TIL about Hoopla Digital, an app that lets you access all the digital content in your local library for free: Movies, Music, TV Shows, E-Books, Audiobooks, and even Comic Books
2026-05-01 12:18 UTC
Replies (7)
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@GheeButtersnaps@lemmy.world 2026-05-01 13:03
As a Librarian, Hoopla is great except for the fact that the company running it charges crazy prices and it's starting to become a real problem for library systems. Every thing you check out has a rental fee and then they make us repurchase the item after every 20-30 borrows. Compare that to regular books which can have 100+ borrows before needing to even be mended. It's wonderful and I'm glad it exists but it's getting very costly.
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@THB@lemmy.world 2026-05-01 12:27
Also check out Kanopy! TV and movies, also free with your library membership. There's a little overlap with Hoopla but I've found different selections when I check both.
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@hexagon527@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-05-01 12:22
wait until you learn about Libby
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@CptHacke@piefed.social 2026-05-01 13:46
My library has determined that Hoopla is too expensive and uses Kanopy, instead.
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@FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2026-05-01 12:20
Shut up and take my (tax) money.
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@verrymay@lemmy.world 2026-05-01 17:21
Hoopla is cool, but its expensive for your library. Libby is better for all parties
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@ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 2026-05-01 12:32
Do you still have to wait in line to check things out like Libby? I hated having to wait 17 weeks for the next Lord of the rings audiobook to be available in the app