The Clarksville-Montgomery County Library is, in my opinion, one of Clarksville's most stunning additions to the community. While I've yet to talk about it on here yet, if you've lived in our fair town, you've probably been there at least once and most likely you have a library card. However, what you may not know is that having a library card with the Clarksville-Montgomery County Library can give you access far beyond the books within the walls of the library.
The library in Clarksville provides two different electronic sources that are connected with your library card and the number on the back. Notably, if your card is more than a few years old, you may require a new one in order to check out these sites! Hoopla and Libby are two free online sources where you can get additional reading material and more, all with the power of your library card.
Hoopla is the application I've used longest, having just found out about Libby. The advantages of Hoopla are that it allows a quick check out without any wait time, and you can also check out things such as movies, television series, and music along with more literary media. I personally use Hoopla strictly for audiobooks, but they have a good range of ebooks and comic books as well. While their variation of titles doesn't reach as far as Libby or paid apps like Audible, I have always been able to find something to peak my attention on the app. The only downfall to this application is the fact you have a limit of seven titles you can check out per month-- but you do get to keep whatever you check out for the entirety of the month and there is never a wait time.
This is perhaps the biggest difference between Libby and Hoopla. Libby, unlike its counterpart, does not have a 'per month' limit. You can have fourteen titles checked out at a time, and once you return them, you can immediately fill those spaces. However, there can be wait times on books as Libby only has a certain number of copies per audiobook / ebook that can be up to several months-- though usually, it is only a couple of weeks. To make up for this, you can place books on hold to get on a virtual 'wait list' to get the title-- I'm currently waiting for the fifth Pretty Little Liars audiobook to become available myself. The final difference between Libby and Hoopla is that, while Libby does not have movies or music, it does have a far more expansive range of titles that can be checked out.
Personally, I don't have a preference between these two apps-- I use them both and both are free to me thanks to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Library. If you have a library card? You need to take advantage of these amazing applications, and if you don't? What on earth are you waiting for? Get to the library today!
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