Kanopy is the free on-demand film and documentary streaming platform available with Slough Library membership. There's also a selection of tutorials aptly named "The Great Courses" for self development and personal improvement.
Using Kanopy
You have 10 credits available per month to watch films. Your allowance is reset on the first day of each month. You can see how many credits you have available in the top right-hand corner when logged in.
A credit is deducted once you’ve watched 10 seconds of a standard film, and then you can watch that film as many times as you like within 72 hours without paying additional credits.
If you play an episode of the Great Courses, you will have unlimited access to that entire course for 30 days without using additional play credits.
Parents can restrict their Kanopy account to only provide access to Kanopy Kids content. Select ‘Parental controls’ in the drop-down under your name in the top right-hand corner and follow the instructions to set up a 4-digit PIN. Once you’ve used one credit on a Kanopy Kids film, you have unlimited access to children’s films for the next 30 days.
When you click on a film, you have the option to add it to ‘My list’ or click the play button and start watching. You can find the your list of saved films by choosing ‘My Watchlist’ from the drop-down menu under your name in the top right-hand corner.
Add closed captions by clicking the ‘cc’ option at the bottom of the video
Increase or decrease speed of play by clicking ‘1x’ option at the bottom of the video
Setting up Kanopy On a computer
Go to the Kanopy website https://slough.kanopy.com/
Click the white ‘Log in’ button in the top right-hand corner of the screen
Click ‘Don’t have an account yet? Get Started’
Click ‘Find your library’
Start typing ‘Slough Libraries’ and select ‘Slough Libraries - United Kingdom’ when it appears as a drop-down option
Enter your library card number and click the red ‘Continue’ button
Fill in the registration form
Kanopy will send an email to the address you provided. Click the orange ‘Verify email’ button in this email
'Slough Libraries’ Kanopy service will now be available to use.
Learn Something New with "The Great Courses!"
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