Movies & TV
Streaming Services
Classica: Classical music, opera, and ballet
Watch prestigious orchestral performances, operas, and ballets filmed at the grandest venues throughout the world.
Hoopla: eBooks, Audiobooks, Comics, Music, TV, and Movies
Hoopla offers nearly one million pieces of media, from ebooks to Acorn TV series, available to borrow at anytime, no waiting!
IndieFlix Movies and TV
Watch documentaries and independent films with unlimited access on IndieFlix. Works on your computer or device, or on your Apple TV or Roku.
Kanopy Streaming Video
Stream independent and international films, documentaries, and other educational entertainment!
Qello Concerts
Watch full-length concerts, music documentaries, and live streaming events on supported devices including Roku, AppleTV, and more.
Universal Class: 500+ Online Courses
With 500+ courses on topics from conflict management to baking essentials, you can spend countless hours learning to your heart’s content.
For Kids
Kanopy Kids Streaming Video!
Kanopy has streaming video dedicated to kids programming! Explore and enjoy!
Sesame Street on Kanopy Kids Streaming Video
Take a walk down your favorite street on Kanopy Kids! Watch seasons 39 & 40 to see appearances by Jimmy Fallon, Michelle Obama, & Paul Rudd.
Kanopy Streaming Video: K-12 Lessons for Students
K-12 students, watch instructional videos on subjects you'll learn about in school. Literature, math, science, history, languages, and more!
Tumble Book Library: Read-Along Stories, Puzzles, & Games
Kids, parents, and teachers! Reading is fun with animated talking picture books, videos, puzzles and games, and language learning.
Need help or tech support for any of these services? See Digital Media Help.
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Anime on Kanopy
Explore award-winning anime, from family-friendly to cerebral storytelling, all for FREE with your library card!
Pirate Movies
Ahoy, enjoy these swashbuckling adventures!
Lists, Reviews, and Events
All in the Sitcom: Time for a few laughs
Some popular sitcoms through the years guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
Fictional characters we want to be
Here's a list of books, movies, and television shows from the LGBTQ+ Services Committee that feature fictional characters we want to be.
Never Forget: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Explore these resources to further understand the devastating effects of nuclear war and see the necessity for peace.
Positive ways to deal with Grief
Having recently experienced the death of the closest person in my life, I present a list that helped me. I hope it will help you, too.
Unforgettable fictional deaths
According to Slate, here are some of the most tearjerking, hilarious, satisfying, and shocking death scenes in 2,500 years of culture.
July 2022 Joel D. Valdez Main Library Staff Picks
Curious about what the staff of Main Library read, watched, or listened to? Here is our list!
Save your Hoopla credits and check out Bonus Borrows!
Hoopla Bonus Borrows are back August 1-31 with new themed collections. You can choose from hundreds of titles!
Himmel Library Staff Picks for July 2022
Another month of Himmel Library Staff Picks from which to chose your next reading, listening, and/or viewing adventure.
Ode to the Watermelon
"…the round, magnificent, / star-filled watermelon / it’s a fruit from the thirst-tree / it’s the green whale of the summer." -Pablo Neruda
Using the OverDrive app? Now's the time to switch to Libby!
In early 2023, the OverDrive app will be discontinued. We encourage you to make the switch to Libby, OverDrive's newer reading app.
Pop Art! Inspired by the passing of Claes Oldenburg
Streaming video and books for adults and children inspired by the passing of Claes Oldenburg, creator of giant scale pop art.
Heavy Metal Librarian picks
Do you love reading? Heavy metal? Movies about metal? If so, this is for you! \m/ As Metallica said "Bang that head which does not bang!"
