Introducing the new OverDrive Marketplace Help website
Just in time for the busiest season of the year, OverDrive is excited to present our new OverDrive Marketplace Help website! This new, innovative website is an interactive, dynamic revamp of our Marketplace User Guide and is sure to make finding answers to your questions…
Macmillan’s biggest titles of the year are 35% off in Marketplace this week
Our friends at Macmillan are in the giving spirit this holiday season. They’ve made their biggest titles of the year 35% off in OverDrive Marketplace this week. This is the perfect opportunity for you to fill holds on some of the most popular titles of…
Library holiday rush preparation tips
~Everything you need to know to make sure your library is prepared for that huge library holiday rush~ By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Traditionally, we see a jump in digital usage in December and January, as people have extra free time for the holidays and…
Alan Cumming on the Professional Book Nerds podcast
Last week, our Professional Book Nerds celebrated the podcast’s one year birthday by interviewing Alan Cumming at the Cuyahoga County Public Library in their packed auditorium. Alan was in town performing his cabaret-style show, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, and he took time to chat with…
How to keep kids reading over winter break
There will be no shortage of snowball fights, visitors and other fun distractions over the holiday break from school. Kids will probably try to keep up with all the attention-grabbing mayhem, and they may not take the quiet time they need to refuel and recharge….
‘Tis the season to be eReadin’: New holiday materials
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Whether you’re suffering through a cold front, complete with snow and (gulps) ice, or peak tourism as your climate offers sweet, sweet relief–we all know it’s the season to get cozy. And what better way to get cozy than…
‘Tis the season to be eReadin’: new holiday materials
It’s almost that time of year when exams wrap up and students head home for holiday break (and you do too!) and that means it’s time for you and your students to get cozy than with your favorite eBook or audiobook, some marshmallow loaded cocoa,…
Librarian Share: Digital stock development tips from a UK librarian
Ed. Note: At an OverDrive-hosted library seminar in October in London, our friend and library partner Philip Schofield, from Kent County Council, had the opportunity to share some best practices behind digital collection development. While stock selection criteria may vary across libraries, we’re sharing his…
How K-12 uses devices in the classroom
Eighty percent of schools and districts use eBooks, audiobooks and digital textbooks in their classrooms. That’s a lot of devices to manage, and the technology is constantly changing. We wondered how students were using devices in the classroom to access that digital content. Was 1:1 most…
OverDrive’s favorite books of 2016
By Rachel Kray, a Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive 2016 was a great year for books and eBooks and it’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end. To commemorate some of the great reads, we polled our staff here at OverDrive and asked…
Browse blog and media articles
Public Library Training
K-12 Library Training