Page Turners from Your Local Library
Sept. 1, 2015 – The Girl on the Train and Alert most borrowed eBooks and audiobooks in August
Todd’s 10 deserted island books
Ed. Note: This is the 4th in our series of books we’d take on a deserted island if we could only pick 10. Today’s list comes from Collection Development Analyst, Todd Warhola. Thanks again to Time Magazine for the idea! Consider the Lobster by…
Rachel Kray’s 10 deserted island books
Ed. Note: This is the 3rd in our series of books we’d take on a deserted island if we could only pick 10. Thanks again to Time Magazine for the idea! The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Stories don’t get more compelling than this. I plan…
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein: A perfect back to school book club read
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein is a New York Times Bestseller and has received starred reviews from both Booklist (“An ode to libraries and literature that is a worthy successor to the original madman puzzle-master himself, Willy Wonka.”) and Kirkus (“Full of…
Emma’s 10 deserted island books
Ed. Note: This is the 2nd in our series of books we’d take on a deserted island if we could only pick 10. Thanks again to Time Magazine for the idea! The Likeness by Tana French Tana French is one the best mystery/thriller writers…
My library and me: making life better one book at a time
This video was a big hit at DigiPalooza, so I wanted to share it with you, and tell you a little bit about the inspiration behind the video. Does anyone out there remember “My Buddy?” It was this doll with one of the most persistently…
My 10 deserted island books: Cindy Orr
Recently Time Magazine has released a series of wonderful articles where they asked famous people their ten favorite books or the “ten books they’d take with them if they were marooned on a desert island.” We simply love this idea and wanted to share Team OverDrive’s…
There’s something for everyone in our Back to School sale!
As August starts to sundown into September and the back to school season kicks into high gear, it’s time for librarians and educators to turn our attention to the great mission before us: engaging young readers. The voracious readers are easy, but how do you…
Celebrate Read an eBook Day and win content credit from OverDrive!
We are excited to share that OverDrive will once again be celebrating Read an eBook Day on September 18th. This year we’re giving away four separate content credits of $2,500 to libraries who are celebrating Read an eBook Day. Simply mention OverDrive in a social…
When public libraries and community schools work together everybody wins
I’m lucky. I grew up in a household that believed in the importance of reading every day. Our mother, a teacher for nearly four decades, instilled in us how books can enrich our lives. We went to the library often, participating in reading programs like…
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