Japanese New Year traditions from MediaDo
By: MediaDo Visit Marketplace today to save on Japanese language titles! Be sure to also shop our End of Year sale to save up to 50% on thousands of titles, including comics & manga for kids and teens. Around the globe, the end of the…
All the collectible and antique identification tools your users will ever need in this Libby Extra from Kovels.com
By: Kovels.com The identity and worth of an antique or collectible often hinges on the maker’s mark. These marks are essential in identifying many antiques and collectibles like pottery and porcelain, dolls and toys, and glass and metal works. Marks can help determine an object’s…
Beginner-friendly projects from Craftsy to use in your winter library programming
Hugely popular with creative makers of all types, Craftsy is a Libby Extra that offers premium crafting videos, tutorials and additional resources across an expansive array of interests. With more than 3,000 hours of content and over 1,300 courses from expert instructors, Craftsy empowers your…
Practical guidance on how to settle a collector’s estate, from Libby Extras and Kovels.com
By Kovels.com Settling a late loved one’s estate can be one of life’s most difficult experiences. The loss of a family member is the beginning of a journey filled with emotion and hard decisions. If the person accumulated a lifetime of antiques and collectibles the…
Providing streaming video is easier than ever with Kanopy PLUS subscriptions
If your patrons are looking for something to do after the sun sets at 5:00 pm, look no further than our Kanopy PLUS Packs. Each thoughtfully curated subscription package provides your users with 250-300 unlimited use titles. Combining Kanopy PLUS Packs with the popular Kanopy Pay-Per-Use…
Your questions about our End of Year sale answered
Our annual End of Year sale is here, bringing with it savings of up to 50% off on over 150,000 titles! Between now and Dec. 31, visit Marketplace to start shopping and start saving. Whether this is your first time shopping the sale or you’re…
Give your patrons expert advice on buying and selling antiques and collectibles from Kovels.com and Libby Extras
By Kovels.com Do your users have full closets, overflowing drawers and groaning shelves from years of collected stuff? Chances are many do. What’s trash—and what’s treasure? Or your patrons may still be in thrall to antiquing and collecting. They’ll want an easy guide to what’s…
5 reasons to add manga and comics to your digital library
By: Mark Malafarina, Integrated Marketing Specialist After earning over $2 Billion in sales in 2021, manga and comic book sales are poised to have a stronger year in 2022. And the readership audience may surprise you. Though children and teenagers are avid readers, they are…
Give your community the best in streaming video with Kanopy
Join us on Wed. Nov. 16 at 2:00 PM ET for a webinar designed to show how libraries serving small communities can bring popular, thoughtful, and engaging entertainment to your patrons’ homes with Kanopy. With the recent trend in households dropping cable and scaling…
Don’t miss our last In The Know of the year!
Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 2pm EST for a special catalog presentation! A Merry and Bright Book Talk with Sourcebooks is our last In the Know presentation of 2022. Register today so you don’t miss the opportunity to be in the know about…