Thousands of movies, TV shows, ebooks, and audiobooks, instantly available for streaming or temporary download on your mobile device or computer.

With hoopla, instantly access thousands of movies, TV shows, ebooks, and audiobooks.
Watch, listen, and read the newest blockbusters and bestsellers through hoopla’s easy-to-use app, and you’ll never need to worry about returning your borrowed titles on time.

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Stream thousands of critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more.

Kanopy is a video-streaming platform with 30,000+ shows available anytime and anywhere — viewable via website, app, or on a smart TV. Set up an account here to receive 8 tickets per month.

Kanopy focuses on thoughtful content that inspires life-long learning for everyone, children and adults alike. 

Kanopy Kids offers educational and entertaining content for children that includes movies, TV shows, and animated storybooks.  Unlimited play in Kanopy Kids--no tickets required!  To enter Kanopy Kids mode, either click here or sign into your Kanopy account and select “Kids” from the menu.

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Read full issues of thousands of international newspapers and magazines, just as they appear in print.

PressReader features 6000+ publications - newspapers and magazines - from 100+ countries, in over 60 languages. Enjoy 50 Canadian newspapers, including the Lethbridge Herald, Calgary Herald, and National Post. Popular magazines include Canadian Living, Style at Home, The Hockey News, and Newsweek.

Download the PressReader app to your device, or go to www.pressreader.com 

Please note: Access to The Globe and Mail is limited to customers using PressReader at a library branch, due to restrictions imposed by the publisher.

To sign in:

1. select "Library or Group" 
2. search for Chinook Arch Regional Library System 
3. enter library card barcode and PIN
4. If you are logging in from home, you will have to login every three months

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Explore hundreds of children’s e-books – fully animated with sound, music, and narration. This collection also includes games, National Geographic videos, and language learning activities in English, French, and Spanish.

The TumbleBooks Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books in English, Spanish, and French – just for kids! Search by subject, language, or reading level to access hundreds of ebooks that are fully animated with sound, music, and narration. The TumbleBooks Library also includes educational videos produced by National Geographic, puzzles and games, and language learning activities.

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Interactive lessons to help you learn a new language, including self-directed activities, teacher-led conversation classes, and pronunciation practice.

Pronunciator's straightforward approach teaches language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cultural understanding. Choose from over 80 languages, and learn at your own pace or with the support of live, instructor-led lessons. 

Pronunciator's app is called Bluebird.  Download it below. 

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SOLARO is a homework help website based on the Alberta curriculum. It offers study help and exam prep for grades 3 to 12. Create an account, work through course lessons, reviews, and quizzes, and improve your grades! 

Now with easy login with library card number and PIN!

For students grades 3-12:

• Anytime access, in-home and online
• Notes and flashcards
• Practice quizzes
• Stars and avatars for motivation

For Parents

• Detailed progress reports
• Automatic updates available

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Learn how to use your library's online resources with quick and easy tutorials!

Niche Academy is the simpler way to learn online! Do you want to learn how to use your library’s online resources like OverDrive, hoopla, PressReader, and more? Check out Niche Academy’s quick and easy tutorials for straightforward steps and get started.

Access full-text pages from past issues of the Calgary Herald. Easily searchable by keyword and date.

The Calgary Herald Archive offers cover-to-cover searchable access to Alberta's largest and oldest daily newspaper from 1883-2010. 

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