-19 Coronavirus in Massachusetts, please visit the Town of Georgetown’s website and the Massachusetts Department of Health website.
Delivery of library materials has also been suspended by the state. The Library will be investigating if it is possible to provide some limited services while protecting our patrons and staff and minimizing the risk of spreading the COVID 19 virus. Please check our website for updates in this regard.
We ask patrons to hold onto their items and not return them in our book drop. Staff will not be in the building to empty the book drops! All items have been renewed so that they will not be due until we re-open. Remember that our library does not charge fines for overdue materials!
While we are closed, patrons will always have access to our online resources. Home access to online resources is possible by inputting your 14-digit public library barcode number.
The town of Georgetown is closely monitoring the COVID-19 Coronavirus situation. For the most up-to-date information on the COVID-19 Coronavirus in Massachusetts, please visit the Town of Georgetown’s website and the Massachusetts Department of Health website.
Kanopy – Watch documentaries, art house films and indie films.
Freegal – Download 5 songs per week and have 3 hours of streaming music per day.
Overdrive – Ebooks, Audiobooks and eMagazines! for computers and mobile devices.
Explore more options at our Online Resources section.
Get notified by email or text message when any member library of the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium orders new titles by your favorite authors or performers!
Author Alerts is a digital service offered through EngagedPatrons that enables patrons to receive email or text message notifications when MVLC libraries acquire titles by their favorite authors.
Get started with Author Alerts here!
You can also find the link to Author Alerts on our catalog page!
