FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 16, 2025
TUMWATER, WA–Timberland Regional LIBRARY (TRL) announced today that its patrons reached a new milestone in 2024: 2 million+ digital titles borrowed. This achievement illustrates the library’s commitment to serving all members of the community in innovative ways, including with a large catalog of eBooks, audiobooks and other digital media.
Timberland Regional Library has been providing readers 24/7 access to eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and other digital content for several years through the award-winning Libby app, the library reading app created by OverDrive. Their vast collection serves readers of all ages and interests, with usage growing exponentially in recent years.
"We are incredibly excited that Timberland Regional Library readers surpassed 2 million checkouts for the first time,” said Kim Storbeck, Collection Services Manager at TRL. “We are delighted to serve readers of all interests and ages with this free, always growing, and diverse collection."
Timberland Regional Library also offers thousands of movies and TV shows available through Kanopy, the leading video streaming service for public libraries. Viewers enjoyed thousands of hours of content ranging from documentaries, children’s TV shows, instructional series and Academy award-winning films, all for free without ads.
The highest-circulating title Timberland Regional Library readers borrowed in 2024 was “Iron Flame” by Rebecca Yarros in audiobook format, making this the first year an audiobook will take the lead as the most borrowed format.
Top five titles overall:
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (audio)
A Court of Thorns and Roses, Part 1 by Sarah J. Maas (audio)
Fourth Wing Rebecca Tarros (audio)
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (audio)
The Women by Kristin Hannah (ebook)
Top 5 eBooks:
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Readers in the Timberland Regional Library service area just need a valid library card to access digital books from TRL’s digital collection. You can use any major device, including Apple(R), Android™, Chromebook™ and Kindle(R) (U.S. only).
Download the Libby app or visit https://timberland.overdrive.com/ to get started borrowing eBooks, audiobooks and more anytime, anywhere.
About Timberland Regional Library
Timberland Regional Library provides for the entertainment, information, and lifelong learning needs of Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston County residents at 29 community public libraries locations. The library system is funded mainly by local property taxes, timber tax, fundraising efforts of TRL Friends of the Library, and generous donations by individual supporters.
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Anna Lisa Rasmussen
arasmussen@trl.org
360-789-0424
About OverDrive
OverDrive is a mission-based company that stands with libraries. Named a Certified B Corp in 2017, OverDrive serves tens of thousands of libraries and schools in over 100 countries with the industry’s largest digital catalog of ebooks, audiobooks, video and other content. Award-winning apps and services include the Libby library reading app, the Sora student reading app, Kanopy, the leading video streaming app for libraries and colleges, and TeachingBooks.net, which offers one of the largest catalogs of supplemental materials that enhance literacy outcomes. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is in Cleveland, Ohio USA. www.overdrive.com
