Clark County Library adds new streaming film service

The Clark County Public Library is offering new streaming film service. JEFF GUERINI/STAFF

The Clark County Public Library is offering new streaming film service. JEFF GUERINI/STAFF

Clark County Public Library card holders can now access a new film streaming service as well as an online educational course system from their computers.

Kanopy differs from pay services such as Netflix or Hulu in that offers more than just well-known blockbusters and shows. There will be more than 30,000 films, including classics, hard-to-find films, documentaries and titles not easily found anywhere else for free.

Clark County Public Library Public Relations Assistant Kate Kinnamon said the emphasis is on titles not easily found anywhere else.

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“There’s no reserve and if the films are listed you can get them as soon as you want,” said Kinnamon.

Users can get foreign films like “Seven Samurai,” a modern classic such as “Saturday Night Fever,” horror staples including “Night of the Living Dead” or light fare like Elvis Presley’s “Blue Hawaii.”

There is even a separate Kanopy for Kids site that has films of many literary children’s stories they may have read at the library or school.

Users will get 10 credits for films they can borrow each month, and a new set will be offered the next month. Credits don’t roll over.

They will have three days to view the selected film without using another play credit.

The site link is ccplohio.kanopy.com.

The library is also offering the educational resource Lynda.com, which has more than 6,600 courses available online. The courses will include quizzes, practice and tools to help reach user goals.

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Learning paths can help in various areas such as bookkeeping, project manager or digital illustrator for example. People can sign up for a library card any of the five Clark County branches or bookmobiles or online at www.ccplohio.org.

“We are always trying to expand and hope it’s a helpful resource for the people,” Kinnamon said.

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