Boundless ends on December 8, 2025
Baker & Taylor, the company that maintains Boundless, is going out of business at the end of 2025. Due to the company's sudden closure, the Boundless platform will end on December 8, 2025. In mid-December 2025, the existing Boundless titles will transfer to Hoopla Digital, an alternate platform with thousands of digital titles. Read more.
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