In 2024, our training team committed hundreds of hours to planning and delivering webinars to our library partners, from tips on marketing your digital collection to the benefits of partnering with your library’s dedicated Digital Content Librarian and so much more.  

In addition to attending live webinars, hundreds of librarians have fit learning into their busy schedules with our on-demand training modules, downloadable PDFs, and tools to educate staff and end users. Maybe you were one of them! 

With only a couple weeks remaining in the year, let’s take a look back at the top OverDrive training webinars of 2024: 

Favorite OverDrive training webinars from 2024:

Getting Started with Libby

Always highly attended by partners, this webinar is for those who want to feel confident supporting their end users. In this session, you’ll learn how easy it is to get your patrons started with Libby, including how to browse and borrow on a mobile device, tips for customizing the experience, and where to find Libby marketing and help resources.  

Looking for Professional Development hours? After watching the video, take an online assessment and download your attendance certificate! 

Watch on demand here. 

Getting Started with Kanopy 

This webinar was introduced in 2024 as a way to support partners who are offering streaming video through Kanopy. Team OverDrive will walk you through how easy it is to get your patrons started with Kanopy including a live demo of the user experience, answers to frequently asked questions, and where to find Kanopy marketing and help resources. 

Looking for Professional Development hours? After watching the video, take an online assessment and download your attendance certificate! 

Watch on demand here. 

Promote Libby and Kanopy to Your Community 

Marketing your digital library to your community is always a popular topic and this year’s webinar was no different. In this training, OverDrive experts shared proven marketing ideas to increase engagement with digital collections in Libby and Kanopy. This session was packed with tips, real-world examples, and free resources to use right away, including how to leverage print materials, social media, PR, email, and digital programming. 

Watch on demand here. 

Panel Perspectives: Learn How Librarians Engage Readers with Digital Magazines, Comics, and Graphic Novels 

If one of your library priorities in 2025 is to engage new users, enhance your digital collection, and increase circulation, then you won’t want to miss out on this panel discussion about how comics and magazines can help you hit all those goals. This session covers how digital comics and magazines benefit libraries of varying sizes, fun and unique ways to market digital comics and magazines, and trends libraries are seeing around these formats. 

Watch on demand here. 

Picks from your OverDrive Librarians 

Any session featuring our team of digital content librarians are always popular – and for good reason! These content experts are here to help your digital library succeed. Learn more by watching any of the on-demand webinars below: 

Save Time (and Sanity) with Your Digital Content Librarian 

Do you juggle many tasks while managing your digital collection? Did you know your OverDrive service includes a Digital Content Librarian (DCL) to help at no additional cost? Learn how you can partner with your library’s dedicated DCL to benefit your digital collection and your community. 

Watch on demand here. 

Summer Picks from OverDrive Librarians 

In this session, OverDrive staff librarians shared the best books in Travel Fiction and Nonfiction, Mystery/Thriller, Romance, and Contemporary Women/Relationship Fiction. 

View the entire list of titles covered in this webinar in OverDrive Marketplace. 

Watch on demand here. 

Fall Picks from OverDrive Librarians 

Listen in as OverDrive’s staff librarians share can’t-miss titles for Adult audiences, plus highlights in Literary Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, and Nonfiction. 

View the entire list of titles covered in this webinar in OverDrive Marketplace. 

Watch on demand here. 

More top training resources you don’t want to miss 

Looking for more on-demand OverDrive training? Along with the webinars above, our Training Team has put together a page of Librarian Resources including self-paced curricula on Getting Started with Libby, Marketplace, and Kanopy. Visit the OverDrive Resource Center to learn more. 

In addition, it’s never been easier to learn all the features in Marketplace with the new self-paced how-to resources available on the Resource Center.  Learn everything you need to know about Marketplace when it’s convenient for you, including lending models, how to shop and purchase, curation, reports, billing and more.  

About the author: Jill is a Marketing & Communications Specialist on the North America Public Library Marketing Team. A former librarian, she joined OverDrive in 2015. Outside of the office she can be found writing, hanging out with her cats, collecting more Tarot decks than she has room for, and playing competitive pinball. Her favorite genre is something she calls “Murder at an educational institution that involves a close-knit group of suspicious characters.”