The latest statistics for Wisconsin's OverDrive collection are posted! This graphic shows lifetime and year-to-date circulation and holds as well as a snapshot of the collection.
For more information, including format-specific data, average waiting period, holds by system, and more, see the full statistics spreadsheet.
This October, OverDrive's Big Library Read returns with The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke. The book, which tells the story of sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum as she time travels to 1988 East Berlin, was selected through a poll taken by OverDrive readers. For two weeks from October 1 – 15, readers can borrow this Young Adult fantasy title without wait lists or holds.
OverDrive recently announced that ebook titles from Penguin Random House will move from a one copy/one user (OC/OU) model to a two-year metered access term model effective October 1st. We have been advocating for all publishers to move from the high priced OC/OU model to a metered access model for many years. Our experiences with other publishers utilizing metered access models either by the number of checkouts (such as Harper Collins) or by time (such as Simon & Schuster) have demonstrated that a metered access model is a much better value.
