By: Kristin Milks, OverDrive Collection Development Analyst (Ed. Note: Summer is quickly approaching for readers in the U.S. and with it comes warm weather and holiday weekends. As we welcome that time honored tradition of the long weekend we thought it necessary to offer up some…
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Many libraries have shown renewed interest in connecting readers with their digital titles using QR codes, especially after reading the article Digital Wallpapers Open Doors in American Libraries Magazine. That article highlights San Antonio Public Library‘s ongoing Digital Library…
Big Library Read is returning June 12 and we want you and your readers to help choose what title the world will be reading. If you visit the Big Library Read website this week you can take our quick survey to vote on what title…
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Marketing & Communications Specialist Around OverDrive’s Blue Sky campus we take Earth Day seriously. On this day, we kick off our office gardening group and place an emphasis on our year-long recycling campaigns. Stop by our LEED-certified green building and you’ll…
By: Adam Sockel, Marketing Communications Specialist & lifelong Potterhead. Harry Potter has been a part of my life for nearly twenty years. The first book came out when I was eleven years old and I have been enamored with J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World ever since….
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist If you haven’t stopped by the Resource Center lately, make sure to check out “What’s Trending” in the Marketing section to download a suite of spring-themed promotional graphics, bookmarks and half-sheet flyers. The print materials can be displayed or…
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Advantage Plus options available in OverDrive Marketplace. New options include the ability for Advantage members to share titles with the consortium while maintaining wait list priority for their users, and more flexibility over which titles are…
By: Adam Sockel, co-host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast Libraries. They are a pillar of our communities. A safe haven for readers both young and old. An escape from the hustle and bustle of our daily lives. A gateway to not just knowledge, but…
By: Adam Sockel, OverDrive Marketing & Communications Specialist As previously noted, digital Book Clubs are a perfect way to bring communities of readers together, regardless of their size or geographic proximity to one another. Digital Book Clubs enable a shared connection through reading that wouldn’t…
By: Briana Johnson-Sims, OverDrive Training Specialist When we say we’re happy to help, we really mean it. That’s why we’re so excited about these updates to the Staff Training section of the Resource Center. With the latest changes, we’ve made it even easier for you…
By: Adam Sockel, co-host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast George Saunders is considered around the world as one of the seminal voices of modern language. His collections of short stories have become international bestsellers and Time has named in him one of the 100 Most Influential…
By: Annie Suhy, Librarian and Collection Development Specialist Last month, we reported on the rise in popularity of a number of dystopian novels which coincided with sweeping changes to the U.S. government administration and the inauguration of President Trump. While titles like 1984 and The…