Promotional Materials
- Promotion and Marketing Materials from the WPLC Digital Llibrary Marketing Committee
- Marketing and Promotional Materials from OverDrive
- Wisconsin Digital Library Logos
- Print Quality OverDrive Logo (PDF)
- OverDrive Logo (EPS)
- WPLC Brochure: (Intended audience: library staff and trustees) This brochure produced by the WPLC Board helps libraries understand what WPLC is, what they do, and how libraries can participate. There is a print version as well as a digital version.
Research and Publications
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WPLC User / Non-User Surveys: WPLC program that was used to capture data about Wisconsin library user and non-users. The data is freely available to all Wisconsin public libraries and public library systems.
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ReadersFirst - ReadersFirst is an organization of nearly 300 libraries representing 200 million readers dedicated to ensuring access to free and easy-to-use eBook content.
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OverDrive Reports More than Half a Billion Digital Library Loans in 2021 (January 2022)
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When Closed Doors Aren't Closed: Pandemic OverDrive Digital Collection Research Project (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, January 2021)
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One in Five Americans Now Listen to Audiobooks - Pew Research Center (2019)
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Audiobooks Turn More Readers Into Listeners as E-Books Slip (New York TImes, September 2016)
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No, the Internet Has Not Killed the Printed Book. Most People Still Prefer Them. (New York Times, September 2016)
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The Myth of the Ebook Plateau (Troy Lambert, Public Libraries Online, April 2016)
Other Resources
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OverDrive VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) - March 2018
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SimplyE & Palace Project Overview - August 2021