What is Kanopy?
Kanopy provides free on-demand video streaming to Norway Memorial Library cardholders.
It features more than 30,000:
- Award-winning documentaries
- Rare and hard-to-find titles
- Film festival favorites
- Indie and classic films
- World cinema titles
- Educational shows for children
Kanopy Kids is Kanopy’s curated content for children, with a focus on ages 2-8:
- While in Kanopy Kids, you will find content that’s age-appropriate and allows unlimited viewing
- You can set up parental controls to ensure children can’t view content outside of Kanopy Kids
Setting Up Kanopy
On a computer:
- Visit norwaymemorial.kanopy.com
- Click “Add a Library Card”
- Key in your NML card number and click “Continue”
- Fill out the form titled “Create Your Account” and tap “Sign Up”
- Check your email for a verification email from Kanopy. Once verified, you can login to your new account
On cell phones and tablets:
- Download the Kanopy app using the app store on your device
- Tap “Get Started”
- Key in your NML card number and click “Next”
- Fill out the form titled “Create Your Account” and tap “Sign Up”
- Check your email for a verification email from Kanopy. Once verified, you can login to your new account
Borrow a Title:
You can access Kanopy’s materials after signing in to your account
- Use the search button to look for a particular title or actor
- Browse by category or genre
- Click on an item you want more details about
- Click “Watch Now” or click “+” to watch later
- *Please note that clicking “Watch Now” will use some of your available tickets for the month
- Your account is allotted 25 tickets per month. Your monthly allotment of tickets resets on the first of the month
- You can see your remaining tickets for the month in the top right corner of the homepage
- Unused tickets do not roll over into the next month
- As you browse titles you’ll see the number of tickets required to watch each title and how long you will have to watch it
- For episodic shows, you’ll see what the tickets unlock (eg., “Season 1” or “all”
- You’ll have unlimited plays for Kanopy Kids titles. They do not count against your monthly ticket allotment
Did you know?
Just like NML’s physical collection, there are no fines on Kanopy!
Kanopy films and documentaries can also be played on Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, and Samsung TV
Access to Kanopy is paid for by The Friends of Norway Memorial Library using money they raise to support and improve library programs and services.