The Hoopla digital borrowing service available through the James V. Brown Library, 19 East Fourth Street, has expanded its BingePass offerings for children and adults.
Users have unlimited access to a pass, similar to a streaming service, for one week. BingePasses include both educational and entertaining media including Hallmark+, Curiosity, In the Kitchen with Craftsy, Great Courses, Comics Kingdom, Indieflix, Pokemon, the Highlights Collection, R.L Stine’s Spine Chillers, and more.
Those who use the online service can take advantage of more than 30 great collections for families and individuals alike. One of the great collections, In the Kitchen with Craftsy, offers over sixty expert-led cooking and baking episodes. Another BingePass, Curiosity, features series for both children and adults that cover topics such as nature and history.
“There are very few library apps that offer educational videos, movies, and TV series. The BingePasses offers so many channels like In the Kitchen and Curiosity that allows our patrons to learn and enjoy content more conveniently,” said Dana Brigandi, Development, Marketing, and Public Relations Director at the Brown Library. “We are thrilled to offer a free resource like this to our community.”
James V. Brown Library card holders who live in the Williamsport, South Williamsport, and Loyalsock areas can download the free Hoopla Digital mobile app on their Android or IOS device or visit hoopladigital.com to begin enjoying thousands of titles — from major Hollywood studios, record companies and publishers — available to borrow 24/7, for instant streaming or temporary downloading to their smartphones, tablets and computers. All you need is your library card number and four-digit PIN to get started.
The James V. Brown Library is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. To place a hold, visit http://www.jvbrown.edu or call 570-326-0536 during the library’s operating hours. Walk-in passport services are available from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, and 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The James V. Brown Library, 19 E. Fourth St., Williamsport, Pa., is the place to go to learn, connect and grow. Founded in June 1907, the library champions the love of reading, opens new doors to lifelong learning, provides a haven to those who seek and ensures the preservation of public library services for future generations. The library has more than 225,000 visitors in a year and circulates a half-million items annually. A member of the Lycoming County Library System, the James V. Brown Library participates in PA Forward, a statewide initiative to promote literacies in our communities to power a better future for everyone.
