RecrEational REading: Reflections on a Digital Leisure Reading Pilot

Abstract

After initiating a shift in leisure reading purchasing from leased print titles to E-book and E-audio titles in response to the events of 2020, librarians reflect on a year of the pilot project: How was the collection change communicated and marketed to the campus community? What sticking points arose within the new workflow? Which digital titles and formats were popular with patrons? How did use of the digital collection fare in comparison to use of the remaining print titles? What’s next for the leisure reading collection?

Poster additionally details titles purchased for and use of the grant funded, DEI-focused popular E-book collection, housed within the larger leisure reading collection.