Fulton County Library System announced its patrons reached a new milestone: 1.2 million digital books borrowed in 2023 through the Libby app. This achievement illustrates the library’s commitment to serving all members of the community in innovative ways, including with a large catalog of eBooks, eAudiobooks and other digital media.

Fulton County Library System is #81 of all standalone public libraries and one of 152 total public library systems worldwide that surpassed one million digital checkouts in the last calendar year (complete list here).

Fulton County Library System has been providing readers 24/7 access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, comic books and other digital content for several years through the award-winning Libby app, the library reading app created by OverDrive. The large collection serves readers of all ages and interests, and usage has grown throughout the years.

Fulton County Library System also offers thousands of movies and TV shows available through Kanopy, the leading video streaming service for public libraries. Viewers enjoyed hundreds/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 Fulton County Library System is thrilled to surpass the one million mark for digital checkouts in 2023,” said Gayle Holloman, Executive Director, Fulton County Library System. “This milestone shows the importance of our digital offerings to our library patrons and how valuable eBooks, eAudiobooks, and e-magazines are to the residents of Fulton County. We are thrilled to see our patrons taking advantage of the robust catalog of titles available through Libby.”

The highest-circulating title Fulton County Library System readers borrowed in 2023 was Spare, by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. The top-circulating genre, thriller, represents the most popular in a vast catalog that also includes romance, suspense, mystery, children/young adult and more.

The top 5 eBook titles borrowed through Fulton County Library System’s digital collection in 2023:
1. Verity by Colleen Hoover
2. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
3. Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
4. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
5. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The top 5 eAudiobook titles borrowed through Fulton County Library System’s digital collection in 2023:
1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
2. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
3. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
4. Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex
5. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Readers in Fulton County just need a valid library card to access digital books from Fulton County Library System’s OverDrive-powered 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://afpls.overdrive.com/ to get started borrowing eBooks, eAudiobooks and more anytime, anywhere.