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Dive into more than 30,000 feature and indie films, classic cinema, documentaries, educational videos, and TV shows. Enjoy kid-friendly videos and animated stories with Kanopy Kids.

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Enjoy an evolving collection of titles selected by industry experts and film aficionados. 

Monthly Ticket Limit: 12 tickets per month per library card. Unused tickets do not rollover. 

  • The number of tickets required per title varies based on running time and studio licensing.  
  • Ticket requirement ranges from 0 to 5 tickets. 
  • Kanopy Kids selections do not require a ticket. 

Enjoy an evolving collection of titles selected by industry experts and film aficionados. 

Monthly Ticket Limit: 12 tickets per month per library card. Unused tickets do not rollover. 

  • The number of tickets required per title varies based on running time and studio licensing.  
  • Ticket requirement ranges from 0 to 5 tickets. 
  • Kanopy Kids selections do not require a ticket.

     

Loan Period: Varies by type of content or title.  

Episodic Content: Great Courses and television shows are labeled so you know you’re getting an entire season for the listed ticket value.  

Automatic Returns: Titles are automatically returned at the end of the loan period. 

Devices and Platforms: Compatible with most devices; available to watch on your TV with the Kanopy app. 

Accessibility: All films have closed captions, subtitles, and transcripts that are fully ADA compliant. You can watch films using screen reader technologies like JAWS. 

Screenshot of a Kanopy movie listing with an arrow pointing towards the number of tickets required to check out the item to the right of the play button.
Screenshot of a Kanopy movie listing with an arrow pointing towards the number of tickets required to check out the item to the right of the play button

Loan Period: Varies by type of content or title.  

Episodic Content: Great Courses and television shows are labeled so you know you’re getting an entire season for the listed ticket value.  

Automatic Returns: Titles are automatically returned at the end of the loan period. 

Devices and Platforms: Compatible with most devices; available to watch on your TV with the Kanopy app. 

Accessibility: All films have closed captions, subtitles, and transcripts that are fully ADA compliant. You can watch films using screen reader technologies like JAWS. 

Featured Kanopy Collections

Enjoy kid-friendly entertainment including PBS Kids content, science and math exploration, foreign language learning, and animated storytime favorites! No tickets required. 

Learn about ancient history, literature, mathematics and 60 other subjects with The Great Courses on Kanopy. Use your monthly tickets to access any course.

Find Holiday shows, timely films, and documentaries perfect for the season with specially curated collections on Kanopy. Use your monthly tickets to access any film/show.

Explore handpicked staff selections, everything from thrilling suspense films to informative documentaries. Use your monthly tickets to access any film/show.