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…
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,…
By: Jill Grunenwald Twenty years ago, readers of all ages in the United States and Canada were introduced to The Boy Who Lived. In the upcoming months, fans old and new of J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publication of…
By: Courtney Sveda, Training Specialist Did you know you can customize the collections featured on your OverDrive website and in Libby? Yes! Curation allows you to highlight format-specific content, newly added titles, or themed lists to promote library events or popular topics. These curated lists…
The Mary Sue breaks down why the Harry Potter series makes a mess of its commentary on racism Even prior to starting the Monday 5×5 series, I read a lot of various literature and bookish commentary on a daily basis. It’s why I started the…
For several years now, we’ve proudly hosted the Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital book club. Every few months, we work with publishers to make one title available to library users across the globe without any wait lists or holds. This exciting event brings…
By: Jill Grunenwald Electric Literature provides a list of 11 books that prove there’s nothing wrong with self-publishing Are there people who still think there is something wrong with self-publishing? I hope not, but even if there are I think this list will show that,…
We announced in June that magazines would once again be available to add to your OverDrive digital library with an initial collection of 50 popular titles. These titles can be curated just like any other list in your collection, and readers can borrow them right…
By: Jill Grunenwald BookRiot looks at the backlash Worldcon is facing over their programming schedule Ah, Worldcon. Something about science fiction and fantasy just lends itself to so much gatekeeping when it comes to race, gender, abilities, etc. Which is really ridiculous for so many…
Big Library Read, our global ebook club, will be returning this autumn and we need your help choosing the title that will be read by readers across the world. Over the years, thousands of readers have discovered new books and authors thanks to Big Library…