8 YA books by trans and nonbinary authors
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist June is Pride Month, and while it’s important to read books by LGBTQIA+…
The next Big Library Read is almost here
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist It’s almost time for our next Big Library Read! Our global ebook club…
Audiobook Narrator Spotlight: Xe Sands
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist When our Blog Manager, Jill, asked me to write about my favorite narrator, I…
Coming soon: OverDrive’s COVID Response Collections for libraries
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Created to help your library deliver more titles to more readers, OverDrive’s COVID…
Black Lives Matter: OverDrive stands against racism and inequality
OverDrive stands in solidarity with the African American community in the United States and around the world. We believe that…
13 books about race you should read right now
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Today on the Professional Book Nerds podcast, co-hosts Jill and Adam share a…
Libby now available in 10 languages
Bonjour! Hola! Nǐ hǎo! Willkommen! Privyet! To help further serve the needs of your diverse reading community, our Libby reading…
‘Me and White Supremacy’ price reduction and simultaneous use plans
Layla F. Saad’s instant New York Times bestselling title is being made available at significantly lower prices and in various…
You can now manage your holds right on your Kobo device
Back in March, we removed auto-checkout and replaced it with Hold Redelivery, a new feature that gives readers more control…
Audiobook Narrator Spotlight: Bahni Turpin
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Just like we all have favorite authors, if you are a big audiobook…
Audiobook trend continues even in time of crisis
After the United States declared a state of emergency on March 13, many public libraries and most schools closed their…
Learn how digital book clubs can help you stay connected with your patrons
By: Meghan Volchko, Public Library Collection Development Manager If any of you out there are like me, you have a compulsive…
10 villain origin stories for the bad guy in all of us
Over ten years ago, author Suzanne Collins introduced us to Katniss Everdeen in her bestselling Hunger Games series. Now, readers…
Announcing OverDrive Professional for academic and corporate libraries
OverDrive Professional is a new division created for corporate, academic and law libraries. Based on our extensive experience as the…
The latest edition of Perspectives on Reading is here!
The latest edition of Perspectives on Reading is here and once again we are bringing you an issue full of…