Library celebrates 1,000,000 eBook loan milestone

Published on 21 May 2025

Yarra Plenty Regional Library has reached a major milestone, 1,000,000 eBook, audiobook and magazine loans since the October 2024 launch of its industry leading digital library consortium, Boobook.

Boobook is Victoria’s largest digital library collection, combining eBooks, audiobooks and digital magazines from three public library networks: Yarra Plenty Regional Library, Whitehouse Manningham Libraries, and Your Library.

Using the Libby digital library platform, Boobook provides free access to more than 110,000 titles and more than 400,000 individual copies, all available for use on e-readers, computers, tablets and smart phones.

Yarra Plenty Regional Library CEO, Jane Cowell, said reaching 1,000,000 loans in just 7 months is a strong endorsement of the library’s collaborative approach to digital collection purchasing for the community.

“By combining the buying power of three major library networks we have provided a much bigger and better digital library collection for Victorian library users. We’ve seen huge growth in digital collections use since we launched Boobook and that tells us this is a resource the community wants, uses and enjoys.”    

Chair of the Yarra Plenty Regional Library Board, Cr Grant Brooker said, “This milestone shows how loved and used libraries are in our community. Our digital collections mean that the library is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. That’s ideas, information and inspiration for everyone and a more literate , better educated, and well informed society.”   

Boobook allows library members to borrow up to 40 eBooks and audiobooks at one time, unlimited magazine loans for 3 weeks, unlimited renewals, and no overdue fees, ever.

Access to Boobook and all Yarra Plenty Regional Library collections is available to library members. Membership is free. More details at: yprl.vic.gov.au