Last week, our Professional Book Nerds celebrated the podcast’s one year birthday by interviewing Alan Cumming at the Cuyahoga County Public Library in their packed auditorium. Alan was in town performing his cabaret-style show, Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, and he took time to chat with…
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Whether you’re suffering through a cold front, complete with snow and (gulps) ice, or peak tourism as your climate offers sweet, sweet relief–we all know it’s the season to get cozy. And what better way to get cozy than…
Ed. Note: At an OverDrive-hosted library seminar in October in London, our friend and library partner Philip Schofield, from Kent County Council, had the opportunity to share some best practices behind digital collection development. While stock selection criteria may vary across libraries, we’re sharing his…
By Rachel Kray, a Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive 2016 was a great year for books and eBooks and it’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end. To commemorate some of the great reads, we polled our staff here at OverDrive and asked…
By: Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst When I say I love talking about books, I mean I LOVE TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. It’s one reason we started the Professional Book Nerds podcast a year ago. Thanks to the podcast, I was asked to…
December can be a hectic time around the library. You’re planning holiday events and promotions while also working through next years calendar. At the same time you’re looking at that year-end budget knowing you’ve got to “spend it or lose it.” The OverDrive Holiday Spectacular…
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Let users know about the new OverDrive, the fastest and easiest way to reading happiness from the library, with some graphics to share on your library website and social media accounts. Add a link to your digital titles and…
By: Rachel Kray, OverDrive Collection Development Specialist. Whatever your personal reading preference may be, I think everyone can agree that 2016 was a great year for books. Let’s take a moment to reflect on The Best Books of 2016, the past year’s most influential, prominent and…
In recent years, Cyber Monday has become the online brother of Black Friday. Stores and retailers around the world offer big savings for people getting an early jump on their holiday shopping. Around our office, we like to say that, “Every Monday is Cyber Monday…
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist Do you offer Spanish language content in your OverDrive collection? Our recent live special webcast, Building a Dynamic Digital Spanish Collection, highlighted our strong and growing catalog of over 55,000 Spanish language titles available for purchase in OverDrive Marketplace…
J.K. Rowling and Pottermore have brought us in to a new era of the Wizarding World as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has arrived at theaters around the country. To further the magical experience for your readers, you can now add the original…
By: Brian Byrne, OverDrive Marketing & Communications Specialist As libraries continue to evolve, OverDrive is helping both stand alone and consortia best meet the needs of their member libraries and readers with improved features and tools. Participating in a shared collection has always been a…