Share more with Google Classroom
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Great news, Google Classroom users! You can now share OverDrive titles and collections directly to Google Classroom. Anyone with access to OverDrive Marketplace can sign in and share titles right away, expanding the reach of your school’s OverDrive ebooks and…
Banned Books Week 2019: Kids & teens
Banned Books Week is coming to an end. Over the past few days, we’ve looked at some of the most frequently challenged or banned books of the past few years, including LGBTQIA+ titles, comics and graphic novels, and adult books. Yesterday, I mentioned that there…
Na na na na Batman Day giveaway!
By: Regis Coustillac, Account Manager Batman Day is still in full effect! Each year, the Caped Crusader leaves Gotham City to visit cities across the globe where the masked hero is honored with Batman-themed events. This year, on Sept. 21, fans all over the world…
Marketing materials on the Resource Center, just for you
Since 2016, the Resource Center has served as your marketing pit stop for everything you need to promote your digital collection to end users. You may have noticed a few changes and enhancements recently in Marketing & Outreach as we continue to improve our offerings…
Banned Books Week 2019: Adult titles
It’s Banned Books Week, and I’ve discussed LGBTQIA+ books and comics and graphic novels. So far, all of the frequently challenged books I’ve talked about have been for kids or teens, and while juvenile and young adult titles do make up the bulk of books…
Important update on the OverDrive desktop app for Mac
On August 26, 2019, OverDrive notified library partners that we would be discontinuing support for the OverDrive for Mac desktop app. On September 4, OverDrive removed the app from app.overdrive.com and eliminated the download option for MP3 audiobooks on Mac via your library’s OverDrive website….
Sign up for the Digital Dash and receive a free Libby marketing package
Last week, we challenged your library to sign up for the Digital Dash, and end-of-the-year push for all public libraries to reach or exceed their goals in Marketplace for a chance to win content credit prizes. For the first 250 U.S. libraries that sign up,…
Last-minute savings: Best of the Back to School Sale – Part 3
By: Bailey Hotujac, Account Manager and Sarah Wilsman, OverDrive Librarian Back to school is a chaotic and exciting time of the year. It’s a chance to start fresh, meet new students and explore new ideas. And it’s also when your “to-do” list and email inbox…
Banned Books Week 2019: Comic books & graphic novels
It’s Banned Books Week, and every day this week I’ll be sharing frequently challenged or banned books. Yesterday, we looked at LGBTQIA+ content. Today, I’m talking about comic books and graphic novels, starting with the Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey, which was challenged in…
In honor of Banned Books Week…
By: Sarah Wilsman, OverDrive Librarian Banned Books Week 2019 runs Sept. 22-28. The usual suspects are on the 2018 list: The Hate U Give, George and Thirteen Reasons Why. Not surprisingly, the most frequently challenged books of 2018 contain LGBTQ and sexually explicit content. The…