Streaming Media

Listen to music for free with your library card!

• Stream up to 5 hours of music per day.
• Download up to 5 songs in MP3 format per week. They are yours to keep.
• Create playlists for all your listening moods.

Have questions? Read the Freegal FAQs.

This resource requires a personal email address for full access.

Check out up to 20 films, TV episodes, music albums, eAudio, or eComics from Hoopla monthly and enjoy them on your computer, phone, tablet, or TV. Collections available in several languages, including español and русский.

• Basic Information
  • Materials are available in over 70 languages.
  • View movies and TV shows for 72 hours following checkout. (Some publishers limit the time to 48 hours.)
  • Stream music albums for up to seven days following checkout.
  • Download and view eComics, eBooks, and eAudio for 21 days following checkout.
  • Start an online book club.
  • The collection will change as Hoopla adds and deletes material. FVRL does not select Hoopla content.
• Getting started
  • First time users will be directed to a login page. Select the hyperlink below the “Log In” button that reads “Don’t have an account? Sign Up”
  • Select Fort Vancouver Regional Library District (WA) as your library.
  • Enter your library card number and pin. 
  • Create a username and password.
• Turn on Subtitles in Hoopla

Hoopla offers subtitles for many of the movies and TV shows in its collection. Videos with subtitles available display a "CC" icon next to the title on the video's details page.

To activate subtitles, first start playing the video. Then, follow the steps listed below based on how you are watching:

On a computer

1. Click the middle of the screen to bring up the playback menu.
2. Click the gear icon in the upper-right of the screen.
3. Pick a language to turn on subtitles.
4. If you wish, click "Caption Settings" to change font and background settings.
5. Click the X in the upper right corner to close the settings window.

On an Android Device or Kindle Fire

1. Tap the middle of the screen to bring up the viewing menu.
2. Tap the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
3. Tap the language name to turn on subtitles.
4. Tap the X in the upper right corner to close the subtitles window. (You may have to tap the screen again to get back to the movie.)

On an iOS device

1. Tap the middle of the screen to bring up the viewing menu.
2. Tap the small, 3-dot icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
3. Tap "Subtitles"
4. Tap the language name to turn on subtitles.

• Get help
  • See Hoopla help for FAQs.
  • Forgot the email address you used to sign up or no longer have access to it? Just use our Help form. Be sure to include your library account number and a description of your issue, including old and new email addresses, if applicable.
  • Forgot your Hoopla password? Use the "Forgot your password?" link on the Hoopla login page once you know the correct email address.
  • Need to reset your Hoopla password? We can do that for you! Just use our Help form.

Ask us for Help for other Hoopla issues (not account login).

Stream independent films, documentaries, classic films, Great Courses, Milestone Films, world cinema, kids' educational programming, and kids' movies (with Common Sense Media ratings).

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