Check whether the library has a book from anywhere on the web.

The “Check Library” bookmarklet lets you know whether a title is available at your library from bookstores and other websites across the web. It checks all the editions of the title, not just the edition you’re looking at.

Get the”Check Library” bookmarklet here

OCLN has recently obtained Mango Language titles from OverDrive. Mango lessons combine everyday conversation skills, memory building strategies and interactivity using practical speaking skills, so you’ll be speaking after just one lesson! Languages available include Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, and many more! To view the Mango collection click here.

To view all of OCLN’s OverDrive Foreign Language Study materials click here.

OCLN’s OverDrive site has been upgraded by OverDrive!

The following enhancements are now live: “responsive design”, OverDrive Read (browser-based eBooks), search and navigation improvements, and “One-Step Checkout”.

Check out the updated site here: ebooks.ocln.org

The Old Colony Library Network now offers over 140 free downloadable magazines!

Get digital access to popular magazines with your OCLN Library Card and enjoy unlimited access to magazines with unrestricted viewing 24/7.

To download magazines from the OCLN Library Collection you will need to set up a Zinio account using your valid OCLN Library Card and your email address. Click here for a users guide on how to set up your account, or click here to watch a video on how to use Zinio.

Once you’ve created your account, select your magazine(s).

Zinio works on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire and Blackberry Playbook.

Having trouble with the app for Kindle Fire? Try this link: Kindle Fire Help

Please note when using Zinio via the desktop:
Once logged in to Zinio, switch back to the “Return to Library Collection” tab or window on your browser to download more titles.

OCLN libraries now accept digitized library cards. You can digitize your library card on your iPhone or iPod touch, Android, or BlackBerry using CardStar, or another app of your choosing.

Here are some other apps for your Phone!

App	Android	Blackberry	iPhone	Windows	About the App
AccessMyLibrary					View your library’s online resources today where you’ll find reliable information — available 24/7 — from current magazines, journals, encyclopedias, how-to guides and more:* Health care — discover dependable facts * Environment — track the latest findings * Biographies — from history and today’s headlines * Career choices — step-by-step * Car repair — locate a diagram or how-to directions * Literature — track a bestseller or write a term paper * Science — study current, credible research * And much, much more. From Gale
BookMyne					BookMyne, an iPhone application from SirsiDynix, lets library patrons and users do all of the following: Open the app and find a participating local library (or libraries). The built-in iPhone GPS identifies participating libraries that are physically nearby. Users also have the option to browse the globe for registered library locations.* Search the library catalog. * Renew checked out items. * Place and cancel hold requests. * Check their account details. * Navigate to the library’s home page. From SirsiDynix
CardStar					CardStar eliminates wallet and keychain overload by consolidating your membership and rewards cards with a single free app. From CardStar
Overdrive					OverDrive Media Console is a free application designed to use the OverDrive titles available for download at many public library and retail websites. Built with the user in mind, OverDrive Media Console makes downloading easy and convenient. OverDrive Media Console is an all-in-one solution for enjoying OverDrive titles. From Overdrive
Worldcat					Now you can use your mobile phone to find materials in libraries near you —and help [WorldCat] test this pilot service. Available to people in the the [U.S.] the year-long pilot lets you try out mobile search of WorldCat libraries and suggest improvements or additional features. From WorldCat
Zinio					Get digital access to popular magazines with your OCLN Library Card and enjoy unlimited access to magazines with unrestricted viewing 24/7.

And, don’t forget!

You can now elect to receive text messages to let you know when a hold is ready for pickup or when a borrowed item is about to be due. Just sign up for our “Text Message Alerts” by logging into your library account and clicking on the “Set Text Message Alerts” button.

For more information, see our FAQ.

Starting Tuesday, July 6th Patrons will have the ability to save their Reading History. For more information please click here for our press release.

See our lists of new Audio & Ebook titles available for download.

See our list of Mobile Apps for iPhone, Black Berry & others.

See the Sunday, July 11th Brockton Enterprise Article about OCLN on-line services.

Braintree, MA. – March 5, 2009. School libraries and Media Centers now have an affordable way to tap into the riches of the Old Colony Library Network. (OCLN).

OCLN Membership provides the school with access to the rich depth of the entire OCLN collection. Students will be able to use their school library card to place requests on nearly 1 million titles owned throughout the 28 member libraries. As they become available, requested materials will be shipped directly to the student’s school library, courtesy of the South Eastern Massachusetts Library System (SEMLS.)

See the full Press Release for more information.