Celebrate Read an Ebook Day with your students!
By: Courtney Sveda, OverDrive Training Specialist. Read an Ebook Day is just around the corner—Tuesday, September 18th to be exact—and…
The Girl with the Red Balloon is this October’s Big Library Read selection
This October, our Big Library Read returns with the latest entry in the world’s largest ebook club and this time…
Creative engagement strategies for your digital collection
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager. We’re always on the lookout for schools who are leading the way with digital initiatives….
Classroom mantras for back to school
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager. I love Gretchen Rubin’s “happiness hack” of choosing a word or phrase to use as…
Support pleasure reading with our Back to School Sale
We probably don’t have to tell you this, but with the start of a new school year upon us, it…
Back to school 2018 buzzwords glossary
By: Sarah Wilsman, Content Specialist. The modern classroom has plenty of traditional terms and plenty of new-tech lingo. But there are…
Back to school: Save big on books for beginning readers
In OverDrive Marketplace we’re currently running our Back to School Sale where libraries and schools can save up to 50%…
YA trends: coming of age stories with strong female characters
By: Sarah Wilsman, Content Specialist. Coming of age novels about teens who perceive themselves as “misfits” are gaining popularity, right…
Discover Sora!
By: Courtney Sveda, Training Specialist What has everyone at OverDrive excited about back-to-school season? Our new student reading app, Sora!…
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Flashlights and fireflies: An Ode a Retro Summer
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist. When I was a kid, I spent my summers with my nose stuck in a…
ISTE 2018 recap
We were thrilled to see so many partners and educators new to OverDrive at the 2018 ISTE Conference. Hundreds visited us to…
Open a world of reading: meet Sora at ISTE!
Sora is the student reading app designed around the modern student reading experience. It empowers students to discover and enjoy eBooks…
New K-12 webcast! Engaging Students in the Classroom with OverDrive
By: Courtney Sveda, Training Specialist Congratulations on a successful 2017-2018 school year; we hope you’ll be able to take a…
What’s on My Nightstand – The Goth Girls Edition
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist The days are getting longer – ugh, the worst – and that means hours of…
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HOW DO YOU PROMOTE SUMMER READING? LET US COUNT THE WAYS.
In early April we announced our Summer Read titles. In mid-April the Professional Book Nerds previewed all the titles in depth….