Tackle Your Resolutions with Kanopy
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With your Library card, you have access to Kanopy, a video streaming service.
Kanopy offers thousands of films, documentaries and educational movies. Your Library card gives you access to 10 films per month, plus unlimited access to Kanopy Kids (featuring shows like Sesame Street and Kratts Creatures). You also get unlimited access to The Great Courses, actual classes led by experts in fields from mathematics to tai chi. Get started at oplib.kanopy.com or by downloading the app on your smartphone, tablet or smart TV.
Don't have a Library card? Library cards are free to anyone who lives or works in Ouachita Parish. Learn how to get your Library card here.
Making Healthy Food Taste Great
If you resolve to eat healthier, you should watch The Everyday Gourmet: Making Healthy Food Taste Great.
In this Great Course, you will learn how to use healthy ingredients and seasonings, particularly of international cuisines, to enliven your diet and keep the pleasure in cooking and eating with this course taught by a nutrition instructor and a master chef at The Culinary Institute of America.
Money Management Skills
If you resolve to save more money, you should watch Money Management Skills.
In this Great Course, you will a few basic principles to make good financial decisions. Whether you're just getting started in life or contemplating retirement, this course offers an excellent primer with all the information you need to build a financial plan to achieve your goals.
Essentials of Strength Training
If you resolve to exercise more, you should watch Essentials of Strength Training.
In this Great Course, learn how strength training unites scientific knowledge with results-driven practice in a wholly integrated system. Get insightful explanations of human physiology, helpful demonstrations of techniques and equipment, and interactive workout programs.
How to Draw
If you resolve to learn a new hobby, try How to Draw.
In this Great Course, you will explore essential first drawing exercises and learn how you will apply the skills developed here to much more complex subjects.
The Science of Gardening
If you resolve to learn a new hobby, you try The Science of Gardening.
Length: 24 half-hour episodes.
In this Great Course, you will learn how to create a beautiful and sustainable home garden.
Fundamentals of Photography
If you resolve to learn a new hobby, you should try Fundamentals of Photography.
Length: 24 half-hour episodes
In this Great Course, you'll learn everything you need to know about the art and craft of great photography straight from Joel Sartore, a National Geographer photographer.
Dog Training 101
If you resolve to learn a new hobby, you should watch Dog Training 101.
Length: 24 half-hour episodes
In this Great Course, you will learn about dog cognition, behavioral science, husbandry and more.
Birding in North America
If you resolve to learn a new hobby, you should watch The National Geographic Guide to Birding in North America.
Length: 24 half-hour episodes
In this Great Course, you will learn core elements of birding and methods for observing birds in the field.