Over 180 public libraries surpass one million digital checkouts in 2024
In 2024, a record-setting 185 library systems in eight countries surpassed one million digital checkouts. Of those 185 libraries, over 30 public library systems achieved the million checkout milestone for the very first time. In total, 739 million ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines and more were checked out by users last year. A list of the most borrowed titles of 2024 can be found here.
For the third year in a row, Los Angeles Public Library set a new record. In 2024, LAPL became the first library ever to hit fourteen million digital checkouts in a calendar year. Toronto Public Library and MELSA were right behind them, each surpassing twelve million checkouts and National Library Board of Singapore with eleven million.
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 2024 million checkout milestone marketing kit. The graphics included in the kit can be used on social media to share your achievement with your community!
2024’s Million Checkout Libraries
14 million
12 million
MELSA: Twin Cities Metro eLibrary
11 million
National Library Board Singapore
10 million
9 million
Wisconsin Public Library Consortium
7 million
Greater Phoenix Digital Library
6 million
5 million
Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library
4 million
Ontario Library Service Consortium
The Free Library of Philadelphia
3 million
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
Cuyahoga County Public Library
North Carolina Digital Library
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Salt Lake County Library Services
Washington County Cooperative Library Services
Oregon Digital Library Consortium
2 million
South Australian Public Library Network
Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative
Montgomery County Public Libraries
Berlin, Verbund Öffentlicher Bibliotheken (VÖBB)
District of Columbia Public Library
Saskatchewan Library Consortium
Miami-Dade Public Library System
Fraser Valley Regional Library
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
1 million
Johnson County Library and Olathe Public Library
Brisbane City Council Library Services
Western Australia Public Libraries
Northern California Digital Library
Bergen County Cooperative Library System
Arkansas Digital Library Consortium
Fort Vancouver Regional Library District
Baltimore County Public Library
Hawaii State Public Library System
Louisville Free Public Library
Toledo Lucas County Public Library
The Public Library Albuquerque and Bernlillo County
Front Range Downloadable Library
Greater Victoria Public Library
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
St. Charles City-County Library District
Alachua County Library District
Charleston County Public Library System
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Merrimack Valley Library Consortium*
North Dakota Digital Consortium*
Salt Lake City Public Library *
Vancouver Island Regional Library
Southwest Virginia Public Libraries *
Cobb County Public Library System *
DeKalb County Public Library *
Panhandle Library Access Network *
Henrico County Public Library *
San Bernardino County Library *
Spokane County Library District *
Jefferson County Public Library *
Jefferson County Library Cooperative *
Metro Net Library Consortium *
Washoe County Library System *
Central Texas Digital Consortium *
MARINet *
Houston Area Digital Media Catalog *
*Achieved million+ circulation status for the first time in 2023
About the author: Jill 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.”
