Count down the days to Halloween with spooky books, movies, and more. Use your library card to find scary stories to enjoy all October long.
Watch horror films on DVD and streaming services
hoopla FAQs
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If you've replaced your library card or updated your PIN/password you'll need to update your Library Settings in hoopla.
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Please visit the hoopla site, opens a new window for more instructions or contact Ask KCLS, opens a new window for help.
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Titles return automatically at the end of the lending period.
To return a title early, click return now, located next to the date the title expires on the title information page. Please note that returning a title early does not give you additional borrows for the month.
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hoopla works on a pay-per-checkout model, which means that the library system pays a small fee each time a title is checked out. Limiting checkouts to 10 per month helps us stay within our collection budget.
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If you are using the hoopla app on a mobile device, you can download titles for offline access. If you are using hoopla in a web browser on a computer, you must have an internet connection to access titles.
Kanopy FAQs
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To check out streaming videos on Kanopy, you need the following:
- A King County Library System card in good standing
- Internet access
- For mobile devices, the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast, or Roku
- For PC or Mac users, any current web browser (Supported browsers)
- A Kanopy account (You can create a Kanopy account on the Kanopy login page.)
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Please visit the Kanopy site for more instructions or contact Ask KCLS for help.
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Kanopy uses tickets to check out videos. You will receive 10 tickets every month. Each title displays how many tickets are required to view and how long you have to watch a show.
Once you press play on a title, you will use the number of tickets required to view. To avoid using tickets unnecessarily, consider watching the trailer on YouTube first.
Kanopy Kids titles do not cost any tickets to view.
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The checkout period depends on how long the series is.
Length of Show Checkout Time 1-4 hours 3 days 4-10 hours 5 days 10 or more hours 7 days -
Kanopy is changing the checkout times because content providers want shorter checkout periods. Content providers sell movies and series to Kanopy to offer on their platform. Kanopy cannot offer these shows unless they shorten the checkout time.
OverDrive FAQs
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The checkout process varies by device.
Don’t see your device listed here? Please visit the OverDrive help site, opens a new window for more instructions or contact Ask KCLS for help.
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No. OverDrive no longer supports the MP3 digital audio format.
On November 13, OverDrive will no longer offer MP3s
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No. No necesitas una cuenta de Brainfuse para recibir ayuda de un tutor. Inicia una sesión en Brainfuse con tu cuenta de la biblioteca para utilizar este servicio como invitado.
Crea una cuenta de Brainfuse gratuita para guardar tus sesiones o utilizar otras funciones como Writing Lab.
Puedo...? Cuenta de invitado (inicia una sesión con la cuenta de la biblioteca) Cuenta de Brainfuse (inicia una sesión con la cuenta de la biblioteca y la cuenta de Brainfuse) Obtén ayuda de un tutor en una sesión de tutoría en vivo Sí Sí Guarda las sesiones de tutoría para consultarlas más tarde No Sí Navega por SkillSurfer Sí Sí Accede al Writing Lab No Sí Realiza pruebas de práctica No Sí Utiliza planes de estudio personalizados, lecciones y tutorías en vivo en LEAP No Sí Crea y comparte tarjetas didácticas, pruebas y juegos en FlashBulb No Sí Versión en inglés: Do I need to create a Brainfuse account to get help from a tutor?
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There are several ways to send a document to a printer at the library.
Mobile Phone or Tablet
Print from your phone or tablet without the app.
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Go to our Print from Your Own Device page and choose your print location.
Or, open print.princh.com in your browser.
Or, scan the QR code located near the printer.
- Enter the printer ID located near the printer. (You can skip this step if you scanned the QR code or went to our Print from Your Own Device page.)
- Upload your documents.
- Choose your print settings.
- Log in at the print release station with your library card. Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Watch a video guide to printing on a phone or tablet without the app.
Print from your phone or tablet with the app.
iOS
- Install the Princh app for iOS.
- Open the document, click Share and then select the Print option.
- Pinch out on your document and click Share.
- Find the Princh app and select it.
- Enter the printer ID or scan a QR code (located near the printer).
- Choose your print settings.
- Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Watch a video guide to printing in the iOS app.
Android
- Install the Princh app for Android.
- Open the document, click the three dots and then press Print.
- Select a printer and press Print.
- Enter the printer ID or scan a QR code (located near the printer).
- Choose your print settings.
- Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Watch a video guide to printing in the Android app.
Personal Computer
Print from a personal laptop or computer.
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Go to our Print from Your Own Device page and choose your print location.
Or, open print.princh.com in your browser.
- Enter the printer ID located near the printer. (You can skip this step if you went to our Print from Your Own Device page.)
- Upload your documents.
- Choose your print settings.
- Log in at the print release station with your library card. Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Watch a video guide to printing on a laptop.
Email
Print from email on any device.
- Find the email address for the black and white or color printer at your library on this list. You will need to specify the name of the library and color option (color or black and white) in the address.
- Send your document to the printer's address.
- Log in at the print release station with your library card or the email address you used to send the request. Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Documents sent to the printer by email are letter size and single-sided by default.
Public Computer
Print from a public computer.
- Open the document and press Print.
- Select a printer and press Print again.
- Choose your print settings.
- Log in at the print release station with your library card. Use your print allowance. Or pay with your preferred payment method.
- Take your print job from the printer.
Watch a video guide to printing on a public computer.
Tips for Printing
Before you send any print request, use the print preview option in Princh or on your device. Check the number of pages.
You can print up to $1.50 each week for free with your library card's weekly print allowance. That gives you up to 10 black and white or 3 color pages each week.
You have the option to pay for more prints.
If you're not at a library, make sure that the location you're sending the print request to is open for visits.
The printer code is the same for all of the printers at your library.
The printer email address is unique to the black and white or color printer at your library.
Double-sided printing is not available in Princh. (The option to choose a paper size other than letter will be grayed out in the print settings menu.)
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Go to our Print from Your Own Device page and choose your print location.
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DIA celebra la literatura infantil, las familias, la lectura y la diversidad multicultural.
El Día del niño y del libro (también conocido como DÍA o Diversidad en acción) comenzó hace 28 años. Pat Mora, escritora mexicano-estadounidense introdujo esta celebración en los Estados Unidos en 1996. El Día del niño y del libro enfatiza la importancia de leer en el / los idiomas de la familia y preservar la/s cultura/s de origen a través de los libros.
Updated 9/30/22
