OverDrive Special Webcast for Schools: Best Practices for Maximizing Digital Engagement
By Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist. There’s always so much to do at the start of a new school year. From attending back-to-school meetings to managing your classroom to making sure your lessons are ready to go, an educator’s work is never done – and that’s…
OverDrive Streaming Video Round-Up, September 2016
By: Rachel Woods, Librarian and Collection Development AnalystWelcome back to another exciting post about the new Streaming Video titles that arrived this month. August had a little bit of everything: The Congressman stars Treat Williams as a disillusioned congressman who tries to find a way…
What’s New in the Resource Center: Back-to-School and more!
By: Christina Samek, Marketing Specialist. August is always a little bittersweet as it rings in the end of summer and brings the first glimpse of fall (and pumpkin spice everything!). I personally love fall but if you are feeling a little down, these Resource Center…
Create Reading Happiness: Library Card Sign Up month and Celebrating Read an eBook Day
By: Adam Sockel, Social Media Specialist September is known around the literary world as Library Card Sign Up Month, a time to boost awareness of all the goodness your library has to offer. Sometimes it’s as simple as reminding families in the community what you…
World-renowned Pimsleur Language Program Teams with OverDrive
Aug. 31, 2016 – Hundreds of language learning titles now available for public, school and corporate libraries worldwide to lend through the OverDrive platform
World-renowned Pimsleur Language Program Teams with OverDrive
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Simon & Schuster’s Pimsleur Language Programs to be the exclusive international (outside the U.S.) digital wholesaler to public and school libraries and non-exclusively to U.S. public libraries and corporate libraries worldwide. The Pimsleur Language Program offers 50 languages for English…
What’s New in the Resource Center: LOTE Marketing, Back-to-School and more
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist August is always a little bittersweet as it rings in the end of summer and brings the first glimpse of fall (and pumpkin spice everything!). I personally love fall but if you are feeling a little down, these Resource…
Teachers are Individualizing the Learning Experience with eBooks
Aug. 29, 2016 – How students can build a lifelong relationship with technology through eBooks
Librarian’s share: Create a makerspace for your school
By: Beau Livengood, Account Specialist. OverDrive Education spoke with School Librarian Jennifer Peterson of Menasha Joint School District in Wisconsin about maker spaces in libraries and media centers. She offers traditional crafting materials, along with eBook supplementation from OverDrive’s reading platform on Chromebooks. Students can find how-to…
Using Simultaneous Use digital titles to boost circulation and discovery
By: Todd Warhola, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst (Ed. Note: Every title and list in this post can be purchased as a part of a Simultaneous Use plan in OverDrive Marketplace. Click Here to see all of our Simultaneous Use Plans.) Discovery is a trending topic in libraries right…
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