Is OverDrive down right now?
No — OverDrive is up. All systems operational as of Oct 12, 4:52 AM UTC.
Current Status
All Systems Operational
Components
Recent Incidents
Audiobook playback issues
noneOct 9, 2026 · resolved Oct 9
A small percentage of audiobook users may have experienced playback issues or errors from 10/8/2026 at 11:10 PM through 10/9/2026 at 8:55 AM.
Users may experience issues with bookshelf synchronization, borrowing titles, opening borrowed titles, and library card authentication in Libby & Sora.
majorSep 15, 2026 · resolved Sep 15
This incident has been resolved.
Users are unable to borrow or place holds
noneAug 23, 2026 · resolved Aug 23
This incident has been resolved.
Libby outage caused authentication, borrowing, and shelf syncing issues
noneAug 18, 2026 · resolved Aug 18
There was a brief Libby outage from 9:06 to 9:19 AM EDT causing multiple failures throughout the app including signing in, borrowing, placing holds, opening titles, and Shelf syncing. This outage has been resolved, and we continue to monitor performance.
Method Learning (Libby/Sora Extra): users cannot access the service
majorAug 3, 2026 · resolved Aug 3
This incident has been resolved.
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OverDrive status — frequently asked questions
Is OverDrive down right now?
No — OverDrive is up. All systems operational as of Oct 12, 4:52 AM UTC.
What is OverDrive's current status?
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