Kanopy Replaces Credits with Tickets on November 1

Kanopy is a streaming video service you can access with your library card. It offers thousands of popular movies and series. The way you check out streaming videos on Kanopy is changing on November 1.
 

What's Changing?

Currently, you have five credits to use per month. In November, you will receive ten tickets per month. You can use these tickets to check out titles. The number of tickets needed to borrow a title will vary. Every video will have a label stating the ticket value and viewing window duration. This will tell you how many tickets you need to borrow the title and how much time you will have to watch it.

Related FAQs

  • 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.)

  • Please visit the Kanopy site for more instructions or contact Ask KCLS for help.

  • 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. 

  • 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.

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