{"id":30619,"date":"2021-01-12T12:31:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T20:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=30619"},"modified":"2021-01-12T12:31:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T20:31:46","slug":"la-county-library-surpasses-3-million-ebook-and-audiobook-checkouts-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=30619","title":{"rendered":"LA County Library Surpasses 3 Million eBook and Audiobook Checkouts in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top\u00a0<\/em>15\u00a0<\/em>Public Library System Worldwide in Total Digital Circulation via OverDrive<\/em><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES (January 12, 2021)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0LA County Library<\/a>\u00a0announced today that it reached a record-breaking 3,109,225 digital book checkouts via\u00a0OverDrive<\/a>\u00a0in 2020, a 34% increase from 2019, making it one of the top 15 public library systems worldwide for total annual digital circulation. This accomplishment illustrates the continued growth and importance of library digital lending of eBooks and audiobooks, especially in a year with building closures due to the global pandemic. LA County Library is one of 102 public library systems worldwide that surpassed 1 million checkouts.<\/p>\n

LA County Library has been providing readers 24\/7 access to eBooks and audiobooks for several years through\u00a0OverDrive<\/a>\u00a0and its award-winning\u00a0Libby reading app<\/a>. Reader interest and usage has grown every year.<\/p>\n

“At LA County Library, we pride ourselves on removing barriers to access, and we are always working toward expanding and supporting our digital library, adding more content, and making it easier to find and use,\u201d said Skye Patrick, Library Director. \u201cThe tremendous increase in checkouts of eBooks and audiobooks this year illuminates their growing importance to the people we serve, who want to be able to access library materials, wherever they are. This digital access has been especially important this year, when access to library buildings has been limited.”<\/p>\n

The highest-circulating title LA County Library readers borrowed through OverDrive in 2020 was\u00a0Becoming<\/em>\u00a0by Michelle Obama. The top-circulating genre, romance, represents the most popular in a vast catalog that also includes thrillers, mystery, biography\/autobiography, and children\/young adult.<\/p>\n

The top 10 eBook titles borrowed through LA County Library\u2019s digital collection in 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Where the Crawdads Sing\u00a0<\/em>by Delia Owens<\/li>\n
  2. Becoming\u00a0<\/em>by Michelle Obama<\/li>\n
  3. Educated\u00a0<\/em>by Tara Westover<\/li>\n
  4. Little Fires Everywhere\u00a0<\/em>by Celeste Ng<\/li>\n
  5. Crazy Rich Asians\u00a0<\/em>by Kevin Kwan<\/li>\n
  6. The Giver of Stars\u00a0<\/em>by Jojo Moyes<\/li>\n
  7. City of Girls\u00a0<\/em>by Elizabeth Gilbert<\/li>\n
  8. American Dirt\u00a0<\/em>by Jeanine Cummins<\/li>\n
  9. Nine Perfect Strangers\u00a0<\/em>by Liane Moriarty<\/li>\n
  10. The Silent Patient\u00a0<\/em>by Alex Michaelides<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


    \n<\/strong>The top 5 audiobook titles borrowed through LA County Library\u2019s digital collection in 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Becoming\u00a0<\/em>by Michelle Obama<\/li>\n
    2. The New Jim Crow\u00a0<\/em>by Michelle Alexander<\/li>\n
    3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone\u00a0<\/em>by J. K. Rowling<\/li>\n
    4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck\u00a0<\/em>by Mark Manson<\/li>\n
    5. Where the Crawdads Sing\u00a0<\/em>by Delia Owens<\/li>\n
    6. Educated\u00a0<\/em>by Tara Westover<\/li>\n
    7. Talking to Strangers\u00a0<\/em>by Malcolm Gladwell<\/li>\n
    8. You Are a Badass\u00a0<\/em>by Jen Sincero<\/li>\n
    9. 1984\u00a0<\/em>by George Orwell<\/li>\n
    10. Girl, Wash Your Face\u00a0<\/em>by Rachel Hollis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Readers in Los Angeles County just need a valid library card or\u00a0digital library card<\/a>\u00a0to access digital books from LA County Library\u2019s OverDrive-powered digital collection. Readers can use any major device, including Apple(R)<\/sup>, Android\u2122, Chromebook\u2122 and Kindle(R)<\/sup>\u00a0(US only). Visit\u00a0LACountyLibrary.OverDrive.com<\/a>\u00a0or download the\u00a0Libby app<\/a>\u00a0to get started and borrow eBooks and audiobooks anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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