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OverDrive: Record Number of Libraries Hit One Million Digital Lends in 2023
Another year, another record: OverDrive reps reported this week that 152 libraries around the world reached million-checkout milestone last year, including 23 first-timers.
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The Week in Libraries: January 5, 2024
Among the week's headlines: the ALA's I Love My Librarian Award winners will be honored at LibLearnX in Baltimore; Nichelle Hayes steps down in Indianapolis; and how one Colorado librarian (and her lawyer) have upped the stakes for would-be book banners.
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OverDrive Reports Another Record Year for Digital Library Circulation
Library users worldwide borrowed some 662 million e-books, digital audiobooks, and digital magazines, OverDrive reps announced in a release this week, with 152 library systems reporting more than a million digital checkouts in 2023.
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Hoover, Yarros Top OverDrive’s List of Most Borrowed E-books for 2023
OverDrive reps said 2023 was another banner year for library e-books, with North American public libraries seeing a 55% increase in digital checkouts in 2023.
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Turning Kids into Readers Requires More than Access to Books
In her farewell as a PW columnist, Sari Feldman reflects on the importance of reading instruction, inspired by her new full-time gig: grandmother.
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The Week in Libraries: December 8, 2023
Among the week's headlines: Montana strikes the MLIS requirement for library directors; Florida's revealing argument about the freedom to read in public schools; and a new report from ALA explores the "digital public library ecosystem."
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The Top 10 Library Stories of 2023
PW looks back at the library stories that captivated the publishing world this year, and what they portend for 2024.
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Librarians Gear Up for Second In-Person LibLearnX Conference
Set for January 19-22 in Baltimore, the still evolving, learning-focused LibLearnX hopes to take another step toward becoming a worthy successor to the now defunct ALA Midwinter Meeting.
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The Week in Libraries: December 1, 2023
Among the week's headlines: Iowa becomes the next book banning legal battleground; a survey finds that parents still overwhelmingly trust libraries and library workers; and ALA announces Meg Medina as honorary chair of National Library Week 2024.
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The Week in Libraries: November 17, 2023
ALA names an interim executive director; New York City libraries curb services after a mid-year budget cut; Moms for Liberty goes after Scholastic Book Fairs; and the Pew Research Center finds people are increasingly turning to such social media sites as TikTok for news.
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The Week in Libraries: November 10, 2023
Among the week's headlines: a good election night for libraries and a bad one for book banners; a national teachers group met with Scholastic leaders over the company's abandoned program to segregate diverse books; and how some librarians fired for defending the freedom to read are fighting back.
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The Week in Libraries: November 3, 2023
Among the week's headlines: the Alabama Public Library Service suggests moving on from the ALA's Library Bill of Rights; an Arkansas librarian recently fired for defending the freedom to read has no regrets (and a lawyer); lawmakers in Massachusetts consider a new library e-book bill; and Barack Obama shares an AI reading list.
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ALA Report Looks at Millennial, Gen Z Library Usage, Media Habits
The report, based on a “nationally representative” 2022 survey of some 2,075 Gen Z and Millennials, presents one of the most in-depth looks at how growing up in an increasingly digital environment has shaped the reading and media consumption behavior of younger Americans.
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The Week in Libraries: October 27, 2023
Among the week's headlines: school librarians gather for AASL in Tampa, an Arkansas state senator threatens the Arkansas Library Association, and net neutrality begins its long awaited comeback.
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The Week in Libraries: October 20, 2023
Among the week's headlines: a congressional hearing in support of book bans; more librarian blowback for Scholastic Book Fairs over its optional collection of diverse books; and the Urban Library Council issues a report on AI in libraries.
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The Week in Libraries: October 13, 2023
Among the week's headlines: Montana looks to remove a state requirement that directors at larger library systems have an MLIS degree; Brewster Kahle defends libraries; the DNC passes a resolution supporting the right to read in libraries; and an Arkansas library director is fired for defending the right to read.
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The Week in Libraries: October 6, 2023
Among the week's headlines: ALA executive director Tracie D. Hall resigns; how a new 'harmful to minors' rule is playing out in Missouri; and 'USA Today' reports on the website fueling book bans across the nation.
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Tracie D. Hall Out at American Library Association
In a surprise announcement, the ALA said that executive director Tracie D. Hall resigned from her position effective October 6, bringing a sudden end to her tenure after a challenging four years for the organization.
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Schedule Set, but Order Blocking Texas Book Rating Law Still in Limbo
In an October 2 filing, the plaintiffs argued that staying a federal judge's decision to enjoin HB 900 would "radically upend the status quo” and leave booksellers in a precarious position. But that is exactly where things stand, as an administrative stay issued by the Fifth Circuit effectively allows the law to take effect despite being found unconstitutional.
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The Week in Libraries: September 29, 2023
Among the week's headlines: Banned Books Week begins on Sunday; South Carolina's state library withdraws from the ALA; EveryLibrary and 'Book Riot' survey parents attitudes about book bans; and 'Library Journal' questions whether KKR's ownership of OverDrive is an issue for the firm's acquisition of publisher Simon & Schuster.
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