CW MARS OVER 1M DIGITAL CHECKOUTS IN 2019
CW MARS Announces Record One Million Ebook and Audiobook Checkouts in 2019 Top 25 public library consortium worldwide in total digital circulation CW MARS achieved a record-breaking one million digital book checkouts in 2019, a milestone for this library consortium consisting of 149 member libraries , including Worcester Public Library and Springfield Public Library. This accomplishment illustrates the continued growth and importance of library lending of ebooks and audiobooks along with the creative ways libraries have served their communities with digital services. CW MARS is one of 73 systems around the world – including standalone libraries and consortia – that surpassed one million checkouts through Rakuten OverDrive , the leading digital reading platform and its award-winning app Libby (complete list here ). "OverDrive demand and checkouts continue to grow,” said Jeanette Lundgren, Executive Director at CW MARS. “When we first offered our OverDrive collection in 2005, it t