New partnership streamlines and supports catalog interfaces
HOLLAND, Ohio, January 16, 2025 — Hoopla Digital, the only all-in-one digital media app for public libraries and their patrons, today announced its partnership with SOLUS and its Library App, allowing for the seamless integration of the expansive Hoopla content collection into online public library catalogs. This integration delivers an intuitive experience, allowing library patrons to effortlessly discover and borrow from Hoopla’s millions of titles, including audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, music, movies, television, and more with BingePass.
“Demand for digital content among public library patrons continues to rise, making management of those catalogs a top priority for libraries,” said Jeff Jankowski, Founder and President of Hoopla. “By partnering with SOLUS, Hoopla partner libraries are able to connect their patrons to the titles they are looking for while they are on the go via their mobile devices improving discoverability and patron experience.”
“Providing our library partners with an easy-to-use but advanced approach to integrating Hoopla with library catalogs is a focus for our team,” said Bridget Page, Sr. Product Manager, Product Discovery, at Hoopla. “By working with SOLUS, we’re able to give libraries the tools they need to ensure their digital content collection is up to date and easily searchable.”
“We are excited to launch this integration with Hoopla to enhance libraries’ experience,” said Shelbi Schollenberger, SOLUS Product Manager. “With SOLUS, libraries have access to an app that is customizable to their needs, prioritizing the content and services that are most important to them and their patrons.”
The SOLUS Library App is available for use in all Hoopla markets, including the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Hoopla is available in nearly 10,000 public libraries, including Chicago Public Library, San Francisco Public Library, Cincinnati Public Library, and Los Angeles Public Library. Cardholders of participating libraries can discover Hoopla on more than 40 online catalog interfaces and can access content on Hoopla by downloading the free Hoopla mobile app on their Android or iOS device or by visiting hoopladigital.com.
About Hoopla Digital
With a mission to serve public libraries and their patrons, Hoopla is the only all-in-one app that provides online and mobile access to millions of eBooks, audiobooks, comics and manga, music, movies, TV, and more with BingePass. Available in 115+ world languages, content on Hoopla is available for free with a valid library card. Hoopla is the pioneer of the pay per use model that allows library patrons to borrow content immediately, no waits or holds required. Headquartered in Holland, Ohio, Hoopla is a service of Midwest Tape, a trusted partner to public libraries for over 35 years. For more information, or to download the Hoopla app, visit hoopladigital.com.
About SOLUS
SOLUS is the world’s #1 Library App provider for public libraries and growing in academics; with SOLUS built Library Apps now in use in almost 8,000 locations globally and growing rapidly. The Library App supports 15 different ILS platforms using APIs and web services and is available in 40 languages. SOLUS has expanded its product suite to include Events & Room Bookings with its eb#1 product and to Library Web Discovery with the LUCi Discovery platform. Based in Glasgow, UK, SOLUS has offices in Australia and the US and provides white labelled solutions to a number of ILS partners, as well as direct sales & support.
