For login information, where required, please contact the library. All of the resources listed below can be reached by clicking on the accompanying logos.
LYME ANNUAL REPORTS
Click on the image of the New Hampshire State Seal to visit the University of New Hampshire’s digital collection of Lyme’s annual reports. (The library has hard copies of the Annual Report dating back to 1886 available for in-house research.)
FUEL ECONOMY GUIDE 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have published the 2026 guide. Click HERE or on the image for the pdf version (updated weekly). The Guide provides detailed fuel economy estimates for model year 2026 light-duty vehicles, along with estimated annual fuel costs and other information for prospective car buyers. All older guides and various datasets can be found at this link: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/download.shtml .
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Read the entire New York Times at no cost! Click on the NYT wordmark (logo) below and submit the embedded code. Then sign into your New York Times account (no need to pay), or create a new account if you do not have one already. You will have full access for the next 24 hours!
Access The New York Times’s Cooking and Games content via these links (provided by clicking on the logos for each offering) .
To activate your subscription, you’ll need to log in to The New York Times or register first. This content is provided by Friends of Lyme Library and the New Hampshire Upper Valley Libraries/ReCoDe.
VIDEO STREAMING
Click on the logo image to start setting up your Kanopy account. You will need your 14-digit library card number. NOTE: You will not be able to set up your account by starting at the Kanopy home page. You must use this link at the logo on this page.
Offering what the New York Times calls “a garden of cinematic delights,” Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema. Library card holders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films instantly by clicking on the logo above. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, Apple TV, Chromecast or Roku.
GENEALOGY RESOURCES
When visiting the library, click on the Ancestry Library Edition logo seen here to start searching billions of records and discover your family’s story. ALE is not available anywhere except your library.
Click on Learning Center in the menu of the Ancestry Library Edition website to find instructions for getting started or how to dig deeper into your genealogy projects.
Converse Free Library also subscribes to, and keeps back issues of, Family Tree magazine, which contains an abundance of tips and resources for organizing your research and findings. Search the catalog or ask for assistance when you are visiting.
For people hoping to do research about their Lyme family history, we have a number of resources at the library. We also work with the Lyme Historians and the Town Clerk’s office to assist individuals or groups in finding as much information as we all can provide to help you along your journey. A phone call in advance helps us prepare for your visit.
BOOKS, PERIODICALS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
NoveListPlus is a reader’s advisory service that provides information and resources on over 100,000 titles, 75,000 full-text reviews, and more than 36,000 subject headings to help locate the best in fiction.
NoveList K-8 Plus is a reader’s advisory service that specifically targets children and young adults. It contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children’s “chapter” books and young adult titles.
The NHAIS Interlibrary Loan System which provides access to the holdings of libraries throughout the Granite State and supports resource sharing among them.
You may search for materials by entering terms into the box at the top of the page. “General Keyword” is a broad keyword search and the dropdown list next to that term provides access to more specific indexes. The Advanced link next to the search box provides more focused search options for finding material in the Union Catalog (NHU-PAC). Any items found here can be requested via Interlibrary Loan
To request an interlibrary loan, please complete the ILL form on our website (remember to click the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the form).
