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Sacramento Public Library to discontinue Hoopla on May 5, shifts digital spending to Libby and Kanopy
Summary
The Sacramento Public Library Authority heard a plan to end its Hoopla subscription effective May 5 and reallocate digital funds toward Libby and other services; staff cited cost-per-checkout and board members raised concerns about audiobook availability.
The Sacramento Public Library Authority announced plans to discontinue its Hoopla digital service effective May 5 and redirect resources to the Libby platform and other providers, library staff said at the authority’s March 31 meeting.
Michelle Hartman, the library’s collection services manager, told the board that Hoopla’s model charges the library each time a title is checked out, while Libby uses a time-limited license model. Hartman said Hoopla accounted for less than 10% of the library’s digital circulation but consumed about 22% of the…
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