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Nashville Public Library proposes narrower nonresident digital access to reduce e-material wait times
Summary
Library staff proposed limiting the library service area for full digital checkout to a nearby 13-county zone, creating a free nonresident card type but removing full digital access for most out-of-county cardholders to reduce holds and leasing costs.
Library staff presented a proposal to the board to narrow the Nashville Public Library service area for full digital lending to a defined set of nearby counties and to change how nonresident cards are handled.
Noelle (staff) explained the proposal, saying digital demand has grown substantially and that leased e-materials carry recurring costs and long hold queues. “We spend about $2,700,000 per year” on digital collections, staff said, and year-to-date digital…
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