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Oregon libraries see growing demand for digital books

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Libraries worldwide broke digital lending records last year as Overdrive, the company that operates Libby and Sora, recently reported seeing more than 739 million borrows of audiobooks, e-books and digital magazines — a 17% increase from 2023. But while many library card holders may be enjoying the latest bestseller at no cost, the bill public libraries pay to provide this service grows just as much as demand.Public libraries do not purchase dig…

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Oregon libraries see growing demand for digital books

Libraries worldwide broke digital lending records last year as Overdrive, the company that operates Libby and Sora, recently reported seeing more than 739 million borrows of audiobooks, e-books and digital magazines — a 17% increase from 2023. But while many library card holders may be enjoying the latest bestseller at no cost, the bill public libraries pay to provide this service grows just as much as demand.Public libraries do not purchase dig…

·Portland, United States
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Community Report Outlines Library’s Importance to Community — The Anderson Observer

Greg Wilson/Anderson ObserverThe Anderson County Library System continues to grow, with the number of people visiting one of the library’s nine branches up almost 40 percent in 2024.The new Community Report lists total visits to the library last year topped 400,000 and 114,499 residents of the county now have library cards (more than half the population).Anderson, Belton, Honea Path, Iva, Pendleton, Piedmont, Powdersville, the Westside Community…

·Anderson, United States
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