October’s Usage Statistics October was another record-breaking month for both checkouts and individual users! 47,461 students checked out 239,353 items. WOW! Breaking those circulations down a little bit, there were: 34,894 Audiobooks checked out, 193,843 Ebooks checked out, and 10,616 Magazines checked out You can view the full calendar year’s statistics, which includes detailed information on circulation numbers,Continue Reading Weekly Message: November 5th, 2024

Happy Tuesday! It’s almost Halloween, so while some things might be getting spookier, there’s nothing but treats this week with the WSDLC! Reminder: New Content Access Levels are LIVE! Last week, Sora received a major update that WSDLC members have been waiting for: more Content Access Levels! Instead of three grade-based collections for students toContinue Reading Weekly Message: October 29th, 2024

Happy Tuesday! This week’s message covers a lot of ground: this afternoon, OverDrive is hosting an Advantage Strategies Webinar that you don’t want to miss, then later this week is another exciting webinar, Back-to-School Picks for Your Students from OverDrive Librarians. We have a reminder on the much-anticipated new Content Access Levels (the process isContinue Reading Weekly Message: October 22nd, 2024

Happy Tuesday! Time has just flown by, and coming up next week already are two webinars from OverDrive that we’re excited to share about. We’re also continuing to share information about this month’s Flipped Classroom: Advantage Accounts & Marketplace (which fits in very nicely with one of the two webinars that are scheduled for nextContinue Reading Weekly Message: October 15th, 2024

Happy Tuesday! This week’s message is a bit on the lighter side: we’re sharing with you the list (and some stats) on the all-new titles that were added into the WSDLC shared collections last month; and then sharing reminders on October’s Flipped Classroom: Advantage Accounts & Marketplace, and two webinars hosted by the WSDLC teamContinue Reading Weekly Message: October 8th, 2024

Rabbit rabbit, and happy Tuesday all! This week we’re sharing with you all last month’s usage statistics, and a reminder on the pre-built Advantage carts for easier ordering. Coming up in a couple of weeks is an opportunity that you won’t want to miss: Join the WSDLC’s OverDrive Account Manager Lena Richardson for a WSDLC-specificContinue Reading Weekly Message: October 1st, 2024

Happy Tuesday! This week’s message features a reminder about the WSDLC’s Advantage Bundle Carts, and September’s Flipped Classroom content. We’re also bringing something new this week, and pairing it with something tried-and-true: two ways for WSDLC Members to share their experiences. We love hearing from all of you about the exciting things (and even the things you may thinkContinue Reading Weekly Message: September 24th, 2024

Happy Tuesday! And what a week this is shaping up to be! Just yesterday, the WSDLC collections reached yet another huge milestone: six million checkouts! (And just eight months after hitting the five million mark.) This week we’re also sharing a couple of exciting things coming out from OverDrive, as well as the final installmentContinue Reading Weekly Message: September 17th, 2024

Happy Tuesday! This week’s message includes the penultimate topic in the [Re]Introduction to the WSDLC series, highlighting the WSDLC’s history and usage statistics. We’re also including a reminder on OveDrive’s Back to School resources, and an update on where the WSDLC Project Managers and WiLS’ Financials Team are in the 2024-25 membership year invoicing. Have a wonderful week ahead,Continue Reading Weekly Message: September 10th, 2024

Happy Tuesday, and welcome back to school everyone! In this week’s message, the [Re]Introduction to the WSDLC series continues with the shared collections: what they include, how titles are purchased, and how you can recommend a title; we’re sharing last month’s usage stats; we have information and links for two exciting contests (WEMTA’s Battle ofContinue Reading Weekly Message: September 3rd, 2024