Did you know that as a Waltham resident, you have access to three different video streaming services through the library?  Our subscriptions to Hoopla, Kanopy, and Mango Languages allow our patrons to watch a variety of content on your computers, phones, tablets, and televisions at no charge.  There is a lot of content and it can get a little overwhelming so here are some suggestions of what our staff have enjoyed through these services. If you need help using these services, please send an e-mail to lbernheim@minlib.net.
For more suggestions from our staff, please read our last “Staff Reads” post or review our “Staff Favorite Podcasts”

Kate

• What We Do in the Shadows, available on both Hoopla and Kanopy

Ashley

• Midsommar (Kanopy)
• Paradise Hills (Kanopy)
• Last Call at Maud’s (Kanopy)
• The Miseducation of Cameron Post (Kanopy)
• Stonewall Uprising (Kanopy)
• Polina (Kanopy)
• Fame High (Kanopy)
• STREB: Pop Action (Kanopy)
• What We Do in the Shadows (Hoopla)
• Tell it to the Bees (Hoopla)
• Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Hoopla)
• Arranged (Hoopla): Super cute cross cultural comedy.
• Summer of 84 (Hoopla): Fun horror film, that’s more like a kids movie, until it’s not.
• Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Hoopla)
• Let the Right One In (Hoopla): Great Swedish horror film.
• Mao’s Last Dancer (Hoopla): True story, with some beautiful dancing.
• Tucker and Dale vs Evil (Hoopla): Funny horror film.
• Jesus Camp (Hoopla): A look inside an evangelical bible camp.
• Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story (Hoopla): Based on a memoir, also worth Che king out
• Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries (Hoopla)
• Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (Hoopla)
• Victorian Slum House (Hoopla): I love these reality shows where people live like we did 100 years ago.
• Coal House and Coal House at War (Hoopla): Families recreate living in a coal mining community in Whales during the Great Depression, and World War II.
• We Bare Bears (Hoopla): Adorable cartoon about three bears who live together.
• Nancy Drew (1995) (Hoopla):  The best TV version of Nancy Drew.
• Dance Academy (Hoopla): Show about kids at an elite Australian ballet academy.

Laura

• Clue (Kanopy): This is one of my favorite movies.  I’m so excited that it’s available for free to our patrons!  There are so many good lines.  “Communism is just a red herring”  “It flames, flames, on the side of my face.”  I could go on and on and on.
• Ex Libris: The New York Public Library (Kanopy): I have a bit of a bias, I admit, but I loved learning more about this famous institution.
• The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Kanopy): Jimmie acquaints himself with the large house that his grandfather built in San Francisco and goes on a journey of self discovery.
• You Can Count on Me (Kanopy): Quiet and touchingly funny movie about the relationship between an adult brother and sister.
• The Virgin Suicides (Kanopy): So haunting and lovely.
• Big Night (Kanopy): Warning!  You’ll be very hungry at the end of this movie.
• The Farewell (Kanopy): Great showcase for Awkafina, who I first saw in Crazy Rich Asians. 
• Moonlight (Kanopy): Coming of age film that won the Best Picture Oscar.
• The Great British Baking Show (Hoopla): This is the nicest reality show ever made.
• Call the Midwife (Hoopla): This British import makes me cry every episode and I just love it.
• Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (Hoopla): While theater lights are dark, enjoy this documentary about the Broadway smash hit.
• Frida (Hoopla): Salma Hayek is great in this biopic.
• Bride and Prejudice (Hoopla): Very fun Bollywood version of Pride and Prejudice. 
• Viva Cuba (Mango Languages): Beautiful movie about the forbidden friendship of two young children.

Luke

• Manufactured Landscapes (Kanopy)
• Watermark (Hoopla)
• Anthropocene (Kanopy)

Dana

I’ve been spending most of my time using Kanopy Kids these last few weeks. It’s great because it has some of my son’s favorites like Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and even new-to-us titles featuring favorite characters, like The Miffy Movie. Also in heavy rotation are Wild Kratts and Franklin, which makes me feel nostalgic for the 90s.

Though I haven’t been using Hoopla much, I’ve been pleasantly surprised to see so many of my favorite titles. For books: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict, and 1984 by George Orwell. For movies: 13 Going on 30 and RBG! And I was amazed to see Spectrum by Westlife available under music – my favorite band from my youth and their glorious newest album!

Dana’s recap:

• Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (Kanopy)
• Wild Kratts (Kanopy)
• Franklin (Kanopy)
• The Miffy Movie (Kanopy)
• The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (Hoopla)
• The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict (Hoopla)
• 1984 by George Orwell (Hoopla)
• 13 Going on 30 (Hoopla)
• RBG (Hoopla)
• Spectrum by Westlife (Hoopla)