If you noticed an absence of 5x5s for the past two weeks it’s because I was off getting married! We are both librarians so, naturally, we had a library-themed wedding and took wedding photos at the Cleveland Public Library. But, because of the small break…
On September 15, we can all consider ourselves citizens of Gotham as we’re celebrating Batman Day. In honor of the Dark Knight’s holiday DC Comics is giving away digital copies of two of their popular titles to OverDrive library and school partners. The available books…
By Lauren Bajda Originally posted at https://digitalbookmobile.com First Digital Bookmobile Event 2008 The Digital Bookmobile powered by OverDrive just celebrated its 10 year anniversary! We could not have reached this milestone without the support of our library and school partners across North America. From California…
This October, our Big Library Read returns with the latest entry in the world’s largest ebook club and this time around the winning title is The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke. The book, which tells the story of sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum as…
By Briana Johnson-Sims If you’ve attended one of our marketing webcasts this year, you know a thing or two about connecting kids, teens, and older adults to your digital collection. (If not, check out our past webcasts here.) Now it’s time to talk about another…
When people talk about Libby and/or OverDrive, odds are the first thing they mention is how easy and convenient it is. The accessibility of being able to read anytime, anywhere and all for free, thanks to the sheer awesomeness of libraries, is a wonder that…
By: Jill Grunenwald From the Mary Sue, N.K. Jemisin wins her 3rd consecutive Hugo award for Best Novel YEAH SHE DID. Back at BEA, my coworker Adam got to interview N.K. Jemisin and Ann Leckie (why no, no I am not jealous, why do you…
By: Annie Suhy, OverDrive Outreach Specialist There’s a lot to celebrate in the digital literary land this month. Cue Kool & The Gang. ? Ceeeelebrate good times, come on!? Pass the good times and the good vibes along to your patrons by letting them know…
In OverDrive Marketplace we’re currently running our Back to School Sale where libraries and schools can save up to 50% on more than 20,000 titles. Within the sale you’ll find curated collections for young readers, educators and fans of young adult and middle grade fiction….
By: Jill Grunenwald Instagram star has her book recalled due to potentially dangerous ingredients Awkward. (But seriously, Rodale — publisher of Tales from a Forager’s Kitchen — is offering refunds.) Tor has the transcript of VE Schwab’s 2018 JRR Tolkien lecture on Fantasy Literature My…
Last week, OverDrive and the American Library Association partnered to host dozens of federal, state, county and local legislators and business leaders for a “Libraries Transform” program on libraries and workforce development at our world headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. This first-ever regional event featured a…
We are happy to announce that we are extending the deadline to enroll in the SELF-e Select on OverDrive pilot program to August 31. As many of our library partners already know, there are so many wonderful independent authors waiting to be discovered by patrons,…
