OverDrive Founder & CEO Steve Potash’s annual message to our library and school partners
[This letter was sent via email on the morning of January 22, 2020] Happy New Year to you, your families, and your teams. As we start the new decade, I feel it is important to write to you and share a few 2019 highlights, what…
Be part of the next edition of Perspectives on Reading!
Every quarter, our online magazine Perspectives on Reading spotlights stories from around the reading world. Our team of writers have talked about why it’s so important to encourage boys to read, interviewed radio personality Elvis Duran and shared statistics showcasing the success behind self-publishing. We’ve…
TCEA: Sora App – a 2019 TIME Best Invention – Increases K-12 Student Reading
Feb. 3, 2020 – At TCEA, educators to share how they use Sora to improve reading engagement with ebooks and audiobooks
Celebrate the Year of the Rat with our Chinese New Year sale
Celebrate the Year of the Rat with our Chinese New Year sale! Between now and Feb. 29, thousands of Chinese-language and English titles are on sale up to 50% off. To help with your shopping, we’ve put together some lists for you. Along with titles…
Coming soon: Big Library Read
Believe it or not, the next Big Library Read is almost here! Our global ebook club will be returning March 30 – April 13 with the ebook version of Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic by Michael McCreary. When he was five, stand-up comic Michael McCreary…
Lois Lowry joins the Professional Book Nerds podcast
The iconic author shares her thoughts on memories and stories Lois Lowry is a living legend. Her books have won just about every major award out there – including two Newbery Medals – and sold millions of copies around the world. These books are designed…
Record Number of Readers Turn to Public Libraries for Digital Books
Jan. 23, 2020 – Libraries reach first-time patron milestones driven by new Libby app features and “Public Library Connect” partnerships
OverDrive’s ALA Midwinter Preview: Empower Lifelong Reading
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist The library world will be coming together this weekend in the city of Brotherly Love for the annual Midwinter conference. Team OverDrive will be there, sharing updates about Libby, exciting news about our upcoming Hold Redelivery service and…
Here’s Lookin’ at You, 2020!
Over the past year, we’ve traveled across the US to meet many library lovers. From book festivals to comic conventions, to just a day in a library, we’ve had the chance to meet so many book friends and help them on the Digital Bookmobile. We…
Record Number of Library Systems Achieve 1 Million+ Digital Book Checkouts in 2019
Jan. 15, 2020 – Toronto Public Library retains rank as #1 worldwide and Los Angeles Public Library races to the top for US digital libraries