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Top Public Libraries based on OverDrive Audiobook Collections -- updated 16 Jul 2014

A great source for free audiobooks is your public library. OverDrive is the primary source for audiobooks and many libraries also use OneClickDigital. Below is a list of public libraries based on their OverDrive Audiobook collections. A similar list for Public Library eBooks is located here.

Due to space limitations, I'm limiting this list to libraries with at least 11,000 audiobooks.


Public Libraries -- 31 Jan -- 02 Jun -- 14 Aug -- 28 Sep -- 10 Jan -- 24 Apr -- 16 Jul

1. US Navy (US) -- 25,706 -- 26,065 -- 26,806 -- 26,802 -- 27,453 -- 27,830 -- 28,184
2. Phoenix (AZ) -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- 25,357 -- 25,717 -- 26,828 -- 27,360 -- 27,878
3. Seattle (WA) -- 18,971 -- 20,366 -- 20,890 -- 21,144 -- 21,905 -- 22,553 -- 23,331
4. Cen Ohio (OH) -- 15,391 -- 17,199 -- 17,717 -- 17,948 -- 18,487 -- 20,138 -- 20,963
5. Los Ang (CA) -- 11,789 -- 14,058 -- 16,195 -- 16,255 -- 18,428 -- 19,784 -- 20,927
6. Indy PL (IN) -- 14,621 -- 15,606 -- 17,794 -- 18,113 -- 18,879 -- 19,626 -- 20,377
7. Lee Co (FL) -- 16,632 -- 17,432 -- 17,653 -- 18,744 -- 19,117 -- 19,430 -- 19,882
8. King Co (WA) -- 12,172 -- 16,237 -- 16,637 -- 17,134 -- 17,920 -- 18,616 -- 19,193
9. ClevNet (OH) -- 15,663 -- 16,567 -- 17,141 -- 17,397 -- 18,016 -- 18,613 -- 19,190
10. Orange (FL) -- 15,228 -- 16,089 -- 16,388 -- 16,357 -- 17,208 -- 17,641 -- 18,035
11. Hennepin (MN) -- 13,301 -- 14,172 -- 14,606 -- 15,120 -- 16,147 -- 16,666 -- 17,201
12. Tennessee (TN) -- 12,309 -- 13,731 -- 14,772 -- 15,116 -- 15,627 -- 15,966 -- 16,906
13. New York (NY) -- 12,939 -- 13,344 -- 13,668 -- 14,073 -- 14,896 -- 16,110 -- 16,674
    
14. Calgary (AB) -- 12,201 -- 12,807 -- 13,376 -- 13,581 -- 14,981 -- 15,286 -- 15,914
15. Sno-Isle (WA) -- 10,770 -- 12,574 -- 13,130 -- 13,334 -- 13,910 -- 14,566 -- 14,846
16. Ohio Dig (OH) -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- 13,938
17. Spokane (WA) -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- 12,570 -- 12,987 -- 13,456
18. Salt Lake (UT) -- 10,693 -- 11,410 -- 11,733 -- 12,242 -- 12,617 -- 13,087 -- 13,444
19. Nashville (TN) -- 8,985 -- 9,752 -- 10,064 -- 10,238 -- 10,952 -- 12,023 -- 12,712
20. Pierce Co (WA) -- 7,816 -- 10,828 -- 10,904 -- 10,948 -- 11,230 -- 11,322 -- 11,482
21. Oregon (OR) -- 10,646 -- 10,831 -- 10,970 -- 11,028 -- 11,225 -- 11,357 -- 11,461
22. Toronto (ON) -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- xxxxxx -- 11,288

Libraries that issue cards to out-of-state residents

• Brooklyn (NY) Public Library -- $50/year
• Free Library of Philadelphia (PA) -- $50/year --> fee increase
• Hennepin County (MN) Library -- $60/year --> warning - no checkouts of ebooks & audiobooks
• Orange County (FL) Library -- $125/year