The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library will be canceling the Axis 360 digital book service and transferring all ebook and eaudiobook items to Hoopla.
The library is hopeful that moving current content to Hoopla and purchasing new titles strictly within that platform will simplify things for patrons and lead to a better overall experience, according to a spokesman.
Hoopla offers two ways to check out items, the instant model and the flex model. The previous Axis 360 titles will be available under the flex model, which allows for one patron at a time to check out an item. Items are checked out for 21 days, and patrons can have five items checked out at a time. Flex titles can be placed on hold if the title is currently checked out by someone else. Instant titles can be checked out by multiple people at the same time, and the checkout time varies based on item type. Patrons are allowed 20 instant checkouts a month.
The process will begin on July 12, when no new checkouts will be allowed on Axis 360, according to the spokesman. On Aug. 1, Axis 360 will be shut off. On Sept. 1, the transfer will be completed, and items will be available in Hoopla. Any current holds in Axis 360 will be transferred over to Hoopla, according to the spokesman.
Patrons who are not currently using the Hoopla app are encouraged to download it prior to the transfer. The app can be found in the Apple, Google Play, and Amazon Fire stores, or on the library’s eCommunity website at ecommunity.kckpl.org. For more information, contact [email protected].