Digital Resources at The Cornwall Library
Included among the 29,000 items at The Cornwall Library are recorded books, magazines, movies, and downloadable books. It also has devices to help patrons navigate in the digital age.
Online Resources during COVID-19
Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to “encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks”. It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books. Visit https://www.gutenberg.org.
Easy Access to RBDigital now available – No Library Card Required! Students and patrons can visit RBDigital and select the register option on the right side of the page and follow these simple steps. Create a user name and password and use ctstatelib20 for the access code. Provide first name, last name, e-mail, and postal code. Check the box to accept the terms of service and privacy policy and click on the register button. That’s all there is to it. You can now access the Connecticut State Library’s eAudio and eBook collection from RBDigital! Visit https://iconnct.rbdigital.com/.
With your Cornwall Library card, you may download Audiobooks and E-Books from OverDrive.
Read “Getting Started with OverDrive” to learn more, or go directly to OverDrive.
You may also access OverDrive from the 
link located on every page of our website.
You can also explore additional digital offerings through Hoopla.
Recorded books on CD are available for both adults and children for a period of 3 weeks. They may be renewed if no other patrons have requested the item(s).
The Library offers free use of three (3) public access computers connected to the Internet. Word processing programs are loaded on each computer. A wireless connection (Wi-Fi) is also available for patron use.
Note: Parents are responsible for computer use by their children. Computer time is restricted to 20 minutes when there is a waiting line for their use. Instruction or computer problem solving is offered by the librarians.
A wide range of adult and children’s DVDs are available for a one week period. They may not be renewed except upon special request. Be sure to place the disc in the case when returning a DVD or CD.
The Library’s fax machine is available for our patrons’ use at a cost of $.15 for each page sent. Please ask a librarian for assistance.
A Blue-Ray player is located in the meeting room. It will play DVDs and Blue-Ray discs as well as CDs.
Located in the meeting room is a 65″ HD television with excellent clarity and picture definition. If an individual or group wishes to use the television to show a film or as part of a presentation, they need to come in prior to the event to be oriented in its use.
There is a charge to use the television in the meeting room for private use. The room must be reserved in advance by contacting the Library Director.
Thanks to a very generous anonymous donor, the Library now offers a Video Eye, a reading and magnification device. It is intended primarily for people with macular degeneration or other vision problems, but it is a useful aid for anyone who wants to see an object under magnification. The Video Eye consists of a viewing head mounted on an extendable arm with a four-foot reach and an attached monitor. Reading material or anything else that is placed under the viewing head appears on the monitor up to 100x larger and in sharp focus. You can switch back and forth between color and black and white. The Video Eye was designed mainly to help with reading, but the extendable arm, self-focusing feature, and color display make it perfect for looking closely at pictures, objects, needlepoint or other hand-work and even your own handwriting. The Library’s model has a “PowerZoom” feature for maximum flexibility. The auto focus system continually renders a sharp image as the viewing head is moved to different positions and adjusted to different degrees of magnification. The librarians and volunteers will be glad to assist you in using it.
Cornwall residents may obtain a free library card with proof of Cornwall residency. You are responsible for all materials borrowed on your card. If your card is lost or stolen, or your address or telephone number changes, please contact the library. Your library card enables you to borrow from any library in Connecticut.