Can you believe that Digipalooza is less than a month away? Our international user group conference is an opportunity to gain useful insights, best practices, and proven success stories that will enable you to create actionable plans to take back to your library. But hurry…
With 2023 half over, our friends the Professional Book Nerds want to know how you’re doing with the 2023 PBN Reading Challenge! From books with maps to reading a friend’s favorite book, Greek myth retellings and more, the Professional Book Nerds Reading Challenge is a…
Big Library Read (BLR) our global ebook club is back! Between now and July 27, 2023, readers can check out the ebook and audiobook of A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey without waitlists or holds. Written with delightfully dark humor and characters you can’t…
This month, take advantage of superhero-sized savings! Between now and July 31, you can save up to 50% on thousands of comics and graphic novels for all ages. Visit Marketplace to start shopping! Comics continue to fly off digital library shelves Between 2022 and 2021,…
As of Nov. 1, 2023, Universal Class is no longer available for purchase. Is your digital library up to date with all the resources students need for a successful year? While you’re updating your ebooks and audiobooks library in preparing for the new academic year,…
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. Organizations with OverDrive Professional digital libraries value personal and professional development for their teams by…
We are extremely excited to announce New York Times bestselling author Sarah Penner as one of our Digipalooza ‘23 keynote speakers! Sarah Penner Digipalooza ‘23 Keynote Speaker Sarah Penner is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary which has been…
By Meghan Volchko, Digital Content Librarian If you’re in the northern hemisphere, outside temps are creeping up and you’re probably in that strange middle space where the programming needs of patrons are as vast and varied as your TBR list. But even though the sun…
Last week, librarians gathered in Chicago for the 2023 American Library Association (ALA) Annual conference. Many of the conversations and sessions at this year’s conference centered on the current state of book challenges in the country and the related issues facing public libraries and schools. …
By Maria Fesz, Digital Content Librarian Listen, I know the romance genre is not for everyone. PSYCH! It totally is. I can attest to this; I didn’t start reading romance until the age of 30! I’m a firm believer that there’s at least one romance…
Recently, we shared 8 reasons to add Cost Per Circ (CPC) titles to your digital collection. From filling niche patron interest titles to book clubs and community wide reads, even preparing for the holidays – Cost Per Circ is a content access model every library…
Pride Month might almost be over, but the impact of your library on the lives of your local LGBTQIA+ community happens year-round. One way you can continue to support your patrons is by providing access to queer cinema through our Libby Extras iNDIEFLIX. iNDIEFLIX…
