Research Guides: BMC Leisure Reading/Watching/Listening: Home

Welcome to Bryn Mawr Libraries!

Below are librarian recommendations for online viewing and reading, but there is a lot more to read and watch through Tripod (the Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore College library catalog). New Tripod user? No problem! Everything you need to know about navigating the catalog is right here.

All you need to log in is your Bryn Mawr email and password. If you have questions, or need assistance, email library@brynmawr.edu.

How to Access These Resources

To use a resource, select the icon for Bryn Mawr. are for Haverford and Swarthmore students.

If you are not on campus, you'll be asked to log in to your account (using your BMC email address and password) to get access. For more information on off-campus access, click here.

Watch

Feature Films for Education
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Hundreds of full-length feature films.
Swank Digital Campus
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Streaming video platform for classic and popular feature films.
Kanopy
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Kanopy offers access to a wide variety of feature films and documentaries.
Met Opera on Demand
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More than 700 full-length Met performances.
Digital Theatre Plus
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Many full length plays.

Stay Connected

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Summer 2024 Library Events on IG:

We want to know what you are reading this summer!

Join our BMC Summer Reading Program. Submit a book recommendation here and be entered to win a prize when you come to campus in the fall. Follow us on IG to see what others in the BMC Community are reading.

Newspapers and Book Lists

**CLASS of 2028 BOOK PICKS!!** A collection of favorite titles from the Class of 2028. Check regularly for new titles.

New Books in the Libraries
This list of books on the new bookshelves in the the libraries is updated daily.
News Sources
All our online subscriptions to major newspapers (New York Times, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Wall Street Journal) and magazines like the New Yorker and the Atlantic are linked here.
BMC reading lists
Themed reading lists of print and e-books, drawn from our collections.

Listen

Naxos Music Library
Jazz, classical, world, opera and more. 2.5 million tracks.

DRAM - Database of Recorded American Music
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A collection of sound recordings documenting American music not generally covered by commercial recording companies. Works can be browsed by work, album or track titles, as well as by artist roles, and date of recording and composition. Some biographical and role information are provided for artists.

Learn

Ancestry.com
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Wide-ranging collections of information for conducting genealogical and local history research. Includes: digitized images of the United States Federal Census from 1790 forward; the American Genealogical Biographical Index; Passenger and Immigration Lists Index; United Kingdom and United States Directories 1680-1830; court, land, and probate records; and many other resources. Tip: If you're presented with a message that the page isn't redirecting properly, try turning off the third party cookies in your browser.

Mango Languages
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Take a beginning conversation course in a new language or brush up on a language. Dozens of languages!
LinkedIn Learning
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16000 creative, business, and technology courses and tutorials in 7 languages

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