Instant Digital Card brings new avid readers to public libraries
Digital library power users discover local eBook and audiobook collections and become frequent users Last year, public libraries and schools loaned 274 million digital books using OverDrive technologies and apps, a 22% increase over the previous year and the highest growth rate since 2015. New…
Monday 5×5 for April 29, 2019
The Paris Review has an interview with the scientists who photographed the black hole, including what they like to read Unsurprisingly, it’s a lot of science fiction. Wired delves into the strange new lives of America’s Grandest Movie Palaces Anyone who attended Bowling Green State…
8 Book Recommendations for the Avengers
The end(game) is nigh Last week, we shared some book recommendations for our favorite Game of Thrones characters, which worked out well since they spent a nice quiet evening around the hearth on Sunday. This week, not only will we likely say goodbye to just,…
Promotional ideas for your bulletin boards
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist. I am still recovering from all the amazing ideas featured in OverDrive’s School Stars promotion. Schools delivered in all categories: social media, video, creativity, originality, student participation and visual display. The visual display category was especially inspiring because it’s effective,…
SYNC returns: Free summer audiobooks for teens
By: Shannon L. Hunt, Training Manager The SYNC summer audiobook program returns for its 10th year on April 25. OverDrive is happy to partner with AudioFile magazine to bring you all the news and information you need to know, including a special webcast. What is…
Save the trees and read an ebook this Earth Day
Today might officially be Earth Day, but here at the OverDrive offices we strive to take care of the planet and reduce our environmental impact all year long. From our LEED-certified green building to everyone having recycling bins at their desks and efficient lighting throughout…
Monday 5×5 by April 22, 2019
In the LA Times, Amanda Oliver on how working as a librarian gave her post-traumatic stress disorder I have my Master in Library and Information Science. Prior to coming to OverDrive, I spent fifteen years working in libraries. Public library, special library, prison library, academic…
Winter is here! Book recommendations for 7 of our favorite “Game of Thrones” characters
Over the past seven seasons of “Game of Thrones” we’ve had to say goodbye to a lot of characters. A LOT of characters (thanks, George). Yet, here we are at the beginning of Season 8 and we still have several contenders for the Iron Throne,…
Voting is now open for the next Big Library Read!
We just wrapped up our latest Big Library Read (BLR) program with Homes: a Refugee Story and saw really awesome engagement from all of our partners and readers. BLR will be back this summer and we need your help deciding what the next book will…
Join us for Digipalooza Academy and attend these great sessions!
It’s almost time for Digipalooza Academy, and we can’t wait for all of you to join us in either Toronto or Pasadena! Since we started hosting Digipalooza back in 2006, we’ve always had our library partners come to our hometown in Cleveland, but we decided…