OverDrive Outage History

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There were 3 OverDrive outages since April 24, 2026 totaling 52h 25m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.overdrive.com

Minor May 1, 2026

OverDrive Listen (audiobook) Playback and Download

Detected by Pingoru
May 01, 2026, 08:44 PM UTC
Resolved
May 03, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC
Duration
1d 14h
Affected: LibbySoraOverDrive Library Sites
Timeline · 5 updates
  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.

Read the full incident report →

Major May 1, 2026

Libby and Sora Extras

Detected by Pingoru
May 01, 2026, 08:22 PM UTC
Resolved
May 01, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC
Duration
1h 56m
Affected: Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
Timeline · 4 updates
  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.

Read the full incident report →

Minor April 24, 2026

Libby and Sora apps are experiencing degraded performance

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 24, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 25, 2026, 01:07 AM UTC
Duration
12h 14m
Affected: LibbySoraMagazinesExtras (Databases & Streaming Media)OverDrive Library SitesDevice Integrations
Timeline · 4 updates
  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.

Read the full incident report →

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