Monday 5×5 for January 7, 2019
Hello and welcome to the first Monday 5×5 for 2019! This seems like as good a time as any to recap what the Monday 5×5 is. Monday mornings, I post 5 interesting articles I read over the past week that are a mix of 5…
Books to celebrate the African American experience
By: Sarah Wilsman, Collection Development Specialist. The Black Lives Matter movement is celebrating four years in formal existence. It started out as a black-centered political will and movement building project turned chapter-based, member-led organization whose mission is to build local power and to intervene when…
Mission accomplished: I reached my 2018 reading goal!
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager. Last December, I reflected on my 2017 reading failures. I’d only read 11 books that year and the former English teacher inside of me felt deep shame. I knew I could do better—I’d always been a regular reader, but I…
How Peninsula Library System is using the Instant Digital Card feature to bring commuters to the library
Recently, Peninsula Library System began looking for ways to promote their digital library services to extend their reach and usage. They began by signing up for OverDrive’s Instant Digital Library Card feature and then looked for ways to best use it to locate users most…
Join the Professional Book Nerds 2019 Reading Challenge
Recently, our Professional Book Nerds podcast created a 30 Day Reading challenge where they shared various types of books for 30 straight days on social media. After seeing the massive interest across social media for that challenge, they’ve decided to create a 2019 Reading Challenge…
Join OverDrive in the Season of Giving
Throughout the month of December, we’ve been promoting our Holiday Sale in our Marketplace where you can help give your community the gift of reading by saving up to 50% off thousands of ebook, audiobook and streaming video titles. The giving doesn’t just stop with…
Free audiobook offer! Sell It Like Serhant from Rakuten OverDrive
By: Steve Potash, Rakuten OverDrive CEO & President EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS OFFER IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE I worked on a few projects with Ryan Serhant, one of the three stars of Bravo TV’s Emmy award winning…
OverDrive Announces 2018’s Most Popular Ebooks and Audiobooks from the Library
Dec. 19, 2018 – From thrillers to fantasy, digital reading has transformed how libraries connect with their patrons
It’s the season for reading!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist. It’s that time of year, where we aim to spread a little cheer. It’s also time for the students to head on home So in the spirit of the holidays, we thought we’d write you educators a snappy little poem. Don’t…
The everlasting importance of Children’s Librarians
Recently, I had the opportunity to surprise my niece by being a “guest speaker” for her class of first graders. First and foremost, seeing her giggling and smiling the entire time was the the absolute best thing. The next best thing though was seeing an…