Kanopy Adds New Series from The Great Courses Collection

Good news for people young or old, in school or long since graduated, who love learning about a wide range of subjects. Kanopy, the streaming service that Birmingham Public Library patrons can access for free, has added 60+ new series from The Great Courses.

Never heard of The Great Courses? It's a company that sells recorded college lectures on a multitude of topics. Described as "the Netflix of learning," it was founded by Thomas Rollins in Virginia in 1990. Rollins got the idea for his company when he watched a 10-hour videotaped lecture series while attending Harvard Law School.

The Great Courses are taught by professors from the most respected schools in the world, along with experts from National Geographic, the Smithsonian, The Culinary Institute of America, The Mayo Clinic, and more. By watching The Great Courses series, you can "learn everything about anything" as you "binge-watch entire college courses over a weekend."

Even Bill Gates, a believer in learning something new every day, is a fan and uses The Great Courses as one of his online tools to learn more about topics that include business, economics, fine arts, music, history, literature, philosophy, religion, science, mathematics, social sciences, professional development, and better living.