Check Out Kanopy

Library of the Chathams is excited to offer the on-demand streaming service Kanopy.

Films can be streamed or viewed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast, Roku, FireTV and FireTablet. Offering what The New York Times calls “a garden of cinematic delights,” Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, The Orchard, The Great Courses, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers.

The details:
Chatham library card holders can access Kanopy by visiting https://chathams.kanopy.com

You will need to register for an account and verify your email address, after which you will be prompted to enter your library card number.

You will receive 7 play credits every month.

Once you press play on a film, you have 3 days to view it as many times as you like without using another play credit.

Once you have reached your quota of films, you will not be able to play any films until the new month starts when you will be given a fresh quota of 10 play credits again.