Happy Holidays from the Resource Center
By Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist (To the tune of Jingle Bell Rock) Holi-day, Holi-day, Holiday kit! Holiday cards and social graph-ics Post em, send em, it’ll be fun ‘Cause the best season has begun Holi-day, Holi-day, Holiday Kit! Making this rhyme took some time Download…
Update for US libraries: Scholastic now supports ARPA prorated content model
Update 12/8/21: Scholastic Inc. now offers the ARPA prorated sales model on 24-month Metered Access ebooks. As reported, OverDrive’s Publisher Account Services team has been actively negotiating with top publishers for ARPA-specific library permissions and terms. On April 20, 2021, we announced an ARPA pro-rata model…
Kanopy Announces Addition of Milestone Films Library Through Their Strategic Partnership with Kino Lorber
Dec. 7, 2021 – Award-winning classic cinema masterpieces, groundbreaking documentaries, and American independent features are now available on the Kanopy platform
UK Public Library Authorities’ Top Ebooks, Audiobooks and Digital Magazines Borrowed in 2021
Dec 1, 2021 – Rising demand for digital content led to record library circulation in Libby reading app
Tips to promote Libby this holiday season
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Services Specialist It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s also a busy time of year, especially for your digital library! With reading challenges wrapping up, holiday travel, kids occupying themselves over break, and new devices under the tree, libraries…
9 Libby features we are thankful for in 2021
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist It’s Thanksgiving week here in the United States, a time to sit and give thanks (while also enjoying some pumpkin pie). The past two years have challenged all of us in different ways, and for some this is…
Our biggest sale of the year is here!
I don’t know about you, but I’m having a difficult time wrapping my head around the fact that December is next week. But I am excited because with the end of the year comes our End of Year sale! It’s our biggest sale of the…
10 books by Native American authors to read during National Native American Heritage Month
November is National Native American Heritage Month. Not only is it a time to recognize the enormous contributions Native Americans have made to our world, it is also a time to reckon with the atrocities and injustices Native nations have suffered over the centuries. Among…
Save big on OverDrive’s Databases & Streaming Media Services
As of Nov. 1, 2023, Universal Class is no longer available for purchase through OverDrive. Visit the Resource Center to learn more about all of our other Libby Extras offerings. By: Karen Estrovich, Senior Regional Manager, Public Library East Region It seems like all of…