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…
Come on, guys – let’s read!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist What do Warren Buffet, Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, Jay-Z, LeBron James and Barack Obama have…
Sora spotlight: Dr. Linda Verge from Tahanto Regional Middle/High School
By: Kristen Griesmer, Product Support Specialist In this recurring series, we’ll feature a different librarian, media specialist or educator who’s…
The 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report: What devices are students using? (Part 3)
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist This series analyzes data from the newly released 2019 K-12 Digital Content Report…
Why history matters
By: Hannah Monson, Content Specialist When I told people in college that I was majoring in history, there were three…
Sora honored with 2019 Academics’ Choice Smart Media Award
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist OverDrive is pleased to announce that the Sora student reading app has been…
Sora named to TIME’s list of the 100 Best Inventions of 2019
By: Alecia Mouhanna, Marketing and Communications Specialist OverDrive is thrilled to announce that our Sora student reading app has been…
Public library access in Sora just got an upgrade
By: Tiffany Wincek, Product Liaison Have you heard the news? Thanks to feedback from our partners, the Sora reading app…
It’s NaNoWriMo, write right now!
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist November is here, and while that means the holidays are fast approaching and cold weather…