Monday 5×5 August 6, 2018
By: Jill Grunenwald Electric Literature provides a list of 11 books that prove there’s nothing wrong with self-publishing Are there…
We’ve doubled the size of our magazine collection
We announced in June that magazines would once again be available to add to your OverDrive digital library with an…
Monday 5×5 July 30
By: Jill Grunenwald BookRiot looks at the backlash Worldcon is facing over their programming schedule Ah, Worldcon. Something about science…
Vote now for the next Big Library Read title
Big Library Read, our global ebook club, will be returning this autumn and we need your help choosing the title…
White Oak Library creates an escape room with Libby
Normally, when we’re talking about libraries, we’re talking about bringing readers TO the library or keeping them connected to the…
Take a Tour of the New Resource Center
By: Annie Suhy What if I told you, that with just a few clicks, you could bring marketing and awareness…
Monday 5×5 July 23 2018
By: Jill Grunenwald The Ringer looks at the busted bodies and broken bones of Muggle Quidditch High-school gym class taught…
Be a part of the second edition of Perspectives on Reading
Earlier this summer, we launched the inaugural edition of Perspectives on Reading, our new quarterly online magazine. The publication features…
How Multnomah County Library is taking advantage of the rise in audiobook usage
Recently, in our inaugural edition of Perspectives on Reading, we shared trends about the growth in usage of digital audiobooks….
Monday 5×5 July 16 2018
By Jill Grunenwald Your long-read comes from Wired, an oral history of Facebook’s wild early days Fascinating. Just fascinating. Also,…
66 library systems are currently on pace to surpass 1 million checkouts in 2018
In 2017, 58 libraries surpassed 1 million checkouts on their OverDrive lending platform, leading the way to a global record…
Get Your Collection Ready for Summer
By: Courtney Sveda, OverDrive Training Specialist July is filled with family vacations, day trips, and time outside. What do all…
Pony up to the latest Big Library Read
The latest Big Library Read is now live and this time around it’s a familiar story with a western twist. Cowboy…
Monday 5×5 July 9, 2018
By: Jill Grunenwald How do you find time to write a book? Baby steps all the way. One of the…
Open a book, open your mind
Books have been described as our most inexhaustible form of magic by the woman who made us all watch the…