Movies & Shows

Use your Mahwah Library card to stream or download feature films, foreign films, documentaries, and popular TV series to your computer or mobile device. Our collection includes thousands of titles that you can download to your device or stream and watch at home.

There are no overdue fees on these items.  Simply return them when you finish enjoying them or they will auto-return at due date.

Download the apps to your mobile device or access them using a browser on your desktop computer.  Get started by clicking the links below.

Curiosity Stream features award-winning original and curated factual films, shows, and series focusing on science, nature, travel, history, technology, and more. Curiosity Stream’s curated collections help you discover more about your favorite topics.

Use your Mahwah Library card to borrow a BingePass with unlimited access to Curiosity Stream for seven days. BingePasses do not count towards the 30 items/month checkout limits.

  • Set up an account on Hoopla with your email and password on the website or on the app. Your library card number is required.
  • After your account is set up, login with your email and password.
  • Click on Browse >>> BingePasses and select Curiosity Stream, then click on “Borrow” to receive seven days of unlimited access.
  • After clicking on Borrow, you’ll leave hoopla and be securely logged into Curiosity Stream to borrow your favorite titles.
  • This BingePass is good for 7 days.  You can access it at any time during this time by logging into hoopladigital.com and clicking on your “My hoopla” tab and selecting Currently Borrowed.

Stream feel-good films and series for free with your Mahwah Public Library card! This BingePass gives you unlimited access to the entire Hallmark Movies Now on-demand library for seven days. Enjoy exclusive Hallmark Originals, along with 1,500+ hours of ad-free content from Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Curl up with series like When Calls the Heart, Chesapeake Shores, and The Way Home. With new releases added weekly, you can catch up on your favorite shows and movies anytime, anywhere.

A hoopla BingePass gives you days of unlimited access to great online content with a single borrow! Some BingePasses allow you to explore directly through a partner’s platform, while others give you access to entire collections of content on hoopla. It’s a great way to discover new entertainment, try your hand at a new skill, or learn about a new topic.

Once you borrow a BingePass, you can access it immediately. To access the content again, you can find your BingePass through the Borrowed section of My hoopla. When your borrow period is up, you’re welcome to borrow the same BingePass again.

See the list of Hallmark movies included in this Binge Pass.

Hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. We have hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. hoopla is like having your public library at your fingertips – anytime, anywhere!

Use your Mahwah Library card to download up to 30 of any combination of movies, music, TV shows, eBooks or audiobooks each month.

  • Set up an account with your email and password on the website or on the app. Your library card number is required.
  • After your account is set up, login with your email and password.
  • Instructions and help

Kanopy is the best video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. We partner with public libraries to bring you an ad-free experience that can be enjoyed on your TV, mobile phones, tablets and online.

Kanopy is available exclusively to Mahwah residents.  Start by visiting Kanopy to create your account using your email address and Mahwah Library card number.  Once your account is created, simply login with your email and password.

The Great Courses are a series of college-level lecture courses, perfect for anyone who wants to further their education or take a deep dive into a variety of subjects, at your own pace and based on the topics that interest you.

With over 5,000 videos, you can learn as much as you want to about history, humanities, travel, hobbies, zoology, health, psychology, environment science, literature and the arts to name just a few. View unlimited “The Great Courses” with your Library card.

  • Set up an account on Hoopla with your email and password on the website or on the app. Your library card number is required.
  • After your account is set up, login with your email and password.
  • Click on Browse >>> BingePasses and select The Great Courses, then click on “Borrow” to receive seven days of unlimited access.
  • After clicking on Borrow, you’ll leave hoopla and be securely logged into The Great Courses to borrow your favorite titles.
  • This BingePass is good for 7 days. You can access it at any time during this time by logging into hoopladigital.com and clicking on your “My hoopla” tab and selecting Currently Borrowed.

The Great Courses are a series of college-level lecture courses, perfect for anyone who wants to further their education or take a deep dive into a variety of subjects, at your own pace and based on the topics that interest you.

With over 5,000 videos, you can learn as much as you want to about history, humanities, travel, hobbies, zoology, health, psychology, environment science, literature and the arts to name just a few. View unlimited “The Great Courses” with your Library card.

On Kanopy, all “The Great Courses” videos are not only free but also available on demand: there are no holds, no waiting lists.

The Great Courses are available through Kanopy exclusively to Mahwah residents and may be accessed on your PC, laptop, streamer or device.  Mobile devices use the same apps as Kanopy.  Start by visiting Kanopy and setting up your account using your e-mail address, library card number, and creating a password.

Looking for More?

Looking to binge watch your favorite shows, but don’t have a subscription to every streaming service? The Library’s preloaded Roku Ultra streamers are the perfect solution! Watch the movies and shows you love using the Library’s accounts with Netflix, HBOmax, Disney+, Apple TV+, Hoopla, Kanopy and Vudu.  Learn more and check availability.