What you are paying, who you are paying it to, and what to ask before the next renewal.
Libby is a vendor product, not a public library. A short guide to who owns it, why the ownership record matters, and what to ask before renewal.
EbooksOwnershipVendors
Why an ebook that costs a consumer $14.99 costs your public library $60 for 24 months, and what three of the Big Five raised in 2024.
Ebooks
A patron asks why she can't save the ebook she borrowed from Libby. You explain it disappears when the lending period ends. She asks why. You realize you've never fully explained why. Here's the answer.
Ebooks
Part of the Digital lending record
Explore cost per loan using a license price and loan count. Example inputs are scenarios, not observed library spending.
Ebooks
Part of the Digital lending record
At this year's Library Insights Summit, a librarian named the reason small-press books rarely make it onto library shelves. The diagnosis was sharp. The advice stopped one step short of it.
Library systems
Everything you need to start keeping track of a school board, library board, or city council, on this page. Three people, one printed sheet, no software.
GovernancePublic recordsSchool libraries