Resources

See below for more information on Streaming Video, Ebooks and Downloadable Audio Books, Databases and Museum Passes. 

If you're having problems accessing the services or don't have a library card and would like one, please call and leave a message at 860-379-7235 or send an email to staff@beekleylibrary.org.

Below are some links we hope you'll find helpful while the library is closed.   We'll update them as more information is available.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention – up to date information from the federal government.

Harvard Medical School Coronavirus Resource Center – consumer and factual information with regular updates.

The New York Times Coronavirus Briefing – free access to articles from the New York Times on news and guidance to the outbreak.  You’ll need to sign in for the complimentary access.
 
How to Homeschool When You Never Wanted to Homeschool – a Facebook page with advice and additional links to helpful websites.  You may need a Facebook account to access this.

Scholastic Learn at Home - Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.
Username: Learning20
Password: Clifford

Scholastic has added additional resources not included in it's Learn at Home website.  All of them are available with the same username and password above.

BookFlix - PreK-3
TrueFlix - Grades 3+
ScienceFlix - Grades 5+
Watch & Learn Library - PreK-3

World Book - free access to World Book Online resources for K-12 through April 30, including World Book Early Learning, Kids, Student, and Advanced.
Username: wbsupport
Password: distancelearn

PBS For Kids - provides videos and games for children and information for parents.

Kanopy  - you would normally limited to 10 films per month with Kanopy but they have added movies that are credit free and will not be counted towards your limit.  Kanopy for Kids is free and has no limit to the number of videos you can view.

The Tumblebooks Library offers ebooks and audiobooks for grades K-12.  They have made their website available to all patrons of the Beekley Library at no charge.

www.TumbleBookLibrary.com - K-6 children's ebook database:
Username: tumble735
Password: books

www.TumbleMath.com - K-6 math ebook database
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

www.TeenBookCloud.com - gr 7-12 ebook database
Direct Link: https://www.teenbookcloud.com/autologin.aspx?U=tumble2020&P=A3b5c6
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

www.AudioBookCloud.com - all ages audio book database
Direct Link: https://www.audiobookcloud.com/autologin.aspx?U=tumble2020&P=A3b5c6
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

Google Arts & Culture - our Museum Passes aren't available but you can visit over 2,500 museums around the world.  Tabs at the top of the home page allow you to explore randomly or search for specific museums and collections.  If you don't find the one you want, a Google search will bring you there.  You can also visit five National Parks.

The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival is featuring a series of performances from the Music Shed for you to enjoy in your own home on both their Facebook and Instagram pages.  The award winning Viano String Quartet who performed the last two summers at the Beekley and became instant favorites of those who attended are among those included.  New concerts will be added on Tuesday and Thursday.

Audible, a provider of audiobooks through Amazon is providing free audiobooks for children.

Imagineering in a Box - a free free online program from Disney of 32 videos that brings together the diverse talents of Disney Imagineers around the world for a one-of-a-kind learning experience.

National Emergency Library – from the Internet Archives. A nonprofit group, it has made some 4 million books available online for free, says that it is suspending waitlists for the 1.4 million works in its lending library.  There is a huge selection of books so you may want to narrow down your choices and search specific authors, titles, subjects or genres. 
 
research it CT is a free service from the State Library that includes educational databases, magazines newspapers and more.  Easy access is available with a   library card and the state is currently working to provide access to those without a card.

BBC Radio.  Much more than just the news, BBC Radio stations also offer drama, mysteries, comedy, culture, music from alternative to classical, documentaries and more.  Each channel has archived programs and hundreds of podcasts.  Download the app, BBC iPlayer Radio, on your phone, tablet or PC and explore more 15 stations.

Opera and Classical Music is available to stream for free on a number of sites.  The Metropolitan Opera is hosting Nightly Met Opera Streams.  The performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. EST and will be available to stream for 20 hours.  The New York Philharmonic Orchestra has free concerts on its NY Phil Plays On, as does the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra at their Digital Concert Hall. 

JLG Gold Standard eBooks and Audiobooks for Elementary, Middle School and High school students.  JLG Digital gives you and your readers unlimited access to books from any device. There is no limit to the number of users, and titles enter and exit the digital stream regularly so there are always new picks available.

MackinVIA  provides access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, read-alongs, databases and videos in over 25 categories for preK through 12.  To sign in our username is Beekley and the password is Library.

 Recorded Books Audiobooks and Ebooks!  You can browse and search thousands of titles and download them to your computer and/or portable audio devices.  (Funded by BookFriends.)

Acorn TV -- the best in British TV and Film!   Watch 80+ exclusive shows -- world-class mysteries, dramas, and comedies -- from Britain and beyond.  With thousands of hours of commercial-free programming.    (Supported by the Ned O'Brien Film Fund)

The Great Courses Library Collection!  Unlimited access to the worlds most engaging professors, covering a wide variety of subjects.    (Supported by the Ned O'Brien Film Fund)

Stingray Qello -- Full-length Concerts, Music, and Documentaries!  Over 1,500 of the most amazing live moments of music streamed on-demand to just about any digital device.  (Supported by the Ned O'Brien Film Fund)

IndieFlix -- Movies and Classic TV! Streaming video with unlimited access to thousands of titles.  (Supported by the Ned O'Brien Film Fund)

IndieFlix -- Movies and Classic TV! Streaming video with unlimited access to thousands of titles.

ACT/SAT Test Prep!   Comprehensive self-paced program proven to raise scores.

LearnItLive!  Health and wellness live and on-demand classes and quick tip videos.


Download through RBdigital:
  • Click Create New Account.
  • Use your full 14-digit library card number, enter your personal information and choose operating system. If you choose Windows choose OneClickdigital Media Manager. If you are transferring to an Apple device choose iTunes, if not choose other.
  • On Home Page click Help tab>Frequently Asked Questions for general and specific information for downloading and devices before using OneClickdigital for the first time.
  • Go back to Home Page click Getting Started in right hand corner above book titles.
  • Click on appropriate icon for OneClickdigital Media Manager download for Windows or Mac.
  • Click Run.
  • Click Run again.
  • Click Install for InstallShieldWizard - Installing Microsoft .NET Framework (if necessary) might take more than an hour. Be patient!)
  • OneClickdigital Media Manager will open. Close out of Media Manager.
  • Go back to OneClickdigital Home Page to search or browse for titles.
  • Check out title (you can choose the checkout period from 1 to 21 days) and then download.
  • If you want to transfer to portable device plug in device using USB cable.
  • Click on OneClickdigital Media Manager, log in, and Play to listen on computer or Download and Transfer to listen on portable device.
  • There is an app available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Android and Windows apps will be available soon.
The Beekley Community Library offers Kanopy, a streaming video service to our patrons.  Read the instructions  and then click on the icon below to begin. 
​Kanopy video streaming is now available to Beekley Library patrons. Watch over 30,000 films including must see classics from The Criterion Collection, your favorite documentaries from PBS or dramas from BBC.  Indulge in indies and world cinema sourced from award-winning filmmakers, including New Day Films, Kino Lorber, The Video Project, California Newsreel and many others.  All of Kanopy’s titles are instantly available with no holds and no waiting.
 
You can search by subject from a drop down menu on the home page or use the search box to look for films by title, actor, director, producer and keyword.
 
You may view up to 10 films a month, with 3 days to watch each one on your computer, tablet or smartphone.  You can also stream them on your TV with Roku or Apple TV. 

  • To begin watching, click on the icon above, and then on the orange box to set up your account. At the Kanopy home page, click on Sign Up in the upper right hand corner. You will need to initially open your account through Facebook, Google or your email.  When asked later, use your full 14 digit library card number as the login ID and your last name in all lower case as the PIN.  The PIN must be at least six letters long - you can use first and middle name initials if needed.
 
  • To set up an account on your tablet, smartphone or other device you will need to download the Kanopy app and follow the directions in the paragraph above.
                                                                                               (Supported by the Ned O'Brien Film Fund)
The Beekley Community Library offers two downloadable book services for New Hartford residents: OverDrive and One-Click Digital.  Read the instructions below and then click on the links to access these services. 
Overdrive is offered through Library Connection.  You can browse and search thousands of titles and download them to Kindles, Nooks, iPads, iPods, mp3players, smart phones, and other portable devices.

To get started:
  • Click Login
  • Choose our library (Beekley Community Library) from drop-down menu.
  • Use your library card number in a truncated form – for example if your library card number is 22544 00123 432 6 leave off the 22544, any zeroes that immediately follow, and also leave off the last digit in the number. Your number in the sample card number above would be 123432.
  • Use your last name in all lower case.
  • On the Home Page click Help tab.
  • Click My Help icon which will give you instructions for whatever device you want to use for both ebooks and downloadable audiobooks.
  • You will need to download software according to the instructions in My Help to use this service: Overdrive Media Console for audiobooks and/or Adobe Digital Editions for ebooks other than Kindle Readers.
  • Once you have downloaded the necessary software go back to the Home Page to search for books.
  • Items in Overdrive may be checked out by only one patron at a time. You may place a hold on checked-out items. The system will send an email notification when your download becomes available. Because of the popularity of this service, you may want to select the search option “only show titles with available copies” if you are just browsing for titles.
  • Click on the title in the appropriate format to add it to your cart. You may check it out and download it to your computer at that time or continue browsing and, when finished, return toMy Account>My Cart to complete the checkout and download process.
  • Go to the Overdrive Media Console or Adobe Digital Editions on your desktop to listen to or read the book on your computer or transfer it to your audio device or e-reader.
  • There are apps and instructions for mobile devices and Kindle Readers, which will need to be downloaded directly on to the device.  Instructions are in My Help.

Databases
For online access to databases on health, business, K-12 research, periodicals, reference materials, and to access the Request Catalog, log on to http://researchitct.org/  A library card is required to access these databases from home. researchitct is available to all Connecticut library cardholders.  To access databases on researchitct from your home in Connecticut, or anywhere in the world, click on Access from Home/Office under the icon For Public Library Patron.  Enter your entire 14-digit library barcode number (from any library in Connecticut).  Then choose from the wealth of databases available

Museum Passes
Museum passes are lent to New Hartford residents for up to three days (Brodie Park is for one day only), and must be returned on the day they are due before the Library opens. The pass may be dropped in the book drop outside the Library. Passes may not be renewed. There is a fine of $10 a day for passes not returned on time. If the pass is lost or stolen, the charge will be the total price of the pass. You may reserve a pass by visiting or calling the Library.
Our museum pass collection is funded in full by BookFriends.
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BRODIE PARK
Swimming, Picnicking, and Hiking
West Hill Rd., New Hartford, CT
(860) 379-3877
Free pass for one vehicle.

THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Hands-on science for children  
950 Trout Brook Dr., West Hartford, CT
(860) 231-2824
www.thechildrensmuseumct.org 
Tuesday-Saturday: 10 -5 (Summers, 9-4) 
Sunday: 12-5 (Summers, 11-4)
Admits two for the price of one.

CONNECTICUT STATE PARKS & FORESTS 
DAY PASS 
This pass is valid at CT
State Park & Forest Recreation
Areas, from April 1 to Oct 8.
Pass covers the cost of parking.
Also covers admission for 2 adults & 4 children at Dinosaur, 
Fort Trumbull, & Gillette Castle State Parks.

EARTHPLACE
The Nature Discovery Center
10 Woodside Lane, Westport, CT
(203) 227-7253
www.earthplace.org
Grounds: Open daily 7 am – dusk
Building: Monday-Saturday: 9-5
Sunday: 1-4
Free admission for family of four.

KIDSPLAY MUSEUM
A place where children can learn through hands-on and multi-sensory activities.
61 Main Street, Torrington, CT
(860) 618-7700
www.kidsplaymuseum.com
Wednesday-Sunday: 10-4
Pass admits a family of four.

MARITIME AQUARIUM AT NORWALK
A vibrant and entertaining learning environment, with living exhibits, marine science, and environmental education.
10 North Water Street, Norwalk, CT 06854
Exit 14 (n)/Exit 15 (s) off I-95
203-852-0700
www.maritimeaquarium.org
10 am-5 pm every day of the year (July and August until 6 pm), closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
$2 off combination ticket (Aquarium & Daytime IMAX).    

MYSTIC AQUARIUM
RouteI-95 to Exit 90, Mystic, CT
(860) 572-5955
www.mysticaquarium.org 
Open 9-5 daily
For reduced admission for 4.
Valid July-Labor Day for higher admission.  

NEUBERGER MUSEUM OF ART 
Prestigious examples of modern, contemporary, and African art.
Located on the campus of Purchase College, State University of New York
735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY
914-251-6100 or 914-251-6117
www.neuberger.org 
Tuesday - Sunday, 12 - 5 pm
Pass admits 2 adults and any number of children (under age 18).

NEW  BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
Three centuries of American Art in One Incredible Collection
56 Lexington Street
New Britain, CT  06052 (860) 229-0257
www.nbmaa.org
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 11-5
Saturday: 10-5
Sunday: 12-5
Closed national holidays
Free admission for 4 people.

ROARING BROOK NATURE CENTER
Wildlife exhibits, Walking trails
70 Gracey Rd., Canton, CT
(860) 693-0263
www.roaringbrook.org 
Tuesday-Saturday, 10-5
Sunday, 1-5
Open Mondays in July and August
Admits two for the price of one.

SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS
Located in the heart of downtown Springfield, Massachusetts,
it offers access to five world-class museums, including
art, science, natural history, and the Dr. Seuss Museum.
21 Edwards St. Springfield, MA
(413) 263-6800
springfieldmuseums.org
Tuesday–Saturday: 10 am–5 pm
Sunday: 11 am–5 pm
Monday: Closed
Free admission for up to four visitors.

WADSWORTH ATHENEUM
Oldest public art museum in the U.S.
600 Main St., Hartford, CT
(860) 278-2670
www.wadsworthatheneum.org 
Wednesday-Friday: 11-5
Saturday and Sunday: 10-5
Pass admits 2 adults and 2 children.

WHITE MEMORIAL CONSERVATION CENTER NATURE MUSEUM
An environmental education center located in the heart of the 4,000-acre White Memorial Foundation
80 Whitehall Road
P.O. BOX 368
Litchfield, CT 06759
(860) 567-0857
Monday-Saturday: 9-5
Sunday: 12-5
Pass admits 2 adults and up to 4 children.
Not valid on Family Nature Day