Libraries Leading the Way During National Library Week
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist April 8th marks the start of National Library Week! Now in its 60th year, National Library Week celebrates the impact that libraries and library employees have in their communities. All kinds of libraries participate, including school, public, academic, and…
OverDrive Magazines are coming this summer to your digital collection
At PLA we shared news with attendees that got librarians and readers alike very excited. This summer, magazines will be available for your OverDrive service. OverDrive Magazines will be integrated in your OverDrive website and Libby. They will be available in the OverDrive Read format…
19,000 Libraries to Participate in Big Library Read, the World’s Largest Digital Book Club
Apr. 2, 2018 – Readers can borrow Jennifer McGaha’s “Flat Broke with Two Goats” for free with no waitlists
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New in the Resource Center: Kids’ Marketing Kit and more!
If you haven’t poked around in OverDrive’s Resource Center in a while, now’s the time! Inspired by the recent Marketing Digital Books to Kids & Teens webcast, we’ve assembled some materials to help your library market to your youngest, mostly untapped market! In the kit you’ll find digital graphics for social…
How OverDrive’s Instant Digital Card feature is instantly bringing thousands of new patrons to libraries #PLA2018
When librarians visit Team OverDrive this week in Booth #829 at the Public Library Association Conference in Philadelphia, they’ll see two words above our logo: Always. Innovating. Years of development and innovation led to Libby, our one-tap library app that provides reading happiness by connecting…
Public Libraries Worldwide Reach Milestone with 1 Billion Digital Book Checkouts
Mar. 20, 2018 – Libraries fuel the rise of digital reading with 24/7 access to popular eBooks and audiobooks
Readers have borrowed more than 1 billion digital books through OverDrive #PLA2018
One billion. It’s a defining number that’s hard to fathom yet understood as a massive milestone. There are very few things that can use the number 1 billion to describe what they represent. Recently, digital library checkouts through OverDrive became one of them. On February…
Happy French Language Day!
By: Beau Livengood, Account Specialist. I’m (probably?) biased because my name is Beau, but I believe French is the most beautiful language in the world. I find all the Romance languages pleasant-sounding, and I really fell in love with the French language and culture after studying…
Is there still time to Promote the Big Library Read? Totes Ma-Goats!
The next Big Library Read is coming on April 2nd and we couldn’t be more excited for your patrons to read Flat Broke with Two Goats. Jennifer McGaha’s memoir about overcoming financial debt and creating a new life in a one-hundred-year-old cabin is both moving and hilarious. Jennifer…