You can now manage your holds right on your Kobo device
Back in March, we removed auto-checkout and replaced it with Hold Redelivery, a new feature that gives readers more control over their holds and helps libraries maintain more efficient waitlists. At the time, Kobo device users needed to borrow available holds directly in Libby, the…
Audiobook Narrator Spotlight: Bahni Turpin
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Just like we all have favorite authors, if you are a big audiobook listener like me you probably have favorite narrators, too. In honor of Audiobook Month in June, over the next few weeks we are going to…
OverDrive Education Reports Rapid Increase in Ebook and Audiobook Adoption Since COVID-19 Outbreak
May 28, 2020 – Over 26,000 schools and districts now connecting students at home with Sora reading app and 6 million donated ebooks and audiobooks
Audiobook trend continues even in time of crisis
After the United States declared a state of emergency on March 13, many public libraries and most schools closed their physical buildings. Since then, demand for digital content has increased, both among public library readers and students doing remote learning. For the past several years,…
Learn how digital book clubs can help you stay connected with your patrons
By: Meghan Volchko, Public Library Collection Development Manager If any of you out there are like me, you have a compulsive need to talk about what you are reading with everyone. This has been made quite difficult by my being stuck at home, as I am…
10 villain origin stories for the bad guy in all of us
Over ten years ago, author Suzanne Collins introduced us to Katniss Everdeen in her bestselling Hunger Games series. Now, readers across the globe are returning to Panem with the latest book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. But, as anyone from one of the 12…
‘Check Out’ May’s Trending Titles on Libby!
OverDrive Reveals Top Downloaded Ebooks and Audiobooks from the Public Library and Data Showing Increased Demand for Digital Content During Global Pandemic The worldwide leader for public library ebooks and audiobooks releases data measuring the increase in digital reading and top downloaded titles since the…
Announcing OverDrive Professional for academic and corporate libraries
OverDrive Professional is a new division created for corporate, academic and law libraries. Based on our extensive experience as the leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools worldwide, our content catalog is well suited for these libraries. From course curriculum titles to supporting college…
The latest edition of Perspectives on Reading is here!
The latest edition of Perspectives on Reading is here and once again we are bringing you an issue full of trending topics, interviews with thought leaders, insightful articles, statistics and more. Issue 7 includes: Q&A with popular actor Mark Duplass about his love for libraries…