Kanopy

Stream thoughtful and entertaining classic films, world cinema, TV series, documentaries, and popular movies.

By using this service, you accept this service’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

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Good to Know

• You have 10 tickets to use each month for watching movies from Cape Breton Regional Library on Kanopy. Tickets reset on the first of each month. Unused tickets do not roll over to the next month. Learn more about Kanopy Tickets.
• Kanopy Kids collection allows for unlimited viewing for all Kids films for 30 days after first play.
• No holds or waitlists.
• Available as an app and through your Smart TV.

Getting Started

1. Go to the Library’s Kanopy website. You will need to enter your Library Card number and PIN.
2. Create a Kanopy account using your email address and creating a password. The first time you create your account, a verification email will go to the email address you provided. Once you click on the link sent to the provided email address, you will need to add your Library Card number and PIN.
3. If you’ve already created an account, log in using the email and password you provided. You can then search, browse, or select a film from the curated collections to watch.
4. Your play credits display on the top right corner of the screen. It is not considered a play until you begin to watch the selected film.

Download the App or Watch on your Smart TV

The Kanopy app is available for iOS and Android devices

Download the app from Google Play or the Apple App Store

Download the app and then create a Kanopy account using your email address and creating a password. The first time you create your account, a verification email will go to the email address you provided. Once you click on the link sent to the provided email address, you will need to add your Library Card number and PIN.

You can then search, browse, or select a film from the curated collections to watch.

If you have a Smart TV, you can use Kanopy as an app, or by connecting your computer to your television via HDMI.

Need Help?

You can check out Kanopy’s Help Page for the most common problems and solutions or watch a video tutorial to learn how to use Kanopy.

Printable Help Pages

How to create an account (pdf)

Using Kanopy from a web browser (pdf)

Using Kanopy Kids (pdf)

Privacy and Terms of Use

Kanopy is a commercial service whose policies concerning privacy and user information differ from that of Cape Breton Regional Library. For more information, please read their Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

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Hoopla is like having your public library at your fingertips.
Anytime. Anywhere.

This page has been updated to reflect the Hoopla Borrowing Limits effective May 1 2025.

Cape Breton Regional Library offers 3 hoopla borrows per month.

Learn More about Hoopla with our Video Tutorial

Try hoopla today by downloading the “hoopla digital” app on your Apple, Android or Kindle device.

You can also access Hoopla from a desktop computer or laptop by going to the hoopla website: hoopladigital.com.

Hoopla: What you need to know

• You can borrow up to 3 titles a month. Limits reset on the first day of each month. Unused checkouts do not rollover to the next month.
• Items will be automatically returned when the loan period is over so there are never any fines.
  • Movie and TV content is available for 3 days.
  • Music albums are available for 7 days.
  • Audiobooks, eBooks and comics are available for 21 days.
• There are no holds or wait lists.
• You can return an item early but this does not allow you to borrow more than 3 items per month.
• In addition to monthly borrowing limits, the library has a daily budget cap on Hoopla that resets at midnight. If you try to borrow something after the daily budget cap has been reached you will see the following error message: ‘The collective daily borrow limit set by your library has been reached and will reset at midnight.’ Browse and add titles to your favourites so that you can easily access content when the daily cap resets.
• Content can be streamed from the internet or, if using the hoopla app, downloaded for offline use.
• Streaming from hoopla uses your data. A regular-length movie uses about 1GB; an album uses about 35 MB of data.
• A Kids Mode is available with content that hoopla has selected for children up to age 12. Once you are logged in, go to your settings in the right hand of the screen and select Kids Mode.

Setting up a Hoopla Account:

From hoopladigital.com select Get Started or Sign Up:

• Enter your email address and create a password.
• Choose Cape Breton Regional Library
• Enter Your Library  Card Number without any spaces and enter your PIN (by default the PIN is the last four digits of your phone number)
• If you don’t have a Library Card you can sign-up for one online.  Please note it can take up to 48 hours to process online library card applications.

Need More Help? Visit hoopla’s help page.   Or email info@cbrl.ca for questions about your library card.