10th Annual Summer Reading Program Provides 59,000 Schools with Popular Digital Books
May 15, 2023 – Students can choose from wide variety of juvenile and young adult ebooks and audiobooks through Sora reading app
Support mental health awareness with art and music Libby Extras
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year and 50% of all lifetime mental illnesses begin by age 14. Libraries should not be expected to be a substitute…
Be In the Know with ECW Press
Register today for an ECW Press In the Know presentation dedicated to speculative fiction on Wednesday, June 7 at 1pm EST. ECW Press will present their exciting 2023 speculative fiction list, including heartwarming fantasy, cool sci-fi, and terrifying thrillers coming this year. This presentation will…
Public Libraries Mark 20 Years of Success for Digital Book Lending
May 4, 2023 – What began as ebook downloads on the desktop sparked two decades of innovation leading to the Libby library reading app
May webinars you won’t want to miss
If you’re ready for a deep dive into all things Libby this May, we have some terrific webinars to support your FAQs. Answers to Libby’s Most Frequently Asked Questions First, on May 9 at 2 PM (ET), we have a shiny, updated version of a…
Big Library Read is here! Get the free marketing kit.
It’s Big Library Read time! Between now and May 17, 2023, readers can check out the ebook and audiobook of Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho through Libby and Sora. Winner of the 2022 Asian/Pacific American Award in Literature and a finalist for the…
Welcome to Bogotá, Colombia – the next stop on our World Literary Tour!
Our World Literary Tour continues, this time with a stop in Bogotá, Colombia! Nestled in the Andes Mountains, Colombia’s lively, sprawling capital of 8 million residents is one of the most vibrant in South America. Colombia’s most influential writer, Gabriel García Márquez, wrote his first…
Public Libraries Part of Worldwide Book Club with National Book Award Finalist Memoir
May 3, 2023 – Readers can borrow an evocative autobiography “Tastes Like War” as an ebook or audiobook for free and discuss with global audience
Go all in with Libby
As of today, the legacy OverDrive app has been discontinued. This will simplify how you promote your digital collection, train your staff, support your users, and promote the Libby app. Users who try to access your library’s digital collection in the app will now see…
The OverDrive app sunset is almost here. Are your users ready?
I don’t know about you, but this feels like a big week. First, it’s National Library Week! I might be biased as both a former librarian myself and someone who has been working in libraries since high school, but as far as holidays go National…