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Library board ratifies Overdrive agreement after staff say new formula is fairer despite a cost increase
Summary
The Davis County Library Board approved a memorandum of agreement with the Utah State Library to remain in the Overdrive Beehive Consortium. Staff said the new formula ties charges to percentage of checkouts, Davis County is a high user (reported >1,000,000 checkouts), and the change reduced this year's cost by about $20,000 versus the prior method.
The Davis County Library Board on Nov. 13 ratified a memorandum of agreement with the Utah State Library that preserves the system's access to the Overdrive Beehive Library Consortium despite a change in the consortium’s funding formula.
Library staff and board members said the new formula allocates the consortium's total cost based on each member's share of checkouts. Ellen Peterson told the board,…
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