Meet Libby, the One-Tap Reading App from Your Library
June 22, 2017 – OverDrive’s new app creates a unique reading experience borrowing ebooks and audiobooks using a smartphone or tablet
Meet Libby: the fastest way to reading happiness
The United States currently has 160 million people who don’t yet know about all the goodness libraries have to offer. To enlighten these potential library users about the wonderment of reading, OverDrive has introduced a new way to find and engage with their local library….
Reach More of Your Community with OverDrive Library+School Sharing
As we constantly seek new ways to bring new users to the library, OverDrive is helping public libraries partner with their local school districts. By creating digital partnerships with local schools, public libraries can engage students, parents and educators on all the great programs available…
Kyle Cassidy, author of This is What a Librarian Looks Like on the importance of libraries
This week, the American Library Association will host its annual conference in Chicago and OverDrive will be on hand to share the latest innovations in digital reading. Before we head to the Windy City for this yearly celebration of library love however, our Professional Book…
Top 5 reasons Hawaii launched a shared collection
The Hawaii State Department of Education, a statewide district serving 256 public and 34 charter schools across eight islands, was looking for an eBook and audiobook solution that pooled funds to maximize purchasing power and provide expanded reading opportunities. An OverDrive shared collection enables two…
What to check out when you’ve checked out
The end of the school year *should* be an exciting time. Change in routine. Freedom. Quiet, finally. But for many educators, exhaustion comes first. Here’s a quick list of things you can do when you just. can’t. even. And some for when you regain your…
Sneak peeks from OverDrive Education at ISTE 2017!
Successful digital learning demands both flexibility and customization. In the classroom, OverDrive Education’s reading platform supports differentiated instruction, English Language Learning, Hi-Lo literacy instruction and blended learning in nearly 13,000 schools and districts in 50 countries. At the technology acquisition level, schools are maximizing budget…
Digipalooza welcomes author Kelly Corrigan
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist With less than two months until Digipalooza, we are hard at work planning to make this conference the best yet! We are proud to announce the latest addition to the Digipalooza 2017 program: a live interview with bestselling memoirist…
A Sourcebooks Title Is OverDrive’s New International Big Library Read
By Porter Anderson, Publishing Perspectives, June 12, 2017
Blinded by Science: Big Library Read is back with The Other Einstein
Discover the fascinating life of Mitza Maric, an incredible scientist whose light was lost in Albert Einstein’s enormous shadow. Now through June 26th, users at participating libraries around the world can borrow The Other Einstein without any wait lists or holds as our most recent Big…
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