Books & Media

PHYSICAL LIBRARY MATERIALS

We have a wide selection of DVDs: movies, popular video series, documentaries, and foreign films. Click here to view the catalog.

Current issues of magazines must be read in the library, but anything older than the most current issue can be checked out. We have several local newspapers and the Sunday edition of The New York Times that can be read in the library.

Use your Nofolk Library card to check out museum passes like you would a book. Click here to see a list of participating museums.

The library has a collection of things, such as pickleball sets and laptops, that you can check out and use at home. Click here for more info.

The library has historical books and several special collections. Click here for more information.

DIGITAL & DOWNLOADABLE MATERIALS

Download and stream movies, television shows, documentaries with Hoopla and Kanopy.

You can read magazines and The New York Times on your phone, tablet, or computer. Download items with NYTimes.com, Hoopla, and Libby. Click here for more information about how to download items from these apps.

AtoZ World Culture provides information about world history, cultures, languages, foods, religions, and much more. The site has 174 Country Culture Guides covering more than 60 topics each. You need your library card number to access this site. Don’t know your library card number? Call the Norfolk Library at 860-542-5075.

The State Library has resources available for research. The library also also administers researchitct.org – Connecticut’s source for free online resources.

You can use Lingo Lite to learn 260 essential terms in 30 languages. You need your library card number to access this site. Don’t know your library card number? Call the Norfolk Library at 860-542-5075.