Kanopy

Kanopy is a video streaming service that provides instant access to thousands of critically acclaimed movies, documentaries and kid favorites. They partner with studios like A24, The Criterion Collection, PBS and more to bring access to thoughtful entertainment.

Access Kanopy
  • Start on your computer with this Kanopy page or in the app. Enter your Scotch Plains library card number and 4 digit PIN (the last 4 digits of your phone number on your library account.)
  • Create an account using your preferred email address.
  • You can access Kanopy on your Desktop, with apps for iOS and Android tablets or phones, and via SmartTV apps like Roku, Apple TV, and Fire Stick.
Kanopy Tickets
  • Tickets are used to play videos on Kanopy. Each month you receive 15 tickets. Your tickets reset on the first day of the month, and unused tickets don’t roll over to the next month.
  • You can see your remaining tickets for the month in the top-right corner of the homepage.
  • As you browse for titles, you’ll see the number of tickets required to watch each title and how long you have to watch it.
  • Some titles allow unlimited viewing for 0 tickets. Use the “0 tickets” search filter to search unlimited viewing titles.
  • Kanopy Kids videos never use tickets. Select the Kanopy Kids logo to the left of your remaining tickets to browse Kanopy Kids titles.
The Great Courses
  • Kanopy also offers The Great Courses Libary Collection.
    • The Great Courses (also available on Hoopla)  can satisfy your curiosity about science, history, math, or philosophy and other subjects. You can also improve your skills in a hobby like photography or cooking. Each course consists of 30 minute video lectures, and many have accompanying Guidebooks that cover the content and can be downloaded and saved or printed.
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