By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Library friends! I hope those of us who spent the weekend in New Orleans had a fun and productive time in the Big Easy. I’m headed back home to Cleveland today and admittedly really looking forward to seeing…
By: Rickie Mascia, OverDrive Social Media Specialist Let’s talk audiobooks – mainly because we love them, BUT ALSO because it is National Audiobook Month, which is the perfect time to put audiobooks at the forefront of your library’s digital collection. We would like to introduce…
Update 8/9/2021 We are currently making changes and updates to Libby Academy If you have used Libby recently, you’ve likely noticed that she received some fancy upgrades. When opening up the app, you’ll find Libby’s face in the top right corner, representing the options menu….
We’re excited to share that libraries can now add magazines to your OverDrive digital collection for readers to enjoy right in Libby or their browser. Magazines come in the OverDrive Read formatting, meaning there is no need to download any third party apps or create…
June is Audiobook Month and we’re celebrating by offering one of our biggest sales of the year. All month long you can save up to 50% on 20,000+ audiobook titles in OverDrive Marketplace. This means no matter how fast your patrons speed up the books to…
By Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist It’s ALA Week! If you’re headed to New Orleans, be sure to stop by booth 3715 and say hi to me as I’ll be working the OverDrive booth this weekend (and doing some presentations on what’s new with…
Recently, we shared news that Rochester Public Library would be the pilot library in our Instant Digital Card (IDC) service connection with SirsiDynix. This partnership provides libraries who integrate the service an opportunity to sign-up new users with a full-access library card and not just…
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing & Communications Specialist With the movie Big turning 30, the Ringer talks about the heart and soul of the Big piano I was six when Big came out and it was one of my favorite films for my entire childhood. I mean, what kid in the…
This week we lost two giant members of society as Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain tragically took their own lives. Both of these public figures were wildly successful. Both of them changed the way we approach and think about their respective industries. There are countless…
By Courtney Sveda Happy almost-summer! June’s special webcast, Drive Digital Circulation by Selecting, Curating, and Marketing for Your Community, has a little something for everyone. No matter your role in supporting your library’s digital collection, this webcast, presented by OverDrive’s Training team, will provide some…
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist As more authors embrace independent and self-publishing, libraries are also embracing the move to include more indie eBooks in their collections. As many of our library partners already know, there are so many wonderful independent authors waiting to…
by Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist Happy June and welcome back to another edition of the 5×5! We are now less than three weeks away from ALA (not panicking, not panicking) and I’m back with another roundup of articles you may have missed last…
