Though school holidays are still upon us, the learning doesn’t stop at the Melton Library & Learning Hub.
The library recently did a film showing of ‘My Mother India’, for its History Through Films with the platform Kanopy.
Kanopy is a free film streaming platform accessible to all members of the library.
Melton Library literacy and learning programs team leader Chelsey Excell said Kanopy has been well received by the community since its inception during the pandemic.
“We’re just really proud to provide this service to the community,” she said.
“The cost of living is affecting everyone at the moment, so we want to make sure that we’re giving everyone we can a free service.”
The platform has at least 30,000 of the world’s best films, documentaries, vintage films, foreign films, and even free courses on specific topics like Egyptology.
Each month, members receive 30 tickets to redeem movies. Each movie is worth a different amount of tickets, so it averages 10 movies a month.
“You can add everything to a watchlist like any regular streaming service,” Ms Excell said.
Despite libraries still having access to techs of the past like DVDs and CDs, Kanopy is Melton Library’s step towards the ever-changing technological landscape.
“We want to acknowledge that (technology) and try to use it to our advantage,” Ms Excell said.
“We also acknowledge that everyone learns in different ways, and we want to make our service, learning, and knowledge accessible.”
Faith Macale
