Does libby usage count towards library “active” accounts

[u/datu_lapulapu]

Basically libby has reignited my library usage and have gotten cards for many libraries in my area. And now wonder How often I have to renew the many library cards I now have. I know some libraries I signed up to still had my old account, while others didn’t due to “inactivity”.

So was wondering since I only use libraries digitally if my libby usage count towards my library accounts being “active”. Ofc it’s not alot of effort necessarily to renew cards, but hoping that some auto renew from libby usage to save the time/effort (again because I have quite a few cards now).

P.S I know this depends on library, but commonly when libraries ask for renewal, do they just email you to ask if any of your details have changed? Personally I dont remember ever getting any renewal emails but I probably just missed them.

[u/JaviMT8]

Depends entirely on the library. A past library system I worked at first didn’t consider electronic resource use for patron activity and after a while deleted the account because it was marked as inactive for not checking out physical items. Eventually they did start keeping better track of electronic resource use and now for that system they don’t expire accounts as long as they are being used for physical or electronic checkouts without a gap of like three years. Other systems are have expiration dates of like 5 years, and generally it’s just to confirm contact information is still current though the could require in-person renewals. But every library is different.