The Public Libraries of Suffolk County announced that it reached a record-breaking 2.7 million digital book checkouts on Livebrary.com in 2020. For the Public Libraries of Suffolk County, this accomplishment illustrates the continued growth and importance of library digital lending of eBooks and audiobooks, especially in a year with building closures due to the global pandemic.

The highest-circulating title Livebrary readers borrowed through OverDrive in 2020 was “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens. The top-circulating genre, romance, represents the most popular in a vast catalog that also includes thrillers, biographies, and children/young adults.