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Trustees vote to drop Hoopla; board to consider joining systemwide OverDrive collection
Summary
The Franklin board voted to stop library's Hoopla service and signaled interest in a system-managed OverDrive expansion that would add a "lucky day" pool; trustees will review formal terms next month.
The Franklin Public Library board voted Sept. 22 to discontinue Hoopla as a library subscription and said it would take up a systemwide OverDrive purchase at a later meeting.
Trustees discussed options for digital collections and heard a presentation about a system-managed OverDrive plan that would place about $150,000 of shared purchases into a "lucky day" pool (items with no waiting lists). Jennifer told the board that central selectors tested moving…
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