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On December 12th Wisconsin's Digital Library (WDL) hit a record breaking 9 million checkouts!  In 2023 the WDL had a total of 8.6 million checkouts. The demand for Wisconsin's Digital Library has continued to grow over the past several years, seeing approximately a 13% increase year over year in checkouts and at any given time, approximately 70% of the collection is continuously checked out.

Project managers were able to capture the rollover on the WDL's insights page and the screenshot is below!

Do you assist your patrons with Libby and Wisconsin's Digital Library?
If so, the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) seeks your valued feedback on the collection of materials in Wisconsin's Digital Library. 

Drawing from your knowledge of patrons, your input will help guide us as we continue to grow and develop the collection of ebooks, audiobooks, and other digital materials, so it is most relevant to Wisconsin library patrons.

The WPLC is conducting a patron survey and needs your help spreading the word!

The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/wplcpatron2024

A link to the survey will be added to the top of the homepage of Wisconsin's Digital Library as well as on the Libby app very soon!