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Attention: Passwords Reset

October 12, 2026

Beginning Wednesday, October 14th, OverDrive/Libby will require all users to sign in with a PIN/password. To learn more visit https://richardsfreelib.org/services/digital-library-materials/#Libby.

Filed Under: About Us, Collections, Online resources Tagged With: OverDrive/Libby

What is “genrefying” and why are we doing it?

July 19, 2023

You may notice Molly and Justine working away in the teen room. They’re working on a big project to Genrefy the fiction collection. What does this mean? How will it make browsing different? Let’s talk about it! When you go into a bookstore, you’ll often find books sorted by genre. You’ll find a “Mystery” section… Read more What is “genrefying” and why are we doing it?

Filed Under: Collections, Youth Services Tagged With: genrefying, teen room, young adult collection

Goodbye Overdrive, Hello Libby!

April 25, 2023

Overdrive, the company, is a vendor we use for downloadable library materials. Together with all the public libraries in the state of New Hampshire, we are able to purchase and lease shared content to offer a wide variety of downloadable ebooks, audio books, and magazines. Overdrive, the app, is going away. Libby, the new app… Read more Goodbye Overdrive, Hello Libby!

Filed Under: Collections, Online resources, Services Tagged With: audiobooks, ebooks, Overdrive

Newport Nuggets…. 1829 Identity Crisis

March 7, 2013

Filed Under: Collections

Learn A Language

May 15, 2012

Do you want to learn the language of the country your visiting? Do you want to improve your English skills? You can now do so with your home computer and your library card. Mango includes courses for the world’s most popular and widely used languages, and also provides multiple English As a Second Language courses.… Read more Learn A Language

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