Community Read Collection alert: New no-cost Social and Emotional Learning titles
As part of OverDrive’s continued commitment to helping you meet increased demand for digital content, we are pleased to announce the OverDrive Community Read: Social and Emotional Learning Collection. This bundle is donated by OverDrive and comes at no cost to your library. The collection…
Introducing new 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. We’re excited to introduce a new category of content for your library’s digital collection: Databases…
Celebrate National Poetry Month with these 2021 poetry collections
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist With respect to T.S. Eliot, I’m not so sure about his whole “April is the cruellest month” from The Waste Land. After all, how could an entire month dedicated to the magic and majesty of poetry be considered…
Get a first look at Kensington new releases
Join us on April 14 at 10:00 a.m. EST for a special catalog presentation from Kensington! This event will feature special appearances by Kensington editors and authors and will cover a list of their summer and fall 2021 new releases. Library partners who want a…
Reach more readers with Simultaneous Use
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Simultaneous Use was a popular lending model among libraries that wanted to reach as many readers as possible. Now, more than ever, having flexible lending options is critical for libraries to provide their community with digital books. With OverDrive’s Simultaneous…
7 books to read for Women’s History Month
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist Women’s History Month was created in 1981 to “celebrate the contributions women have made to the United States and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields.” Every March,…
Available now at no cost — COVID Response Collection for Adults
Last year, as part of our commitment to help you meet increased demand for digital content, we launched the OverDrive Community Read initiative, donating collections of simultaneous use ebooks and audiobooks to libraries around the world. Many of our 2020 donations focused on providing increased…
Learning to love your body? Here are 13 books to help
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist March has arrived! Here in Cleveland, the latest round of snow has melted (at least in my neck of the woods) and the sun is shining. My Animal Crossing island is also starting to show some green, which…
Be in the know with Sourcebooks adult title preview
Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at 2 p.m. ET for a special catalog presentation from Sourcebooks! This event will feature special appearances by Sourcebooks editors and authors and will cover a list of their Spring/Summer 2021 adult title releases. Library partners who want…
9 Romances Published in 2020 You May Have Missed
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist I don’t know about you, but after 2020 I need some escapist fiction in my life. It’s one reason I read romance novels — you are guaranteed a happily ever after (or, in some cases, a happy for…
Celebrate the Year of the Ox with our Chinese New Year sale
By Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist Usher in the Year of the Ox with our Chinese New Year sale! Between now and March 8, you can save up to 50% off on thousands of Chinese-language titles. In 2019, circulation of Chinese-content increased across our…
Books for Black History Month and all year long
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist Every February, librarians, educators, and readers carve out time in their reading schedule or on the bookshelves to celebrate and amplify Black voices for Black History Month. The truth is, 28 days isn’t enough. We should be reading,…