The OverDrive Holiday Spectacular can help stretch your year-end budget
December can be a hectic time around the library. You’re planning holiday events and promotions while also working through next years calendar. At the same time you’re looking at that year-end budget knowing you’ve got to “spend it or lose it.” The OverDrive Holiday Spectacular…
We’re makin’ holiday reading Lists (So Check Them Out Twice)
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Hold on to your gingerbread cookies! The OverDrive Librarian elves have been busy baking up some brand new holiday reading lists perfect for curating and showing off on your library’s homepage in all of their glittery goodness. With…
Stand-up comedy and great Holiday Spectacular Streaming Video titles
By: Rachel Woods, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive (Ed. note: You can view all the Holiday Spectacular Sale titles in Marketplace) It seems like just yesterday we were buying Halloween candy and watching horror films. I’m still working on eating the leftover candy but…
Read the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Original Screenplay on OverDrive
J.K. Rowling and Pottermore have brought us in to a new era of the Wizarding World as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has arrived at theaters around the country. To further the magical experience for your readers, you can now add the original…
Using Pimsleur Language Learning eBooks to further your career
As technology continues to advance on all fronts, the world is becoming a smaller place. A trip across the globe used to take months but now we don’t even need to leave our desks to connect with business partners twelve time zones away. If we…
Readers’ Advisory: Holiday curated collections for your digital library
By: Rachel Kray, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst You are invited to participate in OverDrive’s next Readers’ Advisory project, which highlights our favorite selection of holiday reads! For public libraries, there are three collections: one highlighting adult titles, another showcasing kids and teen content, and a…
Save up to 50% on thousands of eBooks and audiobooks during the Holiday Spectacular
From now through the end of December, the OverDrive Holiday Spectacular will enable you to get the most out of your year-end budget. Thousands of eBooks and audiobooks including bestsellers, new releases, popular Chinese language selections and much more are 25-50% off through the…
The Pets of OverDrive recommend…
Here at OverDrive, we love our literary pets! We asked our beloved cats, dogs, and hedgehogs to share their favorite book. The responses were fun and amusing, ranging from classic tales like The Wizard of Oz and To Kill a Mockingbird to new favorites like…
Exploring new and diverse YA content for your collection
By: Terah Edun, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling high fantasy author. You can find her diverse and epic urban fantasy novels on OverDrive here. So what do a Junior Library Guild winner, a New York Times Notable Book of 2015, and many other…
The Best in BOOOOOks for Horror Lovers
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist You’re alone, reading your favorite story by the fire, tucked in for the night. You are comfortable, trusting the warm, quiet of your home. You think you’re safe. You reach for your tea, finally cooled down enough for you…
Building a Westworld curated collection for your digital library
By Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst (Ed. Note: You can see the full collection of Westworld readalikes here.) Books are great for escapism, about completely immersing yourself in a fictional world. But what if you could really immerse yourself? Like, live in that…
Streaming Video Sale: Horror and Foreign Film
By Rachel Woods, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive You can see the full list of sale titles mentioned in this story here. Happy October! Time to get your favorite sweaters out of storage, fire up the crock pot, and flavor everything with pumpkin. It’s…