Content to help you keep representation in your classroom
As we’ve discussed previously, it’s essential to have proper representation in the content you make available to your students. There has been a big movement in the young adult community called #WeNeedDiverseBooks dedicated to pushing books with characters and plots that feature diverse backgrounds. By…
Reviewing Margaret Atwood’s spectacular Tempest re-imaginging, Hag-seed
By: Kristin Milks, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst O, brave new world that has such people in it! -William Shakespeare, The Tempest Oh brave Margaret Atwood who takes such a gorgeous play underfoot (or pen if you prefer)! The Hogarth Shakespeare series continues on with the…
The title OverDrive users selected as the next Big Library Read
The next Big Library Read will be kicking off October 13, and the YA title chosen in our survey by readers, librarians and teachers is This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp. Told from four perspectives over the course of 54 harrowing minutes, the…
Winning over Digital Doubters
Sept. 22, 2016 – OverDrive’s Top 5 Tips for District Administrators to Successfully Shift to Digital
11 classic book quotes that prove the importance of reading banned books
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist Being a library company we fervently believe in the importance of Banned Books Week. Regardless of whether you agree with the information presented in a particular book it’s essential that the information be made available for readers to discover…
Batman #1 available for free from Trajectory and DC Comics in OverDrive Marketplace
In honor of the recent celebration of Batman Day, our friends at at Trajectory and DC Comics have made Batman #1 available for free in OverDrive Marketplace from now until September 26th. This Caped Crusader story features breakout author Tom King and the artwork of…
The top 5 reasons you can’t miss Digipalooza 2017
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist What are you doing next August? We hope the answer is joining us in Cleveland for Digipalooza! If you work with OverDrive at your library, this is a conference you need to add to your professional development calendar for…
Magnifying the Mystery Genre with BISAC
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Collection Development Specialist Recently, the OverDrive Collection Development Librarians had stars in their eyes and butterflies in their stomachs when they pulled together a bouquet of romance-focused lists using the new BISAC codes in Marketplace. This month, our Staff Librarians team…
Integrating OverDrive with other Classroom Apps
By: Christina Samek, Marketing Specialist. Integrating technology into the classroom is a shared goal among educators. What once was a lofty task—considering the nuances of early technology—is much simpler. Now, educators are tasked with weighing what feels like thousands of options and determining the best…
International Read an eBook Day set for September 16
Sept. 15, 2016 – OverDrive survey finds readers are using their library more because of eBooks
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