From the New York Times, 12 authors write about the libraries they love I don’t even know how you choose just one library. CrimeReads has a piece on reading Rebecca in the age of Trump I grew up reading Rebecca from a fairly young age…
By: Cristiam Usuga and Meredith Wemhoff. In Colombia, the Fundación EPM, has enthusiastically promoted their digital collection since the beginning of their partnership with OverDrive in 2015. They created an animated miniseries titled “Because when you read, nothing is impossible” featuring literary characters from beloved titles The Little…
On a recent episode of the Professional Book Nerds podcast, author, talk show host and stand-up comedian Guy Branum shared a wonderful story about encyclopedias. In both the interview and his book My Life as a Goddess, Guy discusses how, when he was young, the…
Based on interest from library partners, our developers have created a new Goals page in OverDrive Marketplace. This page provides public libraries with quarterly goals based on your digital collection’s trends and performance. It’s one thing to say you want to increase your circulation, reduce…
Each year, the Human Rights Campaign and millions of people around the country celebrate National Coming Out Day and October 11th 2018, is the 30 year anniversary of the holiday. In those three decades, countless individuals have celebrated coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,…
By: Jill Grunenwald Plagiarism Today has an interesting piece on how and why schools revoke degrees Remember, kids: always cite your sources. Over on Vulture, Tana French talks about red herrings I love pretty much everything Tana French writes and I love reading about her…
(Play this song while reading for maximum enjoyment) The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. There is a chill in the air as we grab our favorite autumnal beverages, scarves and sweaters. It’s time to cozy up by the fire and…
By Briana Johnson-Sims OverDrive offers a cornucopia of resources to help you help your users – but they’re only useful if you know about them! If you haven’t heard of phrases like “Libby Help video” or “Marketplace support form,” or if you know what help…
Get ready to go back in time on an adventure in magical realism, Cold War conspiracies, World War II and much more because the latest Big Library Read has launched. From now through October 15, readers at the more than 22,000 participating OverDrive library and…
By: Jill Grunenwald As Lucy Maud Montgomery once wrote, I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. And, here we are, the first Monday 5×5 of the month. The Establishment discusses how public libraries are outgrowing their classist roots Ah, Melvil…
A fundamental aspect of libraries is the fact that they are a bastion of knowledge. Libraries understand the importance of information and how essential access to that information is. This is why every year we join libraries around the country to celebrate Banned Books…
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Marketing Specialist A little over a year ago, we introduced Libby to the world. Her bright red hair and shy smile intrigued us; and her love of books was contagious. Have you introduced her to your patrons yet? If not, we’re…
