Over the last several weeks, our Professional Book Nerds podcast has had several #1 New York Times bestselling authors join the show, while also providing book recommendations for our library partners and end users alike. Here is a recap of the latest episodes to help…
By: Bethany Porter, Analyst. November is both Family Literacy Month and Picture Book Month, one of my favorite hidden holiday treasures. Here’s a list of some humorous read-aloud that have been released in the past two years. Share these with your child who likes to…
As the calendar turns to November, families around the world will begin planning for the upcoming holidays. Traditionally, this is a time where we see a big spike in usage of OverDrive-powered digital collections. This means you’ll want to make sure you’re prepared for the…
National Redhead Day is Saturday, November 5, 2016. We asked a few of the redheads (READheads? Let’s get this trending.) on the OverDrive team about their favorite literary gingers. When you’re done with this Redhead Reading list, check out these fun facts about gingers. Anne…
by Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. It’s a situation I’m sure you’re all familiar with: The new hot book comes out and it’s just flying off your shelves. There’s, like, a million holds (okay, slight exaggeration) and everyone wants to read it…
By: Briana Johnson-Sims, OverDrive Training Specialist The new OverDrive is here, and with it some updates to Marketplace and the mobile experience. There’s no better time than the present to register for one of our monthly training sessions. Our Marketplace Basics session is this Tuesday,…
By: Melissa Marin, OverDrive Marketing Specialist You may have heard that 2016 has been a good year for Cleveland. The Cavs won their first NBA title. The Indians are leading in the World Series (sorry, Chicago area libraries). Our American Hockey League team, the Monsters,…
On Thursday, November 10 at 3 pm (EST) OverDrive will host a special live webcast on how to build a dynamic and successful Spanish collection in your digital library. OverDrive has tens of thousands of titles available from authentic Spanish language authors and publishers and…
By: Christina Samek, OverDrive Marketing Specialist You’re alone, reading your favorite story by the fire, tucked in for the night. You are comfortable, trusting the warm, quiet of your home. You think you’re safe. You reach for your tea, finally cooled down enough for you…
By Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst (Ed. Note: You can see the full collection of Westworld readalikes here.) Books are great for escapism, about completely immersing yourself in a fictional world. But what if you could really immerse yourself? Like, live in that…
OverDrive has become aware of some misinformation circulating about OverDrive’s services. We’d like to take this opportunity to clarify our policy: To borrow an eBook or audiobook from the library through OverDrive, only a valid library card is required. An OverDrive account is an optional…
By: Jill Grunenwald, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst October marks LGBT History Month in the United States, with October 11th being National Coming Out Day. Here at OverDrive, we recognize the importance of celebrating the tremendous civil rights strides the LGBT community has made over…