Over 150 libraries surpass 1 million digital checkouts in 2023
In 2023, a record-setting 152 library systems in seven countries surpassed one million digital checkouts. Of those 152 libraries, 23 library systems achieved the million checkout milestone for the very first time. In total, 662 million ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines and more were checked out by users last year. A list of the most borrowed titles of 2023 can be found here.
After setting a record in 2022 for becoming the first library ever to hit ten million checkouts in a calendar year, Los Angeles Public Library set a new record by being the first library ever to hit twelve million checkouts in a calendar year. Toronto Public Library and MELSA were right behind them, each surpassing eleven million checkouts for the first time.
If you’re one of the libraries who hit a major milestone this year, don’t forget to visit the Resource Center and download our free 2023 million checkout milestone marketing kit. The graphics included in the kit can be used on social media to share your achievement with your community.
The 2023 Million Checkout Libraries
12 million checkouts
11 million checkouts
MELSA: Twin Cities Metro eLibrary
9 million checkouts
8 million checkouts
Wisconsin Public Library Consortium
National Library Board Singapore
7 million checkouts
6 million checkouts
Greater Phoenix Digital Library
Digital Downloads Collaboration
5 million checkouts
4 million checkouts
Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library
3 million checkouts
Ontario Library Service Consortium
North Carolina Digital Library
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
The Free Library of Philadelphia
2 million checkouts
Salt Lake County Library Services
Oregon Digital Library Consortium
Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative
Washington County Cooperative Library Services
Montgomery County Public Libraries
South Australian Public Library Network
District of Columbia Public Library
Saskatchewan Library Consortium
Berlin, Verbund Öffentlicher Bibliotheken (VÖBB)
1 million checkouts
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Fraser Valley Regional Library
Brisbane City Council Library Services
Johnson County Library and Olathe Public Library*
Western Australia Public Libraries
Miami-Dade Public Library System
Arkansas Digital Library Consortium
Fort Vancouver Regional Library District
Baltimore County Public Library
Bergen County Cooperative Library System
Northern California Digital Library
Hawaii State Public Library System
Louisville Free Public Library
Toledo Lucas County Public Library
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library System
Front Range Downloadable Library
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Greater Victoria Public Library*
St. Charles City-County Library District*
Alachua County Library District*
Chester County Library System*
Charleston County Public Library System*
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec*
Vancouver Island Regional Library*
*Achieved million+ circulation status for the first time in 2023
About the author: Jill Grunenwald is a Marketing & Communications Specialist on the North America Public Library Marketing Team. A former librarian, she joined OverDrive in 2015. Outside of the office she can be found writing, hanging out with her cats, collecting more Tarot decks than she has room for, and playing competitive pinball. Her favorite genre is something she calls “Murder at an educational institution that involves a close-knit group of suspicious characters.”
