How Harris County Public Library reached a million digital checkouts in 2016
(Ed. Note: At the beginning of this year Harris Country Public Library set a goal of surpassing one million checkouts on their OverDrive digital collection. This potential increase in circulation would lead to additional funding and more content for their users. They created Project Mill-E…
Save up to 50% on thousands of eBooks and audiobooks during the Holiday Spectacular
From now through the end of December, the OverDrive Holiday Spectacular will enable you to get the most out of your year-end budget. Thousands of eBooks and audiobooks including bestsellers, new releases, popular Chinese language selections and much more are 25-50% off through the…
Jodi Picoult, David Levithan, James Dashner and more on the Professional Book Nerds podcast
Over the last several weeks, our Professional Book Nerds podcast has had several #1 New York Times bestselling authors join the show, while also providing book recommendations for our library partners and end users alike. Here is a recap of the latest episodes to help…
Share these new classics for Picture Book Month and Family Literacy Month 2016
By: Bethany Porter, Analyst. November is both Family Literacy Month and Picture Book Month, one of my favorite hidden holiday treasures. Here’s a list of some humorous read-aloud that have been released in the past two years. Share these with your child who likes to…
OverDrive to Donate Popular eBooks to 1,000 Elementary Schools
We are serious about empowering young readers. To that end, we have launched a new initiative that will make hundreds of popular eBooks available to children for free. As part of OverDrive’s 30th anniversary and mission to create “a world enlightened by reading,” we…
Create Reading Happiness: It’s never been easier to create a customized digital library experience
As the calendar turns to November, families around the world will begin planning for the upcoming holidays. Traditionally, this is a time where we see a big spike in usage of OverDrive-powered digital collections. This means you’ll want to make sure you’re prepared for the…
Our favorite literary gingers for National Redhead Day 2016
National Redhead Day is Saturday, November 5, 2016. We asked a few of the redheads (READheads? Let’s get this trending.) on the OverDrive team about their favorite literary gingers. When you’re done with this Redhead Reading list, check out these fun facts about gingers. Anne…
Highlight Hidden Gems with Curated Collections
by Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. It’s a situation I’m sure you’re all familiar with: The new hot book comes out and it’s just flying off your shelves. There’s, like, a million holds (okay, slight exaggeration) and everyone wants to read it…
OverDrive to Donate Popular eBooks to 1,000 Elementary Schools
Nov. 3, 2016 – Schools to receive simultaneous access collection of 200 eBooks for digital reading
Staff training on your new OverDrive experience (webcast)
By: Briana Johnson-Sims, OverDrive Training Specialist The new OverDrive is here, and with it some updates to Marketplace and the mobile experience. There’s no better time than the present to register for one of our monthly training sessions. Our Marketplace Basics session is this Tuesday,…
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