Movies, Podcasts, Shows, & More

Movies & TV from the Library

hoopla 
(You will need your library card.)
hoopla digital provides Pembroke card holders with thousands of movies, television shows, music albums, audiobooks, eBooks and graphic novels available for temporary mobile download and online access. Each cardholder may borrow 5 hoopla items per month. Create an account with your Library card and PIN.
Overdrive & Libby
(You will need your library card.)
Overdrive has much more than books!  There's a collection of movies TV shows that includes family films, documentaries, drama, action, comedy, and more! Create an account with your Library card and PIN.

Theatre & Concerts

  • Company Theatre in Norwell, MA hosted a live stream of their A.C.T. production of Newsies! Watch it on their YouTube page for a limited time.
  • Metropolitan Opera has launched "Nightly Met Opera Streams" with live performances scheduled at 7:30pm beginning March 16th.  Performances will then be available on their website for 20 hours after streaming.
  • National Theatre of the United Kingdom will stream live performances every Thursday at 3:00pm (ET) beginning April 2nd.  Performances will then be available for 7 days on their YouTube channel.
  • ​NPR Music is compiling a daily list of free, streaming concerts including pop, rock, jazz, and classical music performances.
  • OperaVision lets you watch live streams as the operas themselves unfold in the opera house. You can also view your favorite performances, subtitled, on demand.
  • The Royal Opera House is uploading free broadcasts and live content that audiences can access for free anywhere, anytime with their program ##OurHouseToYourHouse.

Podcasts

  • Home Cooking is a podcast from Samin Nosrat and Hrishikesh Hirway. We want to help you figure out what to cook (and keep you company) during the quarantine!
  • LeVar Burton Reads is a weekly podcast with short stories handpicked by Burton himself.  LeVar’s narration blends with gorgeous soundscapes to bring stories by Neil Gaiman, Octavia Butler, Ray Bradbury, and more to life. Please note that some episodes come with content warnings.
  • New England Legends explores the ghosts, monsters, folklore, history, and legends of New England with folklorist, author, and historian Jeff Belanger and radio host Ray Auger explore. The bizarre is closer than you think!
  • My Favorite Murder is the hit true crime comedy podcast hosted by lifelong fans of true crime stories, Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark.
  • NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me is a weekly current events quiz. Have a laugh and test your news knowledge while figuring out what's real and what we've made up.
  • Radiolab, with Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, is a radio show and podcast weaving stories and science into sound and music-rich documentaries.

"Free For Now" TV

Amazon Prime has made dozens of kids and family show available for free.  Shows include Daniel Tiger, Peg + Cat, and Wild Kratts.  You will need an Amazon account (but not Prime) to watch.