Monday 5×5 for April 8, 2019
Artsy on Salvador Dalí’s side project of illustrating books The Dali illustrated edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is my absolute favorite version of one of my favorite books. If I could figure out how to easily convert one of the images into a tattoo,…
Spring Break 2019: Must-have titles
By: Sarah Wilsman, Content Specialist. Students will want to catch up on pleasure reading over spring break, so it’s a great time to add some new titles to your collection. There are great new mid-grade graphic novels, #OwnVoices and diverse titles, and some teen reads…
6 books to read before they hit theaters in April
Pet Sematary by Stephen King When Dr. Louis Creed decides to move his family to the quaint, idyllic town of Ludlow, Maine, it seems like the perfect opportunity for a fresh start. But as the family settles in, they start to notice things in Ludlow…
World’s Largest Digital Book Club Invites Readers to Embark on an Extraordinary Journey
April 1, 2019 – Nonfiction award finalist “Homes: A Refugee Story” available as ebook for two weeks with no waitlist or holds
Homes is where the heart is in the latest Big Library Read
Big Library Read is back and this time we bring you the powerful and inspiring story of one refugee family who fled Iraq for safety, only to arrive in Syria just as the Syrian civil war broke out. Homes: A Refugee Story by Abu Bakr…
Monday 5×5: April Fool’s Day Edition
It’s April Fool’s Day, which means I’m going to do something a little bit different this week for the Monday 5×5. If you’ve been reading this weekly series for awhile, you know I love me some literary hoaxes. I love them so much that I…
OverDrive Summer Read expands in 2019
Research confirms that providing year-round access to books and engaging families in literacy activities helps all students maintain and grow their reading skills. When children and their families have the resources they need to read when school’s out, the benefits are clear. Students read more,…
OverDrive Founder Steve Potash honored by U.S. Supreme Court
On March 27 in Washington, D.C., OverDrive Founder and CEO Steve Potash, his wife and co-founder, Loree, and OverDrive’s Executive VP of Publisher Services & General Counsel Erica Lazzaro were sworn in by all nine Supreme Court Justices. They are now admitted to appear and…
The third issue of Perspectives on Reading is available now!
The third issue of Perspectives on Reading is here and full of fantastic interviews with thought leaders, insightful articles, data on treading topics, opinion pieces and more. Issue 3 includes: The evolving duties of school library media specialists and innovative ways they’re encouraging independent reading…
“Homes” is next Big Library Read: Join our global book club
By: Sarah Delano, Product Support Specialist. Big Library Read (BLR), facilitated by OverDrive, is a reading program that connects readers around the world with the same ebook at the same time without any wait lists or holds. It’s easy to join this worldwide digital version…