New Hoopla Policies

Updates to Hoopla Borrowing Limits

Due to rising costs, we are adding limits to Hoopla starting in September. Hoopla is a digital and streaming service, mainly for books and audiobooks, and the library pays a fee for each checkout.

New Policies

We will have a daily budget that, once maxed out, will prevent anyone from borrowing more items that day. It will show an error message and then reset at midnight. There is also a lower individual limit: 4 items per person per month, instead of 6.

Why We Made Changes

Why is this happening? Like many other libraries across the country, the Morgantown Public Library System has to put financial limits on Hoopla in order to manage our budget responsibly and serve as many people as possible. Over the last three years Hoopla costs have increased 86% and show no signs of slowing down.

We know this is going to be frustrating. We have additional digital collections, such as Libby by OverDrive and Freegal, and our librarians are always here to help you find something amazing.