BCFLS has made the difficult decision to terminate the Hoopla streaming platform, effective October 24, 2025.
Terminating a library service is never easy but due to the rising cost of Hoopla’s pay-per-use model, it has become too costly for Butler County Library System (BCFLS) to sustain. BCFLS set an annual budget of $40,000 for Hoopla in 2025. This limit was met by mid-year. Even after setting monthly limits and restrictions, the rising demand has simply outpaced our digital collection budget for Hoopla. To continue to spend dollars in excess of the budgeted amount is not sustainable and is fiscally irresponsible.
Hoopla access will end on Friday, October 24. After that date users cannot check out new titles. However, any content borrowed before that date will remain accessible until the normal lending period expires.
We encourage you to save your favorites and your borrowing history before the October 24 termination date.
Questions? Please read more here.