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Calabasas Library
A cost-saving switch that patrons overturned within weeks.
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If you're thinking about leaving Mango, think twice
Looking to reduce costs, Senior Librarian Karilyn Steward and her team decided to leave Mango for a less expensive platform. She discovered fairly quickly what a mistake that was.
Patrons were unhappy, and not quietly. They found Mango easier to use and more effective for actually learning a language, and after several rounds of demands Karilyn switched back, after which all was again right with the language-learning world, as far as her patrons were concerned.
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What they told us
Karilyn Steward
Senior Librarian, Calabasas Library
“We never should've left Mango. It was one of those things where you try something and quickly realize you made a mistake. Of course, the patrons weren't happy! So, we went back to Mango.”
About Calabasas Library
Calabasas Library moved to a less expensive language-learning platform to reduce costs. Patron feedback arrived quickly and was overwhelmingly negative, and Senior Librarian Karilyn Steward brought Mango back.
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