Kanopy is a streaming service that offers library patrons free access to a wide variety of movies and documentaries.

Kanopy recently notified us of a security issue on the platform, after it became apparent that some user information was not properly secured on the Kanopy platform.

Kanopy has confirmed that no Western Australian users were affected by this issue.

Kanopy has also assured WA libraries that the security issue has been fixed, and that they are continuing investigations to ensure this does not happen again.

If you’re interested in streaming free movies and documentaries with your library membership, click here to get started.

Due to scheduled maintenance, some online services (including catalogue) may be temporarily unavailable between 2pm – 8pm on Saturday 23 March.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Colourfest film festival ‘Australian Stories’ is showing at the Margaret River Library. Thursday 21 March, 5.45pm – 7.30pm. All welcome. Please bring a dish to share and we will eat before the film starts. Tea and coffee provided. RSVP to amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600

Due to scheduled maintenance, online services (including catalogue) may be temporarily unavailable this Sunday 10 March between 1pm – 6pm.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Did you know that under previous Australian law, unpublished materials, including letters, diaries and shipping manifests,  remained in copyright in perpetuity?

This meant they were locked behind laws requiring you to seek permission from an often impossible to identify copyright owner before you could publish, adapt or even copy them.

Due to recent changes to that law, millions of items from our national collections – from Captain Cook’s carrot marmalade recipe and Henry Lawson’s letters to war posters – are now free to use.

To celebrate, Australia’s libraries and archives are declaring 2019 the Year of the Public Domain.

For more information about these changes to copyright law, click here to visit Australian Libraries Copyright Committee.

Image credit
Title: Women! help Australia’s sons win the war [picture] : buy war loan bonds
Created/Published: Sydney, John Sands, [1915-1918]
Copyright: Public Domain
From the collection of the National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-135721145/view