Digital reading: Past, present & future
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Almost every single night for the past three months or so, I’ve read Make Believe…
School Stars returns for 2020
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist OverDrive’s School Stars promotion contest has returned for 2020! Now’s the time to share how…
Key reads to honor African American History Month
By: Sarah Wilsman, Content Specialist National African American History week was established in 1926 to commemorate the contributions of people…
OverDrive Founder & CEO Steve Potash’s annual message to our library and school partners
[This letter was sent via email on the morning of January 22, 2020] Happy New Year to you, your families,…
Sora Spotlight: Caroline Carr, library media specialist at Parkwood Hill Intermediate
By: Kristen Griesmer, Product Support Specialist In this recurring series, we’ll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s…
Usher in the Year of the Rat with OverDrive’s 2020 Chinese New Year Sale
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist Happy Chinese New Year! From now until Feb. 29, OverDrive school partners can…
2 key Sora tools for educators
By: Ben Kowalczyk, Account Manager On Dec. 3, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 73/25, which recognized last…
Get the new year started with Sora
By Lisa Mullins, Training Specialist As we settle into a new year, join the Training team at OverDrive for our…
May 2020 begin your best reading decade yet
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison In 2017, I failed to reach my reading goals. In 2018, I followed a self-made…
OverDrive Resource Center updates
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Manager The Staff Training pages on our Resource Center have been redesigned with you in mind,…
The genrefied library: How one elementary librarian made the transition
By: Meredith Wemhoff, Account Manager Every book lover has their unique preference for how to organize their personal library. For…
The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: The benefits of digital content (Part 4)
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist This series analyzes data from the recently released 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report…
The enduring impact of “Little Women”
By: Hannah Monson, Content Specialist Little Women — originally published in two parts, entitled Little Women and Good Wives —…
16 reads to spark your holiday spirit
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist The holidays – all of them, and seemingly all at once – have…
Is screen time the threat we think it is?
By: Regis Coustillac, Account Manager Think of all the things you rely on your smartphone or tablet to accomplish. These…