Global Book Club Selection Addresses School Violence Issues
Oct. 11, 2016 – “This Is Where It Ends,” a fictional but authentic look at a school shooting, selected for OverDrive’s Big Library Read
The hottest new Young Adult books for Teen Read Week
By: Kristin Milks, Collection Development Specialist Young and old! Serious and sassy! Fantasy and reality readers! GATHER AROUND! It’s time to talk about the exciting Young Adult books of 2016 we recommend you add to your collection for Teen Read Week. Now where to start……
Fantastic New Fantasy Audiobooks for Teen Read Week
By: Cindy Orr, OverDrive Digital Collection Advisor Fantasy, of course, really took off in popularity with the publication of the Harry Potter series in the late 1990s, and perhaps not surprisingly, is still the most popular genre for teens. You may not remember, but before…
Be an Upstander, not a Bystander: October is LGBT History Month and Bullying Prevention Month
October is both LGBT History Month and National Bullying Prevention Month, topics that, unfortunately, often overlap in our schools. “LGBT History Month sends an important message to our nation’s teachers, school boards, community leaders, and youth about the vital importance of recognizing and exploring the role…
Get the most out of your digital library with these OverDrive webinars
By: Briana Johnson-Sims, Training Specialist. Whether you’re new to OverDrive or an OverDrive veteran, you can always benefit from knowing more about purchasing content and how your users enjoy it. That’s why the training team offers two monthly sessions: Marketplace Basics and The OverDrive User Experience. In Marketplace Basics, we’ll…
Library Marketing ideas perfect for October
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist We launched the Resource Center 6 months ago to make it easy for you to access OverDrive marketing, training, collection development assistance and more. We do our best to keep it refreshed each month and in the latest set…
The best devices for the classroom
Eighty percent of districts & schools use digital content, and educators across subject areas want to introduce eBooks into their curriculum. But there are so many questions to address. What devices are best for classroom use? (Hint: think Apple and Google) Should digital content or…
50 library systems still on pace to surpass one million digital checkouts with OverDrive in 2016
In July we announced that more than 50 digital library collections from around the world were on pace to reach more than one million digital checkouts on their OverDrive-powered website. We’re under three months until we say goodbye to 2016 and those 50 are still…
What’s New in the Resource Center: Temporary tattoos, Halloween and more!
By: Christina Samek, Marketing Specialist. October is finally here. It means Halloween is right around the corner and it’s now socially acceptable to hang ghostly figures from the trees in my yard. I can erect little cardboard gravestones and dawn a witch hat…it short, go…
Digital library Ideas for increasing circulation all October long
The calendar has turned to October which means the end of the year is nigh. Before the holidays arrive and we turn our attention to 2017 lets take advantage of that this month has to offer. October is traditionally a busy time in the Young…
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