Partnership brings multilingual, educational content for children to libraries
HOLLAND, Ohio, July 17, 2025 – Hoopla Digital, the only all-in-one digital media app for public libraries and their patrons, has announced a new partnership with Smile and Learn, a global leader in accessible and personalized education, to launch a new BingePass. With just a library card and a single borrow, library patrons will have seven days of unlimited access to Smile and Learn’s comprehensive educational platform.
Designed for children aged 3-12, The Smile and Learn BingePass is an inclusive platform that promotes healthy technology use by letting kids learn at their own pace, while having fun. The BingePass features more than 14,000 interactive activities– including videos, audiobooks, quizzes, readings, and more– that support a wide range of learning areas, including core school subjects, programming, emotional well-being, and problem-solving. With content available in English and Spanish, Smile and Learn is ideal for language learning, allowing children to immerse themselves in the language and culture.
“One of our goals at Hoopla is to support libraries’ programming through a diverse selection of content that is both educational and entertaining,” said Cat Zappa, VP of Digital Acquisitions at Hoopla Digital. “The Smile and Learn BingePass brings new children’s content to libraries and their patrons, allowing kids to explore new skills like learning a new language, coding, robotics and even yoga.”
“At Smile and Learn, our mission is to make educational technology accessible to every child regardless of their abilities,” said Victor Sánchez CEO and founder of Smile and Learn. “Partnering with Hoopla allows us to bring our learning platform to a broader audience through the public library system.”
The Smile and Learn BingePass joins Hoopla’s growing collection of more than 55 BingePasses available to public libraries and their patrons—expanding Hoopla’s commitment to providing unique content to library patrons for free. BingePass is a unique innovation from Hoopla, offering unlimited access to educational and entertaining collections of streaming content and platforms for seven days with just one borrow. In addition to BingePass, library patrons have even more ways to enjoy content, including SeasonPass, a new streaming feature that enhances TV viewing by bundling a single season of a TV series into one borrow. Since the beginning of 2025, BingePass borrows have increased by 44%, and titles viewed per borrow period have increased by more than 50%.
BingePass is accessible anywhere, either on the web or via Hoopla’s mobile app, with no commercials or ads. Patrons of all ages and interests can find something to borrow, including magazines, eBooks, popular movies and TV series, puzzles, and more.
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 30 years. For more information or to download the Hoopla app, visit HooplaDigital.com.
About Smile and Learn
Smile and Learn is a Leading EdTech Company, with a multidisciplinary team that has been developing Smile and Learn since 2013, a product with safe and rigorous digital content that promotes healthy technology use and enhances student education through greater personalization, interactivity, and motivation. It is present in more than 7,000 schools worldwide.
Contacts
Walker Sands, for Hoopla
hoopladigital@walkersands.com
Chusa Palop, for Smile and Learn
chusa.palop@smileandlearn.com
