That graph of expenditures is nuts. The hold-driven purchasing is more than 50% larger than the other categories of new titles and renewals. Does every library

That graph of expenditures is nuts. The hold-driven purchasing is more than 50% larger than the other categories of new titles and renewals. Does every library do this? I know when I want something popular from King County Public Library I often find that there's a weeks or months long waitlist. But often times those popular titles are rather frivolous, only popular because they're new, and I'd be just as happy if I'd read something older. I wonder how much it would cost to surface an in-stock recommendation in lieu of a too-popular hold whenever a user goes to request such a hold.