Why I Read
By: Adam Sockel, Marketing Specialist & co-host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. I consider myself very lucky when it comes to my employment. I’ve always loved the concept of books. If you’ll excuse the pun, the fact that all you need to do to…
New to OverDrive: Hal Leonard Music Scores
By: Liz Tousey, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst Do you have a bride-to-be looking for music to be played live at her wedding? What about a patron who’s thinking about auditioning to the local community theater and needs an anthology of classic stage tunes? Perhaps…
eReading Rooms offer unique digital library curation options
By: Shannon Carroll, OverDrive Account Specialist eReading Rooms are additional curated locations available on your OverDrive platform that show content that share a certain theme, age level or format. Most commonly, our partners utilize Kids and Teens rooms, which limit content based on audience level,…
8 books to read for Black History Month and beyond
By: Bethany Porter, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst (Ed. Note: all titles mentioned in this post can be found here.) If you work in a public library, (or a school, or a university), you know how important diversity in literature is. Representation is essential when…
Maryland Digital eLibrary Consortium surpasses 10 million checkouts on OverDrive
Recently, Carroll County Public Library (CCPL) shared a press release, expressing their excitement in being a part of a major milestone for the Maryland Digital eLibrary Consortium. The group, made up of libraries throughout the state, has long been one of our most active and forward thinking…
Trump Presidency Brings Many Books Back into the Spotlight
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, we can all agree that the times they are a-changin’. Regardless of whether you are in favor of the current political changes happening in our country or fearful of…
The countdown is on – Digipalooza is coming (infographic)
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist. We’re less than 6 months away from Digipalooza, OverDrive’s digital library conference you can’t miss! Digipalooza is a unique professional development opportunity, no matter what your role is at the library. Our goal is to help you learn innovative…
The Enduring Legacy of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale
By: Jill Grunenwald, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst & co-host of the Professional Book Nerds Podcast I was fifteen when I first discovered iconic Canadian author Margaret Atwood. It was 1997, which I only remember because the Stow Public Library in Stow, Ohio was going through a…
56 Schools across Montana Launch Statewide Shared Collection of eBooks and Audiobooks
Feb. 8. 2017 – OverDrive Education makes digital books accessible to underserved schools via district sharing
We hope you’re hungry because Art of the Pie is the next Big Library Read selection
Grab your aprons and your rolling pins because the Big Library Read is coming back on March 16 and we’re heading to the kitchen. Called “one of the best cookbooks of 2016” and the new “Pie-Baking Bible” by NPR, Oprah.com and others, Art of the Pie…
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