Streaming TV, Movies, and Music
Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen – your computer, your phone, even your TV. All you need is a library card. Hoopla syncs across all your devices, so you can stream titles immediately or whenever you’re in the mood. Most titles can also be downloaded to your phone or tablet. And it’s all free thanks to your library!
Use the link above to access Hoopla through your current web browser. Or download the app for Apple iOS, Google Android, or Amazon Kindle. (Note the Kindle version only works with Kindle Fire. It is not compatible with Kindle eReaders such as the Kindle Paperwhite.)
- Hoopla walkthroughs to get you started
- FAQ and support
If you are a Plainsboro Library cardholder, select “Plainsboro Public Library” as your public library in the registration.
Kanopy is a video-streaming platform dedicated to thoughtful and thought-provoking films. Think Netflix, Amazon, or Hulu, but without all the fizz. Kanopy delivers a diverse collection of 30,000+ of the world’s best films and television shows, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from BBC, PBS, The Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, Lionsgate, The Orchard, The Great Courses, and thousands of independent filmmakers. Checkout up to eight items per month and stream them on your computer, TV, tablet or mobile device (Apple iOS or Google Android). All free, of course, with your library card. Also, while other content is limited to eight items per month, you get unlimited access to children’s titles.
Kanopy Kids, included in the Kanopy streaming service, is a curated collection of thoughtful films, TV series and educational videos for children ages preschool and up. Kanopy Kids includes read-along storybooks, storytime classics, educational videos from around the world and some favorite children’s TV programming such as PBS Kids, BBC Muzzy, Highlights for Children, Sesame Street, Arthur, Dinosaur Train and many more. Kanopy Kids provides unlimited plays without using your Kanopy monthly film credits. See Kanopy above for links to the apps for mobile devices.
