Help motivate #NaNoWriMo writers in your community
National Novel Writing Month (better known as #NaNoWriMo) takes place each November as writers of all skill levels try to complete a draft of a novel in a single month. Hitting 50,000 words in one month is incredibly daunting and participants love motivating each other…
A National Coming Out Day reading list
Each year, the Human Rights Campaign and millions of people around the country celebrate National Coming Out Day and October 11th 2018, is the 30 year anniversary of the holiday. In those three decades, countless individuals have celebrated coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,…
THE HORROR: 7 curated collection ideas to scare your readers all month long
(Play this song while reading for maximum enjoyment) The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. There is a chill in the air as we grab our favorite autumnal beverages, scarves and sweaters. It’s time to cozy up by the fire and…
#BannedBooksWeek 2018
A fundamental aspect of libraries is the fact that they are a bastion of knowledge. Libraries understand the importance of information and how essential access to that information is. This is why every year we join libraries around the country to celebrate Banned Books…
Provide the best of independent authors to your patrons for free with SELF-e Select webinar
We are happy to announce that we are extending the deadline to enroll in the SELF-e Select on OverDrive pilot program to August 31. As many of our library partners already know, there are so many wonderful independent authors waiting to be discovered by patrons,…
Pokemon Adventures: Red and Blue now available!
By: Jill Grunenwald We are excited to announce that you can now add volumes 1-7 of Pokémon Adventures: Red and Blue to your OverDrive digital collection. Start the adventures in the land of Kanto with Red and Blue as they take on the Pokémon League…
Get Your Collection Ready for Summer
By: Courtney Sveda, OverDrive Training Specialist July is filled with family vacations, day trips, and time outside. What do all these activities have in common? They all pair perfectly with an eBook or audiobook! Because your digital collection may receive more attention due to the…
Expand your nonfiction collection and save up to 50% all month long
Throughout the month of July, you can get up to half off of thousands of nonfiction ebook titles in our exciting Marketplace sale. Memoirs, biographies, true crime stories and political books are routinely some of the most heavily circulated collections, and so we’ve worked with…
Magazines return to your OverDrive services
We’re excited to share that libraries can now add magazines to your OverDrive digital collection for readers to enjoy right in Libby or their browser. Magazines come in the OverDrive Read formatting, meaning there is no need to download any third party apps or create…
50% off audiobooks makes June the perfect month to grab your headphones
June is Audiobook Month and we’re celebrating by offering one of our biggest sales of the year. All month long you can save up to 50% on 20,000+ audiobook titles in OverDrive Marketplace. This means no matter how fast your patrons speed up the books to…
Now fill the world with words, love and pride
Each June, LGBTQ pride Month is celebrated as a way to look back and remember the tipping point of the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. Last year, we suggested Stonewall by Ann Bausum and David Carter’s book on the riots with the same name as two…
2 YA CHARACTERS SURE TO BRING ANY RELUCTANT READER BACK TO THE BOOKS
Here at OverDrive, we pride ourselves on our book nerdery and borderline obsessive integration of literature in our daily lives. Honestly, it’s pretty rare to walk by a group of coworkers in the office and hear them chatting about anything other than books. We work with public…