The Polar Express turns 30
By Sheila Henline, a Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. Do you still hear the ring of the bells on Santa’s sleigh? This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the book The Polar Express written by Chris Van Allsburg. If you have been on the planet…
Hilarious Holiday picks to read this December
By Todd Warhola, Librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. It’s beginning to look a little bit like it might be Christmas, eventually. I, like probably most of you, look forward to the holidays each year. Decorating the tree, baking cookies, wrapping presents, shoveling snow, waiting…
We want you to decide the best book of 2015
Each year websites like to release their “best books of the year” lists in December. We’ve even shared our favorite ones right here. Now we want you, the readers, to decide the absolute best book of the 2015. We’ve rounded up the 32 most checked…
How to manage “zombie holds” in your digital collection
By Kristin Milks, Librarian and OveDrive Collection Development Analyst At Digipalooza back in August, Holly Varley, the Materials Selection and Acquisition Manager from The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, talked about her library’s use of what she has dubbed “Zombie Penguins”. When we…
Grab a mug of cocoa by the fire… It’s time for some cozy holiday mysteries!
By Emma Kanagaki, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst. The holiday season is quickly approaching, as evidenced by the decorations, themed-candy and advertisements advocating gift purchases. What better way for reader-centric people to celebrate this lovely holiday season than by incorporating that into your book…
Publish your curated collection for Holiday Reads
The curated collections, Holiday Reads for Adults and Holiday Reads for Kids & Teens, are ready for you to Publish in the curation interface in OverDrive Marketplace! Boost circulation and reader engagement by publishing the collection to your site today. Publish your curated collection In…
eHighlights gets a Makeover!
By Emma Kanagaki, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst The Collection Development Analysts are excited to announce that our eHighlights catalog has gotten a bit of a makeover. For eHighlights, our aim is to provide a visually appealing, curated selection of content each and every…
Save up to 50% through the end of the year during our Holiday Spectacular Sale!
From now until December 31st you can save 25-50% off thousands of titles in OverDrive Marketplace from hundreds of publishers. These savings are available on eBooks, audiobooks as well as huge savings on our streaming video content. Now is the perfect time to offer your…
Get ready for the holidays with our next Readers’ Advisory collection
You are invited to participate in OverDrive’s next Readers’ Advisory project, which highlights our favorite selection of holiday reads. This time there will be two collections – one highlighting adult titles, and another showcasing kids and teen content. The project offers hand-picked titles to help…
Celebrate Picture Book Month with gorgeous and interactive digital content
By Adam Sockel, OverDrive’s Social Media Specialist. When someone says the words “picture book” it’s likely you think of the classic Little Golden Books so many of us grew up reading. I spent more nights than I could ever count falling asleep as my parents…
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