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Public libraries have spent the past year navigating a book vendor market in motion. If your library has been searching for a public library book vendor with real staying power – one whose ordering technology actually fits how your team already works – the wait is over.

Follett Content is now live with new public library ordering technology, an expanded all-ages catalog, and the fulfillment reliability to back it all up.

Ordering Technology Built Around Your Workflow

Grid ordering, EDI, and brief MARC records are now live and integrated with four major integrated library system (ILS) platforms: Polaris, Sierra, SirsiDynix, and Koha. Together, this ILS integration gives your library a connected acquisitions workflow, from order to shelf, without asking your team to change how it works.

• Grid ordering: enables your team to build and submit orders in bulk, matched to your existing processes.
• EDI ordering: electronic data interchange that connects your ILS directly to Follett Content, so orders, invoices, and confirmations move automatically between systems.
• Brief MARC records: streamlined catalog records that download straight into your ILS, cutting the manual cataloging work behind every order.
• Custom call number configurations: local shelving and call number formats, applied at processing.

ILS Platforms Follett Content Integrates With

Follett Content integrates directly with Polaris, Sierra, SirsiDynix, and Koha – the four ILS platforms most widely used by US public libraries. If your library runs one of these systems, grid ordering, EDI, and brief MARC records are ready to use now.

One All-Ages Library Catalog for Every Reader

The Follett Content catalog now covers every reader in your community. Children’s and teen collections are joined by a newly expanded selection of adult titles, giving your library one all-ages library catalog instead of a patchwork of vendors.

That expansion includes the Follett Street Date Program, which gets high-demand bestsellers onto your shelves on or before their official on-sale date, fully cataloged and ready to check out, so patron demand doesn't have to wait.

Reliability Libraries Can Plan Around

Technology and collection depth only matter if the books actually arrive on time. Follett Content backs both with a 98% fulfillment rate, more than 3.7 million in-stock books, 50,000 items processed daily, and relationships with 18,000 publishers and partners – built over more than 150 years serving libraries.

“We're thrilled to start receiving materials from our first large-scale Follett orders, and only a week and a half after placing them! We've been unable to receive processed books with a quick turnaround time since the loss of our previous vendor…To be able to get children's and YA materials quickly again (not to mention beautifully processed to our specifications) feels like a light at the end of the tunnel. Our Adult Services selectors are now eagerly anticipating their Fall preorders! Follett has been so easy to work with”

– Melanie Bruchet, Assistant Director, Mahwah Public Library, New Jersey

Setting Up Ordering for Your Library

Getting started is free and low risk. Create a free Titlewave® account to explore inventory and pricing or connect with our Customer Success team for a guided setup. Right now, get 25% off and free shipping through December 31, 2026, with no order minimums.

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Common Questions About Ordering from Follett Content

What's grid ordering for libraries?

Grid ordering is a format that lets library staff build and submit large orders in bulk, matching existing budgeting and selection workflows, rather than ordering title by title.

What ILS platforms does Follett Content integrate with?

Follett Content integrates with Polaris, Sierra, SirsiDynix, and Koha, covering the ILS platforms most commonly used by US public libraries.

Does Follett Content carry adult titles?

Yes. The Follett Content catalog now includes adult titles alongside its existing children’s and teen collections, giving libraries one all-ages catalog for their whole community.

What’s the Follett Street Date Program?

The Follett Street Date Program delivers high-demand bestsellers to libraries on or before their official release date, fully cataloged and ready to circulate.

Is there a minimum order size to work with Follett Content?

No. There are no order minimums, and libraries that get set up through December 31, 2026, receive 25% off and free shipping.