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eFilms and eDocumentaries

Bellingham Public Library offers streaming films and documentaries to card holders. Kanopy is an on-demand film streaming service. No waiting, no holds, just instant access to more than 30,000 of the world’s finest films, award-winning documentaries, hard-to-find classic and indie titles, instructional videos, and content for kids – all free with your library card. 

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  • BPL patrons currently get 20 tickets each month.
  • Most films cost 2 tickets and are available to stream for 3 days; some cost more or fewer tickets, and are available to view for other lengths of time. Each title indicates how many tickets and how long you’ll have to watch it.
  • Children’s content, called Kanopy Kids, does not require using any tickets. Use the ‘Kids’ link at top of the homepage.
  • Each month there are videos you can watch for no tickets. On the main page scroll down (and down, and down…) to ‘Unlimited Viewing’, or search and use the filter for ‘0 tickets’.
  • TV seasons/series and Great Courses are charged and available based on the total length of the season/series/course:
Season/Series Running TimeTicketsViewing Period
Less than 1 hour13 days
1 to 2 hours23 days
2 to 4 hours33 days
4 to 6 hours45 days
6 to 10 hours55 days
10+ hours57 days