Join our special webcast to learn how to bring new users to your digital library
A new year brings new opportunities to reach more users and increase circulation at your digital library. Make 2017 your best year yet with our free webcast full of ideas and resources for marketing your digital library. We’ll have two live sessions this Thursday at…
Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology: A masterclass in storytelling
By: Kristin Milks, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst Gods, heroes, drinking, battling, and a lot of clever brutes. Thus is Nordic mythology. Literature is informed by oral traditions of long ago like Homer’s works, religion, philosophy, and histories of the ancients. Most of us know a…
OverDrive Shared Collections increase eBook access for students
Budgeting for digital content remains a challenge in many schools. Individual schools often cannot launch a comprehensive digital initiative alone. To increase accessibility, OverDrive Education now offers shared collections, a collaborative eBook platform that enables two or more schools or districts to borrow eBooks and audiobooks via…
From Picture Books to Steamy Romance Novels: 14 New Books about Love
By: Liz Tousey, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst When people hear the word “romance” in regards to books they often think of old regency paperbacks and erotica. These are, of course, a big part of the genre but the truth is that romance is incredibly popular…
San Antonio Public Library creates teen-curated digital collections
San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) has long been forward thinking in regards to bringing in new users through their OverDrive digital content. They were one of the first libraries to use OverDrive Media Stations to promote their digital collections through their “Connect at Central” space…
OverDrive to present on engaging new readers at the Ontario Library Association conference
On February 2 and 3, OverDrive will be at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference meeting with our Canadian library partners and presenting best practices on connecting with readers from every corner of your community. OverDrive will be presenting in booth #715, highlighting marketing and…
Books perfect for Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week
Some of my first and fondest literary memories come from the moments spent in my parents laps joined by the likes of children’s book characters. At an early age I fell in love with The Lorax, The Sneetches and all of the Seuss-ian characters whose…
3 takeaways from #ALAMW17
Every time we return from a large conference like the American Library Association Midwinter meetings we come back feeling re-energized from the countless conversations that occur with library partners, publishers and OverDrive users. Engaging with so many librarians who put in countless hours promoting their digital…
Never miss a title with eHighlights
How many books were published in 2016? The exact count seems to vary among sources, but it’s safe to say that hundreds of thousands of new titles were born last year. That’s A LOT of books! As a librarian, it’s a tough task staying up…
OverDrive Education Launches Shared Collections for K-12
Jan. 23, 2017 – Schools and districts can cross-share digital collections with each other and provide more digital books to their students
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