Beginning Sunday, September 1, 2024 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County libraries are making the following changes to Libby and hoopla:
- Reducing Libby holds from 20 to 10 at a time
- Reducing Libby borrows from 20 to 10 at a time
- Reducing hoopla borrows from 15 to 5 per month
- Requiring PIN authentication to the Libby sign-in process
You can learn more about the upcoming changes here.
While the vast majority of patrons will not be impacted by these changes, we know there will be interest in why we need to reduce holds and check-outs. Below are a Staff FAQ and two patron brochures to help explain changes and answer questions that may come up.
You can also view the recording of the eChanges Drop -In session we had earlier this month that will outline the changes, including the rationale.
eChanges Drop-In Session Recording
To help make these documents easier to find, we’ve added them to the eChanges & Publishing Industry tab along the top navigation bar of this site.
Please reach out to Hilary Lewis if you have questions. Thank you!