April’s Usage Stats
Last month we reported that March’s usage saw a dip (we’re looking at you, well-deserve Spring Breaks), but April bounced back in a spectacular way, with an all-new record for checkouts in a single month! April had 255,510 total checkouts of materials from 47,759 Wisconsin K12 students (the 2nd-highest number of students checking out titles in a single month).
And with students logging back into Sora, finding readalikes for those most popular titles and checking out the titles they have on hold, the average waiting period dropped significantly as well, going from an average of 36 days in March all the way down to 24 days in April. And we can’t leave all of you and your work out of these lowered wait times: schools that are able to purchase high-hold titles via their Advantage accounts play such a big role in all WSDLC students’ Sora experience~
You can view the full calendar year’s statistics, which includes detailed information on circulation numbers, holds, and other metrics, broken down by month, as a Google Sheet here.
If you’re interested in historical data, you can find .xlsx spreadsheets of past statistics at the bottom of the WSDLC Year to Date Statistics page.
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Registration is Open to Attend the Annual WSDLC Membership Meeting!
Join the WSDLC Project Managers and the WSDLC OverDrive team for 2025’s annual membership meeting!
Date: Thursday, May 29th
Time: 3:45pm – 4:45pm
Registration Link: Please reach out to WSDLC Project Managers for the registration link at wsdlc-info@wils.org
This year, the WSDLC team at OverDrive will share some of their best practices for Advantage Accounts and showcasing how WSDLC members can utilize tools and features available to them, such as curation, title hide, and ordering quarterly Advantage Bundles. They will also discuss what Advantage ownership means, and how districts can manage their local digital collections with tools such as title assign and holds management.
The Project Managers will share the results of the recent WSDLC Governance elections and appointments; an overview of the themes that came out of the 2025 membership survey; a review on what happened in 2024; and a preview of things to come.
We hope to see you there! This meeting will be recorded and shared with membership the next day.
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Reach More Readers Challenge 2025 is Happening Now!
The 4th Annual Reach More Readers Challenge began on Thursday, May 1st! All WSDLC member districts that began their membership before March 1st, 2025 are automatically entered into this contest, and the school(s) that have the highest increase in students usage (as compared to March 2025) will win some sweet Sora swag for you and your students from OverDrive!
You can find more information and links to marketing materials, ideas, and shareable QR Codes for curated collections on the WSDLC website.
So get ahead of the summer slide and increase awareness of the WSDLC collections by encouraging your students to participate in a friendly competition with other schools across the state!
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The WSDLC project managers and the team at OverDrive are always available if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions.
Not sure who to contact? Check out this handy guide on the WSDLC website: https://wsdlc.org/who-to-contact-with-questions/.
