Films and music

The State Library provides access to video streaming for members through Kanopy. This includes educational videos specially created for children.

Music and information about music and musicians is accessible through a variety of platforms. The WA New Music archive specifically represents and promotes local musicians. Classical music and related information can be found in the Naxos music library, while Grove Music Online and Oxford History of Western Music provide resources for music research.

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Kanopy

From 15 October 2026, State Library members will be required to enter their State Library password (PIN) in addition to their library card number when signing in to Libby and Kanopy

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Hoopla

Library members can borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on their computer or mobile device with no holds or waiting.

Bloomsbury Collections

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Bloomsbury Collections offers excellence and originality in scholarship in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Explore the digital stacks in our expansive eBook library with titles that seek to educate, inspire, inform, and amplify the voices of all authors globally.

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Hoopla

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With a Public Library card
Library members can borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on their computer or mobile device with no holds or waiting.
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Kanopy

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With a Public Library card

From 15 October 2026, State Library members will be required to enter their State Library password (PIN) in addition to their library card number when signing in to Libby and Kanopy.

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Kanopy Kids

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With a Public Library card
Kanopy Kids provides access TV series, learning languages, animated storybooks, Anime favourites, classic films and family movies to suitable for children.
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Margaret Gee's Media Guide

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Margaret Gee's Australian Media Guide is a resource for anyone who deals with or operates within any facet of Australian media industry with information for over 25,000 media contacts and 3,000 media outlets.

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Naxos Music Library

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Naxos Music Library is a collection of music tracks you can listen to, including the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Da Capo catalogues including classical music, historical recordings, jazz, world, folk and Chinese music with notes on the works played, composers or artists.

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Noongar Boodjar Language Cultural Aboriginal Corporation

Freely accessible to all
Noongar Boodjar has information and learning resources about the Noongar language and dialects, including resources and books on Noongar culture.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Popular Music

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music covers popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music with entries covering popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals.

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Oxford History of Western Music

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Oxford History of Western Music online offers an account of the evolution of Western classical music.

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Oxford Reference Collection

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Oxford Reference Collection is of a core set of Encyclopedias and Dictionaries and other recognised reference material for 25 subject areas, including Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Religion, Music, Art and Architecture and language dictionaries with information and language suitable fo

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Rolling Stone - Australian edition

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Access to new issues of Rolling Stone are available through BorrowBox and will no longer be available on the Flipster platform from Thursday 1 January 2026. 

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