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1 Getting Started with Kanopy – New Brunswick Public Library Service Kanopy is an online video streaming service, with critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more! Use the instructions below to get started. Kanopy also includes a children’s collection, Kanopy Kids. Parental controls can be set up to make sure that children are viewing age- appropriate content. Please note: Kanopy is not fully functional in Internet Explorer. For the best experience, use another browser, such as Google Chrome. You MUST create a Kanopy account in a browser before using the mobile app. For instructions on accessing Kanopy through an app after you have created an account, please see the end of this guide. If this is your first time using Kanopy, follow the instructions below. If you already have a Kanopy account with another library (such as UNB), you will not need to create another account. Simply enter your library card number (located on your card, beginning with 29525 see instructions below), and log into your account. On your dashboard, you can switch between library cards. 1) Navigate to Kanopy using the following link: https://sbpnbpls.kanopy.com/

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Getting Started with Kanopy – New Brunswick Public Library

Service

Kanopy is an online video streaming service, with critically-acclaimed

movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more!

Use the instructions below to get started.

Kanopy also includes a children’s collection, Kanopy Kids. Parental

controls can be set up to make sure that children are viewing age-

appropriate content.

Please note: Kanopy is not fully functional in Internet Explorer. For the

best experience, use another browser, such as Google Chrome.

You MUST create a Kanopy account in a browser before using the mobile

app. For instructions on accessing Kanopy through an app after you have

created an account, please see the end of this guide.

If this is your first time using Kanopy, follow the instructions below.

If you already have a Kanopy account with another library (such as

UNB), you will not need to create another account. Simply enter your

library card number (located on your card, beginning with 29525 – see

instructions below), and log into your account. On your dashboard,

you can switch between library cards.

1) Navigate to Kanopy using the following link:

https://sbpnbpls.kanopy.com/

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2) From the Home page, click on Login to SBPNBPLS, located at the

botttom left of the page.

This is the first step in creating a Kanopy account that will be

associated with your library card number. Only persons over 13 years

of age can create an account.

3) Enter your library card number (located on your library card,

beginning with 29525) into the Library Card Number box, and click on

Continue:

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4) You will be forwarded to the Kanopy dashboard. From here, you must

create a Kanopy account in order to watch videos. Click on Sign Up,

on the top right hand side of the screen,

5) Create your Kanopy account. Enter your name, email address and a

password, and click on Sign Up.

Please note: We recommend creating an account directly with

Kanopy, rather than using social media to sign up.

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6) You will receive a welcome message. Click on Watch Now to

navigate back to the Kanopy dashboard.

Please note: Once you have entered your library card number and

created an account, you will not need to enter it again. You can simply

login using the username and password you have created.

7) Kanopy will display a message prompting you to verify your email

address:

Please note: This page may open in Internet Explorer, if that is your

default browser. You may need to copy the link to another browser.

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8) Kanopy will have sent an automated email to the email address you

have provided.

Click on Verify Email to complete the process:

9) Kanopy displays a message that your account is now verified:

10) Select a title you would like to access, and hover over the cover. Click

on Watch to access the titles description:

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11) The information about the title will be displayed. Click on Play to get

started!

Logging into Kanopy (If you already have a Kanopy account):

Please note: Once you have entered your library card number and created

an account, you will not need to enter it again. Doing so may cause

connection issues with your account. If you experience connection issues,

clear your internet browsing history, and try again.

1) Navigate to Kanopy using the following link:

https://sbpnbpls.kanopy.com/

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2) From the Home page, click on Login, located in the top right corner

of the page.

3) Enter your username and password, and then click on Login.

4) You’re now logged into Kanopy:

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When you are logged into your account, your name appears in the upper

right corner with a drop-down menu you can use to view and edit your

account settings. This includes the personal information that appears

under “My Dashboard”, parental controls, viewing history, etc.

Parental controls can be set up to make sure that children are viewing age-

appropriate content. They are available on the drop-down menu and in your

dashboard. If you enable parental controls and enter a PIN, you will need to

enter the PIN when exiting Kanopy Kids in order to watch content not

included in the kids’ collection.

Kanopy can also be used with multiple accounts on the same device.

Using Kanopy on a Mobile device

Once you’ve created a Kanopy account in a browser, you can access

Kanopy through a mobile app.

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1) Download the Kanopy app from the Apple App store, or from the

Google Play store, on your mobile device.

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2) From the home screen, click on Log In.

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3) On the login screen, enter the username and password you created,

and click on Login.

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4) You can now access content through the mobile app.