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    58 recorded Overdrive incidents since October 2023, with official updates, affected components, duration and resolution information.

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    Search errors

    Started October 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM UTC · 7m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    LibbyOverDrive Library SitesSora
    1. October 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM UTCinvestigating

      Users may experience an error or failure when searching for titles in Libby and Sora.

    2. October 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. October 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Audiobook playback issues

    Started October 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM UTC · 0m

    Pending
    1. October 9, 2026 at 1:10 PM UTCresolved

      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.

    Started September 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM UTC · 49m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    LibbySora
    1. September 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    2. September 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM UTCidentified

      We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.

    3. September 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Users are unable to borrow or place holds

    Started August 23, 2026 at 1:12 PM UTC · 6m

    Pending
    Affected components
    LibbyOverDrive Library SitesSoraMagazines
    1. August 23, 2026 at 1:12 PM UTCinvestigating

      Users are unable to borrow or place a hold.

    2. August 23, 2026 at 1:18 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Libby outage caused authentication, borrowing, and shelf syncing issues

    Started August 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC · 0m

    Pending
    1. August 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM UTCresolved

      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

    Started August 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM UTC · 6h 11m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
    1. August 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating an issue where users are unable to access the Method Learning Extras available via the Libby and Sora apps.

    2. August 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Listen playback errors

    Started July 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM UTC · 28m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    LibbyOverDrive Library SitesSora
    1. July 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are investigating an issue where users are encountering errors when attempting to play audiobooks in OverDrive listen.

    2. July 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    3. July 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    4. July 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Libby app library card authentication is down

    Started June 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM UTC · 2h 7m

    Pending
    Affected components
    Libby
    1. June 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    2. June 23, 2026 at 1:58 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. June 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    OverDrive Listen (audiobook) Playback and Download

    Started May 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM UTC · 1d 14h

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    LibbyOverDrive Library SitesSora
    1. May 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating issues with playing and downloading audiobooks from Libby and Sora from certain countries in Europe.

    2. May 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    3. May 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    4. May 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTCmonitoring

      Services have been restored, but we will continue to monitor for further issues.

    5. May 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Libby and Sora Extras

    Started May 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM UTC · 1h 56m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
    1. May 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating issues with accessing our Extras products from Libby and Sora from certain countries in Europe.

    2. May 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    3. May 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    4. May 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Libby and Sora apps are experiencing degraded performance

    Started April 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM UTC · 12h 15m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    Device IntegrationsExtras (Databases & Streaming Media)LibbyOverDrive Library SitesSoraMagazines
    1. April 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating this issue.

    2. April 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    3. April 24, 2026 at 10:35 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been identified, and services are back to normal operation. We continue to monitor for further issues.

    4. April 25, 2026 at 1:07 AM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Trouble opening books in Libby and Sora

    Started January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM UTC · 1h 28m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    LibbyOverDrive Library SitesSora
    1. January 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating an issue where users are unable to open books in Libby and Sora.

    2. January 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    DOGONews (Sora Extra): users cannot access the service

    Started November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM UTC · 48m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
    1. November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM UTCidentified

      We have identified an issue with DOGONews where users are unable to access the service. We are working with the provider on a resolution.

    2. November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Some checkouts are not visible in Marketplace reporting resulting in an increase in historical checkout numbers.

    Started November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM UTC · 23h 37m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    OverDrive Marketplace
    1. November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    2. November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Libby "tags" functionality impaired

    Started November 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM UTC · 3d 15h

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    Libby
    1. November 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM UTCidentified

      We have identified an issue with Libby "tags" resulting in some functionality being impaired for users and are working on a resolution.

    2. November 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Sora outage

    Started October 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM UTC · 11h 33m

    Pending
    Affected components
    Sora
    1. October 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM UTCidentified

      Users may experience issues with borrowing, downloading, and opening books in Sora.

    2. October 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM UTCmonitoring

      This issue has been resolved and we will continue to monitor.

    3. October 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM UTCmonitoring

      We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

    4. October 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Audiobook playback error

    Started October 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM UTC · 3h 41m

    Pending
    Affected components
    LibbyOverDrive Library SitesSora
    1. October 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM UTCidentified

      Users may encounter an error when attempting to play an audiobook.

    2. October 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Kovels Antiques Currently Unavailable as Libby Extra

    Started October 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM UTC · 8d 17h

    Pending
    Affected components
    Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
    1. October 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM UTCinvestigating

      Kovels Antiques is temporarily unavailable through Libby Extras while we are diagnosing an issue with the supplier.

    2. October 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being coordinated with the supplier.

    3. October 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM UTCmonitoring

      We are monitoring the situation with the supplier.

    4. October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM UTCresolved

      The issue with Kovels persists with no timeline for resolution. Impacted libraries will be updated via email as new information becomes available and can reach out to their OverDrive Account Manager with any questions.

    Performance issues following scheduled maintenance

    Started October 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM UTC · 3h 23m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    Device IntegrationsLibbyOverDrive Library SitesOverDrive MarketplaceSora
    1. October 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM UTCidentified

      We've identified some performance issues in some OverDrive products and services following our monthly scheduled maintenance window and are working on a resolution.

    2. October 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. October 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Users unable to browse and borrow books in Libby, Sora, and OverDrive Library sites.

    Started September 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM UTC · 0m

    Pending
    Affected components
    LibbyOverDrive Library SitesSora
    1. September 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM UTCresolved

      For approximately 30 minutes, starting around 1:30pm ET, users may have experienced issues browsing for and borrowing books in Libby and Sora. We have identified and corrected the issue and are monitoring.