Academic success is just one of the ways leisure reading benefits college students. It also provides much-needed support for mental health and well-being during these challenging years. So, how can academic librarians best deliver these in-demand resources while facing budget shortfalls and other challenges?

In this case study, you’ll get invaluable perspective from three librarians on why leisure reading is so critically important and how they’ve developed thriving collections:

• Georgia Southern University's Jessica Minihan Rigg, Acquisitions Librarian
• Boise State University's Mary Aagard, Head, Acquisitions & Collections and Associate Professor, Albertsons Library
• Northeast Mississippi Community College's Ellice Yager, Librarian

OverDrive Academic offers the largest digital collection of more than 3 million audiobooks and ebooks to meet students' academic and leisure reading needs. It is the only digital collection of its kind and aims to support more of your campus, from curriculum needs to student enrichment.