Streaming Video
Digital Library
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Award-winning collection containing documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying African-American history, politics, art and culture, family structure, gender relationships, and social and economic issues.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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A streaming collection of film and video focused on Indigenous voices, culture, history, and contemporary perspectives.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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A streaming collection of classic and contemporary films from around the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North America.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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Over 1100 hours of archival film, dance performance, and musical performance from Banyan Productions.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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A wealth of CBC Radio and CBC Television clips from more than 75 years of broadcasting.
Access: Everywhere for everyone
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Enjoy unlimited arts and crafts project suggestions, workshops & techniques by top designers and artists via streaming video.
Mobile app users must first create an account with an email address and password (using the browser version of Creativebug).
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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For lifelong learning, stream a wide selection of lectures presented by award-winning experts and professors from respected institutions.
Learn about Kanopy’s new ticket system and how it affects The Great Courses here.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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Discover the NFB’s rich online collection of Indigenous-made films.
Access: Everywhere for everyone
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The Kanopy Kids area features unlimited access to streaming kids' movies, TV shows, and animated picture books for children ages 2 and up. Videos viewed through Kanopy Kids are not counted as part of the monthly 10 ticket limit in the main Kanopysite.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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Create a Kanopy account to stream classic cinema, indie films, and top documentaries to your computer, phone or tablet.
Learn about Kanopy’s new ticket system here.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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LinkedIn Learning offers video courses in business, computer technology, software, and creative skills, all conducted by experts in their fields.
New to LinkedIn Learning? View a video tutorial or visit the LinkedIn Learning FAQ page for more information.
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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The largest classical music streaming library in the world featuring over 1,600 classical music videos, concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries and more!
Access: Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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Watch quality Canadian documentary, animation, and fiction films online.
Access: Everywhere for everyone
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Streaming videos of 30 performances drawn from 10 years of National Theatre Live broadcasts and well as archival material.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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High-definition recordings of more than a dozen productions by the RSC and featuring many of the best contemporary Shakespearian actors. *Also suitable for research at the high school level.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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Online access to hundreds of the world’s most important plays, documentaries, interviews, and instructional materials in more than 800 hours of streaming video.
Access: Everywhere for Vancouver residents