With so many library locations closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, we know you are relying on your digital collections more than ever. We want to assure you that hoopla Digital is up to the challenge. Our modern infrastructure was purposefully engineered with a cloud-based, redundant server stack, and it is maintained by a geographically spread, remote support team. So please, make sure your patrons know that hoopla is one of the ways you continue to serve them during these difficult times, and we’ll all get through this together.
While current circumstances certainly aren’t optimal, one tiny bright spot is that forced downtime and isolation provide a good opportunity for patrons to feed, get back into, or cultivate a reading habit. Reading (or listening to an audiobook) is a wonderful way to give your mind a break by slipping into a fictional world or learning about an interesting topic. Since 1931, the New York Times Best Seller List has been the authority on trending and popular books, and hoopla has a wide selection of titles that have appeared there. With fiction, nonfiction, and children’s titles available in both eBook and audiobook, readers of all ages and interest will be able to find plenty to keep them occupied.