Digital Resources

Ocean State Libraries eZone

Download ebooks to your kindle or stream in your browser! Listen to audiobooks and borrow movie titles as well. Patrons can take out up to 8 titles at once. Use your library card number and PIN to sign up.

The Providence Journal Collection – 1981 to Current

Explore Providence history through local news, events and people with the Providence Journal Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

The USA Today Collection – 1987 to Current

Stay current with national news, events, and people with this collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Newsbank

Browse over 4,000 newspapers country wide and all major Rhode Island news publications online for free through NewsBank. From the Providence Journal to the Coventry Courier, Louttit Library patrons can access all digital copies.

Ask RI

ASK RI is a suite of databases including more than a dozen different resources: search educational and career resources, test prep and practice tests, World Book Encyclopedia, magazines, biography, history and other reference materials, automotive repair, or learn a foreign language.

Stream indie movies, documentaries, art house titles, classics, and more from home through Kanopy. Louttit Library patrons can enjoy up to six titles per month.

Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels, and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, phone and TV. Titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded.