How Librarians are helping to combat America’s Opioid Crisis
By: Adam Sockel, Marketing & Communications Specialist. It’s no secret that the United States has seen a surge in the amount of opioid usage and drug overdoses in recent years. The amount of people who died in 2015 alone from overdosing is up ten times…
OverDrive Adds Chief Sales and Marketing Officer to Lead Continued Expansion in K-12 Market
July 26, 2017 – Industry veteran Adam Eberle to guide OverDrive Education’s growth and strategic partnerships
iCast Hebrew Audiobooks teams with OverDrive to offer audiobooks to schools, public libraries, and higher education institutions worldwide
July 25, 2017 – 700 titles now available for the first time for lending through the OverDrive digital reading platform
Books on Tape / Listening Library audiobooks your users will love
Digipalooza isn’t the only thing coming this August. As the calendar moves closer to fall, we begin to turn our focus on some of the biggest new titles coming out and we’re excited to highlight some of Books on Tape and Listening Library’s audiobook releases coming…
Meet the OverDrive Librarians
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst You’ve met Libby, but have you met our other OverDrive Librarians? There’s a entire team of us dedicated librarians and book lovers waiting in the wings to help you select, manage, and curate the content in your library’s digital…
Encourage your users to get outside and camp this summer (and read!)
By: Beau Livengood, OverDrive Account Specialist Costco got us. We went in for 5 specific things, but then they have that featured item that grabs your attention and you just can’t pass it up (kind of like a good curated collection). This time it was…
Penguin Random House pre-pub titles your users are sure to love
Digipalooza is a mere two weeks away now and we are beyond excited to present the latest innovations from OverDrive as well as best practices from leading librarians with attendees. While we wait for the arrival of hundreds of librarians to Cleveland, we wanted to…
Modern Day Heroes on Nelson Mandela Day
By: Sasha Zborovsky, Marketing Intern. July 18th is Nelson Mandela Day. We associate many words with him. Freedom. History. Equality. However, this is a day that, to me, invokes the word “hero.” The Superhero The term “hero” is subject to varying definitions. Personally, I have…
Kodansha expands the reach of their unique and beautiful Manga titles for OverDrive users
By: Sasha Zborovsky, OverDrive Intern Manga: A History In the last century, Manga comics have become an integral part of not only Japanese, but also global literary culture. From the unmistakably unique illustrations, to countless genres ranging from sports to magical romances, it is no…
Books to read by the pool. Or in* it.
By: Bethany Porter, Collection Development Specialist. I rarely reread books throughout most of the year, but every summer I take it upon myself to reread a handful of my favorites. If you’re an educator or a librarian who works with kids throughout the school year,…
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