HarperCollins announces I CAN READ sale for libraries this September
We’re excited to announce that one of our Digipalooza sponsors, HarperCollins, will be launching their I CAN READ campaign in September with a sale on numerous great children’s titles in OverDrive Marketplace. In the sale list you’ll find loads of books for beginner readers including…
Image Comics and graphic novels are now available in Marketplace
Image Comics have arrived! If you’re not aware of them, just know they have some of the best graphic novel content out there including The Walking Dead. For all those who are preparing their safe houses and stocking up on zombie killing devices or if…
The hottest titles coming this fall from the Baker Publishing Group
Digipalooza is less than two weeks away which means that soon the center of the library world will be downtown Cleveland. We’re excited to have our good friends at the Baker Publishing Group joining us for the conference and so we wanted to share…
September/October Kids & Teens eHighlights are here!
In the middle of July, I’m hesitant to talk about all the things that Autumn brings: cool weather, changing leaves, sweaters and warm beverages by a fireplace. For the OverDrive team in Cleveland, it has been a very rainy summer so I’m not ready for…
Curate digital collections for your community
Reading may be a solitary act but it is one that makes you part of a community. It’s true that when diving into a new book you do so alone, but once you’e finished you’re part of a group of people who have discovered the…
Reviewing Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica
How often do we walk past people that might be in need of our help and do nothing? How often do we toss a few dollars or coins at someone that looks like they could use more? How much can we trust someone we don’t…
Celebrating #JimmyV: Raising awareness for cancer research
Every year in the middle of July ESPN host’s their annual award show, the ESPY’s. The show honors the best athletes and athletic moments of the year but the most meaningful awards of the night are The Arthur Ashe Courage Award and the Jimmy V…
Check out the latest titles coming from Penguin Random House
In just a few short week hundreds of librarians will be joining Team OverDrive in Cleveland for Digipalooza for three days of education, networking and fun. We’re excited to say that our friends at Penguin Random house will be joining us as well as one…
OverDrive launches the first two public library digital collections in Japan
This week Ryugasaki Public Library launched their OverDrive digital collection, becoming the first Japanese public library to do so. Ryugasaki offers their users everything from children’s and young adult literature, graphic novels, manga and nonfiction titles for health and fitness, arts and crafts and much more. In the…
The Avengers, Ant Man, X-men, Disney princesses and more have assembled in OverDrive’s collections
Summer is a great time to engage young readers with content they’re interested in. Keeping them reading during their time away from school is essential to preventing the dreaded summer slide. If there’s anything that young readers are interested in its superheroes and Disney characters….
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