[Rainger99]

I was on the Sumter County Library website and was trying to check a book out on Hoopla which is a digital library - books, videos, etc.

However, when I tried to check a book out, I got the following message.

The collective daily borrow limit set by your library has been reached and will reset at midnight. Please browse and add titles to favorites so you can easily access them after midnight.

I called the library to find out what the library's daily borrowing limit is and they told me that it is 5 books for the entire county. Not five books per patron - five for the county!!

According to Wikipedia, the population of the county was 129,752 in 2020. Assuming that 25% of the people have library cards, that would be 32,500 people having access to just five books a day on Hoopla.

[Stu from NYC]

Its 5 books per patron. Been using it for some time now.

5 books for entire county makes no sense at all

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Its 5 books per patron. Been using it for some time now.

5 books for entire county makes no sense at all

I agree that it doesn't make any sense. But that is what the woman told me. I specifically asked if that was per person or for the entire library and she said it was for the entire library. I hope she is wrong.

See if you can check a book out now.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

I was on the Sumter County Library website and was trying to check a book out on Hoopla which is a digital library - books, videos, etc.

However, I when I tried to check a book out, I got the following message.

The collective daily borrow limit set by your library has been reached and will reset at midnight. Please browse and add titles to favorites so you can easily access them after midnight.

I called the library to find out what the library's daily borrowing limit is and they told me that it is 5 books for the entire county. Not five books per patron - five for the county!!

According to Wikipedia, the population of the county was 129,752 in 2020. Assuming that 25% of the people have library cards, that would be 32,500 people having access to just five books a day on Hoopla.

Use it all the time. 5 books for the "county" is incorrect.

[retiredguy123]

As I understand it, each patron can only borrow 5 books per month on Hoopla, not per day.

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Use it all the time. 5 books for the "county" is incorrect.

See if you can check a book out right now. I checked out one book this month so far and tried to check a second one out an hour ago and was told that the library had reached its daily limit.

[retiredguy123]

There is a 5 books per month per patron limit.

But, there is also a collective daily limit for the county, but it is higher than 5 books.

Personally, I can't read a book before it expires, so I usually just buy the book and download it to my Kindle.

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

But, there is also a collective daily limit for the county, but it is higher than 5 books.

What is the collective daily limit?

I called the library and they told me that it was 5 a day.

[Stu from NYC]

Actually according to my reader it is called Boundless.

I have never seen a reason to take out more than a couple of books at a time but do know for a fact maximum books on reserve is 5.

That is annoying to me as depending upon how far back the books I have on reserve can take months before I get them so often 5 is too little but that is the max.

[Kenswing]

Have you considered Kindle Unlimited? Although it costs a few bucks a month you can borrow up to 20 books at a time and they don’t expire.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

What is the collective daily limit?

I called the library and they told me that it was 5 a day.

I don't know. The county would know, but I'm not sure they will tell you.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Actually according to my reader it is called Boundless.

I have never seen a reason to take out more than a couple of books at a time but do know for a fact maximum books on reserve is 5.

That is annoying to me as depending upon how far back the books I have on reserve can take months before I get them so often 5 is too little but that is the max.

Hoopla and Boundless are 2 different apps. I think one is for ebooks and one is for other media. If you download the Sumter County app entitled "library2go" you will have access to both Boundless and Hoopla.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Hoopla and Boundless are 2 different apps. I think one is for ebooks and one is for other media. If you download the Sumter County app entitled "library2go" you will have access to both Boundless and Hoopla.

I just use Boundless. The contract with that provider only allows users to put 5 books on hold at any time. I have learned that I can take out a book with no waiting time even when having 5 on hold.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Have you considered Kindle Unlimited? Although it costs a few bucks a month you can borrow up to 20 books at a time and they don’t expire.

Kindle Unlimited is great if you read a lot of books and don't care about the new release best sellers. But, I don't think it will give you access to the latest book releases. For example, the latest James Patterson book, "Hard to Kill" is not available on Kindle Unlimited.

[Stu from NYC]

Just got boundless notification that a book I have had on hold can be downloaded. Since I have 2 books right now will wait till weekend to check it out.