Great Reads without the wait: Adult Fiction & Nonfiction Picks
As part of the OverDrive Everyone Reads program, we are excited to offer a new package of simultaneous use adult titles at no cost to your library to help you respond to increased demand for digital ebooks and audiobooks. This new Everyone Reads: Adult Collection provides unlimited access to…
Be In the Know! Big books from small presses for kids and teens
Join us on Thursday, February. 23 at 1pm EST for a celebration of big children’s and young adult titles available from smaller presses as a part of OverDrive’s In the Know presentation offerings. Register today for a chance to hear from the Penguin Random House…
Spring Picks from OverDrive Librarians
By Marisa Arancibia, Digital Content Librarian Even though it feels as though spring may never come, it’s on its way and it’s bringing tons of great reads with it! We’ve been hunkered down here in the sunny state of Ohio, requesting ARCs and reading away…
Turn library cards into never-ending Qello concert tickets
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist In 1995, when the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened up here in Cleveland, my dad scored two tickets to the Grand Opening Concert at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. This was a once-in-a-lifetime concert, with performances…
Readers have checked out one billion titles through Libby app
On January 21, 2023, An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lepena became the one billionth title checked out through the Libby app. (Shout out to that user at Arkansas Digital Library Consortium!) That’s right: One billion. Jennifer Chilcoat, Director of the Arkansas State Library where the…
Vooks and TeachingBooks Team Up to Offer Free Collection of Animated Storybooks and Instructional Resources for Schools and Libraries
Feb. 2, 2023 – Enliven story time with animated storybooks and related resources freely available to all through 2023
TeachingBooks is New “Sora Extra” for Easy Access to Book-Specific Resources within Sora Reading App
Jan. 30, 2023 – At TCEA, educators can learn how to enhance instruction of ebooks and audiobooks in the widely used Sora app
OverDrive Launches Deep Search and Notify Me Features to Help Readers Discover Books Beyond the Library’s Collection
Jan. 26, 2023 – New feature in Libby benefits librarians, readers and publishers with expanded choice and real-time reports
Be in the Know with DK and Star Wars!
Join us on Tuesday, February 7 at 11am EST for a behind-the-scenes conversation about how DK’s fan-favorite Star Wars books get made. Register today for our first In the Know presentation of 2023 featuring DK’s Managing Editor, Emma Grange, and Senior Editor, Matt Jones, who…
Public Libraries Lend One Billion Titles with the Libby Reading App
Jan. 25, 2023 – Accessing libraries for reading is a “joyful” antidote to inflation