By: Kristin Milks, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. The season is a-changing and with it (unless you’re in Australia *hashtag sorry*) comes warm weather, cool nights and the promise of outdoor reading time. But what’s that you say? You must travel for work/weddings/vacation? How ever…
By: Jill Grunenwald, librarian, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst and host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast A little over six months ago, OverDrive’s staff librarian team introduced the Professional Book Nerds podcast! As voracious readers who spend their days talking about books and recommending books, we…
This Saturday, May 21, has officially been dubbed National Readathon Day. This holiday is dedicated to the joy of reading and giving, as readers everywhere join together in libraries, schools and on social media (#Readathon2016) to read and raise funds in support of literacy. This…
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist Earlier this week we shared information from a Pew Research report stating that public awareness of library eBooks has never been higher. The report provided survey findings that show three out of every five adults now know that…
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist Recently, Pew released a report titled “Libraries and Learning”, which found that the number of people aware of digital materials at their library has never been higher. As lifestyles continue to get busier and technologies advance, people are…
On June 23rd, the global library community will once again come together to create the largest digital book club in the world and we want you, the readers, to pick the book everyone will be enjoying! Head over to the Big Library Read website and let…
By: Sydney Kalnay, OverDrive Training Specialist. Please join OverDrive’s Training and Collection Development teams for our May 19th special webcast, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about OverDrive Marketplace. Registration is now open for this live session, where we’ll discuss and demonstrate advanced shopping techniques,…
By: Adam Sockel, who still loves whimsy. Early this week we shared some of our favorite children’s book quotes to celebrate Children’s Book Week. These were very well received and since stealing an idea is totally cool if it’s your own idea we thought we’d share…
Audiobook SYNC, the yearly summer reading program designed to help teens avoid the summer slide, is now live. Each week from now until August 17th, SYNC will give away two paired audiobook titles that readers can download for free. These titles are yours to keep…
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Social Media Specialist and lover of whimsy Around the OverDrive campus we adore children’s books. They’re the foundation of what made us all fall in love with reading. Stop by any random desk in our offices and you’ll find inspiring children’s…
May is known nationwide as “Get Caught Reading” month, a time to not only celebrate your love of all things bookish but to let the world see your adoration by “getting caught” reading. As the cast of Hamilton would say, “Shout it from the rooftops!”…
It’s no secret that kids growing up in today’s society are comfortable with technology. Many toddlers are raised with tablets, smart phones and laptops surrounding them and it’s not long before parents use these tools to help entertain them through eBooks, educational games or episodes…