By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Americans tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South American and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean have made to American society and culture. And…
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist As back-to-school arrives with many students learning in virtual classrooms, circulation of young adult and juvenile ebooks across OverDrive digital reading platforms continues to surge. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new way of life for hundreds of millions…
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist It’s already, somehow, September 11th, and that means Read an Ebook Day is only a week away! Every year since 2014, on September 18th, schools and libraries celebrate the joys of digital reading. This year has brought so many challenges…
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist In June of this year, OverDrive released statistics about the rise in readership of antiracism books. As social justice and Black Lives Matters (BLM) protests have continued throughout the United States, digital circulation of popular books on racial equality…
by: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist As demand for digital content increases, we here at OverDrive are continuing to work on providing you options to fit your budget while helping you get titles into the hands of your readers. As part of this, we…
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist You may have visited The Resource Center before. You may have even downloaded marketing materials or viewed a training, or even used a Recommended list when building your collection. If you’ve never visited at all, know this: The Resource Center…
By: Andi Barnett, Public Relations Specialist Looking to increase awareness and circulation of your digital collection or simply have a good story to share with your community? Then register now for OverDrive’s “Expand Your Digital Reading Community through PR and Social Media” webinar on September…
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Over the last several months, readers looking for some fun escapist romance reads have been enjoying the titles provided through Sourcebooks Casablanca as part of their Head Over Heels Romance Romance Reading Group. This exclusive Sourcebooks and OverDrive…
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist Libraries have seen a 256% increase in Instant Digital Card signups since mid-March For several years, dozens of libraries have been utilizing the OverDrive Instant Digital Card (IDC) program as a quick and simple tool to supplement efforts to…
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist OverDrive, in collaboration with the American Library Association (ALA), brings you the Libraries Transform Book Pick! This program is designed to connect readers at U.S. public libraries and allow them to read the same book at the same…
By: Annie Suhy, Outreach Specialist I’m not reading. At least not as much as I’d like. With so much happening this year, Netflix and napping seemed easier than finding a book I could relate to, and without my daily commute, audiobooks went out the window….
By: Adam Sockel, Integrated Marketing Specialist For the last half decade, libraries and schools have virtually come together each September 18th to celebrate the joys of digital reading on Read an Ebook Day. This year has been extremely unique for a myriad of reasons, but…
