Unlock your OverDrive collection's potential
Grant Worm full OverDrive integration so your patrons can discover, borrow, and discuss books seamlessly — turning your digital collection into a vibrant community hub.
Your OverDrive investment could do so much more
You're already paying for OverDrive, but are your patrons getting the full community value?
Underutilized digital collection
Your OverDrive catalog is vast but discovery is limited, leading to lower circulation than it could achieve
Missed community connections
Digital borrowing happens in isolation, missing opportunities to build reading community around your collection
Limited engagement insights
Basic OverDrive analytics don't show you how to better serve your community's reading interests and habits
How Worm enhances your existing OverDrive service
Transform your digital collection into a community discovery engine
Enhanced discovery with direct borrowing
Readers discover books through Worm's recommendation engine and borrow seamlessly through Worm with your OverDrive credentials.
Community-centered borrowing experience
Patrons see what their community is reading, join discussions about books they're borrowing, and discover new titles through local connections.
Seamless integration with library events
Book clubs and author events connect directly to your digital collection - readers can borrow featured titles with one click while joining discussions.
Actionable circulation insights
See which community features drive the most borrowing, helping optimize both your OverDrive collection and programming strategies.
Live Library Integration
Real library events, collections, and community features seamlessly integrated into the reading experience
How simple is this partnership?
It's incredibly low-lift: just grant us OverDrive integration access so users can borrow directly through Worm
What you get back
- Higher circulation from smart discovery
- Community engagement around your digital books
- Event promotion to actively reading patrons
- Better insights for collection development
- Zero technical work from your staff
All we need from you
- OverDrive integration permissions for Worm
- Authorization for checkout/borrowing through Worm
- Optional: Share your event calendar
- No additional cost beyond your existing OverDrive subscription
- No staff training needed
- No system changes required
Built to support libraries, not replace them
Our transparent business model
• Independent bookstore partnerships: We earn commission from Bookshop.org and local indie stores
• Optional upgrades for readers: Advanced analytics and personalization features that individual users can choose to purchase — never charged to libraries
• Event promotion: Libraries get free basic listings; premium highlighting available for special events
• Never: Selling reader data, advertising, or routing users away from libraries
Our success depends on healthy local reading ecosystems — which means thriving libraries.
Why is this such an easy yes?
Significant upside with little added burden
Zero effort, maximum impact
One simple data access agreement transforms your entire digital collection into a community engagement engine.
Free circulation boost
Better discovery means more checkouts from your existing collection. No new purchases required to see immediate impact.
Risk-free trial
Standard OverDrive integration with no changes to your systems. If you don't love the results, you can revoke access anytime.
How fast can this happen?
From agreement to live integration in just a few weeks
Integration agreement
Simple authorization for OverDrive borrowing integration
Technical setup
We connect to OverDrive's API for full borrowing functionality
Go live with borrowing
Users can discover and borrow from your collection directly in Worm
Watch engagement soar
Monitor increased discovery, borrowing, and community activity
Common questions about data access
What exactly are you asking for?
Full OverDrive integration that lets Worm users browse your catalog and borrow books directly. Same permissions as the official OverDrive app, but through Worm's community-centered interface.
Is there any cost to our library?
No additional cost beyond your existing OverDrive subscription. This is a simple integration agreement that leverages what you're already paying for.
How much work is required from our staff?
Virtually none. After the initial data access agreement, everything is automated. Your staff doesn't need training, new systems, or changes to current workflows.
What if we want to stop the partnership?
You can revoke integration access anytime with simple notice. Since it's standard OverDrive API access, there's no risk to your systems or patron data if you decide to discontinue.
How quickly will we see results?
Once your collection is live in Worm, you should see increased discovery and borrowing within days as readers find books through our recommendation engine and community features.
What about patron privacy?
Users authenticate with their library cards through standard OverDrive protocols. We only see what they choose to share publicly in Worm - their private borrowing history stays between them and your library.
Ready for meaningful circulation growth?
Grant us OverDrive integration access and watch your digital collection become a community engagement powerhouse with seamless borrowing.