“Read an Ebook Day” Unites Booklovers Around the World
Sept. 18, 2020 – Hundreds of thousands join international day of digital reading and share their love of reading on social media
AU/NZ-wide Digital Book Club Lets Readers Reopen the Mystery
Sept. 17, 2020 – Library patrons can read and discuss darkly comic “The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone” ebook for free
Get the latest Libraries Transform Book Pick without waitlists or holds
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist A couple weeks ago, we announced the latest Libraries Transform Book Pick title, Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma. This program is a collaboration between OverDrive and the American Library Association (ALA) and is designed to…
Share your love of reading with the new Libby update
by Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist If you’re anything like me, once you finish a really great book you want to tell everyone about it. This usually means posting about it on social media, but it would be really great if I could provide…
Free Spanish-language marketing materials for Hispanic Heritage Month
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Americans tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South American and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean have made to American society and culture. And…
Public Libraries Connecting Readers Through National Digital Reading Event
Sept. 14, 2020 – New epic saga ebook now available for reading and social media discussion
Young Adult and Juvenile ebooks borrowed at a record setting pace from libraries and schools
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist As back-to-school arrives with many students learning in virtual classrooms, circulation of young adult and juvenile ebooks across OverDrive digital reading platforms continues to surge. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new way of life for hundreds of millions…
Read an Ebook Day is one week away!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist It’s already, somehow, September 11th, and that means Read an Ebook Day is only a week away! Every year since 2014, on September 18th, schools and libraries celebrate the joys of digital reading. This year has brought so many challenges…
Readership increase in books by Black authors
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist In June of this year, OverDrive released statistics about the rise in readership of antiracism books. As social justice and Black Lives Matters (BLM) protests have continued throughout the United States, digital circulation of popular books on racial equality…
Readers Share an Unforgettable International Bestseller Through UK-wide Digital Book Club
Sept. 10, 2020 – Library patrons will be able to read and discuss “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” ebook for free