From OverDrive:
A total of 121 public libraries and consortia based in seven countries and from 37 U.S. states each loaned more than one million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in 2021.
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Twenty-two library systems joined the Million+ Circulation status for the first time in 2021. The 121 Million+ Circulation libraries are based in the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Germany.
Leading the profession for the ninth consecutive year is Toronto Public Library, achieving a new record of serving readers with nearly 10 million digital titles circulated. The strongest year-over-year circulation growth (73%) was accomplished by Verbund Öffntlicher Bibliotheken (VÖBB) Berlin, Germany. Los Angeles Public Library retained the #1 public library position in the U.S. for the third year in a row. In addition, for the first time, students from four K-12 school districts in 2021 accessed more than one million digital books with Sora, OverDrive’s student reading app.
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The complete list of Million+ Circulation libraries can be found here. The top circulating digital ebooks, audiobooks and magazines can be found here.
Top 10 library systems circulating ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in 2021:
- Toronto Public Library
- National Library Board Singapore
- Los Angeles Public Library
- King County Library System (WA)
- New York Public Library
- Multnomah County Library (OR)
- Seattle Public Library
- Harris County Public Library (TX)
- Calgary Public Library (AB, Canada)
- Mid-Content Public Library (MO)
Top 5 consortia circulating ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in 2021:
- MELSA: Twin Cities Metro eLibrary (MN)
- The Ohio Digital Library
- Wisconsin Public Library Consortium
- Greater Phoenix Digital Library
- Tennessee READS
Library systems achieving Million+ Circulation status for digital books for the first time:
- Arkansas Digital Library Consortium
- eIndiana Digital Consortium
- Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library System
- Dayton Metro Library
- Fraser Valley Regional Library
- Nebraska OverDrive Libraries
- Winnipeg Public Library
- Western Australia Public Libraries
- Indiana Digital Download Center
- Fort Worth Public Library
- Jacksonville Public Library
- Brisbane City Council Library Services
- Okanagan Regional Library (Canada)
- Louisville Free Public Library
- Libraries NI (Northern Ireland)
- Baltimore County Public Library
- Kent District Library
- The Libraries Consortium (UK)
- Verbund Öffentlicher Bibliotheken (VÖBB) Berlin
- Houston Public Library
- Georgia Download Destination
- MELSA: Twin Cities Metro eLibrary
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