The Downtown Library and Bookmobile will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025 for Memorial Day.

Free streaming movies!


The Iowa City Public Library is now offering streaming movies from Kanopy.  All you need is a Library card and to be a resident of Iowa City, Hills, Lone Tree, University Heights, or rural Johnson County.
Kanopy set up is easy.  Go to http://icpl.kanopy.com to get started.

You’ll be greeted by this screen:

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After clicking “Continue,” click on “Sign Up”:

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Kanopy wants your first and last name and an email–you’ll want to use a real email because they have you verify it. Create a password as well:

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Kanopy will send you an email to verify your account:

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After you have verified your email, it will ask you to add your Library card:

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Almost there! You'll get screen that lets you know how much you can stream per month:

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Now you can click on a movie and start watching!

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