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Escondido trustees vote 5-0 to limit Hoopla access to verified physical cards beginning March 1
Summary
The Escondido Public Library Board voted unanimously to restrict Hoopla access to patrons with verified physical library cards, citing cost pressures and data showing many online-only users live outside Escondido. The board set a transition period and directed staff to notify affected users and coordinate with the vendor.
Escondido Public Library trustees voted 5-0 at their Jan. 8 meeting to restrict access to the Hoopla digital content service to patrons with verified physical Escondido library cards, with the change to take effect March 1.
Board members and staff said the decision responds to a per-download budget cap and usage data showing significant nonresident use. Reno (library staff member) told trustees the library has a monthly Hoopla budget cap of about $1,300 and that the system recently reduced the monthly checkout allowance from five to three per user to limit costs. "The cap right now is 3," Reno said during the presentation, describing how daily downloads were being exhausted shortly after…
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