8 new Libby features to help you read more
If you’ve used Libby lately you may have noticed that the award-winning app got a bit of a makeover. We’ve highlighted eight great tips from the latest update below. Borrowing and placing holds at multiple libraries A major change in Libby is that you can…
You’ll love shopping our Romance Sale
As many of our partners already know, romance is the most highly circulated genre in libraries, especially in digital formats that allow patrons to indulge their guilty pleasures without anyone else knowing. Romance is also the most cost-effective genre and one of the easiest ways…
Monday 5×5 for February 11, 2019
Admit it, you missed my Monday 5x5s when I was at ALA Midwinter (Seattle, by the way, is a delightful city although way hillier than I anticipated). But nothing to fear, I have returned and am back with five more pieces I stumbled across last…
Check out our upcoming Libby webcasts!
By: Courtney Sveda, Training Specialist The Libby app has been delighting readers for awhile now, and the easy set-up and modern appearance make Libby perfect for both new and existing users of your OverDrive service. Recently, Libby received an update that makes it even easier…
Register for Digipalooza Academy
For nearly a decade, Team OverDrive has been welcoming librarians to Cleveland for Digipalooza every other summer. The event is loaded with important information about OverDrive, the digital reading landscape, presentations from leaders in the library industry, and, of course, a lot of fun. We’ve…
OverDrive Education at TCEA – Ebook and Audiobook Usage in Schools Sees Record Growth
Feb. 4, 2019 – The new student reading app Sora, audiobooks and growing digital libraries lead to students reading more
10 books to get you through this long, cold winter
With apologies to House Stark, Winter is not coming. Here in the United States, it. Has. Arrived. Much of North America is calling for bone chilling temperatures far into the negatives this week. Therefore, if at all possible, you should avoid leaving the comfort of…
Rakuten OverDrive Expands World Headquarters to Accommodate Growth
Jan. 29, 2019 – Global distributor of ebooks and audiobooks expands campus to serve libraries and schools
FETC – Ebook and Audiobook Usage in Schools Sees Record Growth
Jan. 28, 2019 – The new student reading app Sora, audiobooks and growing digital libraries lead to students reading more
How libraries can spend less and circ more (Part 3/3)
By: Karen Estrovich, Regional Manager, North America Public Library We hope you enjoyed the “How libraries can spend less and circ more” checklist we introduced in Part 2 of this series last week. Maybe you’ve even used some of those tips to help manage the…