Cultivate a positive classroom culture in 2017
By: Christina Samek, Marketing Specialist. It’s here. We are finally in 2017. I don’t know about you but 2016 didn’t feel like 365.25 rotations. Did we maybe go for 2 revolutions around the sun and no one told us? Either way, we made it. With…
#Infographic: The most popular eBooks and Audiobooks borrowed on OverDrive in 2016
In 2016, OverDrive saw record circulation numbers across the board as millions of readers from around the world connected with their libraries daily through OverDrive apps and websites. This surge in checkouts was the result of several factors. The ease of use and increased speed…
K-12 Students Borrow Record Number of eBooks and Audiobooks from their School Library in 2016
Jan. 11, 2017 – The most popular digital titles used in schools and hot books for 2017
Libraries surpass 196 million checkouts on OverDrive in 2016
2016 turned out to be another record setting year as nearly 200 million eBooks and audiobooks were borrowed from OverDrive-powered library digital collections. This was an increase of 21% over a previously record high in 2015. These impressive numbers are the result of several key…
Readers Borrow Record Number of eBooks and Audiobooks from the Library in 2016
Jan. 10, 2017 – Libraries leverage growing success of digital Book Clubs and Children’s/YA titles
Voting is now open: Help us select the next Big Library Read
We’re cooking up something fresh as the next installment of the global eBook club will be a culinary delight. Voting is now live for the world’s largest digital reading event when millions of library users from around the world will have access to the same book…
In-school awareness can boost reading rates more than 100%
By: Kelly Hladek, Library Media Specialist and Technology Liaison, Morton High School. The School City of Hammond, in Hammond, Indiana, is starting off 2017 on a celebratory note. In one year’s time, OverDrive checkouts for the district have grown 183 percent from 4,094 to 11,571!…
OverDrive tools help library partners find success in 2016
In the coming days, we’ll be providing full statistics from another record breaking year in digital library lending. Readers continue to discover the convenience of 24/7 access to their library through OverDrive and circulation numbers have exploded once again because of this. More library systems…
49 library systems reach one million checkouts on OverDrive in 2016
As we’ve previously shared, 2016 was a record breaking year in digital library lending, as readers borrowed 196 million books through OverDrive-powered library websites. This 21% overall growth can be attributed to an increase in digital circulation across countless OverDrive library collections around the world….
The 10 most popular OverDrive blog articles from 2016
In 2017, OverDrive will be bringing our library partners exciting innovations in the digital reading space and we look forward to continuing to spread the #LibraryLove with readers all around the world. As always, you can expect frequent updates on our blog page about new…
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