Sora is the student reading app designed around the modern student reading experience. It empowers students to discover and enjoy eBooks and audiobooks from their school, for both leisure and class-assigned reading. Inspired by educator and student feedback, Sora was created to excite kids about reading…
By: Courtney Sveda, Training Specialist Congratulations on a successful 2017-2018 school year; we hope you’ll be able to take a well-deserved break. For those of you still in session or who are taking this time to start preparing for the new school year already, we’re…
By: Sydney Kalnay, Training Specialist The days are getting longer – ugh, the worst – and that means hours of hiding in my windowless room far away from the cloudless skies, the SPF 100s, the cheery beach umbrellas…the people. Thank badness for World Goth Day…
In early April we announced our Summer Read titles. In mid-April the Professional Book Nerds previewed all the titles in depth. In May, our webinar with School Library Connection explored more ways school libraries and public libraries can keep reading all summer long. View the webinar here….
“Believing takes practice.” – A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle When I was a toddler I spent countless hours in the laps of my parents, flipping page after page of books about rabbits, both stuffed and otherwise, worlds of nonsense that could only be…
In early April we announced our Summer Read titles. In mid-April the Professional Book Nerds previewed all the titles in depth. In May, our webinar with School Library Connection explored more ways school libraries and public libraries can keep reading all summer long. View the…
By: Abbie Frank, Outreach Specialist. We know that planning an event can be stressful and you have A LOT of details to think through, but don’t fret. OverDrive has fun, event templates in the Resource Center to grab the attention of your readers. Let’s take a look……
To Home Ec pioneers, the topic was considered a science, and far more respectable than the eye-roll it gets in the tech age. And yet, we head scratch at college students’ inability to do laundry, young graduates unable to cook for themselves and that nearly…
By: Christina Samek, Outreach Specialist Admittedly, we think every school who uses OverDrive to introduce and share a love of digital reading is a star. But, there are some who deserve a little recognition for all of their hard work and promotional efforts during 2018’s School…
We’re excited to announce that OverDrive is launching a quarterly online magazine and we want your input. Titled Perspectives on Reading, this publication will provide unique insight into the world of reading and its impact on our communities. It’s designed to serve our valued library, school and…
1. What time did the man go to the dentist? Toothhurt-y. 2. Did you hear about the guy who invented Lifesavers? They say he made a mint. 3. Whenever the cashier at the grocery store asks my dad if he would like the milk in…