Spring has sprung! Let’s get out in the garden
By: Sheila Henline, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. I eagerly await the last frost of the spring season, the budding of the trees, the blossoming of the dandelions and the spring peepers (frogs) to start chirping. This year I added some ‘peeps’ (baby chickens) to herald…
Introducing Loan Stars
By: Karen Jakubczak, OverDrive Account Specialist and Jill Grunenwald, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst All titles mentioned in this post can be found here. OverDrive is excited to introduce you to Loan Stars! Just what is Loan Stars? Loan Stars is the new readers’ advisory service…
Holy new content, Batman! DC Comics have arrived at OverDrive
BOOM! The silver screen isn’t the only place you’ll find the Justice League and the Suicide Squad this Spring. From the birthplace of Superman (Cleveland, Ohio!), OverDrive is excited to announce DC Comics are now available to purchase in Marketplace. KAPOW! Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman,…
What to Read While Waiting for Winds of Winter
By Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst All titles in this article can be found here. I started reading George R.R. Martin’s epic Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series shortly after the publication of A Feast for Crows. I completely devoured the…
#PLA2016 preview: Advantage 3.0 to provide greatest customization for consortia libraries
At the Public Library Association conference in Denver this week, Team OverDrive will be presenting on the latest trends and innovations in digital library lending. Among the many exciting updates coming to your OverDrive-powered website that we’ll be demonstrating is Advantage 3.0, our most powerful…
Building Your Best Collection with Great Recommendations
By: Annie Suhy, Librarian and Collection Development Specialist at OverDrive. Over the weekend, I ate at a new Mexican restaurant a friend told me I should try. I asked the waiter about his favorite dish on the menu–enchiladas. No surprise, it was a big plate…
#booknerdproblems: Wanting to read books that don’t exist
By Rachel Kray, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive One of the biggest #booknerdproblems is the ever growing ‘To Read’ pile. The world is full of so many amazing books in the world and it makes me sad to think that I’ll never be…
The spring editions of OverDrive’s eHighlights catalog has arrived!
By Todd Warhola, librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive Do you feel that change in the air? Is it the sweet smell of Spring? Light dew mixed with sugary candies? Is it the smell of a fresh morning breeze, far away from the sadness…
Are you Streaming yet?
By Rachel Woods, Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive All of the streaming video titles discussed in this post can be found here. I have a confession to make: I am a recovering serial video re-watcher. When I love a movie, I really love a…
History Lies
By Kristin Milks, librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive This St. Patrick’s Day we were struck dumb when we found out most of our traditions and thoughts about St. Pat’s Day are myth. Did you know St. Patrick wasn’t even Irish!? He was kidnapped…
OverDrive’s favorite titles by female authors for Women’s History Month
by Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Weather wise, we always like when March comes in like a lamb but I think we should champion and celebrate when it comes in like a lion, because March is also Women’s History Month in much…
Little House on the Prairie is now available through OverDrive!
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist “I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder The simple things in life do tend to be the best ones. For us,…