Tech Shift: Digital streaming service comes to Chicago Public Library

Tech Shift: Digital streaming service comes to Chicago Public Library

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Earlier this month Chicago Public Library announced a new partnership with Hoopla Digital. It connects patrons with free online and mobile access to movies, TV shows, music and, of course, eBooks. Hoopla’s been described as a Netflix-like service with a big exception: it’s free. Hoopla founder and owner, Jeff Jankowski and Chicago Public Library Commissioner, Brian Bannon, join us to talk about what the partnership will mean for the library.