South Dakota Titles to Go, provided by OverDrive and facilitated by the state library, gives participating public library patrons the ability to check out a variety of audiobooks and ebooks to their personal device. Titles are automatically returned when due.
Participating libraries sign participation agreements with OverDrive, which manages all billing and financial aspects directly with the participating library.
List of Member Libraries: https://southdakota.overdrive.com/support/members
Access to the South Dakota Titles To Go library collection is granted to users through their own local libraries. If your local library is a member of the South Dakota Titles To Go consortium, your local library card will give you access.
How do patrons access the downloadable audiobooks? (Authentication):
OverDrive provides these types of authentication:
Each participating library can choose the option that works best for them.
The State Library is a facilitator/organizer for the South Dakota Titles To Go Consortium. Facilitating these resources does not constitute endorsement of content found herein.
Each participating public library pays a single annual fee based on population service area (from the most recent ILMS data.). Subscription term is January 1 - December 31. Libraries may sign up anytime. Libraries will "go live" approximately four weeks from sign-up.
| Tier | Legal Service Area Population | Annual Fee |
|
1 |
Up to 1,500 | $600 |
| 2 | 1,501 - 4,000 | $1,100 |
| 3 | 4,001 - 10,000 | $1,500 |
| 4 | 10,001 - 20,000 | $3,000 |
| 5 | 20,001 - 30,000 | $4,500 |
| 6 | 30,001 - 100,000 | $6,000 |
Each participating library must complete an OverDrive Participation Form. Public libraries can enroll anytime. Send enrollment forms directly to OverDrive via the contact information below:
Sales
Fax: 216-573-6888
Via mail:
Sales
OverDrive. Inc.
One OverDrive Way
Cleveland, Ohio 44125
Via email:
Sales (sales@overdrive.com)
The South Dakota Titles To Go annual fee includes a platform fee and a content (ebooks and audiobooks) fee.
Individual titles are purchased using the participation fees allocated towards titles. Prices are set by the publisher and vary widely. Ebook prices are usually significantly less than audiobooks. Titles purchased are available to all participating libraries.
Gives libraries the ability to offer popular title exclusively for their patrons. OverDrive Advantage libraries can purchase additional copies of popular titles that are already in the shared collection, as well as titles that are not yet available. There is also a one-time setup fee. Please contact Overdrive's SD Titles To Go account manager for more information.
Allows one to share some or all of the library's Advantage content with the consortium. Which titles that are shared depends upon the settings chosen by the individual Advantage library; libraries must set up Advantage Plus plans in Overdrive Marketplace to share titles. Note that when an eligible title is shared, all copies of the title will be included.
Shared titles will still belong to the Advantage member. Users of any library in the shared collection can borrow or place holds on these titles, but Advantage users will have priority for holds.
Titles with active checkouts or holds can be shared if the Advantage Plus plan allows it.
All reports will show that the shared titles belong to the Advantage member.
State Library Contact
Kim Bonen, Electronic Resources Coordinator
kim.bonen@state.sd.us
(605) 295-3174
Overdrive Help
Overdrive's Phone number: 1-800-423-6665.
Overdrive Help Page: OverDrive | Help
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Overdrive Resources
A 5-person volunteer selection or "Purchasing Committee" selects titles. All participating libraries may submit title lists to the committee.
The 2025 SDTTG Purchasing Committee, tier represented, and term expiration (ends Dec. 31 of that year).
Tier 1: Eizabeth Fasy, Wilmot Public Library, 2027
Tiers 2&3: (Chair) Melanie Argo, Madison Public Library, 2026
Tier 4: Shelly Fessler, Vermillion Public Library, 2027
Tiers 5&6: Nita Gill, Brookings Public Library, 2026
At-Large: Misti Burns, Tripp County Public Library, 2027
Committee members meet annually to elect new members and officers and to discuss suggested policy changes and updates. See minutes from past meetings here. Please contact the State Library for archived minutes.
SDTTG Listserv
At least one staff member from each participating library should be added to the South Dakota Titles To Go listserv, where concerns, announcements and general information about the Consortium are shared. Additional staff members from each library are also encouraged to join.