September provides a great deal to celebrate in the digital library world. As many librarians know, September is National Library Card Sign-up Month. This American Library Association-created celebration offers a great opportunity to inform your community about all the great services available to readers with…
On Tuesday, Aug. 17, Penguin Random House shared a special catalog presentation! This event highlighted some of their Fall 2021 debut authors. Watch the on-demand event recording on the Penguin Random House website, then enter the sweepstakes where you could win a finished copy of…
Join us on Wed., Sep. 1, 2021 at 1 p.m. ET for a special catalog presentation from ECW Press! This event will feature special appearances by ECW authors and editors, as well as Annick Press, and will cover a list of their fall 2021 new…
No longer just for promoting politicians, yard signs have been popping up on front lawns and in green spaces across the country. Gaining popularity during the pandemic, yard signs have proven to be an easy, portable option for getting a message out to passerby. A…
We’re delighted to welcome Craftsy and LawDepot into our new offering of Databases & Streaming Media services! CRAFTSY Craftsy is a cost-per-circ-based service that offers crafting videos, tutorials and additional resources for creative makers. With more than 3,000 hours of content and over 1,300 courses…
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist For over half a decade, OverDrive has joined digital book lovers around the globe in celebrating Read an Ebook Day. The purpose of the holiday is simple -to spread awareness of the joy and convenience of digital reading. Ebooks…
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Digipalooza ‘21! We may not have been able to all be together in person, but we hope everyone enjoyed the informative sessions and networking opportunities as much as Team OverDrive did. Over the course of three half-days,…
By Jane Whitehurst, Content Specialist While autumn in Ohio is wonderful in so many ways (the return of sweater weather, beautiful foliage, pumpkins, candy corn), this year, we’re most excited for the amazing book releases. For book lovers, this fall promises to be epic! In…
Last month, we previewed upcoming changes to Libby, and we’re delighted to share that they’re now live. Here’s a summary of what’s new—please take a few minutes to review and share with your staff. We also encourage you to watch this tutorial for a brief…
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Digipalooza ‘21! We may not have been able to all be together in person, but we hope everyone enjoyed the informative sessions and networking opportunities as much as Team OverDrive did. Over the course of three half-days,…
With the back-to-school season upon us, now is the perfect time for public libraries to embrace additional opportunities to support the kids and teens in their communities. With our game-changing Public Library CONNECT feature, public libraries can now extend access to their digital collection through…
By Annie Suhy, Outreach Services Specialist “Alone, we can do a little. Together, we can do a lot.” Findlay-Hancock County Public Library (OH), a member of The Ohio Digital Library, exemplified this quote in their outreach efforts for Libby and their digital collection. We first…
