Starting Monday, August 3rd, NL Public Libraries will be reducing the maximum number of holds library users can place in Libby/Overdrive from 30 to 10.
Following the lead of many other libraries across Canada, NLPL is making this change in order to reduce wait times and provide our patrons with more equitable access to eBooks and eAudiobooks. Over the past ten years, the demand for these items has grown by 245%, resulting in longer wait times. This demand has also impacted NLPL’s budget for digital materials, as the cost of library licenses for eBooks and eAudiobooks is much higher than print book prices or retail eBook prices, and continues to rise.
Currently, users of the digital library are able to place up to 30 holds. Starting August 3rd, NLPL will be reducing the number to 10 holds per library patron. Anyone with more than 10 holds prior to that date will still retain them, but will be unable to place more holds until their number of holds drops below 10.
For more information, please visit https://nlpl.ca/about-the-digital-library/ and click on the Overdrive/Libby Holds Limit button.