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OverDrive just announced their partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) to host the Libraries Transform Book Pick for all U.S. public libraries. This program is designed to connect readers across the country with their local libraries — and provide a great book for a digital book club!

So, what does that mean for WPLC? The title, After the Flood, by Kassandra Montag, will be available at no cost with simultaneous use to all WPLC patrons during the book club, October 7-21.

The Wisconsin Author contest closed at the end of May. We had a total of 76 submissions (56 adult and 20 YA titles)!  Submissions are currently being reviewed and the winner will be announced in early fall. The winner will receive $1000 cash prize donated by BiblioBoard and will be invited to the WLA Awards and Honors Banquet at the annual WLA Conference in October.

Checkout the WPLC's OverDrive and BiblioBoard monthly statistics here: https://wplc.info/reports/statistics

You can find them in the WPLC (OverDrive & BiblioBoard) Statistics section in the WPLC Stats 2019 spreadsheet. This year-to-date spreadsheet with infographic is updated monthly to reflect the WPLC activity.