In anticipation of OverDrive acquiring RB Digital, Alan Unsworth from Surry CC, and Joel Ferdon from Stanly CC, along with the support of the North Carolina Community College Library Association (NCCCLA), have worked with OverDrive to establish a consortium that is solely for the North Carolina community college libraries. This new venture is called Dogwood Digital Library.

With so many community colleges in the state being partially or fully remote this semester, establishing a consortium and pooling our resources for popular and academic eBooks and eAudiobooks will allow our students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to access a more robust collection of titles. This is a prime opportunity for the community college libraries to take on a new venture that directly benefits our communities.