Fairfax County Public Library is excited to announce a new partnership with local PBS member station WETA to provide easy access to free video streaming services for FCPL’s visitors, customers and cardholders. The mission and vision of public television and public libraries are closely aligned – to inform, engage and inspire our communities with trusted sources of information and entertainment that respect a diversity of views, culture and heritage. Supporters of both organizations value education, creativity and curiosity, making the partnership a natural fit.
WETA+ is a free and easy-to-use streaming service and app for all ages and interests. It offers thousands of on-demand hours of acclaimed PBS and WETA shows* that have been curated by WETA programming staff with local D.C.-area audiences in mind. Among the free local programming of interest to FCPL customers are programs exploring local and national history news, current affairs and documentaries, arts, food and travel, dramas, comedies and more. Live television streaming of every WETA channel is also available with WETA+, including WETA UK, WETA PBS, WETA Metro, WETA World and WETA PBS Kids. The WETA+ streaming app is available for download on Roku, Apple TV and iOS, fire TV, Samsung, LG, Google TV and Android.
Throughout the year, Fairfax County Public Library will help viewers continue the adventure after watching WETA+ programs with specially curated book recommendations and in-person programming based on shows, themes and topics.
To celebrate the partnership, FCPL and WETA will also host a series of events centered around the much-anticipated PBS premiere of “The American Revolution”, a six-part, 12-hour documentary series directed and produced by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.
* Monday, Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. at Oakton Library
* Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 12 p.m. at City of Fairfax Regional Library
* Thursday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. at Dolley Madison Library
* Friday, Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m. at Sherwood Regional Library
At these events, attendees will be able to learn more about the WETA+ streaming service and app, be able to sign up for a free Roku streaming device and customer support, check out one of the recommended books and watch a portion of the documentary.
We look forward to developing even more exciting ways that you can enjoy FCPL and WETA together!
*Some premium programming offered on WETA+, such as select Masterpiece shows, require a paid PBS Passport membership not provided by FCPL or WETA. A select number of memberships may be distributed during the partnership.