As part of our ongoing effort to help our library partners meet demand, we have a growing list of publishers that offer our OverDrive Max lending model. Under the OverDrive Max model (also known as Metered Access Concurrent Use), libraries can stock bundles of up…
Big Library Read, our global ebook club, started last week and we’ve already had so many readers checkout the ebook and audiobook of Music is History by Questlove. There is still one week left in the program, so if you haven’t yet downloaded the free…
National Library Week is here! This year’s theme, Connect With Your Library, celebrates the important work libraries and librarians do to keep their community connected. As actress Molly Shannon, this year’s honorory chair of National Library Week, says: Libraries are places where communities connect—to things…
Somehow, miraculously, we’ve made it to spring! The sun is finally shining a bit more and it’s lighter later. With the changing of the seasons, we’re already looking ahead with our April webinar series. On April 7 at 11:00 a.m. (ET), join us for How…
Our global ebook club Big Library Read (BLR) is almost here! From April 4 – April 18, readers all over the world will be able to check out the ebook and audiobook of Music is History by Questlove without waitlist or holds. Music Is History…
Join us on Tuesday, April 12 at 1:30pm ET for a special catalog presentation from Baker Publishing Group imprint, Bethany House. Don’t miss out on this chance to hear authors speak and present on their newest titles and for an exclusive look into staff picks…
Interested in seeing what musical instruments are available in ArtistWorks? Or what crafting passions your patrons can pursue in Craftsy and Craftsy en Español? Looking to discover what topics your users can learn about through Universal Class? Sign up now to access a free demo…
For Stacy R.J. Tomaszewski, electronic resources librarian at the Alameda County Library, the online classes available through The Great Courses were a natural fit for the California library. “Our population really likes to learn,” she said, referring to the nearly 600,000 people that make up…
Today we are announcing new custom outreach tools, data reporting dashboards and catalog management services to empower librarians to reach and engage patrons more efficiently. With the OverDrive Hub, librarians will have new ways to connect with their community and reach new users. These tools…
We are launching our World Literary Tour and inviting all of our partners along for the ride. Each month we will be highlighting a different destination with our recommended lists, from which you will learn interesting facts about the languages, cultures, and literature. Travel the…
Update 3/16/22: ALA awards the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District the 2022 ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award for its “Bringing the Library to Transit Riders” program. Kelvin Watson, Executive Director of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (LVCCLD), is always looking for…
March is craft month and what better way to celebrate than my adding Craftsy en Español to your digital collection! This new Libby Extras offering is a cost-per-circ-based service that offers crafting videos, tutorials and additional resources for creative makers in Spanish. Please note Craftsy…