OverDrive Outage History

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Pingoru has recorded 51 incidents for OverDrive: 15 in the last 12 months and 7 in the last 90 days.

Source: status.overdrive.com

51incidents recorded
15last 12 months
7last 90 days
12 hourstypical duration
Incidents per month
024AprMayJunJulAugSepOct2
Share of hours with an open incident, any severity
0%50%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOct0%
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MonthIncidentsHours with an open incident
April 2026112 of 720 (2%)
May 2026239 of 744 (5%)
June 202612 of 720 (0%)
July 202611 of 744 (0%)
August 202637 of 744 (1%)
September 202611 of 720 (0%)
October 202620 of 512 (0%)

Incidents, newest first

Minor October 13, 2026 Search errors 7m Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites

Started Oct 13, 2026, 07:07 PM UTC· resolved Oct 13, 2026, 07:14 PM UTC

  1. investigating Oct 13, 2026, 07:07 PM UTC

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

  2. monitoring Oct 13, 2026, 07:08 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Oct 13, 2026, 07:14 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice October 9, 2026 Audiobook playback issues –

Started Oct 09, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC· resolved Oct 09, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC

  1. resolved Oct 09, 2026, 01:10 PM UTC

    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.

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Major September 15, 2026 Users may experience issues with bookshelf synchronization, borrowing titles, opening borrowed titles, and library card authentication in Libby & Sora. 48m Libby, Sora

Started Sep 15, 2026, 08:21 PM UTC· resolved Sep 15, 2026, 09:10 PM UTC

  1. identified Sep 15, 2026, 08:21 PM UTC

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

  2. identified Sep 15, 2026, 08:22 PM UTC

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

  3. identified Sep 15, 2026, 08:22 PM UTC

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

  4. identified Sep 15, 2026, 09:08 PM UTC

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

  5. resolved Sep 15, 2026, 09:10 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice August 23, 2026 Users are unable to borrow or place holds 5m Libby, Sora, Magazines, OverDrive Library Sites

Started Aug 23, 2026, 01:12 PM UTC· resolved Aug 23, 2026, 01:18 PM UTC

  1. investigating Aug 23, 2026, 01:12 PM UTC

    Users are unable to borrow or place a hold.

  2. resolved Aug 23, 2026, 01:18 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice August 18, 2026 Libby outage caused authentication, borrowing, and shelf syncing issues 19m

Started Aug 18, 2026, 01:00 PM UTC· resolved Aug 18, 2026, 01:19 PM UTC

  1. resolved Aug 18, 2026, 01:57 PM UTC

    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.

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Major August 3, 2026 Method Learning (Libby/Sora Extra): users cannot access the service 6h 11m Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)

Started Aug 03, 2026, 02:02 PM UTC· resolved Aug 03, 2026, 08:13 PM UTC

  1. investigating Aug 03, 2026, 02:02 PM UTC

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

  2. resolved Aug 03, 2026, 08:13 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major July 26, 2026 Listen playback errors 27m Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites

Started Jul 26, 2026, 06:43 PM UTC· resolved Jul 26, 2026, 07:11 PM UTC

  1. investigating Jul 26, 2026, 06:43 PM UTC

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

  2. identified Jul 26, 2026, 07:00 PM UTC

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

  3. monitoring Jul 26, 2026, 07:06 PM UTC

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

  4. resolved Jul 26, 2026, 07:11 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice June 23, 2026 Libby app library card authentication is down 2h 6m Libby

Started Jun 23, 2026, 01:45 PM UTC· resolved Jun 23, 2026, 03:52 PM UTC

  1. identified Jun 23, 2026, 01:45 PM UTC

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

  2. monitoring Jun 23, 2026, 01:58 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Jun 23, 2026, 03:52 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor May 1, 2026 OverDrive Listen (audiobook) Playback and Download 1d 14h Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites

Started May 01, 2026, 08:44 PM UTC· resolved May 03, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC

  1. investigating May 01, 2026, 08:44 PM UTC

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

  2. identified May 01, 2026, 09:20 PM UTC

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

  3. monitoring May 01, 2026, 09:58 PM UTC

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

  4. monitoring May 01, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC

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

  5. resolved May 03, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major May 1, 2026 Libby and Sora Extras 1h 56m Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)

Started May 01, 2026, 08:22 PM UTC· resolved May 01, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC

  1. investigating May 01, 2026, 08:22 PM UTC

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

  2. identified May 01, 2026, 09:20 PM UTC

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

  3. monitoring May 01, 2026, 09:58 PM UTC

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

  4. resolved May 01, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor April 24, 2026 Libby and Sora apps are experiencing degraded performance 12h 14m Libby, Sora, Magazines, Extras (Databases & Streaming Media) and 2 more

Started Apr 24, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC· resolved Apr 25, 2026, 01:07 AM UTC

  1. investigating Apr 24, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. identified Apr 24, 2026, 07:15 PM UTC

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

  3. monitoring Apr 24, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC

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

  4. resolved Apr 25, 2026, 01:07 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major January 5, 2026 Trouble opening books in Libby and Sora 1h 28m Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites

Started Jan 05, 2026, 08:54 PM UTC· resolved Jan 05, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC

  1. investigating Jan 05, 2026, 08:54 PM UTC

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

  2. monitoring Jan 05, 2026, 10:07 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Jan 05, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor November 18, 2025 DOGONews (Sora Extra): users cannot access the service 48m Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)

Started Nov 18, 2025, 02:14 PM UTC· resolved Nov 18, 2025, 03:03 PM UTC

  1. identified Nov 18, 2025, 02:14 PM UTC

    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. resolved Nov 18, 2025, 03:03 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor November 5, 2025 Some checkouts are not visible in Marketplace reporting resulting in an increase in historical checkout numbers. 23h 36m OverDrive Marketplace

Started Nov 05, 2025, 03:50 PM UTC· resolved Nov 06, 2025, 03:26 PM UTC

  1. identified Nov 05, 2025, 03:50 PM UTC

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

  2. resolved Nov 06, 2025, 03:26 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor November 2, 2025 Libby "tags" functionality impaired 3d 15h Libby

Started Nov 02, 2025, 12:13 AM UTC· resolved Nov 05, 2025, 03:31 PM UTC

  1. identified Nov 02, 2025, 12:13 AM UTC

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

  2. monitoring Nov 02, 2025, 06:16 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Nov 05, 2025, 03:31 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice October 20, 2025 Sora outage 11h 32m Sora

Started Oct 20, 2025, 01:21 PM UTC· resolved Oct 21, 2025, 12:54 AM UTC

  1. identified Oct 20, 2025, 01:21 PM UTC

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

  2. monitoring Oct 20, 2025, 03:53 PM UTC

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

  3. monitoring Oct 20, 2025, 03:56 PM UTC

    We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

  4. resolved Oct 21, 2025, 12:54 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice October 13, 2025 Audiobook playback error 3h 41m Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites

Started Oct 13, 2025, 04:20 PM UTC· resolved Oct 13, 2025, 08:01 PM UTC

  1. identified Oct 13, 2025, 04:20 PM UTC

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

  2. resolved Oct 13, 2025, 08:01 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice October 6, 2025 Kovels Antiques Currently Unavailable as Libby Extra 8d 17h Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)

Started Oct 06, 2025, 09:47 PM UTC· resolved Oct 15, 2025, 03:36 PM UTC

  1. investigating Oct 06, 2025, 09:47 PM UTC

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

  2. identified Oct 08, 2025, 01:59 PM UTC

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

  3. monitoring Oct 15, 2025, 03:30 PM UTC

    We are monitoring the situation with the supplier.

  4. resolved Oct 15, 2025, 03:36 PM UTC

    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.

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Minor October 2, 2025 Performance issues following scheduled maintenance 3h 23m Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites, Device Integrations and 1 more

Started Oct 02, 2025, 01:44 PM UTC· resolved Oct 02, 2025, 05:07 PM UTC

  1. identified Oct 02, 2025, 01:44 PM UTC

    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. monitoring Oct 02, 2025, 02:32 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Oct 02, 2025, 05:07 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice September 19, 2025 Users unable to browse and borrow books in Libby, Sora, and OverDrive Library sites. 30m Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites

Started Sep 19, 2025, 06:16 PM UTC· resolved Sep 19, 2025, 06:46 PM UTC

  1. resolved Sep 19, 2025, 06:16 PM UTC

    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.

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Major September 17, 2025 ArtistWorks (Libby Extra): users cannot access the service 1d 10h Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)

Started Sep 17, 2025, 03:04 PM UTC· resolved Sep 19, 2025, 01:42 AM UTC

  1. investigating Sep 17, 2025, 03:04 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. identified Sep 17, 2025, 06:26 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Sep 19, 2025, 01:42 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 7, 2025 IndieFlix (Libby Extra): Users cannot access the service 10d 23h Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)

Started Aug 07, 2025, 12:48 PM UTC· resolved Aug 18, 2025, 12:02 PM UTC

  1. investigating Aug 07, 2025, 12:48 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. identified Aug 07, 2025, 04:51 PM UTC

    We have received an update from our partners at IndieFlix that they have identified the cause of the current outage and are working to provide us with additional information regarding the scope of the incident and path to resolution

  3. resolved Aug 18, 2025, 12:02 PM UTC

    The IndieFlix outage 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.

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Major July 29, 2025 The Great Courses Unavailable 2h 42m Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)

Started Jul 29, 2025, 04:37 PM UTC· resolved Jul 29, 2025, 07:19 PM UTC

  1. identified Jul 29, 2025, 04:37 PM UTC

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

  2. monitoring Jul 29, 2025, 04:56 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Jul 29, 2025, 07:19 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major July 3, 2025 New issues of Magazines are unavailable 2h 32m Magazines

Started Jul 03, 2025, 12:01 PM UTC· resolved Jul 03, 2025, 02:34 PM UTC

  1. investigating Jul 03, 2025, 12:01 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue where the most recently released issues of Magazines are unavailable to be opened or checked out by end users.

  2. identified Jul 03, 2025, 12:25 PM UTC

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

  3. identified Jul 03, 2025, 12:43 PM UTC

    A fix for this issue is currently in progress. We will be monitoring and provide an update once a resolution has been confirmed to be fully in place.

  4. resolved Jul 03, 2025, 02:34 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor April 25, 2025 Delay in new and renewal Extras subscriptions being available in Libby and Sora 5h 57m Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)

Started Apr 25, 2025, 02:30 PM UTC· resolved Apr 25, 2025, 08:27 PM UTC

  1. investigating Apr 25, 2025, 02:30 PM UTC

    We're looking into a issue causing delays for new and renewal Extra subscriptions appearing in Libby and Sora.

  2. monitoring Apr 25, 2025, 07:16 PM UTC

    We continue to work toward a full resolution to this delay. Active subscriptions remain unaffected. We expect to get new subscriptions/renewals processed as soon as possible.

  3. resolved Apr 25, 2025, 08:27 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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