Kanopy Staff Pick – Halloween Horror
It’s that time of year again! The leaves are changing, the air is cooler, every food imaginable gets a pumpkin spice makeover, and it’s time to queue up some horror films to set that Halloween mood. We’ve consulted a wide variety of watch styles amongst…
October Monthly Essentials
Welcome one and all to spooky season! It’s that moment again when everything turns to pumpkin spice and ghosts. As an arachnophobe, I’m not crazy about the number of spider decorations that always pop up, but I will admit to having a soft spot for…
Spooky, Not Scary: Halloween Picks for Kids on Kanopy
Halloween is just over a month away, and families will be looking for seasonal things to watch together. Kanopy Kids has a set of Halloween titles that lean more silly than scary, which makes them a good fit for younger viewers. Here are seven to…
The Kanopy Crypt Collection: A New Name for the Horror Collection Your Patrons Already Love
If you’re a longtime Kanopy partner, you’ll notice something different this October. Fright Fest has a new name: the Kanopy Crypt Collection. Same curated lineup your patrons look forward to every fall, just under a new banner. Whether your regular patrons come back every year…
There’s a Little Witch in All of Us: Magical Books for Fans of Practical Magic
As we officially enter into fall, the witching season is upon. Not only have witchy books been hotter than ever – for the past few years we have seen an influx of magical tales with no sign of their popularity slowing – but now the…
Kanopy Kids titles that are perfect for your younger patrons!
Screen time doesn’t have to be something parents feel guilty about, it all depends on what’s on the screen. Kanopy Kids is built around slower, gentler paced content over the sensory overload common in a lot of kids’ programming. Every title in the collection is…
Reading Lolita in Tehran, the film adaptation, is now on Kanopy for US public libraries!
Reading Lolita in Tehran, the adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s beloved memoir, is now on Kanopy! In revolutionary Iran, as fundamentalists tighten their grip on society, a professor secretly gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to read and discuss forbidden classics of Western…
Tyler Childers’ Hickman Holler Reading Club Comes to Libby
What happens when a Grammy-winning musician, a love of books, and public libraries come together? A reading club with plenty of personality and now, a new way for readers to discover Tyler Childers’ picks right in Libby. Launched in 2025, the Hickman Holler Reading Club,…
September Monthly Essentials
September can be a busy time for libraries and readers alike, with back to school under way, Labor Day around the corner, and autumn on the horizon. Whether your patrons are trying to channel that productive fall energy into tackling a challenging read or managing…
The top 10 narrative films of 2026… so far!
Today we are closing out our midyear check-in series with our most watched narrative films. Where the US list trends toward true stories and quiet character studies with The Life of Chuck, H Is for Hawk, The Luckiest Man in America —Canada and Australia/New Zealand…