AudioFile Reviews: Untwine by Edwidge Danticat
By our friends at Audiofile Magazine. Bahni Turpin’s narration of the author’s first YA title begins dreamily, wistfully as Giselle lies alone in a hospital bed, trying to piece together what has occurred. She and her twin sister, Isabelle, were born holding hands, as they…
OverDrive’s Global eBook Catalog for Schools Continues Tremendous Growth
Oct. 15, 2015 – Content from multiple publishers meeting students’ and educators’ digital needs in the classroom
7 easy ways to promote your digital collection on social media
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist In the library world we understand that budgets are often tight, with every dollar being earmarked for collection development, programs and events which means that it can be tough to find additional funding to promote your content. Thankfully,…
More than 300,000 digital titles added to industry-leading global eBook catalog
Oct. 13, 2015 – Top publishers and authors from more than a dozen countries join the OverDrive catalog
Teen Read Week: Get Away to Other Worlds (Sci-Fi/Fantasy Picks)
Rachel Kray is a Librarian and Collection Development Analyst at OverDrive When I was a teenager, I had my first love affair with reading. I had always been loyal to my romance-type, humor, and classic stories. Then I discovered Sci-Fi. And my life changed…
The books of YouTube’s biggest stars
By Emma Kanagaki, librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive With the age of the internet, there are even more mediums for people to get creative. From blogs to vlogs (video blogs) and beyond, “Team Internet” is taking their set of skills to a more traditional…
LGBT history month and National Coming Out Day reading lists
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist Last June, as many of you may recall, the American Library Association held their annual conference in San Francisco. Thirty minutes before our flight landed news broke that the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage were legal…
Worldwide Library eBook Reading Club Kicks Off
Oct. 8, 2015 – Simultaneous Access to Two Popular Young Adult eBook Titles Now Available
Manteca Unified School District blends technology into their curriculum
By Anne Steiner, District Librarian from Manteca Unified School District and Adam Sockel, Social Media Specialist with OverDrive Manteca Unified School District recently launched their OverDrive digital collection intended to help get their school community excited about reading through their Going Digital project. The district…
H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N Spells Halloween!!
By Kristin Milks, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive I love the pagan customs, harvest blessings, and air of anticipation around this season. For whatever reason, Halloween season makes me giddy. There’s so much to do before winter sets in! I, like many others,…
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