Get ready for the holidays with our next Readers’ Advisory collection
You are invited to participate in OverDrive’s next Readers’ Advisory project, which highlights our favorite selection of holiday reads. This time there will be two collections – one highlighting adult titles, and another showcasing kids and teen content. The project offers hand-picked titles to help…
Celebrate Picture Book Month with gorgeous and interactive digital content
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist. When someone says the words “picture book” it’s likely you think of the classic Little Golden Books so many of us grew up reading. I spent more nights than I could ever count falling asleep as my parents…
Select Simon & Schuster eBooks now provide a new option for library lending with a two-year term!
OverDrive is excited to announce a pilot of a new library lending model from Simon & Schuster. Starting today, over 550 Simon & Schuster titles are available for a two-year lending term, in addition to the present one year lending term. For new purchases, libraries will now…
George by Alex Gino and other great titles for Transgender Awareness Week
By Jill Grunenwald, librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive When it comes to George by Alex Gino, all I want to tell you is READ THIS BOOK. READ THIS BOOK NOW. Yes. Capital letters and all. That’s how emphatic I am about getting this…
Let OverDrive help you prep for the holiday rush with our free webinar
The holidays are, traditionally, the busiest time of the year in the digital library world. Over the next few months countless readers will unwrap new devices and smart phones and discover all the wonderful content they can get from the library for free. With this…
OverDrive integrates with Follett Destiny
OverDrive and Follett are excited to announce a new integration partnership enabling a simplified user experience for preK-12 schools and districts. Students and staff can now easily access OverDrive content from Destiny with a single click of a consistent open button, eliminating the need to…
Introducing the midlist eHighlights catalog
By Todd Warhola, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. I’m very excited to introduce our newest edition of eHighlights online catalogs, The Midlist eHighlights. This Midlist edition focuses attention on some of our collections forgotten heroes. Everyone wants that bright and shiny new book but these…
School Librarians Bringing Digital Content into the Classroom
Nov. 4, 2015 – The Maze Runner, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Book Thief most popular eBooks in schools
Get young users excited about reading through characters they love
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist As an avid reader and employee of OverDrive I’ve hit the jackpot when it comes to book recommendations. No matter what I’m reading I can always walk over to our staff librarians and ask what I should read…
Update on the New OverDrive: Preview launched
OverDrive recently launched a preview of the new OverDrive platform to a small group of library partners. The preview gives users the option to see the new design and functionality of what will soon be their digital library experience. We’ve invited users to give early…
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