Ivoryton Library

Hoopla Update

Due to rising costs, Ivoryton Library will be implementing new parameters for Hoopla usage to make the resource sustainable for us. Changes beginning April 1, 2025 include:

1. The number of checkouts per patron will be reduced from five to three.

2. A daily budget cap will be set. Once the library has spent its budgeted amount of money on Hoopla checkouts per day, no more checkouts will be allowed for anyone until the next day at 12:00 am. If the budget cap is not reached for the day, the money remaining in the budget will roll over to the next day.

These decisions were not made lightly; we love Hoopla as much as you do! When the library first started paying for Hoopla during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, costs were manageable. However, increased costs and more usage have led to unsustainable bills each month. The library is charged every time someone checks out an item on Hoopla, whether or not the material is read, watched, or listened to. These changes were made in an effort to keep Hoopla as a resource despite bill increases. 

There is good news! There are ways in which you can supplement your Hoopla usage. When you want to borrow an electronic resource like an audiobook, ebook, magazine, movie, tv show or music, you can check for the title on these other services first:

1. Overdrive and Libby(app version of Overdrive)

2. The Palace Project (app with ebooks, audiobooks provided by CT State Library)

3. biblio+ (app with movies and tv shows brought to you by Essex Library.)

We appreciate your understanding. If you have questions about Hoopla or want to know more, do not hesitate to call us at (860) 767-1252 or email us staff@ivorytonlibrary.org.