Find plenty to watch to on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Your North Vancouver District Public Library card gives you access to online movies available to you 24/7.
NVDPL E-Resources are available to residents of the District of North Vancouver with an NVDPL library card in good standing (i.e., fines no more than $5). If you don't have an NVDPL library card, please Get In Touch.
E-Movies
Kanopy
An on-demand streaming video service which provides access to educational titles, including award-winning documentaries, training films, and theatrical releases - on a very wide range of topics. Kanopy titles are licensed from such major educational producers as PBS, BBC, Criterion Collection, and the Media Educational Foundation.
Starting November 1, 2023, patrons have a monthly ticket allotment of 12 tickets per month per person. Every title is labelled with a ticket value and viewing period (borrowing time). Some titles, like those included in Kanopy Kids, do not require tickets.
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Kanopy Kids
The Kanopy Kids area features unlimited access to streaming kids' movies, TV shows, and animated picture books for children ages 2 and up. There is also great math, science and language learning content.
Unlimited streaming available. Videos watched in Kanopy Kids do not count against your 12 tickets in Kanopy.
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Summa
A Canadian streaming video-on-demand collection for public libraries. It includes documentaries, feature films, health information, DIY projects, and nature documentaries. Summa also contains content featuring Indigenous voices and issues.
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Note: You can be logged into only one at a time, either Summa or Summa Kids.
Summa Kids
A Canadian streaming video-on-demand collection for public libraries. It includes documentaries, feature films, health information, DIY projects, and nature documentaries. Summa also contains content featuring Indigenous voices and issues.
Get help with Summa FAQ
Note: You can be logged into only one at a time, either Summa or Summa Kids.
Free Online Movie Sites
BBC Documentary Planet Earth
British Pathé on YouTube
CBC Documentaries
CBC Gem
Hot Docs Documentary Library
National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board Indigenous Cinema
On the Web Movie Resources
IMDb
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database for movies and television shows.
Rotten Tomatoes
This website is a film review aggregator which provides information on film reviews, news and information about films.
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