Follett Street Date Program

The Follett Street Date Program is a preorder service from Follett Content designed specifically for public libraries. Each week, Follett Content highlights select adult best-sellers available for preorder. When a library places a preorder at least 60 days before the publisher’s release date, Follett Content commits to delivering those books shelf-ready – fully cataloged and processed – before the street date, so patrons can check them out on release day.

The program focuses on select new adult titles, with an emphasis on highly anticipated best-sellers, popular fiction, and high-demand nonfiction. A curated list is released each week in Titlewave®. Street date titles are clearly distinguished from standard preorder titles in Titlewave, so you always know what’s covered. Note: Not every new adult title is part of the program.

Preorders are placed directly in Titlewave, the Follett Content collection development and ordering platform. Each week, we’ll feature a new set of street date titles on this page. Browse the carousel of titles above and place your order at least 60 days before the title’s street date. Street date titles display a green availability indicator and are clearly labeled with the street date and preorder cutoff date in Titlewave.

Your books will arrive before the publisher’s street date. Books arrive shelf-ready – cataloged and processed – so your staff can place them directly on the shelves on release date to reduce library hold queues.

Shelf-ready means your books arrive cataloged, labeled, and fully processed – ready to check out the moment they hit your shelves. You won’t need to spend staff time processing new releases before putting them into circulation. This is especially valuable for high-demand titles with long hold queues, since it means that patrons can start borrowing on day one.

The preorder cutoff date is the deadline by which your library must place an order in Titlewave to guarantee delivery before the publisher’s street date. If an order is placed after the cutoff, the title transitions to a standard preorder with no guaranteed delivery timing. The preorder cutoff date is displayed for each title on this page and in Titlewave, so it’s easy to track.

Street date titles and regular preorder titles are treated separately in Titlewave. A street date title displays a green availability indicator and shows both the publisher’s street date and the preorder cutoff date. A regular preorder title displays a gray indicator and carries no guaranteed delivery date. A single title cannot be both – it’s one or the other. Once the preorder cutoff date has passed, a street date title converts to a standard preorder in Titlewave.

The Follett Street Date Program covers select titles from across publishers – you don’t need to manage relationships with individual publishers or coordinate separately for each release. Follett Content handles sourcing and fulfillment on your behalf. The weekly featured list reflects a curated selection of the most in-demand new adult titles, spanning major publishers and genres including fiction, nonfiction, thriller, romance, and more.

Each week’s list of street date titles is curated based on best-seller data and anticipated demand trends. Each week, select new titles are added to the program list in Titlewave to help you plan your collection development ahead of release dates.

Yes, titles ordered through the Follett Street Date Program qualify for free shipping.

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